Chapter Summaries

Zi Ji punished Yu Yuanzhen for insulting her and forced Blue Lightning to surrender most of its resources and all its secret techniques to Chuan Ling. The gathering learned that the seat of honor belonged to Chuan Ling's Grand Spirit Lord, who was in seclusion.

• Zi Ji unleashed her overwhelming aura, struck Yu Yuanzhen, and shattered the bones in his limbs despite Yu Mingkai's pleas.
• Zi Ji demanded ninety percent of Blue Lightning's resources and all its secret techniques and books, including Dragon Transformation, within three days.
• Yu Mingkai agreed to Zi Ji's terms and led the disgraced Blue Lightning group away with his son.
• Qian Xunji asked whether Chuan Ling's emergence ceremony should begin or wait for another esteemed figure.
• Zi Ji explained that the seat of honor belonged to Chuan Ling's Grand Spirit Lord, who was in seclusion and had sent her in his place.

At the Chuan Ling’s emergence ceremony, Zi JI warned the assembled powers not to provoke them and revealed the names of their Nine Spirit Lords, including the mysterious Hanging Spirit. The guests tried medicinal baths that increased cultivation speed, leaving them eager to buy them from the Chuan Ling.

• Qian Xunji and the other leaders considered the threat posed by the Chuan Ling, while Zi JI warned that the Grand Spirit Lord would answer any provocation.
• Qian Xunji pledged the Spirit Hall’s support for the Chuan Ling’s emergence, and the other major powers also voiced goodwill.
• Zi JI said she did not know when the Grand Spirit Lord would leave seclusion and led the guests to the prepared medicinal baths after they presented gifts.
• Zi JI identified the nine symbols as the emblems of the Chuan Ling’s Nine Spirit Lords and explained that the tower represented Xu Xiao, the Hanging Spirit.
• Qian Xunji and the other guests tried the medicinal baths and discovered that they increased cultivation speed, making them want to buy them.

Chuan Ling’s Medicinal Bath attracted buyers from the continent’s major powers, and Ye Lin negotiated large orders despite Tang Zhan’s hostility toward him. After the buyers left, Ye Lin reported that they had accepted the prices readily and revealed that he had secured a steady source of Whale Rubber through Xue Xing.

• Qian Xunji and leaders from several major powers asked to buy the Medicinal Bath, and Zi JI postponed negotiations until the next day.
• Zi JI brought Ye Lin to negotiate, and Tang Zhan recognized him as the man who had caused Tang Chen’s death but restrained himself because Ye Lin was now with Chuan Ling.
• Ye Lin offered ingredient exchanges for Medicinal Baths at levels 10 through 70 and set Gold Soul Coin prices for baths below level 40.
• Qian Xunji, Ning Buqun, and representatives of both empires ordered large quantities, while Tang Zhan agreed to buy for Clear Sky Sect.
• After the buyers departed, Ye Lin told Xu Xiao and Zi JI that they had purchased without hesitation and that he had arranged a steady Whale Rubber supply through Xue Xing.

Xu Xiao outlined his plans to secure Whale Rubber, eventually travel to the Sun Moon Continent, and seek the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord for his seventh Soul Ring. He also revealed a plan for Sheng Xin to ascend to godhood through faith by unifying the Sun Moon Continent, while leaving the group to prepare for their own difficult paths to godhood.

• Xu Xiao asked Ye Lin to stockpile Whale Rubber and said he planned to bring the coastal forces under Chuan Ling's control before sailing to the Sun Moon Continent.
• Xu Xiao explained that he would eventually seek the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord for his seventh Soul Ring, but would wait until he was stronger and Di Tian had returned.
• Xu Xiao told the group he had devised a low-risk path to godhood for Sheng Xin, prompting Ye Lin to thank him for supporting his son.
• Xu Xiao explained that Sheng Xin could heal people across the Sun Moon Continent, earn their faith, and forge Godhood after the continent was unified.
• Xu Xiao said the others could pursue their own paths to godhood later, and urged them to use Chuan Ling's earnings to obtain resources and fleece rival factions when possible.

Xu Xiao refined Whale Rubber for Yue Guan, Chen Xin, and Ye Qing, strengthening their bodies with Ye Lin’s healing support. When the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan arrived, Xu Xiao sent Zi JI to collect their resources and urged her to delay any attack until they could defeat their enemies decisively.

• Ye Lin brought nearly ten-thousand-year-old Whale Rubber and Ye Qing to meet Xu Xiao and the others.
• Xu Xiao refined the Whale Rubber with Ultimate Fire, and Yue Guan swallowed the first dose while Ye Lin healed him through the pain.
• After half a day of refining, Yue Guan’s physique reached Soul King level, and Zi JI assessed his improvement.
• Xu Xiao gave refined Whale Rubber to Chen Xin and Ye Qing, whose physiques also improved, especially Ye Qing’s.
• A servant reported that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had arrived, and Xu Xiao told Zi JI to collect their resources but avoid wiping them out prematurely.
• Zi JI agreed to wait, remarking that Yu Yuanzhen had been too weak to test her newly formed Soul Core.

Xu Xiao obtained the Blue Lightning clan’s Dragon Transformation secret technique and mastered its first stage during a month of seclusion. After returning to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he traveled with Zi JI to Vast Sea City, where he planned to secure a ship for a future journey to the Sun Moon Empire.

• Yu Luomian delivered Blue Lightning clan resources and the Dragon Transformation secret technique to Zi JI, then fled after she threw him out.
• Xu Xiao studied the technique and entered seclusion, while Zi JI and Ye Lin continued arranging medicinal-bath trades at Chuan Ling.
• A month later, Xu Xiao emerged having learned to transform both hands through Martial Soul Possession and the Dragon Soul within his Martial Soul.
• Xu Xiao left Chuan Ling with Zi JI, visited his brothers at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and departed again after three days.
• A month later, Xu Xiao and Zi JI arrived in Vast Sea City, where Xu Xiao intended to take control of the city in secret to obtain a ship.

Xu Xiao and Zi Ji secretly brought Vast Sea City’s lord and five major factions under Chuan Ling’s control, assigning them to gather Whale Rubber and build a ship. As they left, Xu Xiao discussed reaching level 60 and sought a fire-attributed Soul Beast for a possible External Soul Bone, but Zi Ji knew of no suitable candidate.

• Xu Xiao told Zi Ji they would secretly subdue Vast Sea City’s leaders, and they discovered the City Lord was its strongest resident at level 75.
• Zi Ji displayed part of her strength at the City Lord Mansion, and the City Lord immediately agreed to join Chuan Ling and summon the leaders of the city’s five major factions.
• Xu Xiao gave the City Lord and faction leaders the choice to submit or die, then ordered them to gather Whale Rubber, build a large ship within two years, and secretly bring the city under Chuan Ling’s control.
• Xu Xiao gave the leaders the ship blueprints the next day and left Vast Sea City with Zi Ji after the city’s new allies pledged to obey.
• Xu Xiao told Zi Ji he expected to reach level 60 within three to six months and asked about fire-attributed Soul Beasts that might grant him an External Soul Bone for his Sixth Soul Ring.
• Zi Ji said she could not think of a Soul Beast that met both Xu Xiao’s age and External Soul Bone requirements.

Xu Xiao abandoned his search for a fire-attributed Soul Beast and decided to seek a Dark Gold Terrorclaw from Xiong Jun’s clan as his Sixth Soul Ring. After reaching Star Dou Forest, he faced Xiong Jun’s challenge to prove himself before one of the clan could sacrifice for him.

• Unable to find a Soul Beast meeting his requirements, Xu Xiao consulted Snow Empress, and Zi JI suggested Xiong Jun’s clan.
• Xu Xiao decided the Dark Gold Terrorclaw’s power could outweigh the lack of a fire attribute and chose to pursue one from Xiong Jun’s clan.
• A month later, Xu Xiao and Zi JI reached Life Lake and wondered where the rabbits that had lived there had gone.
• Zi JI brought Xiong Jun to meet Xu Xiao, and Xiong Jun tested his resolve with a crushing aura.
• Xiong Jun offered to arrange a clan member’s sacrifice if Xu Xiao fought him and satisfied him, but said he would otherwise send Xu Xiao away.

Xu Xiao tested his full strength against Xiong Jun with a punch that nearly forced the beast to use seventy percent of his power. Impressed, Xiong Jun approved of Xu Xiao and offered to teach him the Sky-Tearing Claw, suggesting a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Ring might suit him.

• Xu Xiao asked Xiong Jun to withstand one full-power punch, and Xiong Jun agreed to test him in a remote part of Star Dou Forest.
• Xu Xiao revealed his unusual Soul Rings, activated Silver-Grade Awakening and Dragon Transformation, and detonated several Soul Rings to gather power.
• Xu Xiao unleashed Ice—Burst against Xiong Jun's bear paw, creating a massive crater before Zi Ji caught the exhausted Xu Xiao.
• Xiong Jun said Xu Xiao's strike matched the full-force blow of an ordinary level 95 Titled Douluo and declared that he approved of him.
• Xiong Jun offered to teach Xu Xiao the Sky-Tearing Claw and proposed pairing it with a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Ring, while Zi Ji objected.

Xiong Jun offered to teach Xu Xiao the Sky-Tearing Claw and arranged for a clan member to sacrifice himself so Xu Xiao could gain a Soul Ring. Xu Xiao also realized his Martial Soul might let him learn the Dragon God Claw, and Xiao Jin agreed to sacrifice himself once Xu Xiao recovered.

• Xiong Jun decided to teach Xu Xiao the Sky-Tearing Claw so Xu Xiao could use it to defeat Di Tian on his behalf.
• Xiong Jun agreed to find a clan member for Xu Xiao to sacrifice, and Xu Xiao explained that the sacrificed soul could be preserved and revived after he became a god.
• Xu Xiao told Zi JI and Snow Empress that his Martial Soul might let him learn the Dragon God Claw by recording its memories, and they considered the possibility.
• Xiong Jun returned with Xiao Jin, a powerful but frail-looking clan member, and Zi JI said Xu Xiao would reach Level 60 within two months.
• Xiao Jin agreed to sacrifice himself once Xu Xiao had recovered, hoping to gain the chance to become a god sooner.

Xu Xiao recovered from his injuries and received Xiao Jin’s sacrifice, gaining a Soul Ring, a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Bone, and reaching rank 67. Xiong Jun then trained him in Sky-Tearing Claw, but after three months Xu Xiao still could not perform the technique smoothly in one strike.

• Xiao Jin sacrificed himself to Xu Xiao, sent his soul into Xu Xiao’s Sea of Consciousness, and left him a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Bone.
• Xu Xiao’s Soul Power rose from rank 59 to rank 64 after the sacrifice, then to rank 67 after he absorbed the Soul Bone.
• Xu Xiao and Zi JI discussed the advantages and limits of human and Soul Beast lifespans.
• Xiong Jun took Xu Xiao to train in Sky-Tearing Claw, and Xu Xiao struggled to make the technique flow in a single motion.
• Xu Xiao suggested charging up before unleashing a final strike as a way to compensate for his difficulty mastering the technique.

Xu Xiao adapted Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer into a powerful Sky-Tearing Claw and proved it against Xiong Jun. After leaving the Star Dou Forest with Zi JI and the Snow Empress, he planned to visit Heaven Dou City, consult Di Tian, and pursue the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord for his seventh Soul Ring.

• Xu Xiao explained how he would build power and borrow momentum for his Sky-Tearing Claw using Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Xiong Jun gave him a month to train.
• Xu Xiao mastered the technique and used its eighty-first claw to break through Xiong Jun’s casual defense and wound him.
• Xiong Jun praised Xu Xiao’s progress and said he could not judge the technique’s full strength without fighting Xu Xiao seriously.
• Xu Xiao told Xiong Jun he was leaving, then departed the Star Dou Forest with Zi JI and the Snow Empress.
• Xu Xiao planned to visit Heaven Dou City and Uncle Ye, return to Sunset Forest, and then travel to the other continent for his seventh Soul Ring.
• The Snow Empress suggested gathering allies to defeat the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord, while Xu Xiao said he would prefer to persuade it to sacrifice itself.

Xu Xiao returned to Heaven Dou City with Zi JI and Snow Empress and explained his alliance with the Soul Beast Clan and his plan to create new Godhood to Chen Jianjun. Chen Jianjun accepted Xu Xiao’s decision and asked whether he could still obtain the Sea God’s Godhood.

• Chen Jianjun revealed that he had reached level 99 and become a Limit Douluo, while Chen Xin told him about his place in Xu Xiao’s organization.
• Xu Xiao arrived with Zi JI and Snow Empress, and Chen Jianjun raised his sword intent against Snow Empress before Xu Xiao and Chen Xin calmed him.
• Xu Xiao introduced Zi JI and Snow Empress as powerful Soul Beasts and explained that he was working with them so he and his companions could create their own Godhood.
• Chen Jianjun listened to Xu Xiao’s explanation of the Divine Realm and agreed not to interfere, though he warned him about trusting those outside humanity.
• Chen Jianjun admitted he was too old to create his own Godhood and asked Xu Xiao whether he could still obtain the Sea God’s Godhood.

Chen Jianjun told Xu Xiao about his Red Grade Six Sea God Trials and learned that a higher trial could have bound him to Sea God Island or demanded his life. After Xu Xiao explained why Chen Jianjun was unlikely to become a god, Chen Xin challenged his father to a sword duel.

• Chen Jianjun revealed his Soul Rings and said he had received the Red Grade Six Trials on Sea God Island.
• Xu Xiao explained that Red Grade Seven Trials would have made Chen Jianjun the next High Priestess, whose role included sacrificing herself to open the ninth trial.
• Chen Jianjun learned that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Heart of the Sea God, but Xu Xiao said Chen Jianjun's Six Trials and limited prospects made the Sea God's inheritance unattainable.
• Chen Jianjun asked whether he could become a god, while Chen Xin promised to take him to the God Realm and was told to reach level 60 first.
• After Xu Xiao praised Chen Xin's strength, Chen Xin drew his Deadly Seven Kill Sword and challenged Chen Jianjun, who was pleased that his son had finally dared to face him.

Chen Xin challenged his father, Chen Jianjun, and lost despite revealing his powerful new Soul Rings and sword skills. After Chen Xin broke through to Soul Power Level 60, Xu Xiao showed Chen Jianjun his Soul Bestowal abilities, and Chen Jianjun agreed that Chen Xin had found a good place with Xu Xiao.

• Chen Xin fought Chen Jianjun in Sunset Forest, using his five sword techniques and Divine Slaughter's Domain, but Chen Jianjun countered with his Seven Kill Sword True Body.
• Chen Jianjun defeated Chen Xin with Seven Kill Thunder Rises, One Sword Shatters the Vault of Heaven, then praised him and tapped him on the head.
• Chen Xin's Soul Power rose to level 60, and Chen Jianjun offered to take him to hunt a Soul Ring before realizing his son's Soul Rings were unusual.
• Xu Xiao took Chen Jianjun to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and demonstrated his Soul Bestowal skills, revealing how he granted powerful Soul Rings.
• Chen Jianjun accepted Xu Xiao's secrecy and asked about his strength; Xu Xiao said he could kill low-level Title Douluos, then invited Chen Jianjun to join Chuan Ling.

Xu Xiao prepared to leave for another continent to pursue godhood and his seventh Soul Ring, entrusting Chuan Ling and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to those staying behind. Before departing, he warned Zhong Ling about the sacrifice her clan might make to help her survive her coming tribulation, leaving her conflicted.

• Xu Xiao asked Chen Jianjun to nominally join Chuan Ling and guard it during his planned three-year journey, and Chen Jianjun agreed.
• Yue Guan, Dragon Duke, and Snake Granny chose to stay behind, while the others prepared to travel with Xu Xiao.
• Zhong Ling said she expected to undergo her two-hundred-thousand-year tribulation within a year and believed she could survive it at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Xu Xiao warned Zhong Ling to use her clan's dark attribute to devour vitality if her tribulation became life-threatening, and Zi JI and Snow Empress urged her to accept her clansmen's help.
• Zhong Ling hesitated over Xu Xiao's advice, and he cautioned her that excessive kindness could bring disaster.

Zhong Ling reached two hundred thousand years and began facing her tribulation in Sunset Forest, while Xu Xiao and Zi JI watched from a distance. As the lightning overwhelmed her vitality, Xu Xiao urged her to act before the final strike destroyed her completely.

• Xu Xiao told Zhong Ling to take the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and promised to stay if the ship was not finished before her tribulation.
• Xu Xiao reassured Ye Shengxin that he could manage the Sun Moon Continent and asked Zhong Ling to help him after their departure.
• Six months later, Zhong Ling reached two hundred thousand years, and Xu Xiao, Zi JI, and Ye Shengxin accompanied her to a secluded part of Sunset Forest.
• Zi JI explained that Zhong Ling could recover from most lightning strikes with her vitality, but the final strike posed a grave danger to auxiliary-type Soul Beasts.
• Tribulation Lightning destroyed Zhong Ling's vines, which repeatedly grew back until her vitality was nearly exhausted, and Xu Xiao shouted for her not to hesitate.

Blue Silver Emperor survived the final tribulation bolt, recovered, and took human form as Zhong Ling. After arranging for her to help Ye Shengxin spread faith and prepare medicinal baths for the voyage, Xu Xiao, Zi Ji, and Snow Empress left for the coast of the Star Luo Empire.

• Zi Ji urged Zhong Ling to keep fighting, while Xu Xiao and Ye Shengxin waited as she faced the final bolts of tribulation lightning.
• The eighth bolt reduced Zhong Ling to a seed, but nearby plants gave their life force to restore her.
• Xu Xiao called for Ye Shengxin to heal Zhong Ling after she survived the ninth bolt and completed her 200,000-year tribulation.
• Half a day later, Zhong Ling recovered and took human form, then embraced Xu Xiao in gratitude.
• Xu Xiao asked Zhong Ling to help Ye Shengxin spread faith and prepare medicinal baths for the group’s coming voyage, and she agreed.
• After several days at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Xu Xiao left with Zi Ji and Snow Empress and reached the coast of the Star Luo Empire.

Xu Xiao and his companions failed to find Di Tian, gathered Ice Empress and Yue Guan, and set sail for the Sun Moon Continent. After two and a half years at sea, they finally reached it, with Xu Xiao planning to obtain a Soul Ring and confront the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord.

• After searching for Di Tian for six days without success, Xu Xiao headed to the Far North and recruited Ice Empress, then asked Yue Guan to join the expedition.
• Xu Xiao and his companions left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and the Blue Silver Emperor urged Dragon Duke and Snake Granny to cultivate while they were away.
• Xu Xiao inspected the ship built in Vast Sea City and departed the next day with his companions.
• During the voyage, Xu Xiao, Ice Empress, and Zi JI relaxed aboard the ship while the group’s Soul Power grew over two and a half years.
• Xu Xiao and his companions reached the Sun Moon Continent, where Ice Empress urged him to obtain a Soul Ring and face the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord.

Xu Xiao and his companions searched the Evil Demon Forest for the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord, whom they planned to defeat for Xu Xiao’s seventh Soul Ring. After luring the Evil Emperor into a trap and overwhelming him with coordinated attacks, Xu Xiao demanded that he sacrifice himself or die.

• Xu Xiao, Zi Ji, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress entered the Sun Moon Continent and traveled into the Evil Demon Forest to find the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord.
• The group searched deep into the forest while Zi Ji and Ice Empress released their auras, drawing the attention of the Evil Emperor.
• Gui Mei told Xu Xiao that Ling Yuan had reached level fifty just as the group sensed a powerful presence approaching.
• Xu Xiao confirmed the visitor was the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord and ordered the group to attack.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei restrained the Evil Emperor with Infinite Stasis Domain while Xu Xiao, Zi Ji, and Ice Empress struck him with their strongest attacks.
• The battered Evil Emperor survived, and Xu Xiao demanded that he sacrifice himself or die.