Chapter Summaries

Lu Chen learned that the Strength Clan had refused Dugu Bo’s recruitment and decided to cultivate a new Saint Soul Grass at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. After reflecting on his battle with Qian Daoliu, Lu Chen planned to head out to sea to obtain the final two Spirit Rings for his Second Martial Soul.

• Dugu Bo told Lu Chen that Tai Tan and the Strength Clan had refused to join the Longevity Sect.
• Lu Chen dismissed the refusal, while Dugu Yan suggested that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family could make life difficult for the Strength Clan; Dugu Bo decided to contact Prince Xue Xing.
• Lu Chen went to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and used his Ninth Spirit Skill to make the Saint Soul Grass blade grow roots, then planted it beside the springhead.
• Lu Chen considered the threat of Qian Renxue becoming a god and decided to hunt the Evil Orca King and Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for his Second Martial Soul’s last two Spirit Rings.

Lu Chen set out for Vast Sea City with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan to hunt Spirit Beasts, while Xiao Wu stayed behind to care for her mother. Meanwhile, Dugu Bo’s letter prompted Prince Xue Xing to shut down the Strength Clan’s blacksmith shops, driving Tai Tan to prepare to leave Heaven Dou City and urge Tang San to come with him.

• Xiao Wu tearfully said goodbye to Lu Chen, and Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan joined him on his journey west toward Vast Sea City.
• At Dugu Yan’s suggestion, Dugu Bo told Prince Xue Xing that Tai Tan had refused to join the Longevity Sect, and Xue Xing ordered the Strength Clan’s blacksmith shops in Heaven Dou City shut down.
• Tai Tan blamed Lu Chen for the crackdown, rejected Tai Nuo’s suggestion to seek help from the Longevity Sect, and ordered the clan to prepare to leave Heaven Dou City.
• Tai Tan went to Shrek Academy and asked Tang San to leave Heaven Dou City with the Strength Clan, warning him that the city had become dangerous.
• Tang San suspected Lu Chen had targeted the Strength Clan because he recognized the value of its blacksmiths.

Tang San refused Tai Tan’s offer to leave and entrusted him with hidden-weapon blueprints, while Tai Tan agreed to gather the Clear Sky Sect’s former subordinate clans. At the western border, Lu Chen found Wolf Bandits charging toward a village and told Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan to fight them for experience.

• Tang San stayed in Heaven Dou City to seek a chance to clear his father’s name and gave Tai Tan hidden-weapon blueprints to forge.
• Tai Tan praised Tang San’s designs, promised to make a hundred-man batch, and offered to contact the Defense Clan, Speed Clan, and Breaking Clan.
• Tai Tan led the Strength Clan out of Heaven Dou City to settle temporarily in a kingdom or duchy.
• Lu Chen flew west with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan and detected Wolf Bandits rushing toward a village.
• Zhu Zhuqing identified the Wolf Bandits and described their attacks on human villages.
• Lu Chen said he would protect Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan while they fought the Wolf Bandits to gain combat experience.

Lu Chen set Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan against a pack of Wolf Bandits as training, promising to intervene only if their lives were in danger. The women began slaughtering the bandits, while three leaders prepared to join the fight.

• Lu Chen dropped Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan into the Wolf Bandits' path and left them to fight on their own.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan revealed their Martial Soul Possession and faced the bandits, whose three blue-green leaders rallied the pack to attack.
• Dugu Yan jokingly wagered that the winner of their kill contest could sleep with Lu Chen, but Zhu Zhuqing rejected the idea and launched her attack.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Darkness Swamp and Source of Darkness to suppress the bandits and strengthen her Hell Stab, quickly killing several.
• Dugu Yan apologized to Lu Chen for her joke, then attacked with Jade Phosphorus Poison Arrow Rain and Jade Phosphorus Purple Poison, killing more than twenty bandits.

Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan destroyed the Wolf Bandit pack, and Lu Chen rewarded their performance by recovering a spirit bone from one of the leaders. They continued toward the coast with the bone added to their collection for future Sect Disciples.

• Zhu Zhuqing drained a Green Wolf Bandit's soul power with her Nether Shadow Piercing Strike, then beheaded it with Nether Slash.
• Dugu Yan killed two other Green Wolf Bandit leaders, including one she beheaded with her Sword Spine, wiping out the pack.
• Dugu Yan challenged Zhu Zhuqing over her remarks about loving Lu Chen, but Zhu Zhuqing denied using him as a stake in their bet.
• Lu Chen praised Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan for defeating the bandits without injury and recovered a twenty-thousand-year Right Leg Spirit Bone from a leader's corpse.
• Lu Chen decided to keep the spirit bone for outstanding Sect Disciples, then continued toward the coast with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan.

Lu Chen reached the Evil Orca King's waters and challenged the 190,000-year spirit beast for his Black Iron Sickle's eighth spirit ring. He killed the Evil Orca King with one strike, while the orca clan escaped into the deep sea.

• Lu Chen bought a detailed ocean map in Vast Sea City and set out the next day with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan.
• Lu Chen found the Evil Orca King and sent Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan into his Portable Space before confronting him.
• Lu Chen's Level 99 aura overwhelmed the Evil Spirit Orcas, and the Evil Orca King ordered his clan to flee while he stayed to fight.
• The Evil Orca King attacked with Orca Domain and Orca's Fury, but Lu Chen used Extinction Cross Slash to cut him in half and kill him instantly.

Lu Chen absorbed the Evil Orca King's 190,000-year spirit ring and right leg bone, gaining new skills, then told Bo Saixi he would continue hunting for the spirit beasts he needed. He shared the Evil Orca King's whale brain with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan, while Zhu Zhuqing saved some for Xiao Wu.

• Lu Chen absorbed the Evil Orca King's spirit ring and gained two eighth spirit skills, then extracted and absorbed the Evil Orca King Right Leg Bone for two more attack skills.
• Bo Saixi introduced herself as Sea God's Divine Servant, accepted the Evil Orca King's death, and warned Lu Chen to leave the ocean after his hunt.
• Lu Chen said he would leave after obtaining the spirit rings and spirit bones he needed, then used Evil Spirit Orca Axe to split open the Evil Orca King's head and reveal its whale brain.
• Lu Chen brought Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan out of his Portable Space and offered them the whale brain; Zhu Zhuqing saved an extra portion for Xiao Wu.

Lu Chen lured the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King into swallowing the Evil Orca King's corpse, then detonated it and eight more Blood Puppets inside the whale. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King survived the blasts and unleashed his Demonic Whale Domain, forcing Lu Chen to prepare to fight him directly.

• Lu Chen sent Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan into the Portable Space to refine the whale brain's energy, then used Blood Puppet to revive the Evil Orca King as a controlled corpse.
• Bo Saixi followed Lu Chen toward the Demonic Whale Sea Area, fearing that his actions would endanger the ocean's spirit beasts.
• Lu Chen brought the Evil Orca King's corpse to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who swallowed it without noticing Lu Chen on its back.
• Lu Chen hid in Void Space and detonated the Evil Orca King's corpse inside the whale, then sent eight more Blood Puppets into its mouth and exploded them.
• The wounded Deep Sea Demonic Whale King unleashed the Demonic Whale Domain, and Lu Chen resolved to face him himself.

Lu Chen fought the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, using his Slaughter Domain and a powerful cross slash to wound him with an attack that steadily eroded his life force. The whale king transformed into a human form and formed Divine Armor, bringing his concentrated power to bear against Lu Chen.

• Lu Chen countered the Demonic Whale Domain with Slaughter Domain, then stunned the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and struck him with Extinction Cross Slash.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King suffered deep wounds that resisted healing and began to erode his vitality, then retaliated with compressed water jets.
• Lu Chen dodged the water jets and used Evil Spirit Orca Mirror Extinction to block the whale king’s tail strike.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King recognized the lingering evil power in his wounds and transformed into a human form, forming Divine Armor to suppress them.
• The transformed Deep Sea Demonic Whale King radiated enough divine might to make Lu Chen feel tremendous pressure.

Lu Chen fought the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and killed him after overpowering his attacks and shattering his divine armor. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's corpse fell into the sea, leaving Lu Chen poised to claim his spirit ring and spirit bone.

• Bo Saixi watched Lu Chen match the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and planned to invite him to accept the Sea God Inheritance if he won.
• Lu Chen amplified his strength with Thousand Jun Body Protection and Thousand Jun Giant Strength, then overpowered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in a clash of fists.
• Lu Chen dodged the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's tracking lightning sphere with Space Slash and suppressed him with Hundred-Fold Gravity before wounding him with Earth Ant Emperor Slash.
• Lu Chen exploited the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's existing wound and battered him until his Deep Purple Divine Armor was badly damaged.
• Lu Chen used Dark Gold Terrorclaw's Sky-Ripping Claw to shatter the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's divine armor, then tore open his chest and crushed his heart.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King died and returned to his two-hundred-meter form before plunging into the sea.

After killing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, Lu Chen absorbed its Million-Year Spirit Ring and overcame the whale king’s attempt to possess him. He gained a Divine Body and Divine Sense, then finished absorbing the Spirit Ring, leaving only a God Position between him and godhood.

• Lu Chen recovered from his battle with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and hid with the corpse and Spirit Ring inside Void Space.
• Lu Chen absorbed the Million-Year Spirit Ring, whose energy transformed his body into a Divine Body.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s soul invaded Lu Chen’s Sea of Consciousness and threatened to take his body.
• Lu Chen used Slaughter Domain to shred the whale king’s soul, then consumed its fragments and awakened Divine Sense.
• Lu Chen completed the Spirit Ring absorption after roughly ten hours, with only a God Position still needed for him to become a god.

After absorbing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s spirit ring, Lu Chen obtained two powerful soul skills and fused its torso spirit bone with his other six bones to form divine armor. The armor dramatically increased his strength, but he chose not to create a god position yet, leaving his path to God Kinghood unresolved.

• Lu Chen sensed the World-Destroying Blade and Endless Devour soul skills he had gained from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s spirit ring.
• Lu Chen extracted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King Torso Spirit Bone and fused it into his divine body, triggering a surge in his bloodline power.
• The energies of Lu Chen’s seven spirit bones clashed until he used Life Divine Power to unite them.
• Lu Chen’s seven spirit bones transformed into emerald-green divine armor, which he believed could let him defeat the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King within three moves.
• Lu Chen considered using the Seed of Life to create a god position but decided to wait because he wanted to pursue the supreme God King position.

After absorbing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's torso spirit bone and collecting its treasures, Lu Chen was offered the Sea God inheritance. The Asura Demon Sword and the Seed of Destruction then appeared before him, leaving him to choose between guaranteed godhood and an uncertain future.

• Lu Chen recovered from merging with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's torso spirit bone and learned the effects of its two soul skills.
• Lu Chen cut open the whale king's skull and stored its whale pearl and whale brain before returning its corpse to the sea.
• Bo Saixi invited Lu Chen to inherit the Sea God position, but the Asura Demon Sword arrived and offered him the Asura succession and Tang Chen's accumulated divine power.
• Lu Chen weighed whether to accept the Asura inheritance, then the Seed of Destruction appeared, presenting him with a second choice.

Lu Chen rejected the Asura God Position and chose the Seed of Destruction, prompting the Asura Demon Sword to attack him. He fought back against the sword and began learning from its superior combat techniques.

• Lu Chen chose the Seed of Destruction over the Asura Demon Sword, hoping to combine it with his Seed of Life and create a Supreme God King Position.
• The Asura Demon Sword attacked Lu Chen, who summoned his Divine Armor and blocked its first strike with his Dark Gold Terrorclaw gauntlet.
• Lu Chen summoned his evolved Black Iron Sickle and nine Spirit Rings, then challenged the Asura Demon Sword to fight him.
• The Asura Demon Sword suppressed Lu Chen with bloodlight and launched a relentless assault, but Lu Chen used his domains and physical abilities to withstand it.
• Lu Chen studied the Asura Demon Sword's movements through Divine Sense and incorporated its techniques into his own fighting.

Asura God tried to kill Lu Chen with the Asura Demon Sword, claiming Lu Chen’s Seeds of Life and Destruction made him a danger to the Divine Realm. The God of Destruction defended Lu Chen and challenged Asura God to battle, leaving the God Kings fighting while Asura God continued to attack Lu Chen.

• Asura God justified his attack on Lu Chen as a necessary act to prevent the Seeds of Life and Destruction from causing disaster.
• The God of Destruction accused Asura God of abusing his authority and argued that Lu Chen had earned his divine rewards.
• The God of Destruction declared that Lu Chen must live and challenged Asura God to fight beyond the heavens.
• Asura God and the God of Destruction took their battle into the starry void as the other gods watched.
• The God Kings unleashed their divine skills, while Asura God simultaneously controlled the Asura Demon Sword in its fight against Lu Chen.

The Asura God fought the God of Destruction over Lu Chen, whom the Asura God believed could endanger the Divine Realm. The Goddess of Life joined the God of Destruction, forcing the Asura God to end the battle, while the Divine Realm's gods began worrying about Lu Chen's future.

• The Asura God and the God of Destruction escalated their battle until the God of Goodness and the God of Evil stabilized the Divine Realm's barrier.
• The Goddess of Life tried to stop the fight, but the God of Destruction explained that he was defending Lu Chen from being condemned for future crimes.
• The Goddess of Life sided with the God of Destruction, and together they overwhelmed the Asura God.
• The Asura God ended the battle and left, warning the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction that they would regret their choice.
• The Divine Realm's gods discussed Lu Chen and wondered whether his control of the origins of life and destruction would bring disaster.

Lu Chen survived the Asura Demon Sword’s assault and vowed to settle his grudge with Asura God, then returned to the Longevity Sect with the Seeds of Life and Destruction. He promised Bo Saixi he would bring her a Sea God successor and ended the chapter preparing to absorb the Seed of Destruction.

• The Asura Demon Sword absorbed the remaining light of Asura Hell, then vanished after failing to kill Lu Chen.
• Lu Chen dismantled his Divine Armor, blamed Asura God for trying to kill him, and vowed to repay him in the future.
• Lu Chen told Bo Saixi he would bring her a suitable Sea God successor and considered Dugu Yan a strong candidate.
• Lu Chen used Space Slash to return to the Longevity Sect and released Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan from his Portable Space.
• Lu Chen entered a secluded chamber and prepared to absorb the Seed of Destruction.

Lu Chen absorbed the Seed of Destruction and used the Seed of Life’s power to tame its destructive energy, surviving the process and transforming his divine body. By comprehending how destruction decomposed matter and life gathered it, he discovered that their union could create and remake all things.

• Lu Chen absorbed the Seed of Destruction, but its energy began destroying his right hand and spreading through his body.
• Lu Chen tried to counter the destruction with his level 99 soul power, but the law of destruction dissolved it.
• Lu Chen converted his soul power into life divine power through the Seed of Life, taming the destructive energy and restoring his right hand.
• Lu Chen studied the laws of destruction and life, understanding them as powers of decomposition and aggregation.
• Lu Chen realized that merging the two laws could remake matter and produce the power of creation.

Lu Chen fused the Laws of Life and Destruction, awakening the full potential of his Innate Dao Body and drawing immense energy from the earth and heavens. His cultivation surged toward the limit of Level 99, but without a God Position he could not break through to level one hundred or contain the overflowing Soul Power.

• Lu Chen fused the Laws of Life and Destruction, producing the power of creation and transforming his body.
• The power of creation awakened Lu Chen's Innate Dao Body, causing Geocentric Source Qi to erupt around him.
• The sun, moon, and stars shone on the Longevity Sect, prompting Dugu Bo and the sect's disciples to proclaim a divine miracle.
• Lu Chen absorbed Geocentric Source Qi, Solar Essence, Moon Radiance, and stellar power, rapidly gaining cultivation.
• Lu Chen's Soul Power reached Level 99, but he could not break through without a God Position or find a way to store the surging power.

Lu Chen used his power of creation to transform the nine spirit rings of his Blue Silver Emperor into living rings that could absorb his excess soul power and grow stronger. As he began feeding them, he prepared to challenge the Asura God once he became a deity.

• Lu Chen realized his body could not contain all the soul power he had cultivated and sought a way to keep it from spilling away.
• Lu Chen summoned his Blue Silver Emperor and used his power of creation to break apart and reconstruct all nine of its spirit rings.
• Lu Chen turned the rings into living rings capable of growing in age as he fed them soul power.
• Lu Chen concluded that stronger rings could help him contend with the Asura God as soon as he became a god.
• Lu Chen began cultivating and feeding soul power to his rings, darkening the first three purple rings.