Chapter Summaries

Gu Yi trapped Gray Whale in his Endless Bone Domain and defeated him with a series of attacks and soul skills. As Gray Whale’s life ebbed away, he pleaded once more to become Gu Yi’s mount, but Gu Yi had already decided to turn him into a soul ring.

• Gu Yi used Endless Bone Domain to bring Yan Yan and the white-haired man inside, then bluffed until the man revealed he was Gray Whale’s real body.
• Gu Yi rushed Gray Whale with the Asura Blood Sword and four arms, pounding him until Gray Whale used Heavenly River Night Shift to blast him back.
• Gray Whale cloaked himself in mist and revealed three giant whale bodies, then begged Gu Yi to spare him and offered to become his mount.
• Gu Yi summoned the Sacrificial Spirit Death Knell, tested Delusion Illusion, and used Death Announcing Angel to destroy two whale bodies and fatally injure the third.
• Gu Yi said Gray Whale’s attempt to absorb his Divine Power had shredded his organs, while Gray Whale lamented his million years of life and again asked to become Gu Yi’s mount.

Gu Yi absorbed Gray Whale’s soul ring and gained a powerful defensive eighth soul skill, then found Yan Yan lost in his domain. He agreed to let her travel with him temporarily, provided she first got her father’s permission.

• Gu Yi ended Gray Whale’s suffering and absorbed its soul ring, while Yan Yan explored the Endless Bone Domain.
• Yan Yan flew far through the domain on a Soul Tool and became lost after it ran out of energy.
• Gu Yi discovered Yan Yan tens of thousands of kilometers away and brought her back to the sea.
• Gu Yi told Yan Yan he would return her to the Mingde Merchant Guild, but she begged to stay with him.
• Gu Yi agreed to take Yan Yan along temporarily if she explained the situation to her father and obtained his permission.

Gu Yi returned to Sea God Island with Yan Yan and reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, who had passed her trial. After telling Zhu Zhuqing about his journey and Yan Yan, he learned that Zhu Zhuqing had reached level eighty-five and planned to introduce the two women the next day.

• Gu Yi and Yan Yan reached Sea God Island, and he settled her in Sea Star City before heading to Zhu Zhuqing's trial site.
• Bo Saixi told Gu Yi that Zhu Zhuqing was progressing smoothly, and the Sea God appeared, praised her trial, and ended it early.
• Zhu Zhuqing passed her trial, opened her eyes, and embraced Gu Yi when he returned.
• Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing went back to their inn, where he told her about his journey to Sun Moon Continent and bringing Yan Yan to the island.
• Zhu Zhuqing welcomed the chance to meet Yan Yan and revealed that she had reached level eighty-five.

Gu Yi brought Zhu Zhuqing and Yan Yan to meet Xiao Bai before beginning Zhu Zhuqing’s test to subdue the Evil Orca King. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Bai approached the Evil Spirit Orca clan with amplified snake venom, preparing to poison its territory.

• Zhu Zhuqing met Yan Yan, who eagerly agreed to witness her God Trial.
• Gu Yi, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yan Yan met Xiao Bai at the shore and set off for the Evil Orca King’s waters without summoning Xiao Bai’s clan.
• Gu Yi gave Zhu Zhuqing a vial of Biphosphorus Snake Venom amplified by the Blood Swan Kiss.
• Zhu Zhuqing used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to conceal herself and Xiao Bai as they approached the resting Evil Spirit Orca clan.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xiao Bai to create a whirlpool after she released the poison, and Xiao Bai agreed to begin.

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Bai used enhanced poison to wipe out the Evil Spirit Orcas and kill the Evil Orca King, completing Zhu Zhuqing’s fourth Sea God test. Gu Yi removed the contaminated seawater, and the Sea God let his role in weakening the king go.

• Zhu Zhuqing shattered the poison bottle in the sea, and the toxin spread until the Evil Spirit Orcas disintegrated upon contact.
• The Evil Orca King fled toward the surface, but its clan died along the way, leaving it alone to confront Xiao Bai and Zhu Zhuqing.
• The poisoned Evil Orca King attacked Xiao Bai and Zhu Zhuqing, but Xiao Bai’s Sea-Covering Shield blocked its water column.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Bai struck together, and Zhu Zhuqing killed the Evil Orca King with her Demon Piercing Wind Spear.
• The Sea God announced that Zhu Zhuqing had completed the fourth test and received a 10% increase in Sea God Affinity.
• Gu Yi absorbed the poisonous seawater, and the Sea God acknowledged that Gu Yi had wounded the Evil Orca King but let the matter go.

After Zhu Zhuqing completed the previous stage of her trial, she began the Fifth God Test, which required her to defeat all seven Saint Pillar Douluo within thirty-six shichen. She chose to face Sea Star Douluo first, while Gu Yi stayed back to support her only by restoring her Soul Power.

• Gu Yi told Yan Yan that Zhu Zhuqing’s next challenge was to defeat all the Saint Pillar Douluo without his interference.
• Xiao Bai thanked Zhu Zhuqing for avenging her little brother and protecting her clan, then returned to the sea.
• Gu Yi advised Zhu Zhuqing to save the strongest Saint Pillar Douluo, Sea Dragon Douluo, for last and offered to replenish her Soul Power after each battle.
• Zhu Zhuqing chose to challenge Sea Star Douluo first and arrived at the Seastar Holy Pillar with Gu Yi and Yan Yan.
• Sea Star Douluo announced that Zhu Zhuqing had thirty-six shichen to defeat all seven Saint Pillar Douluo, and the Fifth God Test began.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Sea Star Douluo and, with Gu Yi restoring her Soul Power, traveled to the Sea Witch Saint Altar for her next trial. Sea Witch tried to delay the fight with conversation and a song, but Zhu Zhuqing attacked before she could play.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her Netherworld skills and clones to break through Sea Star Douluo's attacks and strike his core until he admitted defeat.
• Gu Yi replenished Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power, and the three traveled to Sea Witch's altar.
• Sea Witch greeted Zhu Zhuqing and offered to play a tune, but Zhu Zhuqing attacked with her clones and Hell Stab.
• Sea Witch blocked Zhu Zhuqing's blows with her flute and offered to count the trial as passed if Zhu Zhuqing listened to one song.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated the Sea Witch through a feint, then began fighting Sea Spear Douluo at the Sea Spear Saint Pillar. Sea Spear Douluo pierced her shoulder, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Yan Yan warned Zhu Zhuqing that the Sea Witch's flute was her Martial Soul, but Zhu Zhuqing defeated the Sea Witch with a deceptive attack and secured her admission of defeat.
• Gu Yi restored Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power, and the group went to the Sea Spear Saint Pillar for her next challenge.
• Zhu Zhuqing dodged Sea Spear Douluo's attacks and used the Wind Domain to escape his spear strikes while trying to outlast his Soul Power.
• When Sea Spear Douluo flew toward the sea, Zhu Zhuqing attacked to stop him, but he pierced her Demon Piercing Wind Spear and pursued her.
• Sea Spear Douluo's golden spears pierced Zhu Zhuqing's clones and struck her true body in the shoulder.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Sea Spear Douluo by enduring his attack until he ran out of Soul Power, then challenged Sea Horse Douluo and outwitted his powerful defenses. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing holding her claws to Sea Horse Douluo’s throat after piercing his shoulder with a hidden attack.

• Zhu Zhuqing held Sea Spear Douluo’s spear in her shoulder with the help of her clones until he ran out of Soul Power, then struck him and won the trial.
• Gu Yi healed Zhu Zhuqing, and the two traveled to the Sea Horse Saint Pillar for her next trial.
• Sea Horse Douluo transformed into a giant sea horse, surrounded himself with barriers, and attacked Zhu Zhuqing with his ninth soul skill.
• Zhu Zhuqing used clones and her Assimilation skill to hide while Sea Horse Douluo swept her away with a tidal wave.
• Sea Horse Douluo caught Zhu Zhuqing in midair, but her concealed true body pierced his shoulder with a Demon Piercing Wind Spear and held her claws to his throat.

Zhu Zhuqing passed the Sea Illusion Saint Pillar trial by ignoring its illusions and defeating Sea Illusion Douluo. Gu Yi watched her suffer through painful memories without intervening, and the three left for the next pillar.

• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Sea Horse Douluo and returned to Gu Yi before they traveled to the Sea Illusion Saint Pillar.
• Gu Yi warned Zhu Zhuqing to remember that the pillar's visions were illusions and to guard against their attacks.
• Zhu Zhuqing ignored illusions of the Titan Giant Ape and a past attack, then found and attacked Sea Illusion Douluo.
• Sea Illusion Douluo conceded after Zhu Zhuqing's attacks left him no way to escape.
• Gu Yi took Zhu Zhuqing away, and a gale cleared the pillar's mist as he reflected that he could not interfere with her trial.

Zhu Zhuqing faced Sea Ghost Douluo, who trapped her in an illusion of a future life with Gu Yi, but she recognized the deception and defeated him. After the trial, she asked Gu Yi to watch the sunset with her, and he playfully said she was too beautiful for him to have no distractions.

• Gu Yi told Yan Yan that Sea Ghost Douluo was the next opponent and expected Zhu Zhuqing to win easily.
• Sea Ghost Douluo struck Zhu Zhuqing with an illusion in which she and Gu Yi had become gods and were watching the sunset together.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized the scene was false when the imagined Gu Yi hesitated over questions about their family, then tore open his throat in the illusion.
• Zhu Zhuqing broke free, attacked Sea Ghost Douluo with her shadows and Demon Piercing Wind Spear, and forced him to surrender.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Gu Yi to watch the sunset with her after the trial, and he teased that her beauty would distract him.

Zhu Zhuqing faced Sea Dragon Douluo’s trial, accepting his offer to endure his attacks for the time it took an incense stick to burn. After his opening punch left her bloodied and dizzy, she remained on the platform and ordered Gu Yi not to interfere.

• Sea Dragon Douluo welcomed Zhu Zhuqing and offered to let her pass if she stayed standing under his attacks until an incense stick burned out.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the arrangement and prepared to face Sea Dragon Douluo’s assault.
• Sea Dragon Douluo used Martial Soul Possession and struck Zhu Zhuqing before she could react.
• Zhu Zhuqing stopped herself at the platform’s edge, coughed up blood, and struggled to remain standing.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Gu Yi she was fine and forbade him from coming onto the platform unless she fell.

Zhu Zhuqing used clones, flight, and her soul skills to withstand Sea Dragon Douluo’s attacks during her trial. As he prepared his final strike, she used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to begin a desperate move.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s clone was destroyed by Sea Dragon Douluo’s attack, but he revealed her hiding place with his eighth soul skill and forced her into the air.
• Sea Dragon Douluo stunned Zhu Zhuqing and her clones with Dragon King's Roar, then narrowly missed her with Flying Star Crossing when she regained consciousness.
• Sea Dragon Douluo announced that his ninth soul skill would decide the trial as the incense burned down and his Soul Power waned.
• Zhu Zhuqing took out Gu Yi’s Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, poured her Soul Power into it, and activated Qiankun Spirit Stabilizing Cover.

Zhu Zhuqing won the Sea God's Fifth God Test by interrupting Sea Dragon Douluo's Ninth Soul Skill, then spent six months cultivating and reached rank ninety-three after absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. She and Gu Yi prepared to go find someone and settle the score for her injuries.

• Zhu Zhuqing's attack interrupted Sea Dragon Douluo's Ninth Soul Skill, and both fighters collapsed after she outlasted him.
• Gu Yi caught the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing and treated her, while Sea Dragon Douluo confirmed she had passed the Fifth God Test.
• Zhu Zhuqing spent nearly six months cultivating with Immortal Herbs and broke through to rank ninety before absorbing a hundred-thousand-year Starlight Leopard soul ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing awakened her ninth soul skill, Nether Flash, reached rank ninety-three, and explained that she could use its extreme speed only three times a day.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Gu Yi agreed to go find someone and collect the debt for her injuries.

Gu Yi challenged the Seven Saint Pillar Douluo in Zhu Zhuqing’s place, saying he wanted to show her the power they could unleash under pressure. After overwhelming them with his aura, he forced them into a fight and used a Soul Skill to turn Sea Spear Douluo against Sea Dragon Douluo.

• Gu Yi told the Seven Saint Pillar Douluo he would fight them because they had hurt Zhu Zhuqing during her trial.
• Gu Yi sealed the altar and released his nine crimson-gold Soul Rings, crushing the Saint Pillar Douluo with his aura before letting them move again.
• Gu Yi used his Third Soul Skill, Delusional Heart Sound, on Sea Spear Douluo, who attacked Sea Dragon Douluo.
• Sea Dragon Douluo caught Sea Spear Douluo’s spear just above his chest and called for help as Sea Spear Douluo’s strength increased.
• Sea Star Douluo began absorbing Sea Spear Douluo’s Soul Power while Sea Witch Douluo played her Town Sea Divine Song, Sea Illusion Douluo opened his Illusion Domain, and Sea Horse Douluo charged at Gu Yi.

Gu Yi demonstrated his Soul Skill against the Seven Saint Pillar Douluo, then left Sea God Island after showing Zhu Zhuqing what to expect. Elsewhere, Qian Renxue began her fifth trial, Bibi Dong pressed on with her godhood trials, and rumors spread of powerful Evil Soul Masters appearing across the continent.

• Gu Yi used Heavenly Saint Domain to turn the Saint Pillar Douluo’s own Soul Skills against them, until Sea Dragon Douluo dispelled the illusions and Sea God’s phantom intervened.
• Gu Yi told Zhu Zhuqing to prepare for her assessment, then left the altar with her after assuring Sea God he had only sparred with the guardians.
• Sea God ordered the Saint Pillar Douluo to recover their Soul Power and prepare for the next day’s assessment.
• Qian Daoliu praised Qian Renxue for completing four trials in two years, and she began her fifth Angel God trial.
• Bibi Dong continued enduring the Rakshasa Secret Realm’s trials and vowed to find Gu Yi and Qian Daoliu and destroy the Angel Clan.
• In Seahorse City, residents discussed reports that powerful Evil Soul Masters had appeared across the continent under a terrifying Titled Douluo.

After hearing that Evil Soul Masters were attacking the Heaven Dou Empire, Gu Yi feared they might have escaped from Slaughter City and rushed to protect Gu Rong and Dugu Bo. In Heaven Dou City, Gu Rong and Dugu Bo prepared to defend the imperial city while awaiting the enemy’s approach.

• In Seahorse City, Gu Yi learned that a powerful Titled Douluo led the Evil Soul Masters attacking the Heaven Dou Empire, and that Gu Rong and Dugu Bo had gone to help defend it.
• Gu Yi told Zhu Zhuqing he feared for Gu Rong and Dugu Bo, and Zhu Zhuqing urged him to return while promising not to begin her Seventh God Test before he came back.
• Gu Yi hugged Zhu Zhuqing and left Seahorse City, determined to reach Heaven Dou City and check on his grandfather.
• In Heaven Dou City, Gu Rong and Dugu Bo discussed defending the city, and Dugu Bo proposed using poisonous mist along the enemy’s route to kill the Evil Soul Masters.
• Gu Rong said he would confront the enemy’s Titled Douluo if possible and use Space Transfer to escape if the opponent proved too strong, while he and Dugu Bo wondered when Gu Yi and the others would return.

Gu Rong and Dugu Bo prepared an ambush in Yellow Wind City as the Slaughter King’s forces approached. The Slaughter King ordered the city’s destruction for the next day, while Gu Rong and Dugu Bo began evacuating residents and setting up poison defenses.

• A Spirit Hall scout reported that the Slaughter King’s forces were heading toward Yellow Wind City, and Gu Rong agreed to follow Dugu Bo’s plan to intercept them.
• Li Yang returned from scouting and reported that no Titled Douluos had appeared, so the Slaughter King ordered his forces to breach Yellow Wind City at noon the next day and leave no survivors.
• Dugu Bo and Gu Rong arrived at Yellow Wind City, and Dugu Bo began preparing a poisonous miasma while Gu Rong arranged for the civilians to be evacuated.
• Gu Rong instructed the Martial Soul Branch Hall deacon to quietly evacuate the residents, then wondered what effect their plan would have.

Gu Rong and Dugu Bo prepared a poisonous ambush for the Fallen Ones advancing on Yellow Wind City. Their trap killed many attackers, but the Slaughter King appeared behind them as they waited to confront him.

• Gu Rong and Dugu Bo watched the forest from Yellow Wind City's walls while the Fallen Ones waited for the Slaughter King to awaken.
• The Slaughter King ordered the Fallen Ones to attack, and several hundred charged toward Yellow Wind City.
• The colorless, odorless poisonous miasma turned the Soul Douluo at the front into skeletons and killed more Fallen Ones when Dugu Bo pushed it forward.
• The Fallen Ones panicked but dared not retreat, while Gu Rong urged Dugu Bo to wait until the Slaughter King appeared.
• A blood-red figure appeared behind Gu Rong and Dugu Bo and asked whether they had been waiting for him.

The Slaughter King ambushed Gu Rong and Dugu Bo, intending to use Gu Rong to lure Gu Yi out. Gu Yi arrived in time to save them and killed the Slaughter King, leaving Dugu Bo stunned by his strength.

• The Slaughter King caught Gu Rong and Dugu Bo after Gu Rong teleported them away, then demanded to know where Gu Yi was.
• The Slaughter King seized Gu Rong and prepared to kill Dugu Bo, hoping to draw Gu Yi out by threatening his grandfather.
• Gu Yi appeared, blocked the Slaughter King's scythe, and rushed to support the injured Gu Rong.
• The Slaughter King attacked Gu Yi and Gu Rong, but Gu Yi used Hope in Death to absorb the strike and strengthen Gu Rong.
• Gu Yi used Death Announcing Angel to behead the Slaughter King, leaving Dugu Bo stunned.