Chapter Summaries

After consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Lin Qing rapidly grew into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion and explored the Sea of Mass Graves. Wue began a brutal harvest of the sea’s Soul Beasts, leaving the other overlords under attack.

• Lin Qing’s carapace shattered and regrew as the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass boosted his cultivation to eighty-five thousand years and strengthened his Ultimate Ice.
• Lin Qing deliberately froze hundreds of sea beasts during a tide, drawing Heaven and Earth Black Monkey’s attention without provoking an attack.
• Lin Qing traveled beyond the floating island, explored dangerous waters, and eventually mastered Ultimate Ice and became a Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion.
• Wue launched a large-scale harvest, sending the Boneless Demon Fish and other lackeys to slaughter Soul Beasts across the sea region.
• Wue’s forces devastated the Seven Overlords: Nine Heavens Dragon Centipede’s nest was drenched in blood, Mountain-River Five-Poison Deer fled wounded, and Western Region Behemoth lost half its soul blood.

Lin Qing, the Ice Jade Scorpion, united the seven overlords and countless Soul Beasts into the Anti-Wue Alliance, while secretly planning to escape Wue’s reach. The chapter ended with him searching the Sea of Mass Graves for a Myriad Spirits Stone to activate a teleportation array.

• Lin Qing, the Ice Jade Scorpion, confronted Heaven and Earth Black Monkey and froze the island’s Soul Beasts to prove his strength.
• Heaven and Earth Black Monkey agreed to join forces against Wue after Lin Qing demonstrated his power.
• Lin Qing defeated Blazing Flame Crimson Dragon, and Thunderclap Beast and the other overlords joined the alliance.
• The seven overlords and their forces formed the Anti-Wue Alliance with the goal of killing Wue.
• Lin Qing revealed that he intended to escape the Sea of Mass Graves and began searching for a Myriad Spirits Stone.

Lin Qing watched a vision of Ice Jade Scorpion Lin Qing and the seven overlords launch a surprise assault on Wue, hoping to use the battle as cover for an escape through a teleportation array. The overlords killed Wue’s Qilin-form avatar, but Lin Qing fled alone, and Wue’s true body emerged from the palace.

• Lin Qing realized the seven overlords’ assault would create enough chaos to conceal Ice Jade Scorpion Lin Qing’s attempt to escape through a teleportation array.
• The seven overlords attacked Wue’s Qilin-form avatar, Nine Nether Evil, and Ice Jade Scorpion Lin Qing struck its wound with Ice God’s Lament.
• The overlords and Ice Jade Scorpion Lin Qing killed Nine Nether Evil, though all seven overlords were injured and dozens of powerful Soul Beasts died.
• Ice Jade Scorpion Lin Qing dove into the deep sea and raced toward the teleportation array while the overlords celebrated their apparent victory.
• Wue’s true body walked out of the palace after Ice Jade Scorpion Lin Qing escaped.

Wue emerged after his avatar’s defeat and effortlessly slaughtered seven Ten-Thousand-Year Overlords. Ice Jade Scorpion Lin Qing activated a teleportation array to escape, but Wue caught him and trapped him just short of the passage.

• Wue appeared over the Sea of Mass Graves and crushed the Heaven and Earth Black Monkey and six other Ten-Thousand-Year Overlords with ease.
• Lin Qing watched the massacre through the light screen and feared Wue’s overwhelming power.
• Ice Jade Scorpion Lin Qing fled through the deep sea to an ancient altar and used the Myriad Spirits Stone to activate its teleportation array.
• Wue opened a spatial rift behind Lin Qing as he tried to enter the passage and froze the surrounding space.
• Wue trapped Lin Qing inches from the portal, cracking his shell and leaving him unable to escape.

The light screen showed Ice Jade Scorpion Lin Qing sacrificing his ten-thousand-year cultivation to escape Wue’s Spatial Cage, only to die on a sunlit reef after reaching the outside world. In Emperor Soul Village, Lin Qing received Lin Qing’s relics and learned that his final wish was to defeat Wue and obtain the Space Law Origin.

• Lin Qing ignited his cultivation and Ultimate Ice to shatter a gap in Wue’s Spatial Cage, then fled into a silver spatial vortex.
• Wue struck Lin Qing through the passage, shattering his shell and gravely wounding him, but Lin Qing escaped to the outside sea.
• Lin Qing reached a sunlit reef, felt relieved to have escaped, and died beneath the sunlight.
• Lin Qing reflected on the playback and resolved to become the one moving the pieces rather than a chess piece.
• The Ash Urn awarded Lin Qing the Myriad Spirits Stone and Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Scorpion Origin.
• The system told Lin Qing to fulfill Lin Qing’s final wish by defeating Wue and obtaining the Space Law Origin.

Lin Qing discovered the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Origin Crystal and Myriad Spirits Stone in the Ash Urn, then left Slaughter City with his gains. In Heaven Dou City, Tang San sensed that he had missed an enormous opportunity but could not discover what had changed.

• Lin Qing opened the Ash Urn and revealed the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion Origin Crystal and the Myriad Spirits Stone.
• Ice Empress recognized the crystal core as a treasure that could break her bottleneck and strengthen Lin Qing’s Soul Rings, and Lin Qing gave it to her.
• Lin Qing examined the Myriad Spirits Stone, recognized its uses for suppressing Soul Beast backlash and comprehending Divinity, and stored it in his Soul Tool.
• Lin Qing decided that his business in Slaughter City was finished and prepared to leave.
• Tang San struggled to meditate at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, sensed that an important opportunity had vanished, and searched the back mountain without finding an explanation.

Oscar told Tang San that Ma Hongjun had awakened, and Tang San examined him in the crowded dormitory. Tang San confirmed that the toxins were gone, but Ma Hongjun remained gravely weak, with his Evil Fire extinguished and his meridians badly damaged.

• Oscar found Tang San on the mountain and told him Ma Hongjun had awakened but was too weak to sit up.
• Tang San and Oscar went to the dormitory, where Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng watched over Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San examined Ma Hongjun's pulse and found his meridians scarred and narrowed, with his Evil Fire gone.
• Tang San told Flender that the toxins had been cleared and had left no residue in Ma Hongjun's internal organs, prompting Flender and Zhao Wuji to breathe with relief.

Tang San saved Ma Hongjun but revealed that his damaged meridians would severely limit his cultivation, leaving Flender to comfort his disciple and then depart to search for Liu Erlong. The chapter ends with Flender walking out of the academy, determined to find her.

• Tang San told everyone that Ma Hongjun's meridians had atrophied and fused, limiting his future to at most Soul King and making stronger Soul Rings potentially fatal.
• Yu Xiaogang lamented the loss of Ma Hongjun's talent, prompting Flender to glare at him and silence him.
• Flender reassured Ma Hongjun that his life mattered more than his cultivation, while Zhao Wuji offered him a safe future at the academy.
• Flender told Zhao Wuji to care for Ma Hongjun and announced that he was leaving to search for Liu Erlong.
• Flender straightened his clothes and walked out into the sunlight without looking back.

Lin Qing completed the Ice Empress’s absorption of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ice Jade Empress Scorpion’s source power, raising her age to five hundred thousand years, then left Slaughter City under the care of his undead army. After learning that the Far North’s Elder Dragon Clan secret realm could not yet be opened, he headed for Sea God Island on the Frost Bone Dragon, wondering how Xiao Wu and the others were doing.

• The Ice Empress absorbed the scorpion’s remaining source power and reached five hundred thousand years, while Lin Qing promised to find her a million-year tonic someday.
• Lin Qing ended his seclusion, ordered his undead followers to run Slaughter City and enforce the Hell Slaughter Arena’s rules, then departed as they saluted him.
• Lin Qing asked the Water Dragon King about the spatial anomaly in the Far North gorge, and she identified it as a likely small world left by the Elder Dragon Clan but warned that they could not safely open it yet.
• Lin Qing summoned the Frost Bone Dragon and set off for Sea God Island.
• As he flew above the clouds, Lin Qing reflected that a year had passed and wondered how Xiao Wu and the others were doing.

The women on Sea God Island spent the day missing Lin Qing and wondering what he was doing. At sunset, Er Ni sensed his return and flew toward the approaching Frost Bone Dragon, where Lin Qing stood, ending their year-long separation.

• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Er Ni talked about missing Lin Qing and how much they had grown while he was away.
• Liu Erlong joined the women with fruit and teased them for thinking about Lin Qing instead of their training.
• As sunset fell, Er Ni sensed someone approaching and spotted a distant shape in the sky.
• Ning Rongrong noticed the approaching figure, and the women prepared to fight as Er Ni flew toward it on her Black Cloud Wings.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized the figure as the Frost Bone Dragon, with Lin Qing standing atop its skull, and Xiao Wu shouted a joyful greeting.

Lin Qing returned to Sea God Island and reunited with Er Ni and the others after a year away. Their celebration was interrupted by the Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars, who arrived to investigate his Frost Bone Dragon and recognized him as the man with six 100,000-Year Soul Rings.

• Er Ni flew to Lin Qing and embraced him in midair, and the two kissed as the Frost Bone Dragon kept them aloft.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, Liu Erlong, and Ye Lingling watched and teased the reunited couple from the beach.
• Lin Qing landed with Er Ni, greeted the women, and reassured them that he had returned.
• The sand shook and the sea surged as seven water pillars rose, prompting the women to summon their martial souls.
• The Sea God's Seven Sacred Pillars appeared, and Sea Dragon Douluo recognized Lin Qing and noticed that his Frost Bone Dragon had grown far stronger.

Lin Qing returned to Sea God Island after a year, and the Seven Sacred Pillars and Bo Saixi sensed how far beyond their understanding his power had grown. He casually asked Bo Saixi for permission to enter the island with the maidens accompanying him.

• Sea Dragon Douluo secretly tried to probe Lin Qing's power but found it impossible to sense, while Sea Horse Douluo admitted he could not gauge Lin Qing's level.
• The Seven Sacred Pillars estimated that Lin Qing had reached at least the ninetieth level after advancing roughly twenty levels in a year.
• Bo Saixi arrived amid a dramatic disturbance in the sea, and the Seven Sacred Pillars bowed to greet her.
• Bo Saixi sensed a fatal danger in Lin Qing and wondered whether she could protect Sea God Island if they fought.
• Lin Qing greeted Bo Saixi casually, then gestured toward the maidens behind him and asked whether he could enter Sea God Island to see his people.

After Bo Saixi granted Lin Qing permission to enter Sea God Island, he reunited with the girls and heard how they had advanced during the past year. The chapter left off with Lin Qing praising their solid foundations, while Xiao Wu, Er Ni, Zhu Zhuqing, Liu Erlong, and the others were still with him.

• Bo Saixi granted Lin Qing's request and departed, leaving the Seven Sacred Pillars to recognize his strength and welcome him with respect.
• Lin Qing invited the girls onto the island, and Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Er Ni, Zhu Zhuqing, Liu Erlong, and the others gathered around him.
• Lin Qing asked the girls how much they had advanced over the past year.
• Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran reported reaching level fifty-six, while Zhu Zhuqing reached level fifty-seven and Ye Lingling reached level fifty-eight; each had completed the first Sea God Divine Trial and gained four purple Soul Rings and one black ring.
• Lin Qing praised the girls for their progress and strong foundations.

Lin Qing reunited with his companions on Sea God Island and heard how much their Soul Power had advanced. When they asked about his own progress, he revealed he had reached level ninety at fourteen, leaving them stunned by his record-breaking achievement.

• Er Ni, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu reported their Soul Emperor levels and improved Soul Rings, while Liu Erlong revealed she had reached level eighty-four and passed the Sea God's third trial.
• Ning Rongrong hosted a reunion feast where the companions celebrated their progress.
• Liu Erlong asked Lin Qing what level he had reached because she could not sense his Soul Power.
• Lin Qing revealed he was level ninety and only lacked his ninth Soul Ring to become a Titled Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu reacted with disbelief, and Xiao Wu asked whether Lin Qing had eaten a legendary treasure.

Lin Qing told Liu Erlong and the others that he had absorbed two million-year soul rings and defeated Tang Chen in Slaughter City, leaving them stunned by his strength. At the Sea God Temple, Sea Dragon Douluo asked Bo Saixi how they should handle Lin Qing, and the Seven Sacred Pillar guardians awaited her orders.

• Lin Qing reassured Liu Erlong that his cultivation was stable, then revealed he had absorbed two million-year soul rings and killed a level 99 Peerless Douluo in Slaughter City.
• Lin Qing explained that the Peerless Douluo was Tang Chen, who had been possessed by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, and said Slaughter City's restrictions did not affect him.
• Meng Yiran, Zhu Zhuqing, and Liu Erlong questioned Lin Qing's claims, while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong despaired over how far his strength surpassed theirs.
• Lin Qing comforted the girls by praising their steady progress and their achievements in the divine trials.
• Sea Dragon Douluo asked Bo Saixi how the guardians should treat Lin Qing and whether they should let him roam freely around Sea God Island.

Bo Saixi warned the Seven Sacred Pillars not to provoke Lin Qing and granted him unrestricted access to Sea God Island. When Lin Qing visited the Sea God Temple at night, he told Bo Saixi that Tang Chen was dead and explained that he had killed him after finding him possessed by the Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King in Slaughter City.

• Bo Saixi told the Seven Sacred Pillars that Lin Qing posed lethal danger and ordered them not to obstruct or interfere with him.
• Bo Saixi granted Lin Qing the highest level of access to Sea God Island and told her subordinates to let events take their course.
• Lin Qing entered the Sea God Temple at night and told Bo Saixi he had come to repay a kindness and report a death.
• Lin Qing explained that Tang Chen had sought the Asura God's inheritance, become the Slaughter King under the Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King's control, and lost his reason.
• Lin Qing told Bo Saixi that he had killed the Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King and Tang Chen, its host.

Lin Qing fabricated Tang Chen’s dying confession to break Bo Saixi’s spirit, and she believed the lie that Tang Chen had died still loving her. As Bo Saixi collapsed into grief and guilt, Lin Qing saw that he had shattered the Great Enshrined’s defenses.

• Lin Qing told Bo Saixi that he had killed the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King and that Tang Chen had asked him to deliver a final message.
• Lin Qing invented Tang Chen’s last words, claiming he regretted leaving Bo Saixi and would choose her hand in another life.
• Bo Saixi broke down in tears as she learned of Tang Chen’s supposed death and remembered waiting for him for a hundred years.
• Bo Saixi recalled that she had told Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu she would accept whichever man became a god, and Tang Chen had left to pursue that goal.
• Bo Saixi blamed herself for Tang Chen’s fate, while Lin Qing watched her spirit and pride crumble.

Lin Qing told Bo Saixi that Tang Chen had died after regaining his pride, helping her release her century-long grief. He then persuaded her to accept her role in Er Ni’s Ninth Trial of the Sea God and leave Sea God Island’s future in Er Ni’s hands.

• Bo Saixi broke down after learning of Tang Chen’s death, and Lin Qing told her Tang Chen had been freed from his suffering in his final moments.
• Bo Saixi thanked Lin Qing for bringing her news of Tang Chen and ending her uncertainty about his feelings.
• Lin Qing said Er Ni’s Ninth Trial of the Sea God was about to begin and admitted he had come to ensure Bo Saixi would not endanger the inheritance through resentment.
• Lin Qing challenged Bo Saixi’s faith in the gods and reminded her of the losses and sacrifices that had defined her life.
• Lin Qing promised that Er Ni would protect Sea God Island’s future and carry the responsibility Bo Saixi had borne.
• Bo Saixi accepted that her own release was near and said her hundred years of waiting had been worth it.

Lin Qing used fabricated last words from Tang Chen to secure Bo Saixi’s resolve to sacrifice herself for Er Ni’s Ninth Trial. He then asked Bo Saixi about the Sea of Mass Graves, and learned that he and the others could enter because they carried Divine Trial marks.

• Bo Saixi declared that she would sacrifice her cultivation, soul, and life to help Er Ni begin the Ninth Trial of the Sea God.
• Lin Qing privately revealed that he had invented Tang Chen’s confession to remove any hesitation Bo Saixi might feel about sacrificing herself.
• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress recognized that Lin Qing had manipulated Bo Saixi through a carefully crafted lie.
• Lin Qing asked Bo Saixi about the Sea of Mass Graves, explaining that he and his companions wanted its powerful Soul Beasts for resources and training.
• Bo Saixi warned Lin Qing of the Sea of Mass Graves’ dangers, then explained that a Divine Trial mark served as the pass required to enter.

Lin Qing led eight women through a spatial rift opened by Bo Saixi, who revealed that it led to the Sea of Mass Graves, a Land of Exile created by Lord Sea God. The group arrived in a gloomy primeval forest and faced a gigantic, hostile Soul Beast called Giant Bear.

• Lin Qing directed Bo Saixi to open a spatial rift at the Sacred Pillar Plaza, and she warned that the Sea of Mass Graves was dangerous.
• Lin Qing entered the rift first, followed by the women, and Bo Saixi hoped they would survive.
• The group emerged in a dark, unfamiliar forest, where Dugu Yan recognized that it was not Sea God Island.
• Zhu Zhuqing sensed something approaching, and Giant Bear appeared after cutting down an ancient tree with its claws.
• Xiao Wu warned the others to be careful, and Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to enhance the group.