Chapter Summaries

Chen Hong completed tests of the Level 8 Soul Guidance Ship Cannon and discussed the Sea Soul Fleet’s plans and his eventual return from the islands. He explained Huang’s long-distance spatial transfer and the developing Shipborne Bone Spirit System, which was expected to be ready within half a year.

• Chen Hong and the crew completed firing tests that produced reliable parameters for the Level 8 Soul Guidance Ship Cannon.
• Chen Hong told Hai Ya to retrieve the Detection Buoys and said he would leave after resolving the Deep Sea Orca Tribe issue.
• Chen Hong explained that Huang could transfer between Sea Soul Island and Suotuo City using a Spatial Mark, but could do so only once every three months.
• Chen Hong said the Shipborne Bone Spirit System was being nurtured on Sea Soul Island and could serve as Hai Ya’s Flagship Mental System within half a year.
• Chen Hong noted that the Sea People could produce Mental Primordial Liquid and had become less devoted to the Sea God since his arrival.

Chen Hong explained the Bone Spirit System to Hai Ya as the Sea Dragon headed back, then experienced a mysterious change in his eyes and went to rest. He left Hai Ya and the Sea Soul Masters worried about his condition.

• Chen Hong explained that Gui Gui and Thunder were his reward from Qian Daoliu, while he would cultivate Angel for Qian Daoliu, and asked Hai Ya to send any spirit bones he found to him.
• Chen Hong told Hai Ya to return to the Sea Soul Islands and said he would leave if the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe did not arrive soon.
• Chen Hong worried about his slow cultivation and his level forty-two Soul Power as he stood on the warship deck.
• Chen Hong's vision turned gray as purple Divine Runes spread across his eyes, and he nearly collapsed against the railing.
• Chen Hong reassured the Sea Soul Masters, went to his cabin to rest, and told Hai Ya to call him when they arrived.

Chen Hong recovered aboard Hai Ya’s ship after briefly activating the External Soul Bone that formed from his Evil Spirit Orca Soul Ring. As Hai Ya organized the Soul Engineers to work more independently, Chen Hong remained exhausted and uncertain how his unusual Martial Soul Psychic Power had interacted with the bone.

• Hai Ya and her confidants relaxed when they heard Chen Hong was safe, then Hai Ya ordered them to guard his cabin and gathered the Soul Engineers to discuss becoming self-sufficient.
• Chen Hong lay exhausted in his room after activating his newly formed External Soul Bone, which had drained his Psychic Power.
• Chen Hong recalled that the External Soul Bone had taken two months to form after he absorbed the Evil Spirit Orca Soul Ring.
• Chen Hong theorized that his Martial Soul Psychic Power had devoured the External Soul Bone while it was still a Soul Ring, then spat it back out because it could not absorb another Divine Rune Soul Ring in the same realm.
• Chen Hong complained that his abilities seemed to be Anti-Chen Hong Skills.

Chen Hong discovered that his External Soul Bone had manifested as a pair of eyes, leaving him temporarily blind and draining his sea of consciousness. After learning the Sea Soul Islands could provide Mental Primordial Liquid, he planned to recover and investigate the bone’s power, even if he had to remove it.

• Chen Hong realized his External Soul Bone had become a pair of eyes, and he could no longer see through them.
• Chen Hong summoned Huang, who reported that his sea of consciousness was severely depleted and his eyes had turned grayish white.
• Chen Hong recovered some Mental Power with reserved Mental Primordial Liquid and asked Huang whether the External Soul Bone would replace or fuse with his eyes.
• Huang found no record of Eye-Type External Soul Bones in the Suotuo Database, so Chen Hong covered his eyes and asked about the Sea Soul Islands’ Faith Turbulence.
• Huang told Chen Hong that fifteen drops of Mental Primordial Liquid could be collected there in three days, and Chen Hong decided to refill his sea of consciousness and test the External Soul Bone again.
• Chen Hong worried that the bone might interact with the Reality-Illusion Soul Art, but said he could pluck it out if he disliked it.

Chen Hong used Gui Gui to expand his Mental Vision across Sea Soul Island, then refined the area map and connected the system hub to himself. At night, he prepared to use his Soul Rings while holding Gui Gui, and the Mental Network announced that his permissions had changed.

• Chen Hong returned to Sea Soul Military Port with his eyes covered and told Hai Ya that he was training.
• Chen Hong connected his Mental Power to Gui Gui and used its map to see Sea Soul Island and nearby populated islands.
• Chen Hong concealed his aura with his Soul Guidance Clothing and slipped into the island’s crowd, leaving Hai Ya and his subordinates unable to track him.
• Chen Hong circled the island with Psychic Perception and uploaded a high-definition map to Gui Gui.
• Chen Hong summoned Huang with Innate Divine Mark · Castling, took the Blue Turtle Shell containing Gui Gui, and activated his Soul Rings.
• The Sea Soul Area Mental Network announced that Lord Hong had connected and that his permissions had changed.

Chen Hong cultivated beneath the stars on Sea Soul Island, and Qian Daoliu recognized that he was approaching the ability to Ignite the Divine Flame. Their discussion of godhood and divine authority ended with Chen Hong discovering that Yu Xiaogang had not credited him in the Soul Ring Age Formula research.

• Chen Hong used the Mental Network beneath the stars, surrounding himself with Spiritual Flame as his Blue Turtle Shell transformed and a silver waterfall of Faith Fluctuation formed above him.
• Qian Daoliu watched from the sky and asked whether Chen Hong had discovered the true nature of the Mental Network.
• Chen Hong asked Qian Daoliu to explain Igniting the Divine Flame, and Qian Daoliu described how the Angel God and Sea God gathered authority and faith to begin their divine paths.
• Chen Hong argued that mortal discoveries such as Yu Xiaogang's Soul Ring Age Formula did not count as stealing divine authority, even though gods could detect a Spirit Master's Soul Ring limit.
• Chen Hong realized that Yu Xiaogang had not mentioned his contributions to the Soul Ring Age Formula research and lamented the omission.

Chen Hong explained how God-Bestowed Soul Rings and Divine Examinations could be understood through existing theories, challenging Qian Daoliu’s reverence for the gods. Qian Daoliu correctly identified the Divine Examination rewards that interested Chen Hong, showing he was reasoning along Chen Hong’s lines.

• Chen Hong criticized Yu Xiaogang’s continued attachment to his Spirit Hall Elder status despite his conflicts with Spirit Hall.
• Chen Hong argued that God-Bestowed Soul Rings’ random soul skills could be explained as a form of Soul Art with encrypted information.
• Chen Hong reflected that Spirit Hall’s archives preserved old knowledge about God-Bestowed Soul Rings and Divine Examinations.
• Chen Hong asked Qian Daoliu what Divine Examination rewards interested him most, and Qian Daoliu named Soul Power enhancement, soul bone rewards, and soul ring upgrades.
• Chen Hong took Qian Daoliu’s answer as evidence that he was beginning to question the gods’ power.

Qian Daoliu explained how Chen Hong’s work challenged the mystery and authority of gods, then contrasted the Angel God’s broadly accepted status with Poseidon’s contested rule over the ocean. He left Chen Hong with the implication that Poseidon’s attempt to conquer the ocean had failed to secure the Sea God’s position.

• Qian Daoliu told Chen Hong that he had completed eight of the Angel’s Nine Trials and acknowledged that Chen Hong’s God-Bestowed Soul Bone had opened an unknown path.
• Qian Daoliu considered how Chen Hong’s technology and theories were breaking the information barrier that made gods mysterious to mortals.
• Qian Daoliu recognized that his own study of soul rings and Chen Hong’s civilization had made him a potential challenger to divine authority.
• Qian Daoliu explained that the Angel God’s authority came from the people’s recognition and described how the Angel God had protected humanity during the Dark Period.
• Qian Daoliu concluded that the Evil Spirit Orcas’ attacks on Sea God Island showed that Poseidon’s authority over the ocean was insecure and his path to conquering it had collapsed.

Chen Hong absorbed the Faith Turbulence on Sea Soul Island and explained to Qian Daoliu that Spirit Masters could advance Soul Rings and Soul Bones, declaring that the cultivation path had been wrong from the start. He described his reverse cultivation, which began from the power of gods and grew easier as he progressed, then challenged Qian Daoliu to a sparring of Dao and Law.

• Chen Hong refined the Faith Turbulence on Sea Soul Island and recovered his Mental Sea.
• Chen Hong said Soul Rings and Soul Bones could advance and be created, revealing a brilliant purple-black Soul Ring Flower.
• Chen Hong declared that the path of Spirit Masters was wrong from the beginning and that his own starting point was God.
• Chen Hong's Mental Fluctuation joined with the Sea People's Mental Domains to form a powerful High Mental Pressure Zone.
• Chen Hong invited Qian Daoliu to experience Same Realm Soul Law or spar with him over Dao and Law.

Chen Hong prepared a secluded arena and challenged Qian Daoliu to a sparring of Dao and Law, claiming authority over the Mental Domain. Qian Daoliu sealed his Soul Power at Rank 79, and the chapter left them poised to fight as Qian Daoliu concealed the reason he had returned early.

• Qian Daoliu displayed his Soul Ring Flowers and released his Level 99 Angel Douluo aura toward Chen Hong.
• Chen Hong used the Sea Soul Mental Network, Weak Mental Domains, and Reality-Illusion Soul Art to put nearby Sea People to sleep and conceal the sparring area in Mental Dense Fog.
• Chen Hong told Qian Daoliu that he had touched divine authority in the Mental Domain, while Qian Daoliu suppressed his Soul Power to Rank 79 and explained his mastery of Soul Arts and Soul Law Divine Marks.
• Qian Daoliu said that even with Soul Power at the Soul Sage level, he could defeat an ordinary Titled Douluo, and accepted the sparring without sealing his Mental Power.
• Qian Daoliu recalled that the Angel God had not replied to his report about the rapidly growing Immortal Herb Soul Beasts in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley.

Qian Daoliu received no answer from the Angel God and grew worried that his ancestor had run into serious trouble. He returned to the Sea Soul Islands and discovered Chen Hong refining a vast vortex of faith, fearing that the Sea God would retaliate for the blatant challenge to his authority.

• Qian Daoliu recalled that the Angel God had not answered his prayers for several days, despite their blood tie and the Angel God's usual concern for him.
• Qian Daoliu flew from Spirit Hall to the Sea Soul Islands and used his Great Angel Priest power to see Chen Hong refining the Faith Turbulence above the island.
• Chen Hong, unable to sense Qian Daoliu while blindfolded, planned to use a spar to show him the power and strengthen their connection.
• Qian Daoliu was shocked and furious at how openly Chen Hong had undermined divine authority, but feared the Sea God would punish him rather than resenting the act itself.
• Qian Daoliu recalled how he and Tang Chen had once confronted Sea God Island's efforts to spread the Sea God's faith across Douluo Continent, after which its legends largely faded.

Chen Hong faced Qian Daoliu in a simulated duel, using the Zero Computational Matrix to read his thoughts and evade his attack despite his Level 42 Soul Power. Qian Daoliu was left stunned by Chen Hong’s ability to use Huang’s soul bone skill without absorbing the soul bone.

• Qian Daoliu suspected that Sea God Poseidon was turning to the Douluo Continent because flaws in his ocean dominion had weakened the faith supporting his divine advancement.
• Chen Hong told Qian Daoliu that he could wield the destructive power of a Titled Douluo in their current environment, and Qian Daoliu charged at him.
• Chen Hong used Spatial Transfer to escape Qian Daoliu’s grasp and reappear a kilometer away with Huang and Gui Gui.
• The Zero Computational Matrix connected Chen Hong, Huang, and Gui Gui, giving Chen Hong enough computing power to read Qian Daoliu’s thoughts.
• Qian Daoliu recognized Huang’s Shapeshifting and Shadow Swapping skill and was shocked that Chen Hong could use a soul bone skill without absorbing the soul bone.

Chen Hong faced Qian Daoliu’s Blazing Aura Sword Art and used a Soul Bone defense before revealing a calculated counter to Qian Daoliu’s sword rain. Qian Daoliu began to accept that Chen Hong might truly be an Innate Deity, but the battle remained unresolved as Chen Hong’s Soul Crystal Refraction Shields altered the incoming attacks.

• Qian Daoliu attacked Chen Hong with a Soul Crystal Longsword, but Chen Hong used Gui Gui’s Absolute Defense to block the blow.
• Qian Daoliu formed a Blazing Aura Sword Array and launched a wide, sustained rain of swords at Chen Hong.
• As Qian Daoliu watched, he considered whether Chen Hong’s strength justified his confidence and began acknowledging him as an Innate Deity.
• Chen Hong created Soul Crystal Refraction Shields with his Soul Law: Void and Reality, using calculated angles to deflect Qian Daoliu’s Blazing Sword Rain.

Chen Hong used predictive Psychic Power slashes to disrupt Qian Daoliu, then unleashed a Soul Sage-level power-up and a devastating spear that shattered Qian Daoliu’s Angel True Form. The attack’s outcome remained unclear as the chapter ended with an explosion.

• Qian Daoliu’s Blazing Sword Rain veered off course, collided with itself, and failed to hit Chen Hong.
• Chen Hong predicted Qian Daoliu’s movements and struck him with five Psychic Power slashes, briefly leaving him mentally blank.
• Qian Daoliu activated his Martial Soul Avatar to strengthen his physical and mental defenses.
• Chen Hong triggered Ring Explosion, raised his power to the Soul Sage level, and revealed that he could see Fragments of Rules.
• Chen Hong launched the Spear of Collective Will, which shattered Qian Daoliu’s Angel True Form on contact.

Chen Hong used the Spear of Collective Will to overwhelm Qian Daoliu’s mind, then collapsed from the strain of his attack. Blinded and exhausted, he finally understood that his External Soul Bone was the Soul Eye, which let him gaze directly upon the truth of the world.

• Chen Hong pierced Qian Daoliu’s Angel Martial Soul True Form with the Spear of Collective Will, disrupting his mind and sending him falling into the sea.
• Chen Hong descended to the island and collapsed on a bluestone, injured by his Ring Explosion and drained by his attack.
• Chen Hong explained that he had prepared crystal mist to gather chaotic Mental Power, using it to inflict mental trauma and trigger signs of Cultivation Deviation in Qian Daoliu.
• Chen Hong realized that his External Soul Bone was the Soul Eye, a skillless eye bone whose basic power of observation revealed the Soul Law Divine Mark.

Chen Hong analyzed how Soul Eye let him directly observe Soul Power Particles, completing his Three Souls Theory and uncovering how his Psychic Power could manipulate them. He planned to investigate Innate Soul Power next, though Soul Eye’s immense data overwhelmed him and left him temporarily blind.

• Chen Hong realized Soul Eye let him observe Soul Power Particles and potentially study soul skills, cultivation, and the world’s underlying rules.
• Chen Hong considered how divine abilities such as God-Bestowed Soul Power and God-Bestowed Martial Souls might work.
• Chen Hong recalled using Psychic Power and Soul Particle Shift to shatter Qian Daoliu’s Angel Martial Soul Avatar.
• Chen Hong concluded Soul Eye enabled a Dimensionality Reduction Strike against Spirit Masters beneath the gods, but its data burden caused him to go blind whenever he used it.
• Chen Hong resolved to investigate Innate Soul Power and prepare to face the gods.

After their spar, Qian Daoliu found Chen Hong grievously injured and treated him with life-rich products from immortal herb Soul Beasts. Chen Hong learned the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe was approaching and hoped to settle the ocean’s remaining troubles before returning to the continent, while Qian Daoliu asked what had happened to his eyes.

• Qian Daoliu emerged from the dark sea and told Chen Hong he had proved himself capable of challenging divine might.
• Qian Daoliu sensed that Chen Hong’s body was close to shattering and fed him a leaf from an immortal herb, then treated his wounds with other regenerative byproducts.
• Qian Daoliu reflected that Chen Hong’s techniques had inspired him to advance further within the human limit of level 99.
• Chen Hong realized the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe was approaching and said he wanted to settle the ocean’s affairs before returning to the continent.
• Qian Daoliu asked Chen Hong what had happened to his eyes after seeing blood still at their corners.

Chen Hong explained that the Soul Eye External Soul Bone had blinded him after overwhelming his mind with higher-dimensional perceptions, while Qian Daoliu questioned his claims and offered to use one of the Soul Eye’s two eyes himself. Chen Hong noticed Qian Daoliu seemed unusually eager, leaving him wondering what had happened.

• Qian Daoliu doubted Chen Hong’s explanation that an Eye External Soul Bone had caused his condition, and Chen Hong reassured him that he felt safe with Qian Daoliu nearby.
• Qian Daoliu challenged Chen Hong for using a dangerous technique without keeping an escape plan, and Chen Hong insisted he had counted on Qian Daoliu as his way out.
• Chen Hong explained that opening the Soul Eye overwhelmed his mind with information about Soul Power Particles, and said he needed to strengthen his Mental Realm or use the ability in an enclosed space with little Soul Power.
• Qian Daoliu suggested that the Nine Heart Begonia’s healing power might let him use Chen Hong’s Soul Eye, then offered to take one of its two eyes himself.
• Chen Hong noticed Qian Daoliu’s eagerness and asked whether something had happened.

After learning that the Angel God had vanished, Chen Hong recovered from his injuries with Qian Daoliu’s Immortal Grade herbs and considered asking Tang San for the Purple Demon Eye to help him adapt to his Soul Eye. At dawn, Evil Spirit Orcas appeared on the horizon near the Sea Soul Islands.

• Qian Daoliu told Chen Hong that the Angel God had gone missing, then reported that Evil Spirit Orcas were scouting the waters near the Sea Soul Islands.
• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu meditated through the night, and Qian Daoliu’s Immortal Grade herbs healed much of Chen Hong’s physical injuries and some of his mental injuries.
• Chen Hong realized that activating his Soul Eye had replaced his normal eyes, leaving him blind whenever the Soul Eye was inactive.
• Chen Hong decided Tang San’s Purple Demon Eye might help him adapt to the Soul Eye and provide a framework for studying eye cultivation.
• At dawn, Qian Daoliu spotted black dorsal fins approaching across the sea, signaling the arrival of the Evil Spirit Orcas.

The Evil Orca King brought nearly a hundred adult Evil Spirit Orcas to meet Qian Daoliu and Chen Hong, taking precautions because it feared the human powerhouse might rival legendary Level 99 experts. As Sea Soul Island panicked at the approaching black mass, Chen Hong realized the tribe meant to announce its arrival rather than attack and suspected Bai Xie's Sage Module had helped the Evil Orca King behave more reasonably.

• The Evil Orca King gathered nearly a hundred adult Evil Spirit Orcas and approached Sea Soul Island after waiting around three months, wary of Qian Daoliu's strength.
• Sea Soul Island's residents mistook the approaching fins for an invasion, while fleet officers worked to calm the crowd.
• Hai Ya and other Sea Soul Masters soothed the frightened Blazing Arrow Sea Leopard and Breaking Wave Unicorn Whale near the military port.
• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu appeared in the air before the advancing tribe, and Chen Hong said the orcas seemed to mean well despite alarming the island.
• Chen Hong used his Mental Domain to observe the orcas and concluded that the Evil Orca King had exposed its tribe to signal a peaceful arrival.
• Chen Hong suspected Bai Xie's Sage Module had helped resolve the Evil Spirit Orcas' evil-spirit attribute and made the Evil Orca King easier to approach.