Chapter Summaries

Li Hanche completed the first Sea God trial with ease, advanced to level fifty-six, and gained a 150,000-year fifth soul ring. Meanwhile, the Titled Douluo in Spirit City shared dangerous gossip about him and learned that his return would change Douluo Continent.

• Qian Daoliu learned that Sea God Island had sent people to invite Li Hanche for the divine trials and was stunned.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Ghost Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo that Li Hanche and the Young Lady had made their relationship official and slept in the same bed.
• Snake Lance Douluo warned Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo that Li Hanche's return would change the structure of Douluo Continent.
• Li Hanche completed the first trial, reached level fifty, and received a God-Bestowed Soul Ring from Bo Saixi.
• Li Hanche gained the fifth soul skill Absolute Ice Seal, raised his Soul Power to level fifty-six, and left Sea Dragon and Sea Spear astonished.

Li Hanche broke through to the Glazed Golden Body, reached level sixty-seven, and gained a two-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring. After upgrading the Chat Group, he video-called Xue Qinghe from the sea and confessed his feelings to her.

• Li Hanche climbed Sea God's Light, broke through to the Glazed Golden Body, and raised his Soul Power to the level sixty bottleneck.
• Li Hanche absorbed a God-Bestowed Soul Ring that became a two-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-year ring and gained the Dark Nether Ice Emperor Slash.
• Li Hanche's Soul Power rose to level sixty-seven, and he asked Sea Dragon to take him around Sea God Island.
• Li Hanche spent plot points to upgrade the Chat Group with video calls and item transfers, then called Xue Qinghe from Little White's back.
• Li Hanche told Xue Qinghe, "I like you."

Li Hanche confessed his love to Xue Qinghe over a video call, and she admitted she loved him too. Xue Qinghe privately revealed herself as Qian Renxue and reflected on how she had originally used Li Hanche as a political chess piece.

• Li Hanche declared that he loved Xue Qinghe regardless of her identity or gender, leaving Sea Spear Douluo and Sea Dragon Douluo stunned.
• Xue Qinghe tearfully confessed that she had loved Li Hanche since their time at Spirit Hall.
• Li Hanche teased Xue Qinghe about crying, then told her she was the most special person in his heart.
• Xue Qinghe entered her secret chamber, removed her disguise, and smiled as she considered their confession an official start to their relationship.
• Qian Renxue visited the Heavenly Light Sacred Orchid Li Hanche had given her and recalled that she had first recruited him to help secure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support.

Qian Renxue anticipated the uproar that would follow her relationship with Li Hanche, while the girls trained under Sword Dao Chen Xin and Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu struggled with doubts at Shrek Academy. After Tang San beat Tai Long, Titan arrived at the academy gate to settle old and new grudges.

• Qian Renxue reflected on how she had helped Li Hanche grow close to Ning Rongrong and imagined the storm their relationship would cause when he returned from Sea God Island.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Su Nianxue trained together against Sword Dao Chen Xin while Dugu Bo watched and added pressure training.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned how his plans had fallen apart, and Xiao Wu lay awake wondering whether her feelings and behavior toward Li Hanche were truly her own.
• Xiao Wu went to Tang San's training clearing to escape Tai Long, and Tang San beat Tai Long in a burst of anger.
• Tai Nuo came to Shrek Academy and threatened to bring his father, then Titan arrived with the Strength Clan and challenged Zhao Wuji over old and new grudges.

Tang San learned that Spirit Hall had ruined his family and was recognized as Tang Hao’s son by Tai Tan, while Li Hanche swiftly passed the first Sea God trial. The chapter ended with Li Hanche gaining a major reward and shocking Xue Qinghe with his six powerful Soul Rings.

• Tang San stopped Tai Tan from blaming Zhao Wuji, but Tai Tan’s pressure nearly crushed him until his Twin Martial Souls appeared and revealed his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tai Tan recognized Tang San as Tang Hao’s son, withdrew his pressure, and knelt to greet him as the Young Master.
• Tai Tan told Tang San how Tang Hao fought Spirit Hall’s four Titled Douluo and how the pursuit drove the Clear Sky Sect into seclusion, leaving Tang San furious at Spirit Hall.
• Tai Tan entrusted Tai Long and Zhao Wuji with protecting Tang San at Shrek Academy and let go of his old debts with Zhao Wuji.
• Li Hanche stepped onto the three hundred and thirty-third step, passed the Sea God’s First Trial, and received ten thousand years of added age for all his Soul Rings and five percent more Sea God affinity.
• Xue Qinghe saw Li Hanche’s six Soul Rings, including three red rings with golden edges, and was stunned by his progress.

Li Hanche passed the second Sea God trial by freezing the Ring Sea and crossing it, earning the right to use the Sea God's Trident. He claimed the trident and received all thirteen forms of the Golden Thirteen Halberds.

• Poseidon moved the Sea God's Trident usage right into Li Hanche's second trial as a hidden reward, while Li Hanche showed off his new soul rings and Soul Power to Xue Qinghe.
• Li Hanche began the trial by freezing the Ring Sea, then summoned the Ice Dragon Soul Spirit to keep Little White occupied without using a soul ring attack skill.
• Li Hanche crossed the frozen sea and passed the second trial, increasing his soul rings by ten thousand years and his Sea God affinity by five percent.
• The Sea God's Trident flew from the Sea God Palace and landed beside Li Hanche, who grasped it and received all thirteen forms of the Golden Thirteen Halberds.

Li Hanche comprehended and demonstrated the Golden Thirteen Halberds after receiving the Sea God's Trident, then learned he had meditated for three months. He reassured Xue Qinghe, whose fear for his safety had driven her to demand a trip to Sea God Island.

• Li Hanche learned the Golden Thirteen Halberds and received a ten-thousand-year increase to each soul ring after completing the Sea God's second trial.
• The Sea God announced Li Hanche's third trial, Tidal Body Tempering, which required enduring twelve hours of powerful waves every day for a year.
• Bo Saixi told Sea Dragon and Sea Spear to protect Li Hanche before returning alone to Sea God Palace.
• After three months of meditation, Li Hanche demonstrated the Golden Thirteen Halberds' Thousand Years of Emptyness and Never Returning forms to Sea Dragon and Sea Spear.
• Li Hanche discovered Xue Qinghe's many worried messages and explained that he had been in seclusion; Xue Qinghe was relieved after waiting anxiously for three months.

Qian Daoliu learned that Li Hanche had received the Sea God's Trident and was close to inheriting the Sea God's Godhood, then left Sea God Island without news of Tang Chen. After reconnecting with Xue Qinghe and promising to keep in touch, Li Hanche completed a year of Tidal Body Refining and emerged from the waves.

• Bo Saixi told Qian Daoliu about Li Hanche's rapid progress through the Sea God trials and his early receipt of the Sea God's Trident.
• Qian Daoliu reflected on Qian Renxue's feelings for Li Hanche and the sacrifices required of High Priests, then told Bo Saixi he had no news of Tang Chen.
• Li Hanche reconnected with Xue Qinghe, apologized for disappearing during his seclusion, and promised to send regular updates.
• Li Hanche showed Xue Qinghe the Sea God's Trident and described his Golden Thirteen Halberds training, then asked him to watch Yu Xiaogang's movements.
• Li Hanche endured a year of Tidal Body Refining under fifty-meter waves, strengthening his Glazed Golden Body and spiritual power before Bo Saixi watched him emerge from the sea.

Li Hanche broke through the bottlenecks in his cultivation after completing a year of body tempering and received the fourth Sea God trial. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong barred him from the upcoming tournament, prompting Hu Liena’s frustration and Xue Qinghe’s delight.

• After a year of tidal body tempering, Li Hanche reached level seventy-six, gained a powerful seventh soul ring, and received the Ultimate Shark-Orca Battle trial.
• Li Hanche entered seclusion to break through the Frost Heaven Record and Mind-Clarity and Nature-Seeing Art, while Sea Dragon and Sea Spear guarded him.
• A year and three months after Li Hanche arrived on Sea God Island, Bibi Dong banned him from the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and announced three soul bones as its prizes.
• Hu Liena resented that Li Hanche would not be allowed to compete, while Xue Qinghe laughed at Bibi Dong’s order and told Li Hanche about it through the Chat Group.

After Shrek rejected Yu Xiaogang as their teacher, Xue Qinghe publicized allegations that Yu Xiaogang had copied Spirit Hall’s theories and received his honorary title through Bibi Dong’s favor. The scandal spread across the continent, and Bibi Dong learned that the news had come from the Crown Prince’s chambers in Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

• Yu Xiaogang tried to rejoin Shrek’s tournament preparations, but Xiao Wu challenged him, the students ignored him, Liu Erlong left, and Flender refused to make them accept him.
• Xue Qinghe announced that Yu Xiaogang had copied his theories from Spirit Hall and that Bibi Dong had personally granted him his honorary elder title through abuse of power.
• Rumors about Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong spread through Heaven Dou City and across the continent, while Tang San felt free to distance himself from Yu Xiaogang and Yu Xiaogang angrily demanded to know who had spread the news.
• Bibi Dong confronted Yue Guan about the source of the report, and he told her it had come from the Crown Prince’s chambers in Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

Bibi Dong traveled to Heaven Dou City to confront Xue Qinghe over the spread of Yu Xiaogang’s scandal, but Xue Qinghe denied responsibility while Xue Ye backed her. Bibi Dong left the palace furious and encountered several Titled Douluo, leaving a tense standoff outside the hall.

• After learning that information about Yu Xiaogang had come from Qian Renxue’s side, Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to accompany her to Heaven Dou City for a face-to-face confrontation.
• Bibi Dong’s arrival stirred Heaven Dou City, and Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Chen Xin, and Dugu Bo came to the imperial palace to prevent a conflict.
• Bibi Dong asked Xue Qinghe whether she had spread the information, and Xue Qinghe denied knowing anything about it.
• Xue Ye defended Xue Qinghe, while Bibi Dong declared she would remember the matter and left with Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
• After Bibi Dong departed, Xue Qinghe told Xue Ye that Spirit Hall’s growing power needed to be restrained and said she had her own way to deal with Bibi Dong.
• Outside the hall, Bibi Dong’s group came face-to-face with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Bone Douluo, and Dugu Bo, and the atmosphere turned hostile.

Bibi Dong confronted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after Xue Qinghe exposed her past, then went to the Crown Prince’s chambers to challenge her son. Xue Qinghe defended Li Hanche and condemned Bibi Dong’s treatment of him, leaving Bibi Dong furious and emotionally shattered.

• Bone Douluo mocked Bibi Dong over her past, and Bibi Dong stopped Yue Guan and Gui Mei from attacking him before rebuking Sword Dao Chen Xin about Li Hanche.
• Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Dugu Bo, and Sword Dao Chen Xin discussed Bibi Dong’s reaction and wondered how Li Hanche’s divine trials were progressing.
• The narration revealed that Li Hanche had already passed two trials on Sea God Island, obtained the Sea God's Trident, and was breaking through bottlenecks.
• Bibi Dong entered Xue Qinghe’s chambers and accused him of leaking information about Yu Xiaogang, Spirit Hall’s archives, and her past.
• Xue Qinghe defended his actions as retaliation for Bibi Dong’s treatment of Li Hanche and reminded her that she had sent him away to grow up with Grandfather.
• Bibi Dong accused Xue Qinghe and Qian Xunji of ruining her life and screamed at her son.

Xue Qinghe confronted Bibi Dong about her hatred, but her mother refused to reveal the painful past behind it. Three months later, Dugu Bo welcomed a son, while Li Hanche emerged from seclusion on Sea God Island having mastered Mystic Frost and reached the divine soul realm.

• Xue Qinghe demanded to know why Bibi Dong hated her, but Bibi Dong stopped herself from striking her and left without revealing the truth.
• Qian Daoliu watched the confrontation from the shadows and left after confirming that Bibi Dong and Xue Qinghe had not come to blows.
• Three months later, Dugu Bo celebrated the birth of his son, and Dugu Yan struggled with the fact that she had to call the infant her uncle.
• Li Hanche broke through to the fourth layer of the Frost Heaven Record, unleashed the Mystic Frost Domain, and advanced his spiritual power into the divine soul realm.
• Sea Dragon and Sea Spear watched Li Hanche emerge with frost-white hair and divine power surrounding him.

Li Hanche prepared for the Fourth Divine Trial, exchanged points for the Frost Heaven Falling Moon Bow as a second Martial Soul, and swiftly killed the Evil Orca King. The trial’s rewards raised him to Level 79 and strengthened all seven of his Soul Rings.

• Li Hanche spoke with Xue Qinghe, who told him about Bibi Dong’s ban, Yu Xiaogang’s disgrace, and Dugu Bo’s new son.
• Li Hanche decided to save the Evil Orca King’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for his second Martial Soul and bought the Frost Heaven Falling Moon Bow for one million points.
• Little White lured out the Evil Orca King, and Li Hanche froze it, restrained it with Unfixed Storm, then killed it with Never Returning.
• Li Hanche collected the Evil Orca King’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone as the Fourth Trial was announced complete beyond its requirements.
• The trial reward raised Li Hanche’s Soul Power to Level 79, increased all seven Soul Ring ages by thirty thousand years, and raised his Sea God affinity by ten percent.

Li Hanche began the fifth divine trial, which required him to defeat three of the Seven Sacred Pillar guardians within thirty-six shichen, and challenged Sea Horse, Sea Star, and Sea Ghost together. As he tested his new powers, he fought off their attacks and froze Sea Star, while Xue Qinghe watched over a video call.

• Li Hanche manifested his second martial soul, the Frost Heaven Falling Moon Bow, and gained the soul skill Frost Heaven Arrow Rain.
• He absorbed an eighth soul ring for his first martial soul, gained Dark Nether Heaven's Wrath, and rose to level eighty-five.
• Sea Horse, Sea Star, and Sea Ghost volunteered to fight Li Hanche together, and he invited Xue Qinghe to watch by video call.
• Li Hanche blocked Sea Horse's attack, forced Sea Star back with Ice Blades, and knocked Sea Ghost away with his spear.
• Sea Horse's wave attack collided with Li Hanche's Dark Nether Dragon Breath, while Li Hanche's divine-level spiritual power froze Sea Ghost's poison.
• Sea Star tried to devour Li Hanche, but Li Hanche used Absolute Ice Seal to freeze Sea Star and the surrounding sea.

Li Hanche passed the fifth Sea God trial by defeating three Titled Douluo, then began the sixth trial against Bo Saixi. As he livestreamed the fight for Xue Qinghe, he blocked her opening attacks and prepared to press the advantage.

• Li Hanche trapped Sea Horse, Sea Star, and the third Titled Douluo with Unfixed Storm, then blasted them back with Dark Nether Ice Emperor Slash to pass the fifth trial.
• The trial increased Li Hanche’s soul-ring ages and raised his Sea God affinity to forty-five percent.
• The sixth trial required Li Hanche to withstand Bo Saixi’s attacks for the time it took an incense stick to burn, with restrictions on her powers.
• Li Hanche livestreamed the duel for Xue Qinghe and charged Bo Saixi as she attacked with Surging Waves.
• Li Hanche froze the waterspouts and blocked Bo Saixi’s Ocean Ripple with his head soul bone.

Li Hanche passed the Sixth Trial, then learned the Seventh Trial required him to marry Xue Qinghe within three years. While Xue Qinghe struggled with the public implications, Li Hanche planned to announce their marriage at the tournament finals and entered seclusion as the continent’s soul masters prepared for the competition.

• Li Hanche defeated Bo Saixi with the Golden Thirteen Halberds’ Vast Blue Waves, passed the Sixth Trial, and raised his Sea God affinity to sixty-five percent.
• The Seventh Trial required Li Hanche to marry Xue Qinghe within three years, and the Sea Horse, Sea Star, and Sea Dragon Douluos reacted with shock when they realized Xue Qinghe was a man.
• Li Hanche told Xue Qinghe that refusing the marriage would make him fail his Divine Trial, and Xue Qinghe ended their video call after warning him to wait.
• Xue Qinghe worried about marrying Li Hanche publicly under her crown prince identity, while Li Hanche planned to announce their marriage during the tournament finals and blame Poseidon for the trial.
• Li Hanche asked Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Spear Douluo to wake him when the tournament began, then entered seclusion to stabilize his cultivation as soul masters across the continent trained for the competition.

During Li Hanche’s seclusion, Xue Qinghe accepted that she would marry him, while the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began without him. His team, Heaven Dou Phoenix Cry, faced Shrek Academy in its opening match, where the girls’ overwhelming Soul Power advantage left Tang San stunned.

• Xue Qinghe decided she was willing to marry Li Hanche and watched Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Su Nianxue train.
• Poseidon anticipated Li Hanche inheriting his divine position and wondered whether the Ice God might also choose him.
• The tournament began, and Heaven Dou Phoenix Cry entered without Li Hanche, prompting the crowd to loudly demand his return.
• Xue Ye arranged for Heaven Dou Phoenix Cry to face Shrek Academy, bringing Dai Mubai and Oscar opposite Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Dugu Yan and the other girls revealed their high Soul Power levels, stunning Tang San, before the host announced the match’s start.

The Phoenix Cry Team overwhelmed Shrek Academy with Dugu Yan’s poison, Su Nianxue’s zither control, and Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks, forcing Tang San to concede. After the defeat, Tang San questioned his choice of Blue Silver Grass, while Xiao Wu and Xue Qinghe both thought about Li Hanche.

• Dai Mubai attacked Zhu Zhuqing as Su Nianxue slowed Shrek Academy with her zither and Dugu Yan spread poison mist across the arena.
• Zhu Zhuqing eliminated Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Xiao Wu while the Phoenix Cry Team kept Shrek Academy’s fighters pinned down.
• Su Nianxue struck Tang San with Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens, and Tang San conceded after the ice left him unable to rise.
• Tang San left the arena questioning whether Blue Silver Grass could win where the Clear Sky Hammer might have succeeded.
• Xiao Wu wondered where Li Hanche was and realized she had begun worrying about him, while Xue Qinghe noticed her curious look.
• Xue Ye praised Dugu Bo for Dugu Yan’s strength after watching Shrek Academy leave in defeat.

After Heaven Dou Phoenix Cry defeated Shrek Academy, Li Hanche ended his seclusion on Sea God Island and prepared to return to the continent. He set out with the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians, intending to complete the Sea God's Seventh Trial and fulfill his promise to marry Xue Qinghe.

• Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, Xue Ye, and Su Zhenghao praised the younger generation's victory and credited Li Hanche and Chen Xin's guidance for helping the girls grow stronger.
• Dugu Yan, Su Nianxue, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling discussed their win and worried about when Li Hanche would return.
• Sea Dragon woke Li Hanche with news of the tournament, and Li Hanche watched Xue Qinghe's footage of the team's victory before messaging her that he was returning.
• Xue Qinghe saw Li Hanche's message and looked forward to their wedding.
• Li Hanche told Bo Saixi he would return to the continent to complete the Seventh Trial and fulfill his promise to Xue Qinghe, declining her offer to accompany him.
• Li Hanche left Sea God Island with Sea Dragon, Sea Spear, and the other five Sacred Pillar Guardians.