Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Tang San and Ning Chengjiu abandon their poison- and control-based Myriad-Faced Spider Soul Prison, recognizing that Spirit Hall’s light- and strength-aligned Martial Souls are especially effective against their Spider powers.
• Instead, both teams combine their abilities in Violence Amid Brilliance: Seven Treasures Heaven-Shaking Hammer. The Clear Sky Hammer forms its haft, while a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda becomes its head. All seven Shrek teammates feed it Soul Power, lighting its seven levels and amplifying it to an enormous, Soul Sage-level force.
• Spirit Hall counters with Radiant Saint Dragon, a fusion of Yu Xiaozhu’s Golden Sacred Dragon and Tian Ling’s Golden Crocodile King. Its golden armor, immense vitality, and platinum lightning allow it to brace against the hammer.
• Meanwhile, Hu Liena and Xie Yue spread the red mist of Demon Charm, while Qian Renling and Xiao Wu race toward Shrek’s exposed rear and Yan attacks from range. Shrek’s other fighters are unable to move while channeling their power into the hammer.
• Realizing that Spirit Hall’s rear attack could decide the match, Tang San acts to end the confrontation immediately. He uses Ring Detonation: Sky-Piercing Strike, exploding several of his own and Ning Chengjiu’s Spirit Rings. The technique also drains Soul Power—and even vitality—from their teammates. Dai Mubai’s injury reopens, and Oscar stops contributing.
• The amplified hammer crashes down on the Radiant Saint Dragon. The dragon stands its ground and fires golden dragon breath wrapped in platinum lightning. The two attacks collide in a tremendous blast, and the arena’s protective barrier shatters.

Character developments

• Tang San shows ruthless urgency and willingness to risk severe damage to himself and his allies. He chooses overwhelming force over a prolonged fight, even at the cost of draining his teammates.
• Ning Chengjiu commits to the joint attack and shares the danger of Tang San’s ring-detonating strike.
• Dai Mubai is visibly weakened as the fusion draws on his power and worsens his injury.
• Oscar withdraws his support, revealing the strain and lack of full commitment within Shrek’s formation.
• Yu Xiaozhu and Tian Ling demonstrate the strength and complementary qualities of their fused Martial Souls by confronting the hammer directly.

Significant themes

• Teamwork and sacrifice: Shrek’s attack depends on all seven members pooling their strength, but the cost falls heavily on their bodies.
• Tactical adaptation: Tang San and Ning Chengjiu discard a familiar strategy when the opponents’ abilities make it unsuitable.
• Power versus endurance: Shrek bets everything on a single decisive blow, while Spirit Hall’s formation combines defense, counterattack, and pressure on the enemy’s rear.
• The price of victory: Tang San’s desperate escalation threatens not only himself but also the teammates whose power and vitality he takes.

Character interactions

• Tang San and Ning Chengjiu coordinate their Martial Souls, then act together in the ring-detonating attack.
• Shrek’s five supporting fighters fuel the hammer, leaving them vulnerable to Spirit Hall’s assault; Dai Mubai suffers, while Oscar stops providing power.
• Spirit Hall’s formations work in tandem: Hu Liena and Xie Yue obscure the fight with red mist, Qian Renling and Xiao Wu attack Shrek’s rear, Yan provides ranged pressure, and Yu Xiaozhu and Tian Ling hold the front with the Radiant Saint Dragon.
• The chapter ends at the collision’s aftermath, with the arena barrier destroyed and the outcome of the clash unresolved.

Key plot points and events

• Tang San and Ning Chengjiu combine seven people’s Soul Power, fuse two Martial Souls, and unleash an amplified Seven Treasures Heaven-Shaking Hammer attack.
• Yu Xiaozhu and Tian Ling, fused as the Radiant Saint Dragon, counter it with golden breath and platinum lightning. They break through the hammer’s layers of protection and destroy it, leaving Tang San and Ning badly injured and shattering the Arena’s barrier.
• The clash throws Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing from the Arena. Ma is unconscious; Zhu is badly injured; Dai remains conscious but is again left bleeding from his groin injury. Oscar escapes with minor harm, then pretends to be exhausted.
• As the dust clears, Qian Renling and Xiao Wu block Tang San and Ning’s retreat. Yan restrains Tang Long, then knocks him unconscious with a brutal punch.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang San’s attack proves formidable: Yu Xiaozhu and Tian Ling recognize that its combination of linked Soul Power, Martial Soul fusion, Spirit Ring detonation, and hammer technique could have killed even a powerful opponent. But the effort leaves Tang and Ning defeated.
• Yu Xiaozhu realizes how much the Dragon Egg Soul Spirit has strengthened her bloodline, helping the Radiant Saint Dragon win the clash.
• Tian Ling and Yu Xiaozhu exchange a look after the battle, both acknowledging the danger and force of Tang San’s strike.
• Oscar shows caution and cunning by severing his Soul Power connection and staging a dramatic exit rather than risk serious injury.
• Yan’s patience with the struggling Tang Long runs out, and he silences him with a crushing blow.

Significant themes

• Teamwork and its risks: Tang San’s coordinated attack greatly magnifies his power, but the opposing fusion’s superior Bloodline Power breaks through it.
• Power and preparation: Yu Xiaozhu’s Dragon Egg has strengthened her over time, proving that an ability’s value may extend beyond its obvious Soul Skills.
• Victory’s cost: Both sides demonstrate formidable strength, but the battle leaves multiple fighters wounded or incapacitated.

Summary

After Yan hurls Tang Long out of the arena, the Spirit Hall team surrounds the exhausted Tang San and Ning Chengjiu. Qian Renling freezes their legs in ice and demands they surrender, warning that she can make the ice explode. Ning Chengjiu is ready to concede, but Tang San refuses: the thought of surrendering before the continent—and jeopardizing his Asura God Trial—drives him to summon his Man Faced Demon Spider Martial Soul despite having almost no strength left.
Before Yan can attack him, eight enormous Clear Sky Hammers crash down around the arena, destroying the protective barrier and enclosing the Finals venue. A ninth, larger hammer lands beside Yan, its killing intent so overwhelming that he freezes in terror. Qian Xunji appears and teleports the seven Spirit Hall team members away to safety.
In the Pope Hall, the team recovers from the shock. Yan realizes he has wet himself and tries to reassure himself it is only urine, prompting disgust from Hu Liena and Tian Ling and a kick from Xie Yue. The Snow Empress arrives with the Ice Empress. Qian Renling urgently asks her mother to help Qian Xunji, since the Clear Sky Sect appears to be attacking Spirit City with multiple Titled Douluo. The Snow Empress instead calmly heals the team, restoring their strength and easing their injuries.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang San refuses to surrender even when defeat seems certain, putting his divine trial above his immediate safety. His defiance surprises Ning Chengjiu and the Spirit Hall team.
• Qian Renling acts decisively in the arena, then shows concern for her father and turns to the Snow Empress for help.
• Yan shifts from swagger to terror under the Clear Sky Hammers’ pressure, then becomes the target of his teammates’ disgust and teasing.
• Ning Chengjiu accepts that the match is lost, but Tang San’s sudden resistance stops him from surrendering.
• The Snow Empress remains composed amid the apparent crisis and prioritizes healing the team; the Ice Empress is visibly irritated by the others addressing the Snow Empress as “Papal Lady.”
• The Spirit Hall teammates act as a coordinated unit in the arena and share a more informal, teasing dynamic in the hall.

Significant themes

• Defiance and sacrifice: Tang San’s refusal to yield highlights his commitment to the Asura God Trial, even at grave personal risk.
• Overwhelming power and vulnerability: The arrival of the Clear Sky Hammers instantly reverses the arena’s balance, leaving even powerful fighters helpless.
• Loyalty and protection: Qian Xunji removes the Spirit Hall team from danger, while Qian Renling worries about her parents.
• Tension relieved by humor: Yan’s embarrassing reaction and the team’s response provide comic relief after the threat of a major assault.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• The clash between the two younger-generation Martial Soul Fusion Skills had already impressed the crowd, but nine gigantic Clear Sky Hammers suddenly crashed through the Arena, turning the competition into a potential battle between Titled Douluo.
• Five Clear Sky Sect elders—each a Titled Douluo—arrived, followed by sect master Tang Xiao and Tang Hao. Tang Hao freed Tang San and Ning Chengjiu from their ice prison and moved them out of danger.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi arrived as well, but both had become Evil Soul Masters after using the Holy Spirit Cult’s blood-and-soul-devouring secret art. Their power had increased, at the cost of a sinister transformation.
• Eight Titled Douluo, strengthened by Ning Fengzhi’s support, confronted Pope Qian Xunji. Tang Chen then appeared as the ninth, a level-99 Peerless Douluo.
• While the crowd feared for Qian Xunji, he calmly pressed a hand toward the ground. Tang Chen assumed he was posturing and tried to lift the giant hammer beneath him—but it would not move.

Character developments

• Qian Xunji remains composed and confident despite being surrounded by nine Titled Douluo, suggesting he has a plan or hidden advantage.
• Tang Hao acts decisively to protect Tang San and Ning Chengjiu, while his fury toward Qian Xunji is evident.
• Tang Chen arrives bent on revenge for his descendants, but his confidence is shaken when he cannot move the hammer.
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi retain their minds but have been corrupted into Evil Soul Masters. Their enhanced strength contrasts with their disturbing physical and spiritual changes.
• Tang San and Ning Chengjiu are removed from immediate danger by Tang Hao.

Significant themes

• Power and intimidation: The arrival of nine Titled Douluo turns a public competition into a crisis and silences even the crowd’s earlier hostility.
• The cost of strength: Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi gain power through a cruel forbidden art, but their transformation shows the price of that power.
• Composure versus arrogance: Qian Xunji’s calm and Tang Chen’s confidence set up a reversal when the supposedly immovable hammer resists Tang Chen.

Character interactions

• Tang Hao rescues Tang San and Ning Chengjiu and places them behind him, prioritizing their safety before the confrontation.
• Tang Chen and Qian Xunji face off: Tang Chen seeks revenge, while Qian Xunji’s measured gesture provokes his contempt.
• The assembled Clear Sky Sect members and corrupted allies unite against Qian Xunji, while the spectators watch in fear and Spirit Hall’s other powerful figures remain conspicuously absent.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Chen and eight other Clear Sky Sect members—including Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and five elders—try to raise their Clear Sky Hammers. All nine weapons are fixed in place, and their owners cannot summon or sense them.
• Qian Xunji mocks Tang Chen and accuses the Clear Sky Sect of enabling its younger members’ wrongdoing. He specifically condemns Tang Hao for causing a devastating Beast Tide in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang Chen tries to hide his inability to move his hammer, invoking his age and status to demand respect and summon Qian Daoliu instead.
• Qian Xunji ignores the demand and slaps Tang Chen with a blow of condensed soul power, knocking out a tooth and nearly sending him off the giant hammer.

Character developments

• Qian Xunji asserts dominance through calm taunts and force, presenting himself as unafraid of Tang Chen’s reputation.
• Tang Chen shifts from fury and bluster to embarrassment and evasiveness when his power is neutralized before the crowd.
• Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and the elders are rendered helpless alongside Tang Chen, their confidence replaced by visible strain and alarm.

Significant themes

• Power versus reputation: Tang Chen’s legendary status offers no protection when he cannot wield his martial soul.
• Public humiliation and loss of face: The Clear Sky Sect’s leaders struggle to conceal their defeat before a vast audience.
• Accountability: Qian Xunji challenges the elders’ claims to honor by pointing to the suffering caused by Tang Hao’s actions.
• Age and merit: Qian rejects Tang Chen’s appeal to seniority, arguing that age alone does not command respect.

Character interactions

• Qian Xunji confronts Tang Chen with ridicule and moral accusations; Tang Chen answers with threats and appeals to his standing as an elder.
• Qian Xunji’s attention shifts to Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and the elders, exposing that they too cannot move their hammers.
• When Tang Chen tries to avoid a direct fight by calling for Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji responds with a public slap rather than granting his request.

Qian Xunji overwhelmed Tang Chen and the Clear Sky Sect elders, then seized Tang San and Xiao Wu to force Tang San to prove his innocence. The chapter ended with Tang San ordered to slap every Clear Sky Sect member in the arena.

• Qian Xunji pinned nine Clear Sky Hammers in place and slapped Tang Chen, knocking out a tooth.
• Tang Chen and the Second Elder accused Qian Xunji of planting traps beneath the arena, and Qian Xunji laughed at their excuses.
• Qian Xunji pulled Tang San across the arena, choked him, then released him when he began to suffocate.
• Qian Xunji summoned Xiao Wu from Pope Hall and lifted her by the neck with a ring of soul power.
• Qian Xunji told Tang San to stand up and slap all eight Clear Sky Sect Titled Douluos to prove his innocence.

Qian Xunji used Xiao Wu as leverage to make Tang San prove his loyalty by slapping the Clear Sky Sect members. After Tang San struck the elders, Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Tang Chen, he asked Qian Xunji to release Xiao Wu, who stopped pretending to cry.

• Qian Xunji held Xiao Wu aloft and ordered her to cry to pressure Tang San.
• Tang San began walking toward the Clear Sky Sect members, ignoring Tang Hao's pleas to stop.
• Tang San slapped the Seventh Elder, the other elders, and Tang Xiao.
• Tang San knelt before Tang Hao, then slapped him hard after Qian Xunji demanded more.
• Tang San slapped Tang Chen and asked Qian Xunji to release Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu stopped crying, and Qian Xunji praised Tang San while blaming Tang Hao for the Star Dou Great Forest beast tide.

After Qian Xunji sent Xiao Wu away and released the Clear Sky Sect’s weapons, Tang San was beaten by Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and the elders for betraying the sect. Tang Chen then led nine Titled Douluos and Ning Fengzhi in a united assault on Qian Xunji.

• Qian Xunji opened a spatial rift and sent Xiao Wu back to the Pope Hall, then released the Clear Sky Hammers and the sect members’ martial souls.
• Tang Hao seized Tang San and slapped him repeatedly until Tang Xiao intervened, then Tang Xiao struck Tang San and handed him over to the elders.
• The Clear Sky elders took turns slapping Tang San until he was badly injured, and Tang Hao threw him off the arena, where he crashed unconscious near Shrek Academy’s preparation area.
• Tang Chen confronted Qian Xunji while the Clear Sky Sect members, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi formed a ring around him.
• Tang Chen ordered the group to activate their Martial Soul Avatars, and the assembled fighters unleashed their power against Qian Xunji.

Qian Xunji effortlessly stopped the Clear Sky Sect’s assault and crushed the Martial Souls of seven Titled Douluos. Tang Chen remained trapped in his golden grip, realizing the sect had been defeated as Qian Xunji taunted him.

• Tang Chen led Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and five elders in an attack on Qian Xunji while Ning Fengzhi drained the blood of ten fleeing spectators to empower them.
• Tang Chen detonated three Spirit Rings for a Great Sumeru Hammer strike, and the other seven Clear Sky Douluos attacked from all sides.
• Qian Xunji summoned eight giant golden hands that caught all eight Clear Sky Hammers and held them suspended in midair.
• Qian Xunji crushed the Martial Souls of the five elders, then broke Tang Hao and Tang Xiao’s hammers, sending all seven crashing to the ground.
• Tang Chen recognized that the Clear Sky Sect had no chance of winning, cursed Qian Xunji, and received a taunting reply about a Tang Clan prodigy.

Qian Xunji shattered Tang Chen’s Clear Sky Hammer and defeated the remaining Clear Sky Sect fighters, forcing Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to surrender. He sealed their soul power and left them in Yu Xiaogang’s hands, while Yu Xiaogang accepted the task and bowed in gratitude.

• Qian Xunji mocked Tang Chen, crushed his Clear Sky Hammer, and left him badly injured by the backlash and his old wounds.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin regained their senses, dismissed their martial souls, and Ning Fengzhi knelt to blame Tang Hao and beg for mercy for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi’s plea stirred the crowd against the Clear Sky Sect, but Qian Xunji ignored his excuses and sealed the soul power of both Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.
• Qian Xunji told Yu Xiaogang that he could decide what to do with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin after the battle.
• Yu Xiaogang reflected on how his ambitions had outgrown his old fixation on Ning Fengzhi, then knelt and kowtowed to thank Qian Xunji.

Yu Xiaogang knelt as Tang San’s hidden mark summoned the Asura God’s projection, who confronted Qian Xunji and tried to recruit him to serve Tang San. Qian Xunji rejected the offer’s premise and asked what the Asura God would do if he refused.

• Yu Xiaogang knelt, drawing confused looks from Flender and Dai Mubai.
• A dark red mark appeared on Tang San’s forehead, and his killing intent summoned the Asura God’s projection.
• The Asura projection sensed Qian Xunji’s half-step God King strength and demanded to know his identity.
• Qian Xunji introduced himself as Spirit Hall’s Pope and mocked the projection as an evil spirit.
• The Asura God offered to spare Qian Xunji and help him ascend if he joined his service and supported Tang San.
• Qian Xunji asked what the Asura God intended to do if he refused to serve Tang San.

Qian Xunji refused the Asura Projection’s demand to submit and defeated it with a sword empowered by the Dragon God Core. The crowd celebrated his victory, while the surviving members of the Clear Sky Sect watched in fear.

• The Asura Projection summoned the Asura Demon Sword and struck at Qian Xunji, who blocked the attack with the [Judgment Holy Sword].
• The Asura Projection warned Qian Xunji to surrender and threatened to destroy him and his sword, but Qian Xunji refused to listen.
• Qian Xunji activated the Dragon God Core and infused the [Judgment Holy Sword] with divine power and multicolored lightning.
• Qian Xunji charged the Asura Projection and split its phantom sword and body with an upward slash.
• The Asura Projection vanished after warning Qian Xunji that he would regret his actions, and the crowd erupted in cheers.
• Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and the remaining Clear Sky Sect elders cowered at the edge of the arena.

Qian Xunji defeated the Asura God’s projection and revealed that Qian Daoliu’s forces had slaughtered the Clear Sky Sect. He then traveled to the Divine Realm’s Temple of Destruction to address the Asura God’s intervention.

• Tang San regained consciousness and saw that Qian Xunji had destroyed the Asura God’s projection.
• Qian Xunji opened a spatial rift, and Qian Daoliu and the Worship Hall’s Titled Douluos returned from the snow-covered Clear Sky Sect, their clothes stained with blood.
• Tang Chen saw the slaughtered sect through the rift and accused Qian Daoliu of breaking their agreement.
• Qian Xunji told Qian Daoliu to handle the cleanup before traveling through a spatial rift to the Divine Realm.
• At the Temple of Destruction, Qian Xunji considered the time difference between the Divine Realm and the lower realm as he prepared to respond to the Asura God.

Qian Xunji asked the God King of Destruction for protection after destroying the Asura God's projection, and the two agreed that Qian Xunji would owe him a favor. Meanwhile, Qian Daoliu faced the defeated Tang Chen in Spirit City, where Tang Chen accused him of betrayal.

• Qian Xunji told the God King of Destruction that he had destroyed the Asura God's projection while intervening in Tang San's affairs.
• The God King of Destruction concluded that Asura wanted to recruit Qian Xunji and agreed to intervene in exchange for Qian Xunji's future help.
• The God King of Destruction led Qian Xunji out to meet Asura.
• Qian Daoliu approached the bloodied Tang Chen in the ruined Great Soul Arena with Golden Crocodile Douluo and several Revered Elders behind him.
• Tang Chen accused Qian Daoliu of breaking their agreement and using underhanded tactics against Clear Sky Sect, while Qian Daoliu stopped Golden Crocodile from retaliating.

Qian Daoliu defeated Tang Chen and crippled him, then ordered the Clear Sky Sect elders taken away for execution. He spared Tang Hao and Tang Xiao after severing one limb from each, and the brothers fled Spirit City carrying Tang Chen and the unconscious Tang San.

• Qian Daoliu argued that Tang Chen and the Clear Sky Sect were weak and hypocritical, then stabbed Tang Chen through the dantian with the Heaven-Measuring Sword.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Golden Crocodile to take the Clear Sky Sect elders to the dungeon for execution, and Golden Crocodile bound and dragged them away.
• Qian Daoliu sensed evil divine power within Tang Hao but severed Tang Hao's right arm and Tang Xiao's left leg instead of killing them.
• Tang Hao carried Tang Chen and collected the unconscious Tang San before fleeing with Tang Xiao toward the outskirts of Spirit City.

The Asura God confronted the God King of Destruction and Qian Xunji over his interference in the lower realm, but withdrew rather than risk exposing Tang San’s secrets. Outside Spirit City, the crippled Tang Hao and Tang Xiao fled with Tang Chen and Tang San, their power and foundations badly damaged.

• The God King of Destruction and Qian Xunji waited beyond Douluo Planet for the Asura God, who arrived carrying the Asura Blood Sword.
• The Asura God accused Qian Xunji of being the God King of Destruction’s lackey, and Qian Xunji mocked his ties to the Tangs.
• The God King of Destruction challenged the Asura God’s violation of Divine Realm rules, while Qian Xunji argued that his hundred-year allowance to remain in the lower realm had not expired.
• The Asura God considered fighting but retreated to protect his plans concerning Tang San’s rebirth from discovery.
• Outside Spirit City, Tang Xiao carried Tang Chen as Tang Hao dragged Tang San through the forest, and they stopped to rest.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao saw that losing their limbs had also cost them their Spirit Bones, damaged their meridians, and reduced their soul power by ten levels.

After the Clear Sky Sect was destroyed and its elders were crippled, Tang San convinced them that his divine inheritance could help them recover and proposed fleeing to Sea God Island. As Tang Chen urged them to take him there, Tang San privately considered silencing him if he threatened Tang San’s plans.

• Tang San insisted that the Asura God would defeat Qian Xunji and give them a chance to turn the tide, and Tang Hao accepted his claim.
• Tang Chen questioned Tang San and showed that the slap in the arena had left a lasting rift between them.
• Tang San claimed he had once been a God King with the Sea God and Asura God divine thrones, then proposed that they go to Sea God Island to rebuild their strength.
• Tang Chen remembered Bo Saixi and begged Tang Xiao to take him to Sea God Island, so Tang Xiao carried him while Tang Hao carried Tang San eastward.
• Tang San worried Tang Chen might tell Bo Saixi about the arena slap and thought that Tang Chen had better know his place.

After returning to Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji rewarded its elders and tournament standouts, while Tian Ling hinted that she wanted something from him. In the Divine Realm, the Asura God resolved to accelerate Tang San’s inheritance of the Asura Godhood and sent divine power toward the Douluo Continent.

• Qian Xunji returned to Pope Hall, where Qian Daoliu reported that the Clear Sky Sect had been wiped out except for a few talented young women taken to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji gave ten-thousand-year medicinal herbs to Qian Daoliu and the elders, then recognized Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan as the tournament’s true champions.
• Qian Xunji awarded Hu Liena the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, Xie Yue the Rapid Advance Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone, and Yan the Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm Bone.
• After the others left, Tian Ling stared at Qian Xunji and tried to hint that she wanted something.
• The Asura God accepted that Qian Xunji could not be dealt with soon and decided to make Tang San inherit the Asura Godhood as quickly as possible.
• The Asura God declared that he would oppose the God of Destruction’s efforts in the lower realm and sent a streak of scarlet divine power toward the Douluo Continent.

Tang San passed the first Asura God Trial and began recovering as he and his injured relatives fled toward Vast Sea City. Qian Xunji sensed Asura Divine Power near the coast, deduced Tang San was heading for Sea God Island, and considered sending the Golden Crocodile King after him.

• Tang San received the first trial’s reward: ten percent more Asura God affinity and a thousand years added to each Spirit Ring’s age, which also began healing his injuries.
• Tang Hao celebrated Tang San’s divine inheritance and urged him to eventually destroy Qian Xunji and restore the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang Xiao concealed his resentment and Tang Chen remained contemptuous.
• Tang San observed the three elders’ reactions and hid murderous intent as he looked at the broken Tang Chen.
• Qian Xunji searched for a suitable Soul Beast for Tian Ling and sensed Asura Divine Power near Vast Sea City.
• Qian Xunji deduced Tang San was fleeing toward Sea God Island and suggested the Golden Crocodile King could pursue him because crocodiles could swim.

Qian Xunji brought Tian Ling and the others to Sea God Island, intending to secure the Sea God inheritance for her and block Tang San’s path. After revealing the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Bo Saixi, he teleported with the children to the Ring Sea beneath Sea God Mountain, where he began reconsidering how to obtain Tian Ling’s soul spirit.

• Qian Xunji decided to make Tian Ling the Sea God and use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to cut off Tang San’s inheritance, while postponing the decision about Xiao Wu’s soul spirit.
• Qian Xunji took Tian Ling, Qian Renling, Yu Xiaozhu, and Xiao Wu through a spatial rift to the coast of Sea God Island.
• Bo Saixi confronted the visitors, and Qian Xunji identified himself as Qian Daoliu’s son and Spirit Hall’s Pope.
• Qian Xunji showed Bo Saixi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, announced that he had come for the Sea God’s inheritance, and teleported away with the children before she could stop him.
• Bo Saixi pursued Qian Xunji to the Ring Sea, where he reflected on his earlier plan to find a golden-attribute hundred-thousand-year soul beast for Tian Ling’s soul spirit.