Chapter Summaries

The Asura God raised Tang Chen to Level 100 and sent him to retrieve Tang San, while the God of Destruction empowered Qian Daoliu to meet him. After fighting through the night, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu reached a stalemate, and the God of Destruction stopped the Asura God from granting Tang Chen more power.

• The Asura God raised Tang Chen to Level 100 and ordered him to bring Tang San back from Spirit Hall, killing anyone who stood in his way.
• Ling Feng sensed Tang Chen approaching Spirit City, and the God of Destruction raised Qian Daoliu to Level 100 to counter him.
• Qian Daoliu flew out to meet Tang Chen, while Ling Feng stayed behind because he could not interfere in a battle between Level 100 fighters.
• Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu fought through the night and landed outside Spirit City at dawn, both wounded but neither able to defeat the other.
• The Asura God prepared to give Tang Chen more power, but the God of Destruction blocked him.

After Tang Chen withdrew from Spirit City, Qian Daoliu hid Tang San and decided to cut off Slaughter City’s food supply. He flew north to deliver the ultimatum while Ling Feng and Qian Renxue watched him depart.

• God of Destruction stopped Asura God from intervening further, and Tang Chen left after warning Qian Daoliu that he would return for Tang San.
• Ling Feng caught the injured Qian Daoliu, and Qian Daoliu returned to Spirit City with him as Qian Renxue and Jin Chen watched.
• Tang Chen returned to Slaughter City and accepted Asura God’s order to bring Tang San back.
• Qian Daoliu moved Tang San and Ah Yin into secret chambers beneath the Worship Hall, where Ah Yin told Tang San that bad people wanted to capture him.
• Ling Feng resolved to grow stronger, while Qian Daoliu told Spirit Hall to stop sending provisions to Slaughter City.
• Qian Daoliu flew north to tell Slaughter City that Spirit Hall would no longer supply it.

Qian Daoliu devastated Slaughter City with his Ninth Soul Skill and returned to Martial Soul Capital, where Spirit Hall’s leaders prepared for war against the God Realm and their enemies. Ling Feng vowed to command all armies under heaven as the empire began reorganizing its forces.

• Qian Daoliu used Angel Descent to destroy more than half of Slaughter City, killing many evildoers and cutting off the city’s supplies.
• Tang Chen watched the destruction from the Black Tower, then withdrew inside, resolved to keep pursuing the child for the Asura God.
• Qian Daoliu returned to Martial Soul Capital and told Ling Feng and Qian Renxue that Slaughter City had been crippled.
• Ling Feng promised to reorganize the continent and command its armies, while Qian Renxue said she would wait for him to grow stronger.
• Qian Daoliu summoned Spirit Hall’s leaders and declared the empire was going to war against the God Realm, the Asura God, and its enemies.
• Qian Xunji reported the Angel Legions’ readiness and supplies, while Qiangu Xiaoye said replicas of seized Sun Moon Continent Soul Tools were being tested.

Jin Chen and Qian Renxue prepared to strengthen defenses and pressure the empires as the Spirit Hall Empire faced the coming threat from Sun Moon Continent. Heaven Dou Empire submitted to the Spirit Hall Empire, while Star Luo Empire refused and faced war.

• Qian Daoliu sent Jin Chen to organize coastal defenses, while Qian Renxue chose to visit Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire with one hundred Soul Masters.
• Ling Feng told the captive Wang San that another soul inside him could bring power and war, but Wang San said he only wanted to be with his mother.
• Qian Renxue gave Xue Ye and Dai Tianfeng one month to submit; Xue Ye asked for time, while Dai Tianfeng refused.
• After Qian Renxue reported the refusals, Ling Feng said he would fight Star Luo Empire until it submitted.
• Xue Qinghe persuaded Xue Ye to submit, and one month later Heaven Dou Empire formally joined the Spirit Hall Empire, with Xue Qinghe invested as its hereditary king.

After the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires submitted to the Spirit Hall Empire, Ling Feng gave Jin Chen the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, beginning Jin Chen’s Sea God inheritance. Jin Chen set out alone to complete the Sea God Nine Trials and began his first hunt in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Dai Tianfeng ordered the Star Luo Empire to submit to the Spirit Hall Empire, and Qian Daoliu told Ling Feng and Qian Renxue that unification was only the beginning.
• Ling Feng took the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from the Heaven Dou Empire’s treasury and placed it on the sleeping Jin Chen.
• Jin Chen bonded with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, awakened oceanic power in his Golden Dragon Crocodile martial soul, and advanced to level seventy-one.
• Jin Chen learned the first three Sea God trials and left Martial Soul Capital to face them alone.
• After three days in the Star Dou Great Forest, Jin Chen found a roughly twenty-thousand-year Iron-Armored Crocodile and began fighting it by freezing the swamp beneath his feet.

Jin Chen completed the first trial of the Sea God Nine Trials by defeating the Iron-Armored Crocodile and gaining a Soul Bone and more power. He returned to Martial Soul Capital and revealed that his next trial required him to swim across the Endless Sea to Sea God Island within three months.

• Jin Chen used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and his Golden Dragon Crocodile Martial Soul to defeat the Iron-Armored Crocodile, completing the first trial and receiving a pitch-black Soul Bone.
• Tang Chen watched a pigeon fly south from the ruined Slaughter City and vowed not to give up.
• Sea God Poseidon watched Jin Chen pass the trial and felt that he was a worthy inheritor of the Sea God Nine Trials.
• Jin Chen returned to Martial Soul Capital, where Qian Renxue welcomed him and Ling Feng asked about the trial.
• Jin Chen told Ling Feng that his second trial required him to swim across the Endless Sea to Sea God Island within three months, without boats or flying.

Jin Chen crossed the Endless Sea to reach Sea God Island, completed the second and third Sea God trials, and received a hundred-thousand-year Seventh Spirit Ring. Poseidon prepared to pass his godhood to Jin Chen and declared his opposition to the Asura God.

• Jin Chen left Martial Soul Capital alone and set out for Sea Breeze City, determined to swim to Sea God Island within three months.
• Jin Chen crossed the sea, overcame attacks from swordfish and a giant whale, and reached Sea God Island on the twenty-first day.
• Bo Saixi confirmed that Jin Chen had completed the second trial and told him to recover before the next one.
• Poseidon gave Jin Chen a hundred-thousand-year God-Bestowed Spirit Ring, completing the third trial and granting him the Sea God Avatar and Ocean Control.
• Poseidon resolved to pass his godhood to Jin Chen and condemned the Asura God for manipulating the lower realm and causing Qian Yuhan's death.

Jin Chen received the Sea God Trident from Poseidon, whose power transformed Jin Chen and raised him to the peak of Rank 83. The Asura God confronted Poseidon over the gift and threatened him, leaving their conflict unresolved.

• A pillar of Sea God power transformed Jin Chen’s martial soul into the Sea God Dragon, changed his seven Soul Rings to deep blue, and raised his Soul Power to the peak of Rank 83.
• Poseidon gave Jin Chen the Sea God Trident, and its power further strengthened Jin Chen as he vowed not to disappoint the Sea God.
• The Asura God sensed the trident’s transfer and discovered that Jin Chen, a Spirit Hall deacon, had received it.
• The Asura God confronted Poseidon, who said he had opposed him ever since he killed Qian Yuhan.
• The Asura God challenged Poseidon’s strength, claiming that he was old, weakening, and had given away his divine weapon.

Poseidon fought the Asura God and was saved from further conflict when the four God Kings intervened. Jin Chen returned to Spirit City with the Sea God Trident, determined to grow strong enough to protect those he cared about, and entered the Worship Hall to a gathering of the Seven Consecrated.

• Poseidon endured the Asura God's attacks until the God of Destruction and the other God Kings stopped the battle to protect the Sea God Domain.
• Poseidon told the God of Destruction that he had given the Sea God Trident to Jin Chen, then remained behind to face the damage to his domain.
• On Sea God Island, Jin Chen sensed Poseidon's injuries and vowed to make the Asura God pay; Qian Renxue encouraged him to become stronger.
• Jin Chen and Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City at dusk, where the residents welcomed Jin Chen and his divine artifact.
• Jin Chen and Qian Renxue entered the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu and the Seven Consecrated had gathered to receive them.

Jin Chen returned to Spirit Hall with the Sea God Trident and told his grandfather, Golden Crocodile Douluo, that he had become the Sea God’s heir, moving him to tears. Spirit Hall then negotiated with Ning Fengzhi over Ning Rongrong’s awakening ceremony and the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Ling Feng and Jin Chen arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Jin Chen returned to the hall with the Sea God Trident and told Golden Crocodile Douluo that he would complete the Sea God Nine Trials and inherit the Sea God’s position.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo wept with pride, and Jin Chen promised to make the Jin Family proud; that night, Golden Crocodile Douluo recalled raising him and said he had already made the family proud.
• Qian Xunji read Ning Fengzhi’s invitation to Ning Rongrong’s martial soul awakening ceremony and learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would send direct-line disciples to support Spirit Hall against the Sun Moon Continent.
• Ling Feng explained that Ning Fengzhi wanted the Aromatic Silk Beauty to help Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve, and Qian Daoliu proposed giving it in exchange for Ning Rongrong cultivating at Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu sent Ling Feng and Jin Chen to the ceremony, and they arrived at Vulture Peak, where Ning Fengzhi greeted them alongside Chen Xin and Gu Rong.

Ling Feng negotiated with Ning Fengzhi for Ning Rongrong to train at Spirit Hall, then witnessed her awakening and used the Aromatic Silk Beauty to evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Ning Rongrong left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ling Feng and Jin Chen to begin her life at Spirit Hall.

• Ling Feng presented Ning Fengzhi with the Aromatic Silk Beauty and required Ning Rongrong to train at Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's direct disciples to support Spirit Hall; Ning Fengzhi agreed.
• Ning Rongrong awakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda at the sect's ceremony, and Ling Feng gave Ning Fengzhi the Aromatic Silk Beauty for her to consume.
• Ning Rongrong's martial soul evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and her Soul Power rose to Innate Full Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong to go with Ling Feng to Spirit Hall, and she left the sect with Ling Feng and Jin Chen.
• Ning Rongrong looked back at the sect from the carriage, and Jin Chen tried to cheer her by promising treats and children to meet in Martial Soul Capital.

Ling Feng, Jin Chen, and Ning Rongrong traveled away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect toward Martial Soul Capital, where Ning Rongrong would begin a new life. Along the way, she befriended Jin Chen’s Sea God Trident and learned about the children she might meet; the group stopped when she grew hungry.

• Ling Feng and Jin Chen rode beside Ning Rongrong’s carriage as they left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and headed down the mountain.
• Ning Rongrong touched Jin Chen’s Sea God Trident, which glowed and accepted her, and Ling Feng explained that the divine artifact was sentient.
• Jin Chen told Ning Rongrong about the children in Martial Soul Capital, and Ling Feng reassured her that she could make friends even if they had different martial souls.
• Ning Rongrong asked about Ling Feng and Jin Chen’s childhood friendship, and Jin Chen joked about Ling Feng’s serious nature while Ning Rongrong teased him in return.
• After half an hour, the group reached the foot of the mountain, where Ning Rongrong’s stomach growled and Jin Chen offered her candied hawthorn.

Ling Feng agreed to take Sword Douluo Chen Xin to Martial Soul Capital after realizing he had followed them to protect Ning Rongrong. Chen Xin joined the journey, and Ling Feng and Jin Chen reassured him that Ning Rongrong would be cared for there.

• Ning Rongrong accepted a jade pendant from Chen Xin, who had caught up with their carriage.
• Chen Xin asked Ling Feng to spar, and Ling Feng proposed that Chen Xin accompany them to Martial Soul Capital and guide his cultivation.
• Chen Xin agreed to go, and Jin Chen welcomed him and offered to show him the local food.
• As they continued toward Martial Soul Capital, Chen Xin told Ling Feng how difficult it was to let Ning Rongrong leave after watching over her all her life.
• Jin Chen reassured Chen Xin that people in Martial Soul Capital would treat Ning Rongrong well, and Chen Xin warned Jin Chen not to let the Sea God Trident influence him.

Chen Xin brought Ning Rongrong to Martial Soul Capital, where Qian Daoliu welcomed them and promised to look after her. At dawn, Chen Xin challenged Qian Daoliu to a swordsmanship match, and the two began fighting with their swords alone.

• Chen Xin arrived in Martial Soul Capital with Ning Rongrong, Ling Feng, and Jin Chen, and Qian Daoliu greeted him at the Worship Hall.
• Qian Daoliu invited Chen Xin inside for wine and told Ning Rongrong she could come to him whenever she needed anything.
• At dawn, Qian Daoliu waited for Chen Xin at the Martial Arts Arena, expecting him to offer something in return for his stay.
• Chen Xin asked Qian Daoliu for swordsmanship pointers, and Qian Daoliu drew the Angel God Sword he had not used since his battle with Tang Chen.
• Chen Xin and Qian Daoliu began their match without Soul Skills, Soul Rings, or Soul Power, exchanging their first sword strikes.

Chen Xin and Qian Daoliu sparred in the Worship Hall, comparing their swordsmanship and discussing the intent behind their blades. Afterward, Chen Xin promised to stay in Martial Soul Capital and teach Ning Rongrong swordsmanship.

• Chen Xin and Qian Daoliu tested their swordsmanship, first matching their power and then clashing at full strength as the other worshippers watched.
• Jin Chen explained to Ning Rongrong that Chen Xin wanted to spar because experts enjoyed testing themselves against other experts.
• Qian Daoliu said Chen Xin's sword was meant to protect, while his own had once been a weapon of slaughter, and admitted that wielding it again felt good.
• Chen Xin asked Ning Rongrong whether she had seen his swordsmanship and promised to teach her.
• Chen Xin told Ning Rongrong he would stay in Martial Soul Capital for a while to train her in swordsmanship.

Ling Feng left Martial Soul Capital for Slaughter City to fight Tang Chen and break through to Rank 96. Their battle began with both men matching each other, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Jin Chen learned that the Sea God Trident contained the Sea God's trident techniques, while Ling Feng explained that Chen Xin remained in Martial Soul Capital partly to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• After standing before the Angel God Statue for three days, Ling Feng decided to go to Slaughter City and kill Tang Chen; Qian Renxue, Jin Chen, and Ning Rongrong agreed to guard Martial Soul Capital.
• Ling Feng flew to Slaughter City and found Tang Chen waiting in the Black Tower's Stone Chamber.
• Tang Chen attacked Ling Feng with his Blood-Colored Longsword, but Ling Feng blocked, evaded, and countered with his dragon abilities.
• Ling Feng and Tang Chen exchanged blows with their fire attacks, and both retreated three steps without either falling.

Ling Feng broke through to Level 96 and defeated Tang Chen, passing the greatest trial of the Destruction God Trial. Six years later, the Spirit Hall Empire prepared for the Sun Moon Continent’s arrival, with one year remaining before war.

• Ling Feng broke through to Level 96 during his battle with Tang Chen and combined three powers to shatter Tang Chen’s sword and defeat him.
• Ling Feng killed Tang Chen with the Coiling Dragon Staff, and the golden light of victory signaled that he had passed the Destruction God Trial’s greatest challenge.
• Over the next six years, Qian Renxue advanced to Level 98, Jin Chen reached Level 89, Ning Rongrong became a Level 41 Soul Ancestor, and Ling Feng reached Level 99 while continuing their divine trials.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue, Jin Chen, Ning Rongrong, and Ling Feng that the Sun Moon Continent would arrive in one year, and they declared themselves ready.

After Dai Mubai escaped the Star Luo Empire to seek his own future, Zhu Zhuqing was ordered to serve as a maid to the Holy Son in the Martial Soul Capital. She accepted reluctantly to protect Star Luo’s dwindling resources and left carrying Dai Mubai’s engagement token.

• Dai Mubai slipped out of the imperial palace and left for Shrek Academy, hoping to build a future through his own talent.
• Zhu Zhuqing learned that Dai Mubai had fled and felt no attachment to him, but resented being left to deal with the consequences.
• Zhu Tianyun told Zhu Zhuqing that the emperor wanted her to go to the Martial Soul Capital and serve as the Holy Son’s maid, partly to represent Star Luo among Spirit Hall’s upper ranks.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused at first, but agreed after Zhu Tianyun warned that Star Luo’s resource allocation would be cut if she did not go.
• Zhu Zhuqing departed for the Martial Soul Capital with a small bundle and Dai Mubai’s jade engagement token, intending to return it to him.

Zhu Zhuqing arrived in the Martial Soul Capital and was assigned to serve the Spirit Hall Empire’s Holy Son, Qiangu Lingfeng, despite her reluctance. As she settled into her new duties, Ling Feng told her that becoming stronger could give her choices, and she began following him through his daily routine.

• After five days of travel, Zhu Zhuqing reached the Martial Soul Capital and met Qian Renxue, who assigned her to be the Holy Son’s maid.
• Qian Renxue introduced Zhu Zhuqing to Qiangu Lingfeng, who learned that she had not wanted to come but told her to stay and perform her duties.
• Zhu Zhuqing spent the night thinking about Dai Mubai and vowed to show him that he was not worthy of her.
• The next morning, Ling Feng asked Zhu Zhuqing whom she hated, and she answered that she hated herself for having no choice.
• Ling Feng told Zhu Zhuqing that becoming strong could give her choices and led her from his room.
• As the days passed, Zhu Zhuqing served Ling Feng each morning and followed him to the Worship Hall and Martial Arts Arena, where she had access to better cultivation resources.

After Zhu Zhuqing reached rank 30, Ling Feng gave her a fifty-thousand-year soul bone, which she absorbed despite its painful, dangerous power. The next morning, she reported its skill to Ling Feng, then went with Ning Rongrong to explore the Martial Soul Capital.

• After Zhu Zhuqing reached rank 30, Ling Feng sent her a ten-thousand-year soul bone, which turned out to be a fifty-thousand-year Shadow Hell Cat left arm bone.
• At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai trained hard and thought that he would return for Zhu Zhuqing once he became stronger.
• Zhu Zhuqing endured the painful absorption of the soul bone and gained the Hell Shadow Claw skill, which attacked through the air and bypassed most physical defenses.
• The next morning, Zhu Zhuqing told Ling Feng about her new soul bone skill, and he told her to practice hard.
• Ning Rongrong invited Zhu Zhuqing to explore the Martial Soul Capital, and the two left the Worship Hall together.