Chapter Summaries

Qian Daoliu and Ning Fengzhi gathered the young geniuses to arrange an exchange with Chuan Ling, while Qian Renxue prepared to claim Tang San's mother as her hundred-thousand-year soul ring. At Chuan Ling, Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived to visit Xu Zhining.

• Qian Daoliu assessed Qian Renxue, Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and the other young geniuses before the Heaven Dou princes arrived.
• Qian Daoliu told the gathered youths that they would face Chuan Ling's younger generation in an exchange, and they enthusiastically agreed.
• Qian Renxue asked to wait a month before taking Tang San's mother's soul ring, and Ning Fengzhi proposed publicizing the plan to provoke Tang San and encourage their young fighters.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to spread the news, while Qian Renxue said she would let Tang San see his mother before killing her.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo visited Chuan Ling and greeted Xu Zhining, who recognized him.

Golden Crocodile Douluo visited Chuan Ling to propose an exchange, but Bibi Dong refused and offered to sell information instead. After he asked about recovering Qian Daoliu’s arm, Bibi Dong hinted at Qian Daoliu’s coming death, and Xu Zhining learned that she would soon travel to other worlds with Bibi Dong.

• Xu Zhining escorted Golden Crocodile Douluo to meet Bibi Dong after declining to play music for him.
• Bibi Dong rejected Golden Crocodile Douluo’s exchange proposal, mocked Spirit Hall’s weakness, and offered to sell information about the Clear Sky Sect.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo asked how Spirit Hall could recover Qian Daoliu’s arm, and Bibi Dong said Qian Renxue could collect it after Qian Daoliu’s death.
• Bibi Dong told Golden Crocodile Douluo to repeat her words to Qian Daoliu, leaving him troubled about what his elder brother was hiding.
• Xu Zhining asked why Bibi Dong refused the exchange, and Bibi Dong explained that many of Chuan Ling’s people were exploring other worlds.
• Bibi Dong told Xu Zhining they would travel together once Grandmaster Ye Qing’s vacation ended.

Xu Xiao absorbed another world and broke through to God King, triggering the Chuan Ling Divine Realm’s ascension and a flood of divine power that advanced his followers. The Asura God discovered that six worlds had vanished and alerted the Destruction God, while Electrolux emerged from the transformation as a God King.

• Xu Xiao absorbed the Asura God’s world and entered the Spirit Pagoda with the Silver Dragon King and Zhong Ling.
• The Asura God discovered that six of his worlds had disappeared, then told the Destruction God and called for the other gods to gather.
• After refining the world for a month, Xu Xiao broke through to God King, and the Chuan Ling Divine Realm began ascending.
• The Silver Dragon King gathered everyone beneath the celestial river of divine power, where they cultivated for three months while Xu Xiao handled affairs in Chuan Ling.
• Xu Xiao saw that his followers had advanced, and Electrolux revealed that he had also become a God King.

Xu Xiao moved closer to absorbing the Douluo God Realm’s power, relocated Sea God Island into his Divine Realm, and began establishing rules for the Chuan Ling Divine Realm. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue prepared to begin her Divine Trial, while Qian Daoliu accepted that he would die for her.

• The Golden Ancient Tree took human form and discovered that Yue Guan and the others had also grown much stronger.
• Gui Mei told Xu Xiao that Asura God and others were discussing how to investigate his seizure of the Divine Realm, and warned him that Sea God might attack Sea God Island.
• Xu Xiao reassured Gui Mei, then used spatial power to move Sea God Island into the Spirit Pagoda and arranged the surrounding space for his Divine Realm.
• Xu Xiao gathered his companions to establish rules for the Chuan Ling Divine Realm.
• Qian Renxue reached level 70 and knelt in the Angel Sanctuary with one month remaining before her Divine Trial.
• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Douluo that he had accepted his coming death and asked him to look after Qian Renxue.

Golden Crocodile agreed to trade his life for Qian Daoliu and others in a deal with Xu Xiao, who promised a different kind of rebirth for them. Xu Xiao arranged to deliver captives from the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning to Vast Sea City and tasked Xiao Bai with helping him reach Tang San and his companions.

• Qian Daoliu asked Golden Crocodile to save Xue'er's life if her divine trial went badly, and told him to keep the matter secret from her.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Golden Crocodile to keep hunting Tang San and to arrange the execution of people from the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning.
• Golden Crocodile asked Xu Xiao to waive the fee for the planned service in exchange for Qian Daoliu's life, and Xu Xiao offered to let Golden Crocodile trade his own life for theirs.
• Golden Crocodile accepted the deal and asked Xu Xiao not to tell Qian Daoliu, then chose Vast Sea City as the delivery location.
• Xu Xiao summoned Xiao Bai and assigned her a task intended to notify Tang San and his companions.

Xiao Bai delivered the Sea God’s oracle to Tang San and the others, ordering them to return after learning their clansmen had been captured. Xu Xiao prepared to make them watch as Spirit Hall confronted the prisoners in Vast Sea City.

• Xu Xiao sent Xiao Bai through a Spatial Portal to intercept Tang San and the others and bring them to Vast Sea City.
• Tang San’s group discovered that their Direction Finder was broken, and Xiao Bai appeared to deliver the Sea God’s oracle.
• Xiao Bai told Tang San and the others that the Clear Sky Sect and Yu Yuanzhen’s clansmen had been captured and ordered them to return.
• Xiao Bai transformed and propelled their ship toward Vast Sea City, while Tang San’s group rushed to deal with the captives.
• A week later, Spirit Hall’s upper echelon gathered before thousands of bound prisoners as Xu Xiao and his companions watched from hiding.
• Xu Xiao sensed Xiao Bai and the others approaching and planned to stop them so Tang San’s group would have to watch the confrontation.

Qian Daoliu trapped Tang Zhan and Yu Yuanzhen behind the Sea God’s barrier and slaughtered their followers, including Tang Yuehua, while demanding they kill Tang San and Yu Xiaogang to spare the rest. Tang San saw his elders hesitate and secretly vowed to kill them for weighing his life against their sect members.

• Tang Zhan’s party reached the shore, where Qian Daoliu ordered Golden Crocodile Douluo to attack their ship.
• Xiao Bai’s disguised Sea God Divine Oracle shielded the ship, but it stopped offshore and left Tang Zhan and Yu Yuanzhen unable to intervene.
• Qian Daoliu dragged Tang Yuehua to the barrier, severed her arm, and killed her before slaughtering Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning followers.
• Qian Daoliu offered to spare the survivors if Tang Zhan and Yu Yuanzhen killed Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San saw Tang Zhan and Yu Yuanzhen hesitate, resented them for weighing him against the others, and vowed to kill them after becoming a god.

Qian Daoliu slaughtered Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Clan members to force Tang Zhan and Yu Yuanzhen to choose between their clansmen and Tang San. As the survivors turned against Tang San and their leaders, Tang Zhan still faced the decision.

• Qian Daoliu threatened to kill a hostage every minute Tang Zhan and Yu Yuanzhen delayed, then ordered Golden Crocodile Douluo and Blue Lightning to leave no one alive.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that he was the Rakshasa God Successor, but Qian Daoliu and the others ignored his boast as the slaughter continued.
• Yu Yuanzhen slapped Yu Xiaogang and regretted his choices, while Qian Xunji accused him of caring more about his son's divine trial than his clan.
• Tang Xiao urged Tang Zhan not to sacrifice Tang San, arguing that Spirit Hall would kill them regardless.
• The Grand Elder and other Clear Sky Sect captives demanded that Tang Zhan kill Tang San rather than trade their lives for him.

Qian Daoliu forced Tang Xiao to choose between Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect members, and Tang Xiao sacrificed the kneeling clansmen rather than oppose Spirit Hall. As the massacre began, Yu Yuanzhen vowed that Tang San and Xiao Gang would avenge them once they became gods.

• The Clear Sky Sect members begged Tang Zhan to spare their lives, while Tai Tan offered to die for Tang San and Qian Daoliu taunted Tang Zhan over his family and allies.
• Tang Xiao knocked Tang Zhan unconscious, then knelt and apologized to the Clear Sky Sect members before declaring that Tang San would avenge them.
• Tang Xiao challenged Qian Daoliu to kill the sect members, and Qian Daoliu ordered Rebel Son to leave no one alive.
• As Spirit Hall began building the jingguan from the dead, Xu Xiao remarked that Tang San already resented Tang Xiao, and Bibi Dong asked why Xu Xiao had targeted Tang San.
• Yu Yuanzhen urged Xiao Gang and Little Third to remember their enemies and kill them after becoming gods, while Qian Daoliu mocked their threats.

Xu Xiao discovered that the Snow Empress was trapped in the final trial of her inheritance and entered her illusion to wake her. He freed her from the trial, and the Snow Empress recognized him and kissed him.

• After three days guarding the bodies, Tang Xiao and the others were taken to sea, where Xiao Bai left them to find Sea God Island on their own.
• Xiao Bai reported the mission to Xu Xiao, who then decided to visit the Snow Empress in the Far North.
• Xu Xiao opened a spatial passage into the Ice God's inheritance site after Uncle Hai explained that the Snow Empress was trapped in her final trial.
• Xu Xiao entered the Snow Empress's illusion and shattered the scene where she imagined a happy life with him.
• The Snow Empress mistook Xu Xiao for an impostor at first, then realized he was real and kissed him.

The Snow Empress completed her final trial, ascended as the Ice God, and was tasked with protecting the Far North. A month later, Qian Renxue activated the Angel Nine Trials, alarming the Sea God, who considered having Bo Saixi kill her.

• The Snow Empress learned Xu Xiao’s origins through their entwined consciousnesses and completed her final trial as her ascension began.
• Xu Xiao contained the escaping Divine Power within the Far North while the Snow Empress broke through the seal and declared herself the Ice God.
• The Snow Empress sensed a declining Ice Phoenix and a Fish Dragon, then ordered them to protect the Far North.
• A month later, Qian Renxue activated the Angel Nine Trials, delighting Qian Daoliu.
• The Sea God sensed the trials from the Divine Realm, worried that the Angel God’s legacy had survived, and thought of having Bo Saixi kill Qian Renxue.

The Sea God discovered that Sea God Island had vanished and told Tang San to leave the ocean and seek his inheritance in Slaughter City. At the God Realm Center, he learned that a world under the Asura God's authority had also disappeared, raising suspicions that someone was targeting them.

• The Sea God failed to contact Sea God Island and sent a projection to investigate, finding the island and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks gone.
• The Sea God found Tang San, told him Sea God Island had vanished, and ordered him to investigate and go to Slaughter City for his inheritance.
• The Sea God returned to the Divine Realm and remembered that the Asura Divine Sword had vanished as well.
• The Sea God told the Asura God and the others at the God Realm Center that his inheritance grounds had disappeared.
• The Evil God King pointed out that the Asura Divine Sword, a world under the Asura God's authority, and the Sea God's island had all vanished, making the gods suspect they were being targeted.

Asura God tried to uncover who was targeting him after his worlds disappeared and learned that Rakshasa God had stripped Tang San of his fortune. Meanwhile, Gui Mei told Evil God King that his big brother was ready to meet him, leaving Evil eager to arrange the meeting.

• Asura God discovered that only his worlds had disappeared, so Destruction ordered the Divine Realm to prepare its defenses against an unknown enemy.
• Asura God learned that Tang San had not received a Divine Trial and that the Angel God had begun hers, while Sea God reported that Sea God Island was gone.
• Sea God revealed that Rakshasa God was near Tang San, and Asura God concluded that Rakshasa had taken Tang San's fortune and vowed to deal with him when he reached Slaughter City.
• Sea God left after Asura God told him to report when Tang San arrived, and Asura God declared that Tang San would survive long enough to reach his territory.
• Gui Mei told Evil God King that his big brother could meet him, and Evil said Destruction and Life would also want to thank him.

The God Kings discussed meeting Gui Mei and Chen Xin’s big brother, whom Evil God suspected of taking the worlds under Asura’s jurisdiction. They agreed to receive him that night and prepare for his arrival.

• Gui Mei told Evil God that his big brother was stronger than he was and could come to the Divine Realm whenever he wished.
• Evil God informed Destruction God and Life God that Gui Mei and Chen Xin’s big brother was willing to meet them.
• Evil God suspected that the big brother had taken the worlds under Asura’s jurisdiction, while Destruction God doubted someone from the lower realm could be so powerful.
• Life God and Kindness God pointed to the brothers’ mission and their seventh brother Ye Shengxin’s strength as reasons to take the big brother seriously.
• The four God Kings agreed to meet Gui Mei and Chen Xin’s big brother that night and prepare to welcome him.

Tang San told the others that Sea God Island had disappeared and that the Sea God had ordered him to investigate and seek an inheritance in Slaughter City. Yu Xiaogang feared returning there, but the Rakshasa God tempted him to kill those who knew his secrets, and he wavered before the group prepared to return to the continent.

• Tang San told Tang Xiao, Tang Zhan, and Yu Xiaogang that Sea God Island had disappeared and that the Sea God had sent him to Slaughter City to investigate and receive an inheritance.
• Tang Xiao calmed Tang San and said they would return to the continent and go to Slaughter City to investigate.
• Yu Xiaogang resisted returning to Slaughter City, but the Rakshasa God told him that the Rakshasa inheritance grounds were gone and urged him to kill everyone who knew his past.
• The Rakshasa God offered to arrange Yu Xiaogang's third through sixth divine trials around killing the four people with him, and Yu Xiaogang became tempted while pretending to object.
• Yu Yuanzhen roused Yu Xiaogang, and Tang Xiao proposed that they secretly fly back to the continent while Spirit Hall focused on the ocean.

Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and their companions traveled to Slaughter City, where they met Chen Jianjun. Chen Jianjun learned that the wanted fugitives had returned and demanded to know why they had come.

• Yu Yuanzhen proposed investigating Sea God Island alone while Tang Xiao and Tang San entered Slaughter City, but the Rakshasa God persuaded Yu Xiaogang to go with them.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to investigate and planned to visit Chuan Ling, while Tang Xiao carried Tang San and Yu Yuanzhen carried Yu Xiaogang toward the coast.
• The five secretly came ashore and traveled to Slaughter City, where they asked an emissary to take them to Chen Jianjun.
• Chen Jianjun recognized Tang Zhan and the others, mocked them as homeless dogs, and asked what they wanted.

Chen Jianjun bargained with Tang Zhan and Yu Yuanzhen for information, and Tang Zhan revealed that Blue Lightning's Dragon Transformation Soul Skill came from a hidden secret realm. Yu Yuanzhen began to disclose its entrance requirements, leaving Yu Xiaogang shocked that he had never heard of the realm.

• Tang Zhan asked Chen Jianjun about the events in Vast Sea City, and Chen Jianjun demanded a valuable price for Chuan Ling's help.
• Tang Xiao offered half their resources, but Chen Jianjun rejected them and pressed Yu Yuanzhen to name something Blue Lightning could offer.
• Tang Zhan asked where Blue Lightning's Dragon Transformation Soul Skill came from, and Chen Jianjun realized the clan had a secret.
• Yu Yuanzhen said Blue Lightning's ancestor had comprehended Dragon Transformation in a secret realm, but Chen Jianjun accused him of withholding information.
• Tang Zhan revealed that the secret realm was Blue Lightning's true birthplace and required a special Soul Bone to enter, shocking Yu Xiaogang, who had never heard of it.

Yu Xiaogang learned that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had kept a secret Divine Trial realm from him, while Chen Jianjun admitted that Chuan Ling had helped Spirit Hall track down the Clear Sky Sect. Xu Xiao arrived and offered Tang San Tang Hao’s location in exchange for one of Tang San’s hands and legs, leaving Tang San weighing the demand as Yu Xiaogang urged him to wait.

• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Xiaogang that only successive sect masters knew about the secret realm, and Yu Xiaogang resented his father for keeping it from him.
• Chen Jianjun revealed that Chuan Ling had given Spirit Hall information about the Clear Sky Sect, enraging Tang Zhan and the others before Chen Jianjun suppressed them.
• Tang San asked where Tang Hao was, and Chen Jianjun summoned Xu Xiao to name a price.
• Xu Xiao demanded one of Tang San’s legs and one of his hands for Tang Hao’s whereabouts, then warned that Tang Hao was in bad condition.
• Xu Xiao confirmed Tang Hao was alive and would remain so for years, while Yu Xiaogang advised Tang San to wait until he became a god and rescue him.

Tang San chose to postpone rescuing Tang Hao until after completing his divine trial, while Tang Xiao negotiated entry into Slaughter City for the others. Golden Crocodile Douluo then brought Spirit Hall’s young fighters to enter as well, and Xu Xiao arranged for the rival groups to survive inside and clash.

• Tang San agreed to leave Tang Hao in danger until he became a god, prompting Tang Zhan to condemn him and Tang Xiao to calm the dispute.
• Tang Xiao asked Xu Xiao for Xiao Wu’s whereabouts, but Xu Xiao demanded one arm from each person present; Tang Xiao instead paid for four people to enter Slaughter City.
• Tang Zhan, Yu Xiaogang, and the others entered Slaughter City under an envoy’s guidance, while Tang Xiao stayed behind.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived with Spirit Hall’s young fighters and paid for them to enter Slaughter City to overcome their bottleneck.
• Xu Xiao secretly told the envoy not to let the newcomers die, intending for them to fight their rivals inside Slaughter City.

Xu Xiao and Chen Jianjun investigated the hidden realm beneath Blue Lightning after learning about it from Golden Crocodile Douluo. They found its concealed gateway and entered, where a storm of lightning greeted them.

• After Golden Crocodile Douluo left, Chen Jianjun told Xu Xiao that Yu Yuanzhen's ancestors might have come from a hidden realm where the Dragon Transformation skill was discovered.
• Xu Xiao brought Chen Jianjun to Blue Lightning's former base, where they found Liu Erlong and Ah Rou searching for the hidden realm so they could take Xiao Wu and the others into seclusion.
• Xu Xiao and Chen Jianjun discovered a concealed gateway beneath Blue Lightning, marked with nine dragons forming a crown-shaped indentation.
• Chen Jianjun sensed the gate but could not detect the space behind it, while Xu Xiao explained that the gateway led to the hidden realm and forced his way inside without a key.
• A powerful lightning storm struck Xu Xiao and Chen Jianjun upon their arrival, but Xu Xiao absorbed the bolts into space and redirected them.