Chapter Summaries

Chen Hong reflected on the origins and decline of soul beasts as a swarm of Evil Spirit Orcas approached, and a vision of a Dragon-shaped Black Shadow pierced his thoughts. The Evil Orca King surfaced and addressed him as “Human.”

• Chen Hong considered how humans named soul beasts and how the Evil Spirit Orcas’ bloodthirsty nature might have arisen.
• Chen Hong wondered why heaven and earth favored soul beasts while Spirit Masters relied on them, despite signs that the Soul Master System could develop beyond soul rings taken from beasts.
• Chen Hong watched the Evil Spirit Orcas approach and suspected their decline reflected a conflict between opposing supreme gods.
• Chen Hong saw a Dragon-shaped Black Shadow flash through transparent, star-bright water.
• The Evil Orca King surfaced before Chen Hong and called him “Human.”

Chen Hong introduced himself and Qian Daoliu to the Evil Orca King, while worrying about the missing Angel God and the risks of relying on divine support. The Evil Orca King judged Qian Daoliu weak compared with Poseidon, whom he remembered as a far more powerful Level 99 Soul Master.

• The Evil Orca King introduced himself and spoke with Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu through telepathy.
• Chen Hong explained that he had designed the metal modules and placed a Soul Ring imprint on Evil Spirit Orca Bai Xie.
• Chen Hong identified Qian Daoliu as Spirit Hall's Great Angel Priest and the Angel God's representative, while privately worrying that the Angel God had gone silent.
• The Evil Orca King said Qian Daoliu was too weak for a Level 99 Soul Master and compared him unfavorably with Poseidon.

Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu discussed how a Level 99 Peak Douluo might advance beyond the traditional limit, using the example of Poseidon. The Evil Orca King thanked Chen Hong for the Sage Soul Tool, while Chen Hong considered how his Soul Eye let a mortal observe and influence Soul Power.

• Chen Hong told Qian Daoliu that Poseidon's strength suggested Level 99 Spirit Masters could continue advancing.
• Qian Daoliu agreed that there might be room between human strength and godhood, and Chen Hong considered how his research could raise Qian Daoliu's future limit.
• The Evil Orca King thanked Chen Hong on behalf of the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe for giving Bai Xie the Sage and Healing Soul Tools.
• The Evil Orca King declared that the Sage could make Chen Hong an eternal friend of intelligent Soul Beast populations.
• Chen Hong reflected on the Soul Eye's costs and its importance as a way for a mortal to observe Soul Power, a power usually accessible only to gods.

Chen Hong explained the Sage Module’s place among his Soul Guidance Devices, then revealed his unusual soul rings to the Evil Orca King. The Orca King suspected Chen Hong was a transformed Soul Beast, but Chen said he was human and called his soul-ring method Soul Ring Imprinting.

• Chen Hong told the Evil Orca King that the Sage Module was a gift for Sea Soul Beasts and described how it differed from his other Sage-Type Soul Guidance Devices.
• The Evil Orca King welcomed Chen Hong’s friendship but warned that his work might overturn the hunting relationship between Soul Beasts and humans.
• At the Orca King’s request, Chen Hong displayed a Soul Ring Flower with a purple-purple-black-black configuration.
• The Evil Spirit Orcas sensed that Chen Hong’s four soul rings matched his own aura, as though he had condensed them himself.
• The Evil Orca King asked whether Chen Hong was a Transformed Soul Beast, and Chen replied that he was human and that his method was Soul Ring Imprinting.

Chen Hong explained how his Fourth Soul Ring and External Soul Bone had changed through absorbing each other’s power, then introduced his theory of four categories of Soul Rings. He left the Evil Spirit Orcas with Imprinted Soul Rings still to explain.

• Chen Hong explained that the Evil Spirit Orca’s spiritual abilities resembled the powers of his Fourth Soul Ring, Reality and Illusion.
• Chen Hong described how the Psychic Shadow absorbed part of his External Soul Bone’s power, strengthening Reality and Illusion while leaving its Divine Rune to form the Soul Eye.
• Chen Hong explained that the Soul Eye’s Extraordinary Vision let him see Heaven and Earth Soul Power, but was so costly that he could use it only for an instant.
• Chen Hong told the Evil Spirit Orcas that Soul Rings were commonly obtained through hunting or sacrifice, then mentioned Condensed Soul Rings as a third type.
• Chen Hong introduced Imprinted Soul Rings as the fourth category in his theory.

Chen Hong explained the four types of Soul Rings to the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe and promised that Imprint Soul Ring technology could spread within years, while Condense Soul Rings would take longer to develop. Convinced by his results and plans, the Evil Orca King led the tribe in submitting to him.

• Chen Hong displayed his Soul Ring and explained Hunt, Sacrifice, Imprint, and Condense Soul Rings to the Evil Spirit Orcas.
• The Evil Orca King asked whether Imprint and Condense Soul Rings could become mainstream and transform relations between Spirit Masters and Soul Beasts.
• Chen Hong estimated that Imprint Soul Rings could spread within three years and be converted into Soul Tools within ten, while Condense Soul Ring research would take longer.
• The Evil Orca King recognized Chen Hong’s demonstrated results and declared that the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe was willing to submit to him.

Chen Hong accepted the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe’s surrender and negotiated to equip every orca with a Sage Module, while sensing an ominous karmic connection and possible visions linked to the vanished Dimensional Star Chart. As the tribe escorted him and Qian Daoliu across the sea, the Evil Orca King explained the ocean’s division between shallow and deep waters, prompting Chen Hong to ask about the Demon Soul Great White Shark.

• Chen Hong sensed that the Evil Spirit Orcas’ submission had entangled him in karma and suspected his visions might be connected to the Dimensional Star Chart.
• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu discussed cooperation with the Evil Orca King, including providing Healing Modules and a Sage Module for every member of the tribe.
• The Evil Orca King explained that its tribe’s intelligence and mental power had developed alongside a bloodthirsty nature caused by the deep sea’s corruption.
• The Evil Orca King described how Poseidon had ruled the shallow sea, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King ruled the deep sea, and the Evil Spirit Orcas occupied the waters between them.
• Chen Hong asked the Evil Orca King about the Demon Soul Great White Shark.

Chen Hong learned from the Evil Orca King about ancient deep-sea horrors and Poseidon's defeat by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King before he became a god. Qian Daoliu explained the danger of the 990,000-year-old whale and revealed that a new god remains in the world for about a hundred years, while a captured fat bug protested being called a Million Year Soul Beast.

• The Evil Orca King told Chen Hong that a ruler of the deep sea had driven deep-sea Soul Beasts outward and that a great terror still lurked beneath the sea.
• The Evil Orca King revealed that the 990,000-year-old Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had defeated Poseidon before Poseidon broke through and became a god during their battle.
• The Evil Orca King recounted Poseidon's warning not to ascend because the God Realm would forcibly take away anyone who became a god, and said the Evil Spirit Orcas had defected while the Demon Soul Great White Sharks believed him.
• Qian Daoliu reasoned that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was terrifyingly powerful and said a new god remained behind for around a hundred years before ascending.
• A burly black-and-purple man held a fat bug that objected to being called a Million Year Soul Beast and asked to leave.

Chen Hong completed Spirit Hall’s agreement with the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe and established a continent-spanning mental spatial coordinate for Bone Spirit Huang before returning to Douluo Continent. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley, he received renewable Weakened Gaze-Through Autumn Water Dew to help him master his new Soul Eye.

• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu reached an agreement with the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe, providing Sage-Type Soul Guidance Devices in exchange for fleet protection and help with the Soul Ring Imprinting Plan.
• Chen Hong returned Gui Gui to the Sea Soul network and established a vast mental spatial coordinate for Bone Spirit Huang to support continent-wide data transmission.
• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu returned to Douluo Continent after their journey had lasted half a year.
• At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley, Qian Daoliu gave Chen Hong renewable Weakened Gaze-Through Autumn Water Dew and explained his External Soul Bone Soul Eye to Golden Crocodile and Dugu Bo.
• Chen Hong removed his eye bandages and accepted the dew as Golden Crocodile and Dugu Bo reacted with astonishment to his Soul Eye.

Chen Hong’s Formless Bone Soul Eye completed its fusion with him, revealing its striking seven-colored appearance and prompting discussion of how he perceived others. After applying Weakened Gaze-Through Autumn Water Dew, Chen Hong’s eyes seemed slightly brighter, though he could not yet feel a clear change.

• Chen Hong’s Formless Bone Soul Eye completed its form, stabilized its abilities, and perfectly fused with him.
• Chen Hong asked Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Dugu Bo whether his eyes looked strange, then described the glowing figures he perceived through Psychic Power.
• Chen Hong told Dugu Bo that his green glow likely came from toxins concentrated in his Head Soul Bone, which seemed to have evolved.
• Chen Hong applied Weakened Gaze-Through Autumn Water Dew to his Soul Eye, but felt no immediate difference when he looked toward the sun.
• Qian Daoliu observed that Chen Hong’s eyes had grown brighter and described their layered, seven-colored appearance.

Chen Hong reopened his Black Lotus Soul Eye in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley, but the strain left him pale and bleeding, so Qian Daoliu helped him recover with Immortal Grade fruits. As Qian Daoliu asked how Chen Hong had torn apart his Angel Martial Soul True Form, Chen Hong began explaining Xiao Wu’s Invincible Golden Body, leaving the cause of his own attack unresolved.

• Chen Hong opened his Black Lotus Soul Eye, struggled against a powerful force, and suffered blood tears from the strain.
• Qian Daoliu stopped Golden Crocodile and Dugu Bo from disturbing Chen Hong, then gave him Immortal Grade fruits and wiped the blood from his face.
• Chen Hong said the Weakened Gaze-Through Autumn Water Dew had reduced the burden of opening his Soul Eye and showed the others his clenched fist.
• Qian Daoliu asked how Chen Hong had torn apart his Angel Martial Soul True Form, surprising Dugu Bo and Golden Crocodile.
• Chen Hong brought up Xiao Wu’s Invincible Golden Body, explaining that it could withstand even Qian Daoliu’s attack for one second.

Chen Hong explained that Xiao Wu’s Invincible Golden Body resisted mortal attacks through the structure of its Soul Power particles, but divine sense could control and destroy those particles. He revealed a tiny red-and-blue fragment as a Soul Crystal (Core).

• Dugu Bo guessed that Invincible Golden Body was not truly invincible, and Chen Hong confirmed he was right.
• Chen Hong showed Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile, and Dugu Bo a tiny translucent fragment with a faint red-and-blue hue.
• Chen Hong explained that Invincible Golden Body formed a sturdy Soul Power structure that could withstand attacks beyond Xiao Wu’s realm, though it consumed her Soul Power.
• Chen Hong said divine sense could control microscopic matter and destroy Soul Power particles, making such attacks a god’s Dimensionality Reduction Strike.
• Chen Hong named the fragment in his hand a Soul Crystal (Core).

Chen Hong explained how his Psychic Power could interfere with Soul Power and revealed the immense potential behind his Black Lotus Soul Eye. He gave Qian Daoliu a Soul Power Core Seed to test, leaving Qian Daoliu concerned that its attributes might not suit him.

• Chen Hong reasoned that divine consciousness could disrupt Soul Power Particles, and that his Black Lotus Soul Eye let him perceive and potentially control them through his powerful Psychic Power.
• Chen Hong traced his Psychic Power to a fragment of This's soul and planned to build a Bone Spirit Computing Cloud to support his abilities.
• Chen Hong revealed a tiny Soul Power Core he had formed, startling Qian Daoliu, while Dugu Bo asked what soul crystals were.
• Chen Hong offered Qian Daoliu a Soul Power Core Seed and pointed out an Immortal Herb Soul Beast suited to forming a Soul Power Core.
• Qian Daoliu accepted the seed, then questioned whether its red-and-blue attributes were a poor match for him.

After Qian Daoliu swallowed the Soul Power Core Seed to refine it, Chen Hong left him under Golden Crocodile Douluo’s guard and took Dugu Bo toward Heaven Dou City. On the way, they saw the Technology Guild’s Soul-Powered farming machines at work across the Heaven Dou Plain, and Chen Hong approved of their development.

• Qian Daoliu swallowed the Soul Power Core Seed and began refining it while Golden Crocodile Douluo stood guard.
• Chen Hong invited Dugu Bo to visit Heaven Dou City with him, and Golden Crocodile Douluo agreed to let them go.
• Chen Hong and Dugu Bo crossed the Heaven Dou Plain, where Dugu Bo saw the Technology Guild’s agricultural machines transforming the fields.
• Chen Hong approved of the machines and told Dugu Bo that Suotuo City had changed greatly during his absence.

Chen Hong reunited with Ye Lingling at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and disrupted her cultivation of the Flower of Samsara's Life Rhythm. After teasing each other, Ye Lingling noticed that the aura of Chen Hong's Black Lotus Soul Eye felt wrong.

• Ye Lingling practiced expanding and contracting a Life Rhythm that made nearby spirit herbs wither and revive, but a lapse caused the rhythm to destabilize.
• Chen Hong caught a falling leaf behind Ye Lingling, and she recognized him and threw herself into his arms.
• Ye Lingling blamed Chen Hong for disrupting her Flower of Samsara and withering the surrounding plants, and he teased her about protecting him.
• Chen Hong noticed Ye Lingling had reached Soul Power Level forty-five, while she realized he was only Level forty-three and questioned how quickly he was advancing.
• Ye Lingling examined Chen Hong's exposed Black Lotus Soul Eye and said its aura felt wrong.

Chen Hong’s attempt to pass off his Black Lotus Soul Eyes as normal eyes nearly ended when Ye Lingling noticed they did not move and suspected he had lost his vision. He revealed that they were special external soul bones, leaving Ye Lingling eager to study one.

• Ye Lingling praised Chen Hong’s Black Lotus Soul Eyes, then noticed his eyeballs did not move and appeared lifeless.
• Ye Lingling examined Chen Hong’s eyes and offered to remove them and restore his vision with the Power of Life.
• Chen Hong panicked and revealed that his eyes were super-special Eye External Soul Bones.
• Chen Hong noticed unfamiliar terms appearing in his thoughts and suspected the Dimensional Star Chart was sending him stray information.
• Ye Lingling reacted with shock, then asked whether she could study one of Chen Hong’s eye soul bones.

Chen Hong reunited with Ye Lingling, teased her, and brought her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley while explaining his journey to the Sea Soul Islands. The group arrived at the valley, where Ye Lingling saw one of the Treasure Basins.

• Ye Lingling reproached Chen Hong after he kissed her, then later met him at Heaven Dou Royal Academy wrapped tightly in her clothes.
• Chen Hong used the Secret Soul Divine Mark to conceal himself and Ye Lingling from sensory detection as they left the academy together.
• Ye Lingling asked about Chen Hong's eye Soul Bone, and he told her about his Evil Spirit Orca soul ring, External Soul Bone, and the Evil Orca King's submission.
• Dugu Bo listened as Chen Hong recounted his trip to the Sea Soul Islands and accompanied him and Ye Lingling back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley.
• Chen Hong showed Ye Lingling the valley and identified it as one of the Treasure Basins.

Chen Hong told Ye Lingling that Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Valley suited her Life Rhythm, while Qian Daoliu reported that Chen Hong’s Soul Power Core Seed had helped him refine a method for condensing Soul Power. Qian Daoliu then recognized Ye Lingling’s Life Plunder as a path to advancement built on exploiting living beings.

• Ye Lingling kissed Chen Hong, and he pushed her away before explaining that the valley suited her cultivation.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Qian Daoliu arrived, and Ye Lingling respectfully greeted them.
• Qian Daoliu told Chen Hong that refining the Soul Power Core Seed had shown him how it could help condense Soul Power and might let him complete the Path of the Soul Power within three years.
• Qian Daoliu told Ye Lingling that the valley could suit her ability if it worked well in its complicated environment.
• Qian Daoliu reflected on exploitation as a means of advancement and identified Ye Lingling’s ability as Life Plunder, akin to the abilities of Tang San, Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Chen Hong.

Qian Daoliu welcomed Ye Lingling into the Spirit Hall Super Team, then returned to Spirit City to stabilize Spirit Hall and prepare for a possible divine war with Sea God Poseidon. As Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu pursued their plans, an unknown variable appeared in the City of Slaughter.

• Qian Daoliu recognized Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia as an extraordinary Martial Soul and welcomed her into Chen Hong's group.
• Qian Daoliu left Golden Crocodile Douluo and Poison Douluo with Chen Hong and returned alone to Spirit City because the Angel God had gone missing.
• Qian Daoliu planned to strengthen Spirit Hall, have Qian Renxue inherit the Angel God legacy, and prepare for Sea God Poseidon's possible intervention.
• A graceful man won match after match in the Slaughter Arena as criminals cheered, marking the arrival of a new variable.

Tang San, now a Spirit King with an awakened Blue Silver Empress bloodline, encountered Hu Liena in the City of Slaughter, where they had both become feared Super Killing Stars. They discussed their chances of surviving the trials and what would happen if they were forced to fight each other.

• Tang San sat in a bar in the City of Slaughter, reflecting on his transformation after receiving the Blue Silver King's sacrifice and enduring a year of deadly trials.
• Hu Liena arrived, drank a Bloody Mary, and Tang San warned her that its addictive substances could make it harder for her to leave the city.
• Hu Liena revealed that she knew Tang San's identity and remarked that Tang Hao had apparently sent him to die, while Tang San insisted he feared no one without Soul Power.
• Tang San asked what would happen if they faced each other in the arena, and Hu Liena said either he would die or the City of Slaughter would be destroyed.