Chapter Summaries

Beneath the sea, Tang San reunited with the others and explained his escape, the King's Seal, and the formidable enemies he had faced. He inspired the Shrek Seven Monsters to keep striving together, hoping they could all become gods and challenge their enemies.

• Tang San told the group that the King's Seal had saved him and could grant him control over space and time once he became a god.
• Tang San explained that even as a Dual God, he might not defeat the Soul King, though mastering the King's Seal could give him a chance.
• Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong worried about the destruction of their homes and the fate of their families and sect.
• Tang San recounted his three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and described the dangerous abilities of the Stern Ritter.
• Tang San urged the Shrek Seven Monsters to face their fears together and promised to seek a way for them all to become gods.
• Dai Mubai declared that he believed all seven could defeat their enemies if they became gods.

Tang San and his companions prepared to hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for his Clear Sky Hammer’s final soul ring and his Seagod trial. Xiao Bai warned them that Bo Saixi was alive and hostile, accompanied by an unfathomably powerful person, while the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was stronger than the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear and nearly godlike.

• Tang San explained that he had to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to complete his Seagod Eighth Trial, and his companions promised to help him.
• Xiao Bai arrived and warned Tang San that she had sensed Bo Saixi nearby with a terrifying presence beside her.
• Tang San wondered whether Bo Saixi’s survival meant two Level Ninety-Nine Limit Douluo could inherit the divine positions without dying, but Xiao Bai cautioned that Bo Saixi seemed intent on killing him.
• Tang San asked whether the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had surpassed 500,000 years of cultivation, and Xiao Bai said he was stronger than the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear and rivaled gods.

Tang San and the Shrek group prepared to confront the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King while Ulquiorra and Bo Saixi headed to the same sea region to kill him. As the whale attacked, Ulquiorra appeared through a spatial gate between the beam and Tang San.

• Tang San learned that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was about a week away and used the journey to prepare with Xiao Bai and his companions.
• Ulquiorra lost Tang San's trail and went with Bo Saixi to wait near the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, intending to obey Aizen's order to kill Tang San.
• After seven days, Tang San's group reached the whale's territory carrying the Sea God Trident and Asura God Sword, and prepared for battle.
• Tang San's roar reached the Deep Sea Demonic Whale, and Ulquiorra used a spatial gate to travel toward him, followed by Bo Saixi.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale fired a huge blue beam at Tang San, but Ulquiorra stepped through an ink-green gate between them.

Ulquiorra arrived to stop the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's attack and revealed that he had come to kill Tang San so Bo Saixi could take the Sea God's position. Tang San fought back to protect Xiao Wu, but the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King joined the battle, leaving Tang San facing two powerful enemies.

• Ulquiorra blocked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Sea's Roar and swept the attack back into the ocean.
• Bo Saixi emerged from the gate and demanded that Tang San surrender the Sea God's position, revealing that she intended to kill him and inherit it.
• Ulquiorra told Tang San that the Soul King had ordered him to kill Tang San and let Bo Saixi become Sea God.
• Ulquiorra threatened Xiao Wu, prompting Tang San to attack him with the Blue Silver Overlord Spear.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King rose from the sea, leaving Tang San to face both him and Ulquiorra.

Ulquiorra and Tang San encountered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who attacked them and demanded they fight. Ulquiorra revealed his sealed power, badly wounded the whale, and left Tang San stunned as the whale begged him to join forces against Ulquiorra.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King recognized Ulquiorra from their previous battle and attacked him and Tang San.
• Tang San proposed that he and Ulquiorra team up to kill the whale, but Ulquiorra refused and called it trash.
• Ulquiorra released the power sealed in his Zanpakuto and transformed, revealing immense Spirit Pressure and black wings.
• Ulquiorra stabbed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with his Light Sword and blasted it with a pitch-black Cero.
• The wounded Deep Sea Demonic Whale King asked Tang San to join forces against Ulquiorra.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King proposed an alliance with Tang San against Ulquiorra, hoping to weaken both enemies and devour them later. Tang San accepted, but Ulquiorra remained in control of the fight as the battle continued beneath the sea.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King asked Tang San to join forces against Ulquiorra, and Tang San agreed despite Xiao Wu's conflict over fighting her former teacher.
• Bo Saixi drew her Zanpakuto and prepared to stop Xiao Wu and the others while Ulquiorra attacked Tang San with a Light Sword.
• Ulquiorra struck Tang San and hurled him toward the sea, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King used its power to cushion him.
• Ulquiorra pursued the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King into the water, where it tried to restrain him with the sea as Tang San charged in.
• Ulquiorra broke free and blocked Tang San's Sea God Trident with a Light Sword, triggering an underwater tsunami before Tang San made his next move.

Tang San launched his strongest attacks against Ulquiorra, but Ulquiorra easily overwhelmed him and wounded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. After Tang San refused to give up, Ulquiorra prepared to show him what despair meant.

• Tang San combined his soul skills and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s enhancements in a powerful attack, but Ulquiorra shattered it and sent him flying.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King attacked Ulquiorra, who wounded it with Light Swords and caused it to writhe in pain.
• Tang San interrupted his recovery to protect the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and attacked Ulquiorra again, but Ulquiorra caught both divine weapons and explained that his Hierro could not be damaged.
• Tang San declared that he would keep fighting despite the overwhelming gap between them, citing the expectations of his family, clan, companions, and Ulquiorra’s past guidance.
• Ulquiorra said he had wanted Tang San to understand the gap in their strength and experience despair, then unleashed an even greater power.

Ulquiorra transformed into Segunda Etapa and overwhelmed Tang San, who fought on despite recognizing the gap in their power. Ulquiorra left Tang San gravely injured, wounded Ma Hongjun, and pinned Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell White Tiger to the seabed, then told Tang San to give up and let Bo Saixi extract the Sea God’s Heart.

• Ulquiorra revealed his Segunda Etapa form, and Tang San raised his divine weapons to keep fighting despite his despair.
• Ulquiorra seized Tang San and hurled him toward the surface, where Tang San shouted for Xiao Wu and the others to run.
• Ulquiorra fired a King Cero at Ma Hongjun, who survived badly wounded and was caught by Xiao Bai.
• Ulquiorra slashed Tang San’s back, took his Sea God Trident, and broke his arm when Tang San tried to stop him.
• Ulquiorra hurled the Sea God Trident into Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell White Tiger, pinning it to the seabed, then told Tang San to surrender.

Ulquiorra forced Tang San to watch as he killed Xiao Wu, leaving Tang San broken and unwilling to resist. As Tang San grieved beside her body, a voice suddenly asked whether he wanted to save her.

• Tang San fought Ulquiorra, desperate to reach Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing trapped beneath the sea.
• Ulquiorra carried the badly injured Tang San to Xiao Wu and seized her from the Demon Soul Great White Shark.
• Tang San begged Ulquiorra to spare Xiao Wu and offered to give up becoming the Sea God.
• Ulquiorra killed Xiao Wu with a point-blank Cero while Tang San watched.
• Tang San swam toward Xiao Wu's body but gave up when Ulquiorra blocked him, and a voice asked whether he wanted to save her.

Tang San accepted an unknown power after being shown visions of his loved ones and allies dying, while Ulquiorra devastated the fleeing survivors with a massive energy spear. Ulquiorra then caught up with them, leaving their fate in his hands.

• An unknown voice showed Tang San visions of Xiao Wu and his companions dying, and Tang San agreed to accept its power to save them.
• Ulquiorra kicked Tang San aside as Xiao Bai fled with Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and the unconscious Ma Hongjun, while Oscar told Ning Rongrong that Tang San had sacrificed himself for them.
• Bo Saixi reached Tang San and Xiao Wu, recognized the severity of Xiao Wu's injury, and prepared to extract the Sea God's Heart from Tang San.
• Ulquiorra formed and hurled a green energy spear, causing a colossal underwater explosion and waves that swept Xiao Bai and the others back toward him.
• Ulquiorra spread his wings and emerged holding three people and a Demon Soul Great White Shark.

Tang San unexpectedly gained the power of the Sea God and Asura God, healed Xiao Wu, and reached Level 111 as a mysterious force linked the God Realm to Douluo Continent. He challenged Ulquiorra, who rejected Tang San's offer to spare him.

• Ulquiorra gave Ning Rongrong and Oscar to Bo Saixi as possible sacrifices, while Oscar offered to take Ning Rongrong's place.
• As Bo Saixi prepared to extract Tang San's Sea God's Heart, a force connected the God Realm and Douluo Continent and began draining the Sea God and Asura God's power into Tang San.
• Tang San recovered from his injuries, gained divine soul rings and armor, and advanced to Level 111 while the Sea God and Asura God weakened and the God Realm fell into turmoil.
• Yhwach revealed that he was using Tang San's inheritance to fuse the God Realm with Douluo Continent so he could take everything for himself.
• Tang San healed Xiao Wu and told Ulquiorra that a voice had offered him the power to save her; he then offered to let Ulquiorra go, but Ulquiorra challenged his confidence.

Tang San used the Dual Gods' power to battle Ulquiorra and wounded him with a decisive strike, but Ulquiorra quickly regenerated his severed arm. The fight remained unresolved as both sides showed formidable power.

• Ulquiorra gathered a King Cero while Tang San shielded Xiao Wu and the others and prepared his newly acquired divine powers.
• Tang San fused his weapons and shattered Ulquiorra's King Cero with a crimson sword strike, and their clash sent the others flying across the sea.
• Ulquiorra realized Yhwach had temporarily infused Tang San with the Sea God and Asura God's power through a Divine Sacrifice.
• Tang San destroyed another King Cero with the Sea God's power, teleported behind Ulquiorra, and severed his arm with the Asura God Sword.
• Ulquiorra regenerated his arm almost instantly, shocking Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar.

Tang San fought Ulquiorra, whose rapid regeneration made him difficult to kill, until Ulquiorra unleashed a powerful new form that trapped everyone in a sphere of black flames. Just as Ulquiorra prepared to attack, the seal shattered and he reverted, while Yhwach revealed that he had broken Ulquiorra’s power to keep Tang San alive.

• Ulquiorra explained that he could rapidly regenerate nearly his entire body, and Tang San repeatedly wounded him without striking his head.
• Ulquiorra accused Tang San of tormenting him as Ulquiorra had once tormented Tang San, then decided to reveal a stronger form.
• Ulquiorra transformed through his Resurrección of God, Black Wing God Sealing, and enclosed a five-li area in a sphere of black flames, trapping Tang San and the others.
• Ning Rongrong found Xiao Wu in the darkness, and the group huddled together to withstand the Spirit Pressure.
• The black seal suddenly shattered, forcing Ulquiorra back into his original form, and Yhwach revealed that he had broken Ulquiorra’s power so Tang San would not die.

Ulquiorra and Tang San continued their fight after Ulquiorra lost his Resurrección of God, and Tang San ultimately defeated him. Just as Tang San prepared to kill Ulquiorra, a blue-haired young man stopped the Asura God Sword.

• Ulquiorra asked Tang San who had helped him, and Tang San realized the voice had belonged to neither the Sea God nor the Asura God.
• Tang San and Ulquiorra resumed fighting as Ulquiorra's remaining Spirit Pressure steadily declined.
• Ulquiorra charged his Zanpakuto with Cero and attempted to strike Tang San with King Cero, but Tang San split the attack and defeated him with Asura, Judgment.
• Tang San raised his sword to kill the defeated Ulquiorra while Xiao Wu hesitated and Ma Hongjun urged him to strike.
• A blue-haired, arrogant young man caught Tang San's Asura God Sword with his clawed hands and stopped the killing blow.

Grimmjow arrived to fight Tang San after Ulquiorra lost his power, while Ulquiorra recovered as he began to understand Xiao Wu’s faith in Tang San. Grimmjow transformed into Segunda Etapa and prepared to battle Tang San, who needed to defeat him quickly to save Xiao Wu and the others.

• Grimmjow mocked Ulquiorra, who explained that Yhwach had likely erased his power and warned Grimmjow not to use his full strength against Tang San.
• Grimmjow took over the fight, while Yamamoto Shigekuni guarded Xiao Wu and the others; Ulquiorra asked Xiao Wu whether she felt despair, and she insisted she trusted Tang San.
• Ulquiorra realized that Xiao Wu’s faith in Tang San resembled the support he had received from his companions, and his heart and strength began to return as his body regenerated.
• Grimmjow drew his Zanpakuto and released Segunda Etapa, unleashing a vast hurricane that swept seawater into the sky.
• Tang San focused on saving Xiao Wu and the others, but Grimmjow’s power exceeded Ulquiorra’s, and Grimmjow’s transformed form appeared after the seawater crashed back down.

Grimmjow battered Tang San in their battle until Tang San suddenly revealed a new power and wounded him. As the fight took a more dangerous turn, Tang San declared that he would end it quickly.

• Grimmjow overwhelmed Tang San with rapid attacks, breaking three of his Eight Spider Lances and carving deep wounds into his back.
• Tang San struck Grimmjow with Asura, Judgment, and Grimmjow eagerly endured the clash of their powers.
• Ma Hongjun argued with Ulquiorra, who told him that hysterical shouting only concealed weakness and urged him to learn from the experience.
• Grimmjow seized Tang San's Asura God Sword, drove him into the seabed, and prepared to pierce him with a combined punch and blade.
• Tang San caught Grimmjow's incoming blade, wounded his chest, and announced that he would end the battle quickly.

Yhwach took control of Tang San’s body and fought Grimmjow, while Ulquiorra explained to Xiao Wu and the others how Yhwach had planted a soul inside Tang San. Grimmjow lost his advantage but chose to keep fighting despite seeing no path to victory.

• Yhwach used Tang San’s body and the Cross Sword to clash with Grimmjow, whose attacks he evaded and countered.
• Yamamoto Shigekuni sensed another soul within Tang San, and Ulquiorra identified the possessor as Yhwach.
• Ning Rongrong recognized that The Almighty was involved, and Xiao Wu recalled Tang San’s encounter with Yhwach in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ulquiorra explained that Yhwach had planted a soul inside Tang San when Askin used Deathdealing, and admitted he had watched the earlier encounter.
• Yhwach taunted Grimmjow as he pressed the attack, and Grimmjow abandoned thoughts of victory and fought on.

Tang San, controlled by Yhwach, overwhelmed Grimmjow until Yamamoto Shigekuni intervened and helped the others retreat. Once they were far enough away, Yamamoto drew his Zanpakuto to settle the fight with Tang San.

• Tang San wounded Grimmjow repeatedly with the Cross Sword and prepared to kill him.
• Yamamoto Shigekuni blocked Tang San's thrust and ordered Ulquiorra to carry the injured Grimmjow away.
• Ulquiorra knocked Ma Hongjun unconscious, then Xiao Bai carried Ulquiorra and the others away from the battle.
• Tang San and Yamamoto exchanged words while Yhwach tried to suppress Tang San's growing resistance.
• Yamamoto drew his Zanpakuto, heating the air and evaporating the seawater around him.

Yamamoto Shigekuni attacked Tang San with his Zanpakuto, whose extreme heat overwhelmed Tang San despite his Divine Artifact and armor. Yhwach rescued Tang San once more, and the chapter ended with Tang San arriving in the Wandenreich.

• Yamamoto Shigekuni severed Yhwach's control of Tang San's puppet and attacked Tang San as he regained consciousness.
• Tang San blocked Yamamoto Shigekuni's strike with the Cross Sword, triggering a massive explosion that left him badly burned.
• Yamamoto Shigekuni explained his Blazing Sun Slash and Blazing Sun Feather Weave, whose heat and radiation damaged Tang San and melted his Divine Artifact.
• Yamamoto Shigekuni's attack swallowed Tang San in white light, but Yhwach saved him before he died.
• Yamamoto Shigekuni returned to Ulquiorra and Xiao Wu and told them Yhwach had rescued Tang San again.
• Tang San arrived in the Wandenreich, where he was welcomed.

Yhwach revealed that Aizen, the Soul King, had been tormenting Tang San and ordered his death, while recruiting Tang San to oppose him. Xiao Wu learned Aizen was the Soul King and that Tang San was with Yhwach, as Aizen prepared to attack the Wandenreich.

• Yhwach told Tang San that the Soul King had wanted to toy with him and that Xiao Wu was in Aizen's hands.
• Tang San tried to leave to save Xiao Wu, but Haschwalth and Askin stopped him until Yhwach intervened.
• Aizen confirmed to Xiao Wu that he was the Soul King and had ordered Tang San's death.
• Aizen explained that Yhwach had saved Tang San to exploit his Dual Gods power and potentially empower the Stern Ritter.
• Yhwach asked Tang San to help eliminate Aizen and the Seireitei, and Tang San agreed.