Ch. 261Return to the Douluo Continent

Lin Hao and his companions comprehended elemental and spiritual laws after he attained the Dao, then Lin Hao prepared to return to the Douluo Continent to complete his Sea God's trial. He arrived amid Spirit Hall and Star Luo forces surrounding Purple Pearl Island, where Bibi Dong demanded that Sect Master Ning and Yu Luomian surrender.

  • Heavenly Fire Saint, Yun Yun, and Qing Lin meditated beside Lin Hao and each comprehended laws suited to their abilities.
  • Qing Lin discovered that her evolved Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils could control humans and other magical beasts and unleash a destructive soul shock.
  • Lin Hao told Yun Yun that he had become the Heavenly Dao and could not recreate the chance encounter that let them comprehend the laws.
  • Lin Hao said he was leaving to return to the Douluo Continent and complete the Sea God's trial, while Yun Yun asked to spend more time alone with him.
  • At Purple Pearl Island, Bibi Dong ended the Reincarnation Rakshasa Soul-Eating Formation after it devoured dozens of lives and demanded that Sect Master Ning and Yu Luomian surrender.

Ch. 262Crisis

Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire attacked Purple Pearl Island, and Bibi Dong overpowered Chen Xin with her divine weapon. Just as her next strike was about to kill him, gray flames appeared to block it, leaving the island’s defenders wondering whether Lin Hao had returned.

  • Ning Fengzhi refused Bibi Dong’s demand to surrender and declared Lin Hao the Misty Cloud Sect’s only sect leader.
  • Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuyun urged the defenders to submit, while Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Luomian refused to yield.
  • Yu Xiaogang pressed Yu Luomian to surrender and admitted that Liu Erlong knew nothing of the assault.
  • Bibi Dong struck Chen Xin with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, and Chen Xin’s sword attack failed to stop her divine weapon.
  • Gray flames blocked Bibi Dong’s next strike before it hit Chen Xin, and Yu Xiaogang suspected Lin Hao had returned.

Ch. 263Return of the Strong

Lin Hao returned to Purple Pearl Island and overwhelmed the invading forces of Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire with his flames. After Qian Daoliu asked whether Lin Hao had become a god, Lin Hao explained that he possessed divine power through cultivation rather than divine trials.

  • Lin Hao appeared above Purple Pearl Island and gave the wounded healing medicine and Qi Gathering Powder.
  • Lin Hao confronted Spirit Hall's leaders, including Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and Golden Crocodile Douluo.
  • Lin Hao struck Golden Crocodile Douluo with a giant flaming palm, vaporizing him and collecting his four Spirit Bones.
  • Lin Hao's flames swept across the invading fleets, killing nearly everyone below Soul Sage rank and nearly wiping out the armies of Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire.
  • Qian Daoliu asked whether Lin Hao had become a god, and Lin Hao said he possessed divine power but had cultivated it rather than completing divine trials.

Ch. 264The Tragedy of Obsession

Lin Hao explained that people could reach godhood without a God Examination, then faced Qian Daoliu in battle. Qian Daoliu unleashed his strongest attacks, but Lin Hao’s Heavenly Flames effortlessly stopped them.

  • Lin Hao told Qian Daoliu that a God Examination was only one path to godhood and reflected on how Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi had been limited by their devotion and roles.
  • Qian Daoliu asked about Lin Hao’s thought-killing technique, and Lin Hao revealed that his Heavenly Flames and snake came from another world.
  • Qian Daoliu asked Lin Hao to spare Qian Renxue, then gathered his Angel God power and launched Angel Assault.
  • Lin Hao’s Heavenly Flames consumed Qian Daoliu’s Angel Assault and Sacred Sword, leaving both attacks unable to harm him.

Ch. 265Qian Family's Sorrow

Lin Hao effortlessly neutralized Qian Daoliu’s attacks, so Qian Daoliu burned his life to become a demigod and keep the others’ escape covered. Lin Hao formed a Heavenly Flame dragon as Qian Daoliu launched a quasi-divine sword strike, leaving their clash unresolved.

  • Lin Hao’s Heavenly Flames repelled Qian Daoliu’s Angel Roar, angelic feathers, and enormous Holy Sword strike.
  • After exhausting his power, Qian Daoliu ignited his life force, and Bo Saixi recognized the distant golden flames as a life sacrifice.
  • Lin Hao identified Qian Daoliu as a demigod, while Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the others began retreating.
  • Qian Daoliu declared that one of them would die and formed a giant golden flaming sword.
  • Lin Hao used Heavenly Flame Forming to shape a purple, black, and white fire dragon as Qian Daoliu brought his sword down.

Ch. 266Completion of the Sixth Trial

Lin Hao killed Qian Daoliu during the clash on Purple Pearl Island and learned that Qian Daoliu’s past restraint toward the Clear Sky Sect had been bound by an oath to Tang Chen. He trapped the Spirit Hall fighters who tried to flee and began defeating them, while Qian Renxue was left without the guardian needed for her final Angel trial.

  • Lin Hao shattered Qian Daoliu’s golden sword, burned him to death, and collected the six Spirit Bones left behind.
  • Lin Hao recalled how Tang Chen had bound Qian Daoliu with an oath that kept Spirit Hall from pursuing the Clear Sky Sect into its mountain refuge.
  • With Qian Daoliu dead, Qian Renxue no longer had a guardian to sacrifice for her final Angel trial, though Lin Hao noted that other paths to godhood existed.
  • Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the other Spirit Hall fighters tried to escape, but Lin Hao raised a towering wall of water to block them.
  • Chrysanthemum Douluo attacked reluctantly and was struck down by Lin Hao, who also sent Ghost Douluo flying.
  • Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo combined their Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Souls and launched the Double Dragon Strike at Lin Hao.

Ch. 267Are They All Martial Souls?

Lin Hao defeated four Title Douluo with the Great Heavenly Creation Palm and decided how to deal with the surviving Spirit Hall fighters. Han Feng arrived and asked whether the staffs and beasts used in battle were Martial Souls.

  • Jiang Mo Douluo and Qian Jun Douluo unleashed their Coiling Dragon Staffs’ fusion attack while Light Feather Douluo, Mighty Lion Douluo, and Azure Luan Douluo joined the assault on Lin Hao.
  • Lin Hao used the Great Heavenly Creation Palm to destroy the attacks and drive back the four Title Douluo, who floated motionlessly on the sea.
  • Tuoba Xi surrendered and asked to join the Misty Cloud Sect, and Lin Hao spared him.
  • Lin Hao left the captured Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo to Dugu Bo, while Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang, and Dai Mubai escaped.
  • Lin Hao assigned Tuoba Xi to the branch hall under Yu Luomian, and Han Feng arrived asking whether the staffs and magical beasts were Martial Souls.

Ch. 268A Ball of Fire at the Start?

Lin Hao helped Han Feng awaken a flame Martial Soul on Douluo Continent, revealing that people from the Dou Qi Continent could awaken Martial Souls after crossing between planes. After learning about Han Feng’s history and powerful cultivation, Lin Hao advised him not to rush into obtaining Spirit Rings.

  • The Sea God announced that Lin Hao had completed his sixth trial and doubled his reward, increasing his Sea God affinity by twenty percent.
  • Lin Hao used six black jade stones to awaken Han Feng’s Martial Soul, and Han Feng manifested a flame in his palm.
  • Lin Hao explained that Han Feng’s flame Martial Soul had high growth potential and gave him books about Spirit Masters and Martial Souls.
  • Lin Hao recalled how Han Feng betrayed Yao Chen and helped cause his death to obtain the Flame Mantra.
  • Lin Hao told Han Feng that his cultivation exceeded level ninety and advised him not to rush to acquire Spirit Rings.

Ch. 269Sea Heart Flame

Lin Hao advised Han Feng to seek power on Sea God Island and in Slaughter City, then prepared to refine the Sea Heart Flame with Shui Bing'er, Zi Zhenzhu, Huo Wu, and Yao Zi. After completing Sea God's sixth assessment, he received the task of pulling out the Sea God's Trident.

  • Lin Hao urged Han Feng to train on Sea God Island and in Slaughter City, and offered him a fire-attribute Spirit Bone.
  • Han Feng asked why Lin Hao helped him, and Lin Hao said he understood him.
  • Lin Hao told the women that he had found Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun on another continent and explained that refining the Sea Heart Flame required him to join with someone.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu withdrew, while Shui Bing'er, Zi Zhenzhu, Huo Wu, and Yao Zi stayed with Lin Hao.
  • Lin Hao completed Sea God's sixth assessment and received the seventh assessment: pulling out the Sea God's Trident.

Ch. 270Han Feng, a Different Han Feng

Lin Hao died during his Martial Soul awakening, leaving his spirit trapped as a ghost with a mysterious number above his head. After discovering the number counted down each day, he saw Su Yuntao arrive at the burial hill at night with a woman.

  • Lin Hao’s awakening caused him unbearable pain and bleeding, and he collapsed and died before his Martial Soul could be identified.
  • Su Yuntao carried Lin Hao’s body to Old Jack and claimed the boy had scared himself to death, while Tang San became afraid to awaken his own Martial Soul and went home to ask Tang Hao about the risks.
  • Lin Hao realized he was a ghost and noticed the number above him changed from 7 to 6, leading him to conclude that it represented his remaining lifespan.
  • Lin Hao found that he could see clearly in the dark and walk in sunlight, though he preferred the night.
  • Su Yuntao arrived at the burial hill with a woman and searched for Lin Hao’s fresh grave.

Ch. 271Completion of the Seventh Trial

Lin Hao discovered he could possess Su Yuntao and that doing so changed the color of his lifespan display and revealed a new number. After following Su Yuntao and Yang Sisi to Nuoding City, Lin Hao possessed Su Yuntao again and returned to Yang Sisi’s door.

  • Su Yuntao and Yang Sisi visited Lin Hao’s grave, where Su Yuntao confessed his guilt over Lin Hao’s death.
  • Lin Hao found that touching Su Yuntao made the number above his head tremble, then possessed him and saw his lifespan display turn green with a new number, 0/100000000000.
  • Lin Hao discovered he could not take over Su Yuntao’s soul and floated out, waking Su Yuntao as Yang Sisi flirted with him.
  • Su Yuntao declined Yang Sisi’s invitation to come inside, and she angrily shut the door on him.
  • Lin Hao possessed Su Yuntao again, realized he could return to a body he had marked from several meters away, and knocked on Yang Sisi’s door.

Ch. 272Eighth Trial

Han Feng endured the Sea God's golden trial and formed a three-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring, while Lin Hao completed his seventh trial and went to face the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for his eighth. The whale surfaced cautiously after sensing Lin Hao's dangerous aura.

  • Han Feng summoned his Martial Soul without any Spirit Rings and absorbed the golden trial's energy until he formed a three-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
  • Lin Hao told Bo Saixi that Han Feng came from Dou Qi Star and confirmed he had never obtained a Spirit Ring.
  • Lin Hao pulled the Sea God's Trident from its platform and completed his seventh trial, gaining fifteen percent Sea God affinity.
  • Lin Hao explained the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's immense strength and summoned it from the depths of the sea.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King surfaced and cautiously asked Lin Hao why he had entered its territory.

Ch. 273Deep Sea Demonic Whale King

Lin Hao told the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King that the Divine Realm had blocked Soul Beasts from ascending and invited him to form an alliance against future threats. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King considered Lin Hao’s proposal and revealed why he had withdrawn from the deep sea, but he had not yet agreed to join.

  • Lin Hao told the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King about the Dragon God War and how the Divine Realm’s changed rules prevented Soul Beasts from ascending.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King explained that he had been unable to complete the final stage of his evolution despite hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation.
  • Lin Hao said his God Examination required him to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, but he instead proposed an alliance to face the Divine Realm and the dangers of opening a passage to another continent.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King questioned whether humans and Soul Beasts could ally, and Lin Hao offered to represent humanity and win over the land Soul Beasts.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King recalled Poseidon’s attacks on the deep-sea clans and explained that he had lived in isolation out of shame, though the clans revered him for standing against the Sea God.

Ch. 274Bo Saixi, My Xixi

Lin Hao formed an alliance with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and gained the Sea God's full affinity after bringing peace to the sea. He returned to Sea God Island, where Bo Saixi began sacrificing her life so he could inherit the Sea God’s divine position.

  • Lin Hao persuaded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to join an alliance for Douluo Star’s future, and the whale king agreed on the condition that sea soul beasts would command themselves.
  • The Sea God recognized Lin Hao’s alliance as an outstanding way to bring peace, raising his Sea God affinity to 100% and granting him merit that strengthened his body.
  • Lin Hao returned to Sea God Island but hesitated to enter the Sea God's Temple because Bo Saixi had to sacrifice her life for the final trial.
  • Bo Saixi summoned Lin Hao and began the irreversible life-sacrifice ritual, asking him to protect Sea God Island.
  • Lin Hao promised to defend Sea God Island, and Bo Saixi vanished as her life fire formed a bridge toward the horizon, urging him to claim his divine position.

Ch. 275I Did What Tang San Wouldn't Do in the God Realm

Lin Hao entered the God Realm but bypassed the Sea God's Temple, explored its prosperous city, and began robbing disreputable nobles and city lords for resources. He told the Sea God he would remain outside the God Realm, so its laws could not bind him, and continued to justify his robberies as a way to help officials balance their accounts.

  • Lin Hao crossed the sea, reached the God Realm continent, and entered a city without visiting the Sea God's Temple.
  • Lin Hao revealed himself as the Demon King and robbed a city lord who cooperated by keeping his back turned.
  • The city lord inflated the reported losses after Lin Hao left, and Lin Hao spent the following month targeting people with bad reputations.
  • Lin Hao visited the Sea God's Temple, where the Sea God warned him about plundering resources.
  • Lin Hao told the Sea God that he would not take up the Sea God's position or join the God Realm, so its laws could not restrain him.

Ch. 276A Clear Conscience

Lin Hao began the Sea God's inheritance and faced a trial in which the Soul Beasts and humans he had killed challenged his conscience. After explaining his actions, he passed the test and took the Sea God's Godhead, beginning the inheritance.

  • The Sea God invited Lin Hao to ask questions before starting the inheritance ceremony, but Lin Hao had none.
  • Inside a strange space, Lin Hao recognized an attacking tiger as a test of his inner demons and argued that killing Soul Beasts was part of survival on Douluo Star.
  • The spirits of Tai Tan and the Strength Clan confronted Lin Hao, who blamed their deaths on their own actions and defended his clear conscience.
  • The Soul Beasts and humans vanished, revealing steps to a platform with a First-Level God's Godhead.
  • Lin Hao reached the altar, grasped the Godhead, and sat down as it entered the space between his brows.

Ch. 277This Is... the Sea God?!

Lin Hao completed his ascension and gained the Galaxy God godhood, while the Sea God reached level 130. He returned to find Spirit Hall attacking Sea God Island and overwhelmed Bibi Dong, though her body began regenerating.

  • The Sea God watched Lin Hao's Godhead turn gray and saw ten halos appear behind him as he completed his ascension.
  • Lin Hao revealed that he was level 110 and had become the Galaxy God, while the Sea God reached level 130.
  • After Ning Rongrong warned him that Spirit Hall had invaded Sea God Island, Lin Hao tore through space and returned.
  • Lin Hao found Sea God Island devastated, Xiao Bai near death, and Bibi Dong attacking its defenders.
  • Lin Hao used the Sea God's Trident and spatial power to pin Bibi Dong to a cliff and pierce her body.
  • Bibi Dong activated her Undying Body Soul Skill, but Lin Hao struck her wound again with the returning trident.

Ch. 278Battle of Two Gods

Lin Hao countered Bibi Dong’s divine attacks with his Starry Sky Flame and repulsive force, healing from Eternal Wound and destroying her spatial slash. Bibi Dong then unleashed Rakshasa Demon Eyes Scorch Heaven and Earth at him, while Ning Rongrong cried out a warning.

  • Bibi Dong used Death Spiderweb Binding, but Lin Hao burned the poisonous web away with his Starry Sky Flame.
  • Bibi Dong struck Lin Hao with Eternal Wound, but his flames healed his injuries and neutralized the corrosive effect.
  • Bibi Dong launched Abyss Slash of Spatial Rift, but Lin Hao repelled and crushed it with Almighty Push.
  • Bibi Dong unleashed Rakshasa Demon Eyes Scorch Heaven and Earth at Lin Hao, and Ning Rongrong warned him.

Ch. 279Great Wet Yu Xiaogang

Lin Hao defeated Bibi Dong in their battle, but her undying-body skill let her recover despite her devastating injuries. Yu Xiaogang tried to flee as the tide turned, but Lin Hao pulled him back and forced him to surrender.

  • Lin Hao used his four Core Flames to break Bibi Dong’s Spirit Bone shockwave and injure her, then froze her Nether Rakshasa attack with Unfixed Storm.
  • Bibi Dong unleashed Calamity Curse Annihilation, but Lin Hao’s Great Heavenly Creation Palm shattered her divine skills and left her unable to fight.
  • Bibi Dong’s undying-body skill began restoring her, so Lin Hao repeatedly stabbed her with the Sea God’s Trident while she refused to surrender.
  • Yu Xiaogang saw Bibi Dong’s suffering and tried to escape, reasoning that her defeat would make the armies surrender.
  • Lin Hao used spatial power to bring Yu Xiaogang back from ten thousand meters away, and Yu Xiaogang dropped to his knees and surrendered.

Ch. 280My Name Is Yu Xiaogang

Lin Hao rejected Yu Xiaogang’s surrender and exposed how Luo Sanpao could help him cultivate before killing him. Yu Xiaogang died realizing Lin Hao had publicly destroyed his reputation, while the other forces were allowed to surrender.

  • Lin Hao refused Yu Xiaogang’s surrender but said the others could surrender and live, and Yu Luomian agreed to represent the Yu Clan.
  • Yu Xiaogang begged Liu Erlong to intervene, but she stayed still because he had once brought an army to Purple Pearl Island and nearly killed her father.
  • Lin Hao explained that Luo Sanpao could grow stronger by eating medicinal herbs, and Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Power rapidly rose past level fifty.
  • Lin Hao pierced Yu Xiaogang and Luo Sanpao with an energy sword, killing Yu Xiaogang after demonstrating that he could solve the cultivation problem Yu Xiaogang had failed to overcome.
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