Chapter Summaries

Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing crossed the Sea in the Sea and qualified for Sea God's trial, while Purple Pearl failed to make it across. When Sea Horse Douluo questioned their purpose on Sea God Island, Qingling said they wanted to grow stronger and meet the High Priest, prompting his suspicion.

• Sea Horse Douluo explained that land soul masters had to cross the Sea in the Sea to qualify for Sea God's trial, and Zhu Zhuqing said the challenge would be easy for Chen Qingling.
• Chen Qingling revealed her two purple and three black soul rings, startling Purple Pearl and Sea Horse Douluo, then flew through Sea Horse Douluo's seawater barrier and introduced her Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul.
• Chen Qingling said her father was a powerful reclusive expert who could defeat Sea Horse Douluo with one sword, and Zhu Zhuqing also made it through the waves to qualify.
• Purple Pearl was forced back by the waves and chose to wait for Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing instead of leaving Sea God Island.
• Sea Horse Douluo calmed the water and questioned Chen Qingling about her identity and purpose; she said she was a Four Elements Academy student who had come to grow stronger and meet the High Priest, and he asked why.

Chen Qingling asked to meet the High Priest to learn whether they were close relatives, then underwent Sea God's trial at the Sea Horse Holy Pillar. The trial rose beyond the highest expected rank, and Chen Qingling received nine golden trial inscriptions whose effects Sea Horse Douluo could not explain.

• Chen Qingling asked Sea Horse Douluo to arrange a meeting with the High Priest so she could ask whether they were close relatives.
• Sea Horse Douluo explained the trial ranks and rewards, and Chen Qingling said her father, Chen Shenge, had methods similar to Sea God's.
• Sea Horse Douluo began Chen Qingling's trial, and the light at the Sea Horse Holy Pillar rapidly rose through the ranks to red, marking the Top-Level Seven Trials.
• The Sea in the Sea erupted as six more red pillars appeared, and golden light descended on Chen Qingling.
• Nine golden light curtains entered Chen Qingling's brow, giving her the trial information and causing a change in her body.
• Chen Qingling asked what was happening, but Sea Horse Douluo said he did not know and suggested that only the High Priest might explain.

Chen Qingling met Bo Saixi and asked whether she was her mother, but Bo Saixi denied it and offered a path to finding the truth through the Sea God Nine Trials. As Bo Saixi opened Sea God Island to Chen Qingling and her friends, Tang Chen arrived, and Chen Qingling revealed she had never agreed to become the Sea God's heir.

• Sea Horse Douluo told Chen Qingling that her unusual situation called for an exception, and Bo Saixi appeared at the Sea Horse Holy Pillar.
• Chen Qingling told Bo Saixi that she had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest and had come to learn whether Bo Saixi was her mother.
• Bo Saixi denied being Chen Qingling's mother, and Zhu Zhuqing comforted Chen Qingling as she grieved.
• Bo Saixi said that passing the Sea God Nine Trials and meeting a god might help Chen Qingling find her mother, then opened Sea God Island to Chen Qingling and her friends.
• Tang Chen arrived and said he would let Chen Qingling and his descendants settle their own matters, and Chen Qingling told him she had never wanted to become the Sea God's heir.

Chen Qingling rejected the Sea God's pressure to become his inheritor and asked him about her parents, but he could find no trace of either her father or her fate. After the Sea God revealed that clues to her mother rested with her father, Chen Shenge told Qingling that the final possibility was Gu Yue Na.

• Chen Qingling told Bo Saixi she cared more about her family than becoming a god, and the Sea God appeared to persuade her to accept his trials.
• The Sea God could not identify Qingling's mother or find any trace of her father, and he said her fate was a complete void.
• The Sea God forced a divination and told Qingling that the clue to her mother lay with her father, then asked whether she would become his inheritor; Qingling said she would think about it.
• Bo Saixi welcomed Qingling as an honored guest and ordered Sea Horse Douluo to take her group to Sea Horse City.
• Chen Shenge told Qingling that she would need to become the strongest on the continent to meet the final possibility, and named Gu Yue Na.

Chen Qingling pressed Chen Shenge about her mother, Gu Yue Na, and vowed to find her and bring her back. Meanwhile, Tang San learned that Chen Qingling was on Sea God Island and had obtained the Sea God Nine Trials.

• Chen Shenge told Chen Qingling that her mother was Gu Yue Na but refused to reveal more about her.
• Chen Qingling promised to become the strongest person on the continent, find her mother, and bring her back to Chen Shenge.
• Chen Shenge remembered how Gu Yue Na had taken advantage of him, and he looked forward to confronting her again.
• Chen Shenge reflected proudly on Chen Qingling’s difficult journey and how much she had grown.
• Tang San felt uneasy while meditating at Shrek Academy and blamed Chen Qingling for his distress.
• The Asura God told Tang San that Chen Qingling was on Sea God Island and had obtained the Sea God Nine Trials.

Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing went to the Sea Horse Holy Pillar, where Zhu Zhuqing received her trial and Chen Qingling began learning about the Sea God's Light trial. They reached the steps leading to Sea God Hall, where Chen Qingling's First Trial awaited.

• Tang San learned that Chen Qingling did not want the Sea God Position and resolved to grow stronger so he could defeat her.
• Chen Qingling told Zhu Zhuqing she planned to stop before the final Sea God trial and asked how many trials Zhuqing had received.
• Sea Horse Douluo tested Zhu Zhuqing and found she had Black Grade Five Trials, including a First Trial to climb 108 steps through Sea God's Light.
• Chen Qingling learned that her own First Trial required her to climb 200 steps, then followed Sea Horse Douluo to the forbidden ground.
• Sea Horse Douluo showed Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing the thousand-and-one steps leading to Sea God Hall.

Chen Qingling began Sea God's Light trial and gained Soul Power as she climbed, while Chen Shenge learned Gu Yue Na was in seclusion and realized protecting her could bring the Divine Realm against him. He resolved to grow strong enough to face that threat, but first had to raise his daughter into the continent's strongest person.

• Chen Qingling flew to the Sea God Hall steps with Zhu Zhuqing and learned from Father that she could not use Soul Power or soul skills during the trial.
• Chen Qingling climbed to the hundredth step, where the pressure raised her Soul Power by one level and triggered tenfold feedback for Chen Shenge.
• Chen Shenge sent a note to Di Tian asking to meet the Soul Beast Co-Lord, and Di Tian sent Bear Lord to answer him.
• Bear Lord told Chen Shenge that Gu Yue Na was in seclusion and would not meet him, leading Chen Shenge to realize the Divine Realm might target her.
• Chen Shenge decided he could face the Divine Realm once he became a Titled Douluo and sent Bear Lord back unharmed.

Chen Qingling completed Sea God's First Trial in record time and exchanged its God-Given Soul Ring reward for three levels of soul power. Tenfold Feedback then granted her thirty levels' worth of soul power, which was compressed into her body because she had no sixth soul ring.

• Bear Lord fled the Thatched Cottage after Chen Shenge allowed him to leave.
• Chen Qingling passed through Sea God's Light in two and a half hours, setting a Sea God Island record and astonishing Sea Horse Douluo and Bo Saixi.
• Bo Saixi congratulated Chen Qingling and offered her the First Trial's God-Given Soul Ring, but Chen Qingling asked to exchange it for another reward.
• Bo Saixi consulted the Sea God, who agreed to replace the soul ring with soul power that raised Chen Qingling's Soul Power Level by three levels.
• Tenfold Feedback gave Chen Qingling thirty levels' worth of soul power, which was compressed into her body; meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing continued climbing the steps.

Chen Shenge gained the Nurturing Heaven Sword skill while Chen Qingling’s power surged through the Sea God assessments. On Sea God Island, Qingling reached the Fifth Trial and defeated Sea Horse Douluo almost instantly, leaving the challenge against the other guardians ahead.

• Chen Qingling gained the Elemental Tide soul skill and several levels of Soul Power, while Chen Shenge received the Nurturing Heaven Sword and began cultivating Sword Qi.
• Chen Qingling advanced through the Sea God assessments and reached the Fifth Trial in one day, astonishing Sea Horse Douluo and Bo Saixi.
• Chen Qingling learned that she had to defeat all Seven Holy Pillar Guardians within thirty-six shichen and began by challenging Sea Horse Douluo.
• Sea Horse Douluo transformed with his Martial Soul Avatar, but Chen Qingling rushed in and slashed him into pieces.

Chen Qingling defeated all seven Holy Pillar Guardians, though Sea Illusion Douluo’s trial forced her to relive a traumatic nightmare before she broke free. The Sea God changed her Sixth Trial to a match against Bo Saixi, but Bo Saixi let Qingling postpone it so she could check on Zhu Zhuqing.

• Chen Qingling defeated Sea Horse Douluo, then beat Sea Spear Douluo and the other Holy Pillar Guardians, including Sea Illusion Douluo after shattering his illusion with Butterfly God's Light.
• Tang Chen and Bo Saixi discussed Qingling’s strength, and Bo Saixi received word that the Sea God had changed the Sixth Trial so Qingling must endure against her for an incense stick’s burn.
• Bo Saixi told Qingling that she would be her opponent, and Qingling asked to return the next day because she was tired and wanted to see Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bo Saixi granted Qingling’s request, and Qingling flew to find Zhu Zhuqing sprawled on the ninety-ninth step.

Zhu Zhuqing completed the First Trial by crossing Sea God's Light and recovered at the Sea Horse City inn while Qingling cared for her. Purple Pearl visited to thank Qingling for helping her remain on Sea God Island, while Zhuqing learned Qingling was preparing for the Sixth Trial.

• Zhu Zhuqing completed the First Trial after six and a half days, and Qingling caught her before she collapsed.
• Qingling brought Zhuqing back to the inn, where Zhuqing asked about her progress and learned she was preparing to fight the High Priest in the Sixth Trial.
• Qingling fetched food and fed the exhausted Zhuqing as she rested in bed.
• Purple Pearl arrived at the inn, and Qingling questioned why she had come.
• Purple Pearl bowed and told Qingling she owed her a favor for making it possible to stay on Sea God Island and live in Sea Horse City.

Chen Qingling challenged Bo Saixi’s Sixth Trial and used her new Elemental Tide soul skill to seize control of Bo Saixi’s Water Vortex. Bo Saixi revealed her Sea God martial soul and continued the battle as Qingling summoned Butterfly God Descent.

• Chen Qingling accepted Purple Pearl’s thanks and left a letter for Zhu Qing before heading to Sea God Hall the next morning.
• Chen Qingling challenged Bo Saixi, who blocked her Light Butterfly Blade and unleashed a powerful Water Vortex.
• Chen Qingling used Elemental Tide to take control of Bo Saixi’s Water Vortex, impressing the Seven Holy Pillar Guardians watching the battle.
• Bo Saixi revealed her Sea God God-Given Martial Soul and said that Qingling’s attempt to use the vortex against her would not work.
• Chen Qingling summoned Butterfly God Descent, and Bo Saixi swept her trident toward the enormous Light Goddess Butterfly.

Qingling fought Bo Saixi in her Sixth Trial, but the Sea God secretly ordered Bo Saixi to increase her power, putting Qingling at a disadvantage. Chen Shenge appeared beside his daughter and challenged Bo Saixi over her violations of the trial rules.

• Qingling and Bo Saixi’s strongest attacks clashed, forcing the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians to protect Sea God Hall from the shockwaves.
• The Sea God ordered Bo Saixi to increase her use of the Sea God’s Power, and Bo Saixi reluctantly obeyed.
• Bo Saixi’s enhanced attack pushed Qingling back, but Qingling used Butterfly God Swifts to match her again.
• Chen Shenge saw Bo Saixi using the Sea God’s Power and used the System to arrive beside Qingling with his Dharma Image of Heaven and Earth.
• Chen Shenge told Qingling that Bo Saixi’s power violated the Sixth Trial, then listed the restrictions Bo Saixi had broken.

Chen Shenge confronted the Sea God over the injustice done to Chen Qingling and destroyed the god’s avatar with a single sword. After the Sea God vanished, Chen Shenge warned that he would kill him the next time they met.

• Chen Shenge accused Bo Saixi of acting on the Sea God’s orders and called the Sea God out to answer for wronging Chen Qingling.
• The Sea God appeared as an avatar and attacked Chen Shenge with Uncertain Storm, but a strand of Sword Qi broke through its immobilizing force.
• Chen Shenge mocked the Sea God, then unleashed Heaven and Earth One Sword against the god’s Third Form, Gone Never to Return.
• The Sea God invoked the Divine Realm’s rules, and Chen Shenge retorted that the gods had repeatedly interfered in the lower realms themselves.
• Chen Shenge’s sword destroyed the Sea God’s avatar, and he warned the Sea God that he would not mind killing him with another sword at their next meeting.

Chen Shenge defeated the Sea God's avatar, allowing Chen Qingling to pass the Sixth Trial and evolve her First Soul Ring into a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. In the God Realm, the injured Sea God met with Asura God, who revealed that his inheritor Tang San wanted the Sea God Nine Trials to pursue Dual Godhood.

• Chen Shenge warned Bo Saixi not to use the Sea God's power against Chen Qingling again, and Bo Saixi accepted that Chen Qingling had passed the Sixth Trial.
• Chen Qingling chose to increase her First Soul Ring's age, and Bo Saixi turned it into a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• The Sea God, injured by the destruction of his avatar, learned that Chen Qingling had still claimed the assessment reward and angrily confronted his misfortune.
• Asura God told the Sea God that Chen Qingling had injured him and his inheritor, and that he could not locate Chen Shenge with divine sense.
• Asura God revealed that his inheritor Tang San wanted the Sea God Nine Trials to pursue Dual Godhood, and said Tang San had shown him the Sea God Domain.

Chen Qingling entered the Sea God Hall for her Seventh Trial and successfully pulled the Sea God's Trident from its platform. Bo Saixi congratulated her, while the Sea God and Asura God discussed Tang San, Chen Qingling, and their shared enemy.

• Asura God told the Sea God that Tang San had shown him the Sea God Domain and explained Tang San's claim that he was reincarnated into a changed world shaped by Chen Qingling and her father.
• The Sea God refused to interfere with Chen Qingling's trials, recalling that her father had defeated his avatar, and accepted that she would not inherit his god position.
• Chen Qingling learned that her Seventh Trial was to pull out the Sea God's Trident and entered the Sea God Hall, where Bo Saixi waited among the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians.
• Chen Qingling gripped the trident, endured the heat as her Sea God Mark and the weapon glowed, and pulled it free.
• Bo Saixi congratulated Chen Qingling for completing the Seventh Trial and reflected that she was destined to miss Lord Sea God.

Chen Qingling completed the Seventh Trial and learned that her Eighth Trial required her to kill the nearly million-year-old Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. She left the Sea God's Trident behind and returned to Sea Horse City, where she told Zhu Zhuqing about her progress.

• Bo Saixi rewarded Chen Qingling by raising her Second Soul Ring to ten thousand years, and the feedback increased her Soul Power capacity.
• Bo Saixi warned Chen Qingling that her Eighth Trial was to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, a Ferocious Beast close to one million years old.
• Chen Qingling accepted that she was not yet strong enough for the Eighth Trial, though Bo Saixi said she had five years to grow.
• Bo Saixi asked Chen Qingling to take the Sea God's Trident, but Chen Qingling refused because she did not want to inherit the Sea God Position.
• Chen Qingling flew back to Sea Horse City and told Zhu Zhuqing she had completed the Sixth and Seventh Trials.

Chen Qingling told Zhu Zhuqing about her difficult Eighth Trial to kill the nearly million-year-old Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then agreed to leave Sea God Island with her. As they flew toward Sea Lan City, Chen Shenge removed both girls’ Sea God Marks, and Zhu Zhuqing realized Qingling’s Father had done it.

• Chen Qingling told Zhu Zhuqing that her Eighth Trial required killing the nearly million-year-old Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and said she expected to reach Soul Sage soon.
• Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to leave Sea God Island together after one final meal, despite the island’s unwritten rule against departures.
• Chen Qingling took Zhu Zhuqing from Sea Horse City and flew toward Sea Lan City while the Sea Horse Holy Pillar Guardian watched them leave.
• Chen Shenge told Chen Qingling not to return to Sea God Island and removed the Sea God Marks from her and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing noticed that both marks had vanished and guessed that Chen Qingling’s Father had removed them.

Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing left Sea God Island after their Sea God Marks were erased, while the furious Sea God postponed confronting Qingling’s father to recover. Back in Sea Lan City, Qingling enjoyed Zhu Zhuqing’s massage, unaware that Tang San and Tang Hao had gone to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and discovered that Chen Qingling had taken all the Immortal Herbs.

• Qingling reassured Zhu Zhuqing that her father could defeat the Sea God, whose marks had been erased and whose anger worsened his injuries.
• Bo Saixi noticed the erased Sea God Marks, and Tang Chen considered challenging Qingling’s father before Bo Saixi persuaded him not to risk losing her again.
• After returning to Sea Lan City, Qingling accepted Zhu Zhuqing’s massage and said it eased her aches.
• Tang San and Tang Hao arrived at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo confronted them for trespassing.
• Tang San discovered that Chen Qingling had taken all the Immortal Herbs and left with Tang Hao without confronting Dugu Bo.

Tang San ordered Tang Hao to cripple Dugu Bo, then considered using the Eternal Plan to draw in the Abyss Plane and kill Chen Qingling. Meanwhile, Chen Qingling felt an ominous premonition and changed course toward Suotuo City to investigate.

• Tang San blamed Dugu Bo for failing to stop Chen Qingling from taking the Immortal Herbs, then told Tang Hao to cripple him.
• Tang Hao broke Dugu Bo's Medusa's Gaze and struck him down with the Great Sumeru Hammer, leaving him unconscious and likely crippled.
• Tang San worried that Chen Qingling would surpass him and considered using the Eternal Plan to draw in the Abyss Plane, though he feared the danger it posed to himself and the continent.
• Tang San told Tang Hao he had a last-resort plan, and Tang Hao said he would trust him unconditionally.
• Chen Qingling felt uneasy in Sea Lan City, recalled her previous premonition before Wang Sheng's parents were killed, and decided to go to Suotuo City with Zhu Zhuqing instead of visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.