Recaps

Chen Hong used a Spiritual Signal Buoy and Huang’s targeting system to extend detection and lock the Sea Serpent Ship’s Level 8 Soul Guidance Ship Cannon onto a ten-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orca. The cannon struck the surfaced beast, leaving its fate unclear.

• Chen Hong detected a ten-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orca four kilometers away and explained how the Spiritual Signal Buoy extended Mental Power’s range to Qian Daoliu.
• Chen Hong powered up the Level 8 Soul Guidance Ship Cannon with energy from the ship’s Spirit Masters, while Barry noticed the Sea Serpent Ship vibrating under the strain.
• Huang generated a three-dimensional coordinate map and locked the cannon onto the Evil Spirit Orca.
• The Evil Spirit Orca surfaced, unaware of the distant cannon’s attack until its Danger Perception sensed the incoming energy too late.
• The Level 8 Soul Guidance Ship Cannon struck the water beside the Evil Spirit Orca and unleashed a violent explosion.

Chen Hong demonstrated the Level 8 Soul Guidance Ship Cannon by severely wounding a powerful Ten-Thousand Year Evil Spirit Orca, leaving Qian Daoliu impressed and concerned about the weapon’s power. After they approached the dying beast, Chen Hong used his Sage Soul Art, and the orca calmly observed its own impending death.

• Chen Hong showed Qian Daoliu the Ten-Thousand Year Evil Spirit Orca, gravely wounded by the Level 8 Soul Guidance Ship Cannon’s first test shot.
• Qian Daoliu recognized the cannon could threaten even a Peerless Douluo and agreed that Soul Tool weapons should be developed on the Sea Soul Islands rather than introduced to Douluo Continent yet.
• Chen Hong noted that the cannon had overheated and needed repairs, while Qian Daoliu said even a one-use version would be terrifying.
• Qian Daoliu flew with Chen Hong to the dying orca and suppressed it with his Soul Power.
• Chen Hong used his First Soul Ring, Sage Soul Art, to awaken the orca’s consciousness, and it calmly watched its own death as an apparent bystander.

Chen Hong learned that the defeated Evil Spirit Orca was an intelligent Soul Beast named Bai Xie, prompting Qian Daoliu to question his assumptions about Soul Beasts. Chen Hong introduced himself to Bai Xie and proposed that it voluntarily sacrifice itself so he could try to preserve its soul.

• As the Evil Spirit Orca awaited its death, Chen Hong told it that it had lost and would become his soul ring.
• The Evil Spirit Orca revealed that its name was Bai Xie and said it would accept being devoured if Chen Hong could withstand its Soul Impact.
• Chen Hong told Qian Daoliu that the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe gave itself names, and Qian Daoliu reflected on how this changed his view of Soul Beasts.
• Chen Hong explained that empathy was part of humanity and shared his thoughts about the Angel God with Qian Daoliu.
• Chen Hong introduced himself to Bai Xie, said he wanted to absorb its soul ring, and suggested that it voluntarily sacrifice itself while he tried to preserve it.

Chen Hong proposed using his Contract Soul Art to attach a Soul Ring without killing the Evil Spirit Orca, Bai Xie, and explained the theory to Qian Daoliu. The Orca had not yet agreed to the experiment.

• Chen Hong offered Bai Xie a chance to survive as a Soul Ring by participating in an experiment.
• Chen Hong summoned his Martial Soul Dial and said he could absorb Bai Xie by force, but preferred to try his method with its cooperation.
• Qian Daoliu overheard and questioned whether a Soul Beast could provide a Soul Ring without dying.
• Chen Hong explained that Bai Xie would need to sacrifice itself and briefly pass through his Realm of Intent Soul Ring before Contract returned its soul to its body.
• Qian Daoliu realized Chen Hong's Contract Soul Art could change how Spirit Masters hunted Soul Beasts.

Chen Hong offered the injured Evil Spirit Orca Bai Xie a chance to undergo his soul-ring experiment, promising to pursue cooperation with its tribe if it survived. After Bai Xie revealed it knew where the Demon Soul Great White Sharks were, it agreed to the experiment, and Chen Hong’s Three-Layered Light Pattern began to rotate.

• Chen Hong reassured Qian Daoliu that he understood his confidence in the Painless Ring Flow soul skill, then asked Bai Xie whether it objected to the experiment.
• Chen Hong treated Bai Xie’s severe injuries with Life Dewdrop and explained that it could either try the experiment or have its consciousness stripped away before becoming his soul ring.
• Chen Hong offered to seek cooperation with the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe if Bai Xie survived, while Qian Daoliu revealed that the Demon Soul Great White Sharks served as the sea deity’s Ocean Kin.
• Bai Xie said it knew where the Demon Soul Great White Sharks were, prompting Qian Daoliu to realize it knew Sea God Island’s location.
• Bai Xie agreed to Chen Hong’s experiment because it valued its clear mind and believed its tribe might benefit, and the Three-Layered Light Pattern behind Chen Hong’s eyes began rotating.

Chen Hong used his soul arts to safely absorb the Evil Spirit Orca’s soul ring, but the Psychic Shadow swallowed the ring and Chen Hong with it. Inside the darkness, he glimpsed a colossal beast and a possible forgotten memory before returning to consciousness.

• Chen Hong unleashed Soul Douluo-level Mental Power of Titled Douluo quality as Qian Daoliu guarded the area.
• Barry and the Technology Guild employees watched Chen Hong’s sacrifice from the Sea Serpent Ship and celebrated his rapid cultivation and influence.
• Chen Hong’s Sage, Overclock, and Contract Soul Arts helped the Evil Spirit Orca’s sacrifice condense into a black soul ring.
• Mother Empress Tis appeared in Chen Hong’s vision, and he saw a savage colossal beast and reached for something as his consciousness faded.
• The Psychic Shadow swallowed the Evil Spirit Orca soul ring, and Chen Hong was pulled into its darkness while trying to retrieve it.

Chen Hong realized that the Dimensional Star Chart might let him return to his former world, strengthening his resolve to become a god. He then used his Contract to restore the Evil Spirit Orca's soul and mental will, and Bai Xie woke up confused.

• Chen Hong considered whether the Psychic Shadow could harm him and realized the Dimensional Star Chart might contain coordinates that could lead him back to his former world.
• Chen Hong resolved to become a god so he could return to the Lanja Human Federation civilization and see what had become of it.
• Chen Hong placed the black soul ring on the Evil Spirit Orca and used his Contract to draw out and restore its remnant soul and mental will.
• Bai Xie woke from its coma and wondered whether a large ship was dragging it by the tail.

Chen Hong treated the wounded Evil Spirit Orca Bai Xie with a healing Soul Tool module that converted Soul Power into continuous healing. Bai Xie praised the device, and Chen Hong argued that Soul Beasts could use their surplus Soul Power to improve their chances in battle.

• Bai Xie awoke as a female Complete Orca while Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu rested on its back.
• Chen Hong explained how to use the Healing Module and placed it in Bai Xie's mouth.
• Bai Xie poured Soul Power into the module and felt its healing effects ease its injuries.
• Bai Xie said the module could help the Orca Tribe dominate the ocean, while Chen Hong teased Qian Daoliu for doubting it.
• Chen Hong reasoned that Soul Beasts should spend their surplus Soul Power on healing rather than save it to become Spirit Masters' Soul Rings or Soul Bones.

Chen Hong tested a harmless method of acquiring a Soul Ring and gained the Evil Spirit Orca’s core talent, which let him walk through the air. He returned to the Sea Serpent Ship with Qian Daoliu, embarrassed after the ship outpaced him, while Qian Daoliu considered the promise of Chen Hong’s Soul Beast Subjugation Plan.

• Chen Hong explained that his plans for building powerful mechanical constructs depended on solving the problem of creating a Super-Mass Energy Module.
• Chen Hong removed the Conceal Breath Engraving Module from the injured Evil Spirit Orca, and the Sea Serpent Ship later attracted several Ten-Thousand Year Sea Soul Beasts by towing it with its blood scent exposed.
• Chen Hong showed Qian Daoliu his Fourth Soul Ring ability, using transparent crystals beneath his feet to walk through the air.
• The Sea Serpent Ship pulled away from Chen Hong, and Qian Daoliu flew back to the deck with him as the crew tried not to laugh.
• Chen Hong complained that all four of his Soul Rings had embarrassed him, while Qian Daoliu asked about his Fourth Soul Skill and considered the plan’s potential for Spirit Hall.

Chen Hong explained how his Fourth Soul Ring had evolved into the Reality-Illusion Soul Art, which crystallized both Mental Power and Soul Power into weapons with different effects. He left the discussion lamenting that his Soul Power had risen only to Level Forty-One after absorbing little of Bai Xie's power.

• Chen Hong demonstrated that his Fourth Soul Skill could crystallize Mental Power, while warning that using it carelessly could harm him.
• Chen Hong formed a Soul Power sword that rang against the railing and a Psychic sword that affected his own hand but left the railing untouched.
• Chen Hong explained that the evolved Reality-Illusion Soul Art could solidify both Mental Power and Soul Power, and Qian Daoliu praised its power.
• Chen Hong told Qian Daoliu that the Soul Art would aid his research into Soul Power and Mental Power.
• Chen Hong reflected that absorbing only a small fraction of Bai Xie's power had raised him by just one level, to Level Forty-One.

Chen Hong returned to the Sea Soul Islands with Qian Daoliu and the Technology Guild’s Soul Engineers, towing several captured Sea Soul Beasts behind the Sea Serpent Ship. The islanders welcomed them, while Ning Fengxun recognized that the Technology Guild was preparing to establish a second base.

• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu detected a powerful Sea Soul Beast, and Qian Daoliu flew off to capture it.
• Qian Daoliu brought back a Breaking Wave Unicorn Whale, and a Blazing Arrow Sea Leopard later joined it and the bound Evil Spirit Orca.
• Chen Hong persuaded the three Sea Soul Beasts to follow the ship, and the Sea Serpent Ship reached the Sea Soul Islands the next morning.
• Islanders cheered at the sight of the battleship and its chained Sea Soul Beasts, while Hai Ya stopped them from rushing into the water.
• Chen Hong greeted Hai Ya and Ning Fengxun, who recognized the Technology Guild’s full Soul Engineer lineup and inferred it would establish a second base.

Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu explored the Sea Soul Islands’ mineral resources and discussed reports of continents beyond Douluo Continent. Chen Hong revealed he had learned about them from Sea Soul Beasts, leaving Qian Daoliu tempted to travel with him and see a New Continent.

• Chen Hong handed the Sea Dragon and its Soul Engineers to Hai Ya and Ning Fengxun, then arranged care for the three Sea Soul Beasts and planned to help improve the islands’ infrastructure.
• A week later, Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu emerged from a mine and discussed the islands’ abundant minerals and the Technology Guild’s Soul Power alloys.
• Chen Hong’s eyes briefly glowed with purple patterns as he asked Qian Daoliu whether he had ever circled the world.
• Chen Hong said Sea Soul Beasts had told him that other continents existed beyond Douluo Continent, and Qian Daoliu recalled hearing similar rumors around Sea God Island.
• Qian Daoliu realized Chen Hong had learned this from the mermaid he once kept and asked whether Chen Hong planned to visit a New Continent.

Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu traveled with the injured Bai Xie and discussed forming an alliance between Spirit Hall and the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe. Chen Hong planned to develop Soul Ring Imprinting into a widely available technology and pursue a genuinely symbiotic relationship between Spirit Masters and soul beasts.

• Chen Hong told Qian Daoliu they should postpone exploring the New Continent until the Soul Guidance Battleships could face 100,000 Year Sea Soul Beasts and they had allied with the Evil Spirit Orca Tribe.
• Chen Hong and Qian Daoliu rode on Bai Xie's head across the sea while Bai Xie agreed to bring its clan leader to discuss friendship with Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu recalled that the Evil Spirit Orcas had often attacked the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, while Chen Hong acknowledged he did not know whether Bai Xie's accusations were true.
• Chen Hong explained that his Soul Ring Imprinting experiment had let him create a Soul Ring without killing or consuming the soul beast.
• Chen Hong resolved to simplify and share Soul Ring Imprinting technology and to develop Soul Beast Cultivation Studies into a broader theory of symbiosis between Spirit Masters and soul beasts.

Chen Hong’s ideas about soul beast cultivation promised to strengthen both Spirit Masters and soul beasts, while Bai Xie recovered and left the Sea Soul Island port. Bai Xie pledged to bring its clan to meet the Spirit Masters, surprising the Sea Soul Masters and leaving Chen Hong confident that Evil Spirit Orcas could be tamed.

• Chen Hong considered how cultivation grounds for soul beasts could help Spirit Masters obtain better Soul Rings and improve the Soul Master System.
• After a month of treatment from the Healing Module and healing-type Sea Soul Masters, Bai Xie recovered from its injuries.
• At the Sea Soul Island port, Bai Xie thanked Chen Hong, Qian Daoliu, and the Sea Soul Masters, then promised to bring its clan to find them before diving into the sea.
• The Sea Soul Masters were astonished when Bai Xie called them Spirit Master brothers and worried it might be gathering its clan to attack them.
• Chen Hong reassured Hai Ya that Evil Spirit Orcas could be tamed, then recalled the tribe’s rivalry with Demon Soul Great White Sharks and its resentment of their access to Sea God Island’s healers.

Chen Hong secured the Evil Spirit Orcas’ interest in cooperation by offering Soul Ring Imprinting and Soul Guidance Modules, then arranged Sea Soul Island’s industrial and military development with Hai Ya. He planned to stay for up to half a year, while his Reality-Illusion Soul Art brought his cultivation close to a qualitative leap.

• Chen Hong watched Bai Xie retreat with two Soul Guidance Modules and noted that Soul Ring Imprinting had made the Evil Spirit Orca king consider negotiations.
• Chen Hong explained to Hai Ya how Soul Ring Imprinting could end the predator-prey relationship between Spirit Masters and soul beasts, and Hai Ya said its spread could transform their relations.
• Chen Hong gave Hai Ya a Spatial Soul Guidance Device containing ten Healing Modules and ten Sage Modules as reserves.
• Chen Hong told Hai Ya he would stay for up to half a year to establish Sea Soul Island’s shipyard, metallurgical plant, research departments, and ship cannon upgrades.
• Chen Hong detailed plans to test a new Level 8 Soul Guidance Ship Cannon on the Sea Dragon and to install miniaturized cannons on the Topaz Ship and Purple Radiance Ship.
• Chen Hong’s Reality-Illusion Soul Art unleashed the destructive potential of his Psychic Power, and his cultivation approached a qualitative transformation on the Path of Life.

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.