Chapter Summaries

After Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue stopped fighting, Gu Yi warned them that the God Realm would face a catastrophe in 250,000 years and asked them to help prevent it. He left with Zhu Zhuqing, who chose to visit Shrek Academy and her family before they went to the God Realm.

• Gu Yi asked the wounded Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue whether they wanted to continue fighting, and both initially remained silent.
• Bibi Dong withdrew her Rakshasa powers, and Qian Renxue purged the Resentful Aura and dismissed her Angel Divine Armor, ending their battle.
• Gu Yi warned Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Zhu Zhuqing that the Destruction God would endanger the God Realm in 250,000 years and said he needed their strength to prevent the catastrophe.
• Bibi Dong asked how Gu Yi knew the future and whether he was deceiving them, but Gu Yi refused to reveal his secrets and said time would prove his words.
• Gu Yi left with Zhu Zhuqing, who asked to revisit Shrek Academy and her family, and he agreed to accompany her.

The God of Evil and the God of Goodness came to the Douluo Continent to ask Gu Yi to temporarily oversee the God Realm while they traveled. After Gu Yi effortlessly blocked the God of Evil’s attacks, he guessed their purpose, leaving the God of Evil uncertain about entrusting him with the realm.

• The God of Evil proposed Gu Yi as a temporary leader for the God Realm, and the God of Goodness agreed to meet him.
• Fifteen years after Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue’s battle, Qian Renxue ruled the Spirit Hall Empire while Bibi Dong remained in Slaughter City, and Gu Yi traveled with Zhu Zhuqing.
• The God of Evil and the God of Goodness arrived as Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing watched the sunrise, and Gu Yi reassured Zhu Zhuqing that they meant no harm.
• The God of Evil attacked Gu Yi, but Gu Yi’s little bell formed a barrier that absorbed the blow and the God of Evil’s powerful Evil God's Lament.
• Gu Yi recognized the God of Evil and the God of Goodness and guessed that they wanted him to wield authority over the God Realm, making the God of Evil reconsider his plan.

Gu Yi accepted the God of Evil's offer to receive authority over the God Realm Central Hub and brought Gu Rong, Zhu Zhuqing, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue to the God Realm. At the God Realm Committee, the God of Evil said the God of Destruction and God of Life had to agree to the transfer, and a gray pillar of light rose as he took his seat.

• Gu Yi told the God of Evil he did not seek power but would accept the authority if it helped him achieve his goals, and the God of Evil agreed to hand it over.
• Gu Yi brought Gu Rong from Sea God Island, then collected Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue in Slaughter City before returning to the God of Evil.
• The God of Evil and God of Goodness led Gu Yi and his companions through a Space Channel into the God Realm.
• The God of Evil directed Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue toward their domains and brought Gu Yi to the God Realm Committee, where he said the God of Destruction and God of Life must approve the transfer.
• The God of Evil sat at the committee's round table, and a dim gray pillar of light shot into the heavens.

Gu Yi was chosen to oversee the God Realm Central Hub, but the God of Destruction challenged the decision and tested Gu Yi’s ability to block his power. After Gu Yi’s soul skill absorbed the attack, Destruction accepted the wager and left, while the God of Evil and the God of Goodness handed the hub to Gu Yi.

• The God of Evil explained that Gu Yi would oversee the God Realm while the other God Kings traveled, and the Goddess of Life agreed with the choice.
• The God of Destruction demanded to know why Gu Yi had been chosen, and the God of Evil cited Gu Yi’s ability to nullify attacks.
• Destruction attacked Gu Yi with his Destruction Scepter after agreeing to give up the God Realm Central Hub if Gu Yi blocked the strike.
• Gu Yi used his eighth soul skill, Hope in Death, and the Black Curtain absorbed Destruction’s attack and returned its energy to him.
• Destruction accepted his loss and returned to his domain, while the God of Evil and the God of Goodness gave Gu Yi the God Realm Central Hub and explained his duties.

Gu Yi arrived in Asura Hell with Zhu Zhuqing and Gu Rong, then followed the God of Killing to the Asura Arbitration Divine Platform. There, the God of Killing challenged him for control of Asura Hell, and Gu Yi asked him to set the duel’s rules.

• Gu Yi told Zhu Zhuqing that they would settle in Asura Hell and could begin their long-discussed plan to have children.
• Gu Yi led Zhu Zhuqing and Gu Rong into Asura Hell, where the God of Killing confronted him as Asura God’s former subordinate.
• The God of Killing took Gu Yi to the Asura Arbitration Divine Platform, where more than a hundred gods gathered and some refused to acknowledge Gu Yi.
• The God of Killing declared Gu Yi unfit to rule Asura Hell and challenged him to prove himself by fighting.
• Gu Yi accepted the challenge and asked whether the duel would be one-on-one or a group fight.

Gu Yi defeated God of Killing and secured the gods’ acceptance of his authority as Asura God. He left Death God in charge of Asura Hell and returned to the Ancient Castle, looking ahead to a peaceful period with Zhuqing before the final calamity.

• God of Killing activated Deathgod Blood Limit and attacked Gu Yi, but Gu Yi’s Heavenly Saint Domain created a matching figure that countered his strikes.
• Gu Yi used Asura Blood Chains to bind God of Killing, preventing him from moving or using soul skills.
• Death God and the other gods warned God of Killing to honor their wager, and he admitted defeat and agreed to serve Asura God.
• Gu Yi confirmed that Death God had been managing Asura Hell and ordered him to continue doing so.
• Gu Yi left for the Ancient Castle, ordered the gods to obey him, and thought about his future with Zhuqing and the final calamity.

Gu Yi discovered that a missing piece of the Divine Forbidden Seal was letting the Golden Dragon King's aura escape, then confronted Destruction God, whom he suspected of removing it. Destruction God admitted taking the seal fragment and challenged Gu Yi for attacking his subordinates.

• A Level One God warned Gu Yi that the Divine Forbidden Land had a small breach and the Golden Dragon King's aura was leaking out.
• Gu Yi reached the Divine Forbidden Land and used the God Realm Central Hub's key to stabilize the weakened seal temporarily.
• Gu Yi suspected Destruction God had removed the missing seal fragment and went to confront him.
• Destruction God's Seven Deadly Sins blocked Gu Yi from entering, and Gu Yi threatened them before attacking with his Asura Blood Sword.
• Destruction God arrived and canceled Gu Yi's attack, then admitted retrieving the seal fragment and accused Gu Yi of going too far against his subordinates.

Gu Yi confronted the God of Destruction over his tampering with the Divine Forbidden Seal and reclaimed the stolen fragment. A year later, Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed their son Gu Ling, and twelve years passed as they prepared for him to descend to Douluo Continent.

• Gu Yi warned the God of Destruction about the danger of weakening the Divine Forbidden Seal, and the God of Destruction returned the seal fragment while insisting the Golden Dragon King could not escape.
• The God of Destruction and the Seven Deadly Sins privately acknowledged Gu Yi's overwhelming strength after he left.
• Gu Ling was born to Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing and received the blessing of the Goddess of Life and other gods.
• Gu Yi told Zhu Zhuqing he planned to send Gu Ling to Douluo Continent at age twelve, and she reluctantly agreed after he promised to arrange protection.
• Twelve years passed, and Gu Ling's departure for the lower realm approached.

Gu Ling left the God Realm with Dugu Bo to train on the Douluo Continent, carrying an extraordinary Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power Level 30. They headed toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, where Dugu Bo would leave Gu Ling to rely on himself unless his life was in danger.

• Gu Ling said goodbye to Gu Yi and Zhu Zhuqing and followed Dugu Bo through a spatial tunnel to the Douluo Continent.
• The chapter revealed that Gu Ling had awakened the Sacrificial Spirit Death Knell Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power Level 30 and a hidden Million Year Soul Ring that granted Deathgod Beckoning.
• Gu Ling and Dugu Bo joked as they traveled, and Gu Ling asked about Dugu Bo's standing in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after thousands of years had passed on the continent.
• Dugu Bo explained that he would not intervene in Gu Ling's training unless his life was in danger, and the clan would offer him no special help.
• Gu Ling agreed to hunt Soul Beasts and obtain Soul Rings on his own, and Dugu Bo led him toward the end of the Space Channel.

Dugu Bo and Gu Ling returned from the God Realm to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, where the clan welcomed them with a feast. Gu Ling kept his identity secret and ended the chapter meeting Yu Lan, the Clan Head’s daughter.

• Yu Luotian and the clan waited all day for Dugu Bo and Gu Ling to return, while Yu Lan complained about being hungry.
• Dugu Bo and Gu Ling emerged from a portal, and Dugu Bo’s Soul Pressure filled the assembly hall as he landed.
• Yu Luotian welcomed Dugu Bo as the Old Ancestor, and Dugu Bo dismissed the formalities and agreed to attend the feast.
• Yu Luotian was startled when Gu Ling called Dugu Bo Grandfather, but Dugu Bo explained that Gu Ling was a friend’s child from the God Realm.
• At the banquet, Gu Ling sampled mortal delicacies while the clan elders warned their juniors not to approach him.
• Yu Lan approached Gu Ling and asked his name, and Gu Ling said he came from a small place while hiding his identity.

Gu Ling learned that Martial Soul Academy required a special slot or exceptional talent, and Yu Lan doubted that his single Soul Ring would qualify him despite its thousand-year age. Dugu Bo cleared up the misunderstanding after Yu Luotian feared Yu Lan had offended Gu Ling, leaving Gu Ling confused by the clan’s anxious deference.

• Yu Lan questioned Gu Ling about his arrival and explained that Martial Soul Academy required a special slot or exceptional talent to enroll.
• Gu Ling showed Yu Lan his Sacrificial Spirit Death Knell and Thousand-Year Soul Ring, but she doubted he met the academy’s standards because he had only one ring.
• Dugu Bo noticed Gu Ling looked unhappy, and Yu Luotian rushed to apologize, believing Yu Lan had offended him.
• Gu Ling explained their conversation to Dugu Bo, who laughed and clarified that Gu Ling had not gained more Soul Rings because Gu Yi wanted him to avoid attention and prove himself in the lower realm.
• Yu Luotian and Yu Lan bowed to Gu Ling, who assured them that he was not angry and told them not to blame Yu Lan.

After Yu Lan confronted Gu Ling over his hidden status, he decided to stay and look into enrolling at Martial Soul Academy. The next morning, Gu Ling joined Dugu Bo and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan convoy as it set out for Spirit City.

• Yu Lan accused Gu Ling of lying about being from a small place, then returned to her seat before they could talk further.
• Gu Ling decided to remain rather than return to the God Realm and planned to investigate the academy the next day.
• Gu Ling completed his morning training while Dugu Bo recalled Gu Yi's instructions and considered obtaining soul rings for him on the journey.
• Yu Luotian warned Dugu Bo that entry to Martial Soul Academy was difficult without special approval, but Dugu Bo expressed confidence in Gu Ling's talent.
• Yu Luotian announced that Dugu Bo would escort the clan convoy, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan set out for Spirit City.

Yu Lan visited Gu Ling during the convoy’s journey and listened as he described the Sun Moon Continent and the God Realm. Near Spirit City, Dugu Bo stopped the convoy at a Soul Beast Forest so Gu Ling could hunt for soul rings.

• Yu Lan asked her mother, Yu Ping, for permission to visit Gu Ling and then joined him in his carriage.
• Gu Ling explained that his father’s book described soul beasts from the Sun Moon Continent, including several Million Year Soul Beasts he had supposedly hunted.
• Yu Lan asked about the God Realm, and Gu Ling told her about its regions and the Five Great God Kings while keeping his own identity secret.
• After nearly half a month, the convoy neared Spirit City and encountered other factions’ convoys heading to Martial Soul Academy.
• Dugu Bo halted the convoy at a Soul Beast Forest and called Gu Ling out to hunt for soul rings.

Gu Ling and Yu Lan entered the Soul Beast Forest to hunt a Soul Beast for Gu Ling’s second Soul Ring, and Gu Ling targeted a Ten-Thousand-Year Heart-Eating Leopard. He killed it with his first soul skill and a dagger, leaving its pitch-black Soul Ring glowing.

• Yu Lan asked Dugu Bo to let her accompany Gu Ling into the forest, and Dugu Bo agreed while assuring Yu Ping that Gu Ling would keep them safe.
• Gu Ling told Yu Lan he wanted a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with mental attributes for his second Soul Ring, and Yu Lan doubted they could kill one.
• Gu Ling found a Heart-Eating Leopard and identified it from the Soul Beast Encyclopedia as a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Gu Ling dodged the leopard’s sonic attack, used Dark Spirit Entanglement to daze it, and cut off its head with his dagger.
• A pitch-black Soul Ring appeared above the dead Heart-Eating Leopard.

Gu Ling absorbed the Heart-Eating Leopard’s soul ring while Yu Lan guarded him, but a Three-Eyed Giant Bear attacked and trapped her. Gu Ling used Deathgod Summon to kill it, and Yu Lan noticed his three unusual soul rings as they prepared to return to the caravan.

• Gu Ling asked Yu Lan to guard him while he absorbed the Heart-Eating Leopard’s soul ring, and lent her his dagger.
• A Three-Eyed Giant Bear emerged from the forest and charged Yu Lan, whose soul skills failed to hurt it.
• Yu Lan severed the bear’s paw and wounded its neck with Gu Ling’s dagger, but its third eye paralyzed her.
• Gu Ling used Deathgod Summon to turn the bear’s head to sand, then caught Yu Lan as she fell.
• Yu Lan spotted three soul rings around Gu Ling’s martial soul and questioned him, but he asked her to take him back to the caravan first.

After absorbing a third Soul Ring, Gu Ling revealed his extraordinary innate Soul Power to Yu Lan and asked her to keep his abilities secret. Two days later, they arrived in Spirit City, where Yu Lan warned him about powerful families he should avoid at Martial Soul Academy.

• Gu Ling absorbed the Headless Giant Bear's Soul Ring, gained a third ring, and reached rank thirty-five.
• Gu Ling told Yu Lan that his martial soul concealed a Million Year Soul Ring and that he had possessed innate rank-thirty Soul Power; Yu Lan agreed to keep his secret.
• Gu Ling and Yu Lan discussed Dugu Bo and the Sun Moon Continent as they traveled with the convoy.
• Two days later, the convoy arrived in Spirit City, and Gu Ling and the others checked into a luxurious hotel near Martial Soul Academy.
• Yu Lan warned Gu Ling not to provoke the Jin Family, Hu Family, or Hu Yan Family, especially the Hu Yan Family.

Dugu Bo protected Yu Ping and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan at Martial Soul Academy, revealing his overwhelming power and announcing his return. After Jin Xing recognized him as a former elder of the Worship Hall, Yu Ping registered her group while Gu Ling stayed with Dugu Bo, prompting Jin Xing to ask why the boy had not registered.

• Hu Yanxiong threatened Yu Ping at the academy gate, and Dugu Bo stepped forward to confront him.
• Dugu Bo revealed his level-ninety-nine strength, crushed Hu Yanxiong with his Soul Pressure, and killed him with his venom.
• Dugu Bo announced his return and warned that he would punish anyone who attacked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Jin Xing recognized Dugu Bo’s Elder Token and invited him to return to the Worship Hall after he finished protecting Gu Ling.
• Yu Ping led Yu Lan and the others through registration while Gu Ling remained beside Dugu Bo, and Jin Xing asked why he was not registering.

Gu Ling chose to enter Martial Soul Academy by taking its notoriously difficult examination, while Li Xiao also volunteered. Both passed the first Soul Power test, and Gu Ling’s reading reached level thirty-seven.

• Jin Xing granted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan five quotas, but Gu Ling chose to take the examination instead of registering with one.
• Jin Xing offered Gu Ling and Li Xiao a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone if they passed, then led them into the academy to begin the tests.
• Li Xiao revealed his Fallen Angel martial soul and level thirty-two Soul Power, passing the first test.
• Gu Ling summoned his Sacrificial Spirit Death Knell, and the crystal ball measured his Soul Power at level thirty-seven.

Gu Ling and Li Xiao began the second test of the assessment, enduring Jin Xing’s Crocodile God’s Roar as its physical and mental assault intensified. Near the final trial, Li Xiao recalled his mother and activated Fallen Will to double his strength, determined to endure.

• Jin Xing confirmed Gu Ling had passed the first test and explained that the second would test their bodies and minds with Crocodile God’s Roar.
• Gu Ling and Li Xiao sat down and began the second test under Jin Xing’s soul skill.
• As Jin Xing increased the skill’s power, Gu Ling suffered severe physical pain while Li Xiao endured torment to both body and soul.
• Jin Xing announced the final thirty seconds, and the increased force pushed both youths close to their limits.
• Li Xiao remembered the abuse directed at him and his mother, then used his Second Soul Skill, Fallen Will, to double his physical condition and mental strength.

After surviving the brutal second assessment, Gu Ling and Li Xiao faced a third trial requiring them to defeat a fifty-thousand-year Crimson Flame Lion King. Gu Ling’s plan began with him trapping the beast in an illusion, leaving Li Xiao an opening to attack.

• The second assessment ended, and Gu Ling and Li Xiao collapsed from exhaustion; Dugu Bo caught Gu Ling while Jin Xing explained the academy’s rules.
• After resting for two hours, Gu Ling and Li Xiao recovered enough to continue, and Jin Xing announced their third assessment against a fifty-thousand-year Crimson Flame Lion King.
• Gu Ling and Li Xiao introduced themselves and planned a coordinated attack, with Gu Ling sharing what he knew about the beast and its clone skill.
• Jin Xing released the Crimson Flame Lion King, which charged at Li Xiao, and Gu Ling used his Second Soul Skill, Mind-Penetrating Demonic Sound, to trap it in an illusion.
• Gu Ling told Li Xiao to attack the immobilized Crimson Flame Lion King and deal as much damage as possible.