Chapter Summaries

Reborn before Tang San’s rise, the God of Destruction resolved to prevent his past defeat and noticed an unknown variable on the Douluo Continent. The variable was Su Chen, a young transmigrator in Sea Burial Village, whose farewell meal with the village children left his future unclear.

• The God of Destruction awoke in the Divine Realm before Tang San became a god and vowed not to let history repeat itself.
• The God of Destruction sensed the God of Asura watching the young Tang San and decided he could not attack him without allies.
• The God of Destruction spotted Su Chen, a child in Sea Burial Village, and recognized him as an unknown variable.
• Su Chen speared a large fish from his sampan with his Martial Soul and turned down invitations to eat at the other children’s homes.
• Su Chen invited the children to share the fish at his home and told them he would leave the village in a few days.

After the God of Destruction contacted Su Chen through his pendant, he recognized Su Chen’s Twin Martial Souls and offered to train him for a coming crisis in the Divine Realm. Su Chen received a meditation method that immediately raised his soul power, while the God of Destruction left to search for a spear technique for him.

• Su Chen’s pendant glowed, and a voice told him he was the hope that would change everything.
• The God of Destruction identified Su Chen’s spear and shield as high-quality Twin Martial Souls and explained how their conflicting essences limited his Innate Soul Power.
• The God of Destruction revealed his identity and said he needed Su Chen’s strength to face a future crisis in the Divine Realm.
• The God of Destruction imparted a meditation method, and Su Chen experienced visions of energies representing life and destruction.
• Su Chen found that his soul power had risen by one level, while the God of Destruction went to seek a suitable spear technique for him.

The God of Destruction returned after three days and taught Su Chen the Hundred Battles Spear Art, impressed by his spear talent. When Su Chen exhausted himself attempting its first form, the God of Destruction began looking for ways to strengthen him, while Su Chen asked to talk and eased his urgency.

• After three days without contact, the God of Destruction returned and gave Su Chen the Hundred Battles Spear Art.
• Su Chen summoned his Life-Killing Spear and Life-Protector Shield, and the God of Destruction noted that he could use both Martial Souls at once.
• The God of Destruction imprinted the spear art’s moves into Su Chen’s mind, and Su Chen quickly mastered its basic techniques.
• Su Chen attempted the first form, Consistent Thrust, and shattered a bamboo stalk before collapsing from exhaustion.
• The God of Destruction judged Su Chen’s physical condition too weak and set out to find a way to improve it.
• Su Chen asked the God of Destruction to chat, and the God of Destruction reflected on his past mistakes and agreed to slow down.

Su Chen learned that the God of Destruction had chosen him to help counter Tang San, whose influence and scheming threatened the Divine Realm. After Su Chen advised him to build alliances, the God of Destruction asked how to make friends, and Su Chen began offering practical advice.

• The God of Destruction explained that Su Chen's pendant came from the Divine Realm and allowed him to communicate covertly.
• The God of Destruction described Tang San as a scheming mortal enemy whose influence could bring trouble to the Divine Realm, and said he believed Su Chen could help oppose him.
• Su Chen asked why the God of Destruction valued him so highly, and the God of Destruction revealed that Su Chen shared Tang San's ability to influence those around him.
• The God of Destruction asked what to do about an enemy skilled at forming cliques and scheming, and Su Chen advised him to make friends and minimize enemies.
• The God of Destruction accepted Su Chen's distinction between serving the Divine Realm and pursuing private gain, then admitted he did not know how to make friends.
• Su Chen suggested showing care toward other deities and considering the needs of fellow God Kings, while the God of Destruction urged him to continue.

After training left Su Chen exhausted, the God of Destruction sought a Blessing of the Goddess of Life and Water of Life to strengthen him. He left with both, while the Goddess of Life remained puzzled by his sudden visit.

• The God of Destruction decided to find something to strengthen Su Chen's physique, and Su Chen returned home and fell asleep after the training session.
• The God of Destruction visited the Goddess of Life, hoping to obtain her blessing and some Water of Life for Su Chen.
• The Goddess of Life noticed that the God of Destruction seemed different, and he explained that he had gained new insights into the Path of Destruction.
• The God of Destruction asked for a blessing, claiming it would help him understand rebirth after Destruction, and the Goddess of Life blessed his palm.
• The God of Destruction requested a cup of Water of Life and left with it, while the Goddess of Life teased him for departing as soon as he got what he wanted.

The God of Destruction took Su Chen’s advice and strengthened his bond with the God of Wrath before sending Su Chen the Goddess of Life’s blessing. Su Chen spent the night testing his enhanced vitality in the sea, where he sensed an abnormal ripple just before surfacing.

• The God of Destruction spoke with the God of Wrath, offered guidance on controlling his divine power, and left him feeling more devoted.
• The God of Destruction used Su Chen’s Pendant to send the Blessing of the Goddess of Life, concealed in the Water of Life, to Su Chen.
• Su Chen absorbed the blessing, which rapidly strengthened his physique and recovery, and he rushed outside to burn off his excess energy.
• Su Chen wielded the Life-Killing Spear at the shore and continued underwater, where the blessing let him remain submerged for hours.
• At dawn, Su Chen’s green glow and restless energy faded, but he sensed an abnormal ripple in the seawater as he prepared to leave.

Su Chen killed a Sea Soul Beast that ambushed him near shore and dragged it onto the beach. The God of Destruction gave him a modified Pendant with a vast storage space, and Su Chen stored the beast inside.

• Su Chen detected a Sea Soul Beast's sneak attack and fought it underwater, pretending to struggle so it would commit to a charge.
• Su Chen pierced the beast's forehead with the Life-Killing Spear, killing it and using its momentum to return to shore.
• Su Chen dragged the massive Sea Soul Beast onto the beach and learned from the God of Destruction that it was a little over two hundred years old.
• The God of Destruction revealed that he had modified Su Chen's Pendant into a storage Soul Tool before departing.
• Su Chen activated the Pendant, discovered its enormous storage space, and put the Sea Soul Beast inside.

Su Chen left Sea Burial Village after sharing a farewell feast and accepting the villagers’ provisions. As he traveled by ox cart toward his true destination, the God of Destruction told him to cultivate on the way to Star Dou Forest, where he would obtain his first Soul Ring.

• Su Chen shared Sea Soul Beast meat with the village children, then sent them home with the leftovers and extra raw meat.
• The villagers gathered to see Su Chen off, and the village chief arranged for Old He to take him toward the city by ox cart.
• The village chief warned Su Chen to be careful after recognizing that the meat he had given Xiao Ya was from a Soul Beast.
• Su Chen joked with the village chief about Xiao Ya before the ox cart left Sea Burial Village.
• The God of Destruction told Su Chen that his destination was Star Dou Forest and that he should cultivate during the journey until he reached level ten.
• Su Chen asked whether the God of Destruction would help him deal with Soul Beasts, but the God of Destruction told him not to worry and said his needed Soul Ring would be there.

God of Destruction arranged for Dugu Bo to become Su Chen’s bodyguard and searched for travel funds for him. After Su Chen dealt with two thugs who tried to rob him, God of Destruction directed him east to find money for his journey.

• God of Destruction planned for the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to become Su Chen’s first Soul Ring and chose Dugu Bo to protect him.
• Dugu Bo felt a sudden chill while tending the herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, unaware that God of Destruction had selected him.
• Su Chen found the Soul Coins the village chief had secretly tucked into his luggage and felt grateful for the gift.
• Two thugs tried to rob Su Chen, so he broke one man’s leg and injured the other before leaving the alley.
• God of Destruction told Su Chen to head east to find travel funds.

Guided by the God of Destruction, Su Chen found a chest of Gold Soul Coins and bought supplies for his journey to the Star Dou Forest. In the Divine Realm, the Seven Original Sin Gods visited the God of Destruction, who welcomed them and offered guidance on their cultivation.

• The God of Destruction led Su Chen to a ruined shrine, where Su Chen uncovered a chest containing at least ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• The God of Destruction found more buried stores of ownerless soul coins along Su Chen’s route, and Su Chen used his newfound wealth to buy supplies for a long journey.
• Su Chen stayed overnight in the city after finishing his shopping and planned to set out the next day.
• The Seven Original Sin Gods arrived at the Castle of Destruction, and the God of Destruction restrained his Destruction Intent so they could enter comfortably.
• The God of Wrath thanked the God of Destruction for his earlier advice, and the God of Destruction invited all seven gods to ask for cultivation guidance.

Su Chen killed a group of bandits who ambushed him on the road, then continued onward with a revised route from the God of Destruction. In the God Realm, the God of Destruction resolved to prevent the God of Ruin from passing his divine position to Zhou Weiqing, while the Goddess of Life wondered why he spent more time with his subordinates than with her.

• Su Chen rode east from the city and killed the bandits who had blocked the road to rob him, feeling the Life-Killing Spear grow hot and glow red.
• The God of Destruction updated Su Chen's route to include bandit camps, and Su Chen cleared the road, searched the bodies, and rode on.
• The God of Ruin visited the Castle of Destruction, and the God of Destruction decided he would not let him pass his divine position to Zhou Weiqing.
• The God of Ruin agreed to remain in the God Realm and consult the God of Destruction before passing on his position, then smugly teased the God of Wrath.
• After hearing that the God of Destruction was spending time with the Seven Original Sin Gods, the Goddess of Life felt pleased by his improvement but wondered if his subordinates mattered more to him than she did.

Su Chen continued his journey toward the Star Dou Forest, improving his spear skills and accumulating wealth while the God of Destruction sought his advice on befriending the God of Goodness and the God of Evil. The God of Destruction welcomed the two gods and surprised them by revealing that he had already taken the lead over them.

• Su Chen left a bandit stronghold behind and learned from the God of Destruction that his route would take a little over a month to reach the Star Dou Forest.
• Su Chen reflected on his rise to Soul Power level eight, his sharpened Hundred Battles Spear Art, and the wealth he had collected along the way.
• The God of Destruction asked Su Chen how to befriend the God of Goodness and the God of Evil, and Su Chen advised him to find shared interests.
• The God of Destruction welcomed the God of Goodness and the God of Evil into his castle, where they remarked on his changed personality and his control over Destruction Intent.
• The God of Goodness and the God of Evil were surprised when the God of Destruction revealed that he had already taken the lead over them.

God of Destruction discussed his newfound progress with God of Evil and God of Goodness, then used Su Chen’s advice to identify their shared concern about finding successors. He secretly considered recommending Su Chen for both divine positions and left God of Evil and God of Goodness wondering whether he had gained more than insight.

• God of Evil and God of Goodness noticed God of Destruction had gained effortless control over his Destruction Intent and asked about his opportunity.
• God of Destruction privately asked Su Chen how to create mutual interests, and Su Chen explained several ways to do so.
• God of Destruction realized God of Evil and God of Goodness shared a concern about finding successors to inherit their divine positions.
• God of Destruction secretly considered Su Chen’s Twin Martial Souls a match for both divine positions and resolved to guide them toward the idea gradually.
• God of Evil and God of Goodness questioned whether God of Destruction had encountered an opportunity he had failed to recognize.

God of Destruction told Su Chen he had made progress but kept the details secret, then sent him toward Star Dou Forest for another surprise. Meanwhile, Tang San reincarnated in Soul Hunting Forest during his first Soul Ring absorption and began weighing a different path through his second life.

• God of Destruction praised Su Chen for his guidance and promised him an enormous surprise without explaining what he had gained.
• God of Destruction told Su Chen to go to Star Dou Forest, where a smaller surprise awaited him.
• Tang San awoke in Soul Hunting Forest tens of thousands of years in the past and recognized Yu Xiaogang as his teacher.
• Tang San purged the Mandala Snake's poison from Yu Xiaogang, then stabilized his own injuries from the Soul Ring backlash.
• Tang San recalled the God Realm's destruction in the Space-Time Turbulence and considered using his second chance to strengthen it before the crisis.
• Tang San questioned whether to follow his old path toward the Sea God and God of Asura positions or pursue the divine positions of God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.

Tang San reunited with Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu after being reborn, while reconsidering which divine positions to pursue. Meanwhile, Su Chen reached Star Dou Forest, where the God of Destruction’s promised surprise began with a bolt of thunder.

• Tang San questioned whether he should seek the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life’s divine positions, then realized his poisonous first Soul Ring might hinder his chances with the Goddess of Life.
• Tang San reassured Yu Xiaogang that the Soul Ring absorption had gone smoothly, and the two returned to Notting Academy after daybreak.
• Tang San rushed to Xiao Wu and embraced her, but she kicked him in the groin and warned him to watch himself.
• Tang San threatened a minor villain who interrupted his reunion with Xiao Wu, then charged at him using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Su Chen arrived outside Star Dou Forest after traveling from Sea Burial Village, and the God of Destruction summoned dark clouds over the forest.
• A powerful bolt of thunder descended from the clouds and struck a location at the center of Star Dou Forest.

The God of Destruction forced Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s missed Heavenly Tribulations to catch up with him, driving him to merge with Su Chen as his first Soul Ring. Su Chen survived the painful process with the Water of Life’s help, and the story left off when the God of Destruction asked him for help.

• The God of Destruction unleashed a Heavenly Tribulation in the Star Dou Forest, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fled underground as the local Soul Beasts abandoned him.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged near Su Chen and gambled on giving him his nine golden rings as a Soul Ring.
• The Heavenly Tribulation struck as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm transferred his energy, while the Water of Life repeatedly repaired Su Chen’s damaged body.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm died under the final strike after the God of Destruction forced him to advance into a Million-Year Soul Beast, leaving Su Chen with ten golden rings.
• Su Chen recovered from the ordeal and prepared to check his first soul skill, but the God of Destruction asked him to help with a problem.

The God of Destruction turned the God of Asura’s accusations back on him by questioning why Asura’s power had appeared on a child in the Douluo Continent. After claiming victory, he returned to Su Chen, who discovered that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s million-year soul ring had granted him four soul skills.

• The God of Destruction asked Su Chen how to answer the God of Asura, and Su Chen advised him to take the moral high ground and expose Asura’s own wrongdoing.
• The God of Asura questioned why the God of Destruction’s power had entered the Douluo Continent, and the God of Destruction accused him of placing his power on a child there.
• The God of Asura defended his actions by citing his inheritance, then left after the God of Destruction challenged his explanation.
• The God of Destruction told Su Chen that their side had won the confrontation and wondered whether the God of Evil and the God of Goodness knew about Asura’s actions.
• Su Chen examined his new soul skills and learned that the God of Destruction had helped the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reach the million-year threshold, granting him four skills.

Su Chen examined his four first soul skills and learned that the God of Destruction planned to send him to Sunset Forest, where a powerful soul master and another surprise awaited him. As Su Chen invited an approaching Title Douluo to share his meal, he suspected the visitor was Chrysanthemum Douluo.

• Su Chen confirmed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s consciousness was gone and explored his four soul skills: Chaos, Stagnation, Devour, and Detonation.
• Su Chen discussed his soul skills with the God of Destruction, who said their power would grow as Su Chen became stronger.
• The God of Destruction told Su Chen to travel to Sunset Forest, where a soul master would protect him and another surprise awaited him.
• Su Chen guessed that the surprise was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and that the soul master was Dugu Bo.
• The God of Destruction warned Su Chen that someone approaching was a Title Douluo, and Su Chen suspected the visitor was Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• The visitor asked to taste Su Chen’s sea soul beast meat, and Su Chen invited him to eat together.

Su Chen shared a meal with Yue Guan, a Spirit Hall elder who felt an unexplained fondness for him and offered to take him as a disciple. Yue Guan accepted Su Chen’s refusal without anger, and after they ate, he asked where Su Chen was headed next; Su Chen said Heaven Dou City.

• Yue Guan approached Su Chen, chatted with him while he prepared herbs, and asked about his background.
• Su Chen introduced himself, said he was an orphan without a teacher, and recognized that Yue Guan was probing him.
• Yue Guan revealed that he was an elder of Spirit Hall and offered to take Su Chen as his disciple, but Su Chen hesitated to accept.
• Yue Guan noticed Su Chen’s reluctance and said he would not be angry if Su Chen refused.
• Su Chen served Sea Soul Beast meat and vegetables, and Yue Guan identified the meat as Single-Horned Black-Fin Porpoise.
• After helping clean up, Yue Guan asked where Su Chen was going, and Su Chen answered that he was headed to Heaven Dou City.

Su Chen rode toward Heaven Dou City while Chrysanthemum Douluo secretly followed to protect him. When two pursued Soul Masters attacked him, Su Chen killed one with a spear and began testing his strength against the other.

• The God of Destruction told Su Chen that Chrysanthemum Douluo was secretly escorting him, likely because Su Chen’s Blessing of the Goddess of Life made the plant Martial Soul user feel close to him.
• By evening, Chrysanthemum Douluo spotted two murderous Soul Masters ahead and suspected they would attack Su Chen.
• One of the brothers lunged at Su Chen, but Su Chen hid beneath his horse and pierced the attacker’s throat with his Life-Killing Spear.
• The surviving brother used his First Soul Skill, and Su Chen dismounted to protect his horse and test his newly gained strength.
• Su Chen deflected the man’s claws with his spear and remarked that the fight seemed easy.