Chapter Summaries

Hai Ming began the fifth Sea God trial by challenging Seahorse Douluo and defeated him with a point-blank Hyper Beam. He left for the next Sacred Pillar with Zhu Zhuqing, having passed the first challenge.

• Hai Ming arrived late at the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, where Seahorse Douluo explained the trial’s rules and time limit.
• Hai Ming revealed his eight scarlet Soul Rings and Sea Emperor Armor, then used Demonic Dread as Seahorse Douluo transformed into his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Hai Ming struck Seahorse Douluo with Scorching Hell, restrained him with venom dragons, and knocked him unconscious with a point-blank Hyper Beam.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned a healing Soul Master to treat Seahorse Douluo as the Sacred Pillar’s light prevented his injuries from worsening.
• Hai Ming and Zhu Zhuqing headed for the next Sacred Pillar, and Hai Ming joked that he wanted to win in one move while keeping his full head of hair.

Hai Ming completed the fifth Sea God trial after defeating all seven Sacred Pillar Guardians and claimed his doubled affinity reward. He began the sixth trial by entering the Sea God's Temple to pull out the Sea God's Trident, and reached for it himself.

• Hai Ming defeated his grandfather, Sea Dragon, and retrieved him from the sea after completing the fifth trial.
• Hai Ming explained to Zhu Zhuqing that he had quickly defeated the other Sacred Pillar Guardians, while Sea Dragon had lasted more than ten minutes.
• Bo Saixi and Tang Chen arrived, and Bo Saixi asked Hai Ming when he would begin the sixth trial.
• Hai Ming chose to begin immediately and revealed that the trial required him to pull out the Sea God's Trident within one year.
• Hai Ming and Bo Saixi entered the Sea God's Temple while the others waited outside, and Hai Ming recognized the trident's immense power.
• Hai Ming told Kyogre to stand by as he placed his hand on the Sea God's Trident to conquer it himself.

Hai Ming awakened the Sea God's Trident by infusing it with Sea God's Light, blood essence, and the Sea God's Heart, then claimed the divine artifact. He shrank it to a manageable size and named it the Wishful Trident, which then entered the trident imprint on his forehead.

• Hai Ming used his Sea God's Affinity, Spiritual Power, and Sea God's Light to pull the Sea God's Trident from its platform as Bo Saixi advised him not to rely on brute force.
• Hai Ming fed the trident his blood essence, and its golden patterns spread across the shaft and head as its weight nearly overwhelmed him.
• Hai Ming placed the Sea God's Heart in the trident head, causing the weapon to become light and a blue-gold beam to rise from Sea God's Temple.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King saw the beam, roared Poseidon's name, and churned the sea into enormous waves.
• Hai Ming endured the trident's rush of emotions and, with Bo Saixi congratulating him, used his thoughts to shrink it and name it the Wishful Trident.
• Kyogre made the words Wishful appear on the shaft, and the Wishful Trident transformed into golden light and entered Hai Ming's forehead imprint.

Zhu Zhuqing challenged Little White again after a year of training and used her improved Dark Thunder to withstand Little White’s Domain and ice-bound arena. As the fight passed twenty minutes, Zhu Zhuqing closed in and unleashed the Evil Spirit Orca’s Soul Bone Skill, leaving Little White’s next move uncertain.

• Zhu Zhuqing declared that she had come to pass the trial, while Hai Ming encouraged Little White to defeat her within fifty-nine minutes.
• Little White used her Domain to slow Zhu Zhuqing, then confined her in an ice house and attacked with ice spikes.
• Zhu Zhuqing countered with Dark Thunder, destroying the spikes and spreading lightning across the ice.
• Zhu Zhuqing appeared beside Little White after twenty minutes and unleashed the Evil Spirit Orca’s Fury, making Little White falter.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Little White in the second Black-Level Eight Trial using her enhanced speed and piercing attacks, earning a Soul Power breakthrough to rank sixty-eight. She returned with Hai Ming to a lively family gathering, where she helped his mother while Hai Ming bickered with his father.

• Hai Ming waited outside the ice house as Zhu Zhuqing fought Little White with her Evil Spirit's Fury and other enhanced abilities.
• Zhu Zhuqing pierced Little White with Hell Stab, forcing Little White to concede defeat.
• Zhu Zhuqing passed the second trial, gained a Soul Power level, and advanced to rank sixty-eight.
• Hai Ming invited Little White to return with them, but she went to rest after a year without proper sleep.
• Zhu Zhuqing helped Hai Ming's mother prepare food while Hai Ming played chess and argued with his father.
• Sea Dragon returned home to find the family gathered, with the women chatting and the father and son bickering.

Hai Ming brought Zhu Zhuqing to his family’s home for dinner, where his parents welcomed her warmly. Zhu Zhuqing discovered that her third trial required her to watch sunsets and sunrises at ten locations with Hai Ming, and his teasing left her wondering what he had planned for the time between.

• Hai Ming and Zhu Zhuqing shared a family dinner, while Hai Ming’s mother eagerly filled Zhu Zhuqing’s bowl with food.
• Hai Ming and his father playfully competed to show affection, and Zhu Zhuqing kissed Hai Ming on the cheek.
• Hai Ming’s father asked Zhu Zhuqing about her Black-Level Eight Trials, and she said she had passed the first two.
• Zhu Zhuqing checked her third trial and learned it was called Eternal Love, requiring her to witness sunsets and sunrises at ten locations with Hai Ming.
• Hai Ming admitted he already knew the trial’s content and teased Zhu Zhuqing about what they could do between watching a sunset and sunrise.

Hai Ming took Zhu Zhuqing around Sea God Island and told her about his previous trial, while she promised to stay by his side through the seventh trial. He planned to defeat the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and use its Soul Bone to reach Titled Douluo, and the two stayed together to watch the sunrise.

• Hai Ming's father teased him about Zhu Zhuqing abandoning him, while Zhu Zhuqing blushed at the exchange.
• After dinner, Hai Ming led Zhu Zhuqing around Sea God Island, showing her the Sea Dragon Divine Pillar and the stormy coast.
• Hai Ming described his previous trial as Zhu Zhuqing leaned against him and promised not to leave him during the seventh trial.
• Hai Ming considered the seventh trial's requirements and concluded that defeating the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King would provide the Soul Bone he needed to become a Titled Douluo.
• Hai Ming and Zhu Zhuqing decided to watch the sunrise together before completing the trial.

Hai Ming and Zhu Zhuqing completed their ten-day visit around Sea God Island and prepared to leave with Bo Saixi and Tang Chen to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Before they set out, Hai Ming reunited with Big White and ordered him to fight the whale king alone in exchange for help marrying his dolphin companion.

• Hai Ming and Zhu Zhuqing watched the sunrise together at Sea God's Temple after spending ten days exploring Sea God Island.
• Hai Ming told his parents he planned to leave with Zhu Zhuqing to complete his Seventh Trial by killing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and his father teased him about starting a family.
• Bo Saixi explained that the Sea God had ordered her to join the expedition, while Seahorse and the other six Sacred Pillars would guard Sea God Island.
• Hai Ming summoned Big White, who drenched him and Zhu Zhuqing with seawater, then admitted he had secretly visited Ring Sea and found a dolphin companion.
• Hai Ming promised to arrange Big White's marriage on Sea God Island if he defeated the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King alone.

Hai Ming fished from the boat on the way to the Deep-Sea Demonic Whale Waters, using the Sea God's Light to attract fish and a hidden predator. He caught a living Deep-Sea Void Whale and restrained it, hoping to claim its Soul Bone.

• Hai Ming teased Big White about facing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then joined Tang Chen, Sea Dragon, Zhu Zhuqing, and Bo Saixi aboard the boat.
• Hai Ming used the Sea God's Light on his hook to catch fish, while Zhu Zhuqing cleaned and stored them and Tang Chen and Sea Dragon complained about his advantage.
• Bo Saixi enjoyed the trip and considered passing the High Priest position to wander the world with Tang Chen once Ming became the Sea God.
• After Hai Ming stopped attracting fish, a shadowy predator attacked the boat, and Tang Chen warned Hai Ming that a Soul Beast below one hundred thousand years had to be tortured to death to yield a Soul Bone.
• Hai Ming used Voidwalking to pierce and restrain the attacker, revealing it as a living Deep-Sea Void Whale.

Hai Ming caught a Deep-Sea Void Whale, which surrendered a hundred-thousand-year torso Soul Bone to save its life. After Bo Saixi gave it the ability to speak, Hai Ming prepared to ask about the Deep-Sea Void Whale Clan’s mysterious Whale-Fall Grounds.

• Hai Ming and his companions discovered that the Deep-Sea Void Whale was terrified of being taken to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's territory.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized the whale was trying to spit something out, and Hai Ming threw it onto the deck while Tang Chen and Sea Dragon blocked its escape.
• The Deep-Sea Void Whale spat out a hundred-thousand-year torso Soul Bone and offered it as a ransom for its life.
• Hai Ming healed the whale with Sea God's Light, and it nodded to confirm that the Soul Bone was its payment.
• Bo Saixi used the Sea God's Power to let the whale speak, and Hai Ming announced that they would ask it about the Whale-Fall Grounds.

Hai Ming struck a deal with the Deep-Sea Void Whale, promising to help kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in exchange for the location of the Whale-Fall Grounds and four Soul Bones. He deduced that the clan stored its Soul Bones in a special space, leaving the group dependent on the Deep-Sea Void Whale to reach them.

• Sea Dragon examined the Deep-Sea Void Whale's Soul Bone, and the whale revealed that it had belonged to his father.
• The Deep-Sea Void Whale explained that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had killed his father more than three hundred years earlier, after his father stayed behind to protect the clan.
• Hai Ming offered to help kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in exchange for the Whale-Fall Grounds' location and three additional ten-thousand-year Soul Bones.
• Tang Chen questioned why Hai Ming had not demanded every Soul Bone, and Hai Ming explained that the clan likely stored them in a special space that outsiders could not find alone.
• Tang Chen accepted Hai Ming's reasoning and privately worried that his time in Slaughter City had damaged his brain.

An old captain’s ship became stranded over the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, but Sea Dragon and another Titled Douluo lifted it to safety. Hai Ming then appeared and introduced himself as the future Sea God, challenging the whale.

• The captain learned that the ship had entered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s domain because the first mate had tampered with the charts.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King surfaced beneath the ship and shattered its hull, leaving the passengers stranded on his back.
• An azure light struck the whale, and Sea Dragon and another Titled Douluo lifted the ship away from it.
• The whale attacked the escaping ship with a column of water, but Hai Ming appeared beneath it and cut the attack apart with his trident.
• Hai Ming introduced himself to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as the future Sea God, Sea Emperor Hai Ming.

Hai Ming confronted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and overwhelmed him with Kyogre’s power, status effects, and layered enhancements. He unleashed a ring-detonated Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King attacked Hai Ming with the ocean, but Hai Ming’s Still power stopped him from controlling the waves.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King threatened to devour Hai Ming, so Hai Ming summoned Zhu Zhuqing and used Scary Face to weaken him.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King changed into human form and tried to strike Hai Ming with azure energy, but Hai Ming revealed his Water Immunity.
• Hai Ming boosted himself with Rain Prayer, Meditation, Sacred Barrier, and other abilities before attacking with the Wishful Trident.
• Hai Ming detonated his eight blood-red Soul Rings to power the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Netherworld Annihilation Thunder.

Hai Ming fought the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and defeated him with the Nine-Nine Unity Halberd Art. The whale king accepted his death, while Hai Ming was left exhausted and Zhu Zhuqing fainted.

• Hai Ming’s thunder attack shattered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s armor and badly injured him.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King admitted he had underestimated Hai Ming, then unleashed the energy of his million years of cultivation and broke through the Scary Face’s pale space.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King charged at Hai Ming, and Sea Dragon and Bo Saixi worried about whether Hai Ming could survive the attack.
• Hai Ming struck with the Wishful Trident and used Nine-Nine Unity, piercing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s chest nine times with increasing force.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King accepted his defeat and closed his eyes, while Bo Saixi caught Zhu Zhuqing as she fell unconscious.

Hai Ming killed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and began absorbing its million-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone in the ocean, while Zhu Zhuqing returned to Sea God Island. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing asking Tang Chen to teach her so she could grow strong enough to stand beside Hai Ming.

• Hai Ming used a power-amplified strike to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then absorbed its remains and received its Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Hai Ming refined the whale's energy until his Soul Power reached rank ninety, then prepared to absorb the Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Hai Ming told Zhu Zhuqing to return to Sea God Island while he underwent a potentially lengthy awakening, and she agreed to wait for him.
• Hai Ming entered the sea to absorb the Soul Ring and Soul Bone, while the Sea God Black-Level Eight Trials announced the fourth trial's completion and rewards.
• Zhu Zhuqing knelt before Tang Chen and asked him to teach her how to cultivate.

Zhu Zhuqing continued training with Tang Chen on Sea God Island while waiting for Hai Ming to return. Hai Ming came back stronger than before, and Zhu Zhuqing’s trial revealed that he had reached Peak Douluo level.

• Zhu Zhuqing struggled to master Ring Detonation during her daily training with Tang Chen.
• Tang Chen taught Zhu Zhuqing to focus on the force of her first strike and demonstrated Ring Detonation in a clash with her.
• Hai Ming returned and caught Zhu Zhuqing as she rushed into his arms.
• Tang Chen asked Hai Ming how strong he had become, while Zhu Zhuqing recognized that he had reached level ninety-nine.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s trial screen showed that she had to join Peak Douluo Hai Ming to defeat three Peak Douluo, with one victory recorded.

Hai Ming and Zhu Zhuqing reunited after he completed another stage of Sea God's trial, and he explained that his eighth trial required him to defeat the Angel God. They decided to visit the Heaven Dou Empire before Spirit Hall and prepare to leave Sea God Island, with Hai Ming looking forward to reuniting with their old companions.

• Tang Chen and Bo Saixi left Hai Ming and Zhu Zhuqing alone after the trials, while Big White took the little Dolphins away.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Hai Ming about the eighth trial, and he told her he had to defeat Qian Renxue in her complete Angel God form.
• Hai Ming reviewed his new powers from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and concluded that he had a chance to defeat Qian Renxue.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked whether they would go to Spirit Hall, but Hai Ming chose to visit the Heaven Dou Empire first and reminded her that they were equals.
• Hai Ming and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to speak with their parents and prepare to leave Sea God Island.

Wang Er and Li San guarded Shrek Academy's gates while hoping to see the Shrek Seven Monsters reunite, and Ma Hongjun and Oscar revealed that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had arrived. The reunion continued as Oscar and Ma Hongjun introduced themselves to the two awestruck students.

• Wang Er told Li San that the Shrek Seven Monsters were expected to reunite at Shrek Academy that year.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar appeared beside Wang Er and Li San, then questioned them about what they knew of the Seven Monsters.
• Ma Hongjun teased Ning Rongrong by calling her bad-tempered and a crazy old hag, and she struck him with a pebble.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing arrived together, and Ma Hongjun missed when he tried to hug Ning Rongrong's afterimage.
• Zhu Zhuqing greeted Oscar and Ma Hongjun, who introduced themselves to Wang Er and Li San as Sausage Vendor—Oscar and Evil Fire Phoenix—Ma Hongjun.

The Shrek Seven Monsters reunited at the academy, where Dai Mubai revealed he had given up his claim to the Star Luo throne. Tang San arrived and disclosed that Xiao Wu had sacrificed herself after an attack by Spirit Hall, prompting Hai Ming to suspect a god was manipulating events.

• Wang Er tried to report the returning Shrek Seven Monsters, but Dai Mubai stopped him and said they would speak to the teachers themselves.
• Dai Mubai reunited with Ma Hongjun and the others, then explained that he had yielded the Star Luo throne to his brother and left the imperial family.
• Tang San arrived with a changed appearance, revealed his Martial Soul Second Awakening, and drew Ma Hongjun's envy.
• Hai Ming noticed Tang San had reached Soul Power Level sixty-five and asked where Xiao Wu was; Tang San produced her rabbit form and said she had sacrificed herself.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing demanded to know what had happened, and Tang San said Spirit Hall was responsible.
• Hai Ming caught Wang Er and Li San when the Shrek Seven Monsters' auras sent them flying, then urged Tang San to explain everything and warned that a god might be plotting against him, Xiao Wu, the Clear Sky Sect, or Spirit Hall.

The Shrek Seven Monsters reunited with Zhao Wuji at Shrek Academy, where their extraordinary cultivation achievements drew astonishment. Tang San revealed a red Soul Ring linked to Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing reassured him that Xiao Wu might still be revived.

• Zhao Wuji welcomed the Shrek Seven Monsters back to Shrek Academy and noticed that Xiao Wu was missing and Hai Ming had joined them.
• Dai Mubai said he had reached level fifty-six, Ma Hongjun revealed he was level fifty-three, and Oscar described the powerful Copy Mirror Sausage he gained from a Mirror Beast Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong revealed she had reached level sixty-one and displayed the six Soul Rings of her Nine-Treasure Glazed Pagoda.
• Tang San revealed he was level sixty-four and showed a red Soul Ring that made the others suspect Xiao Wu had become one of his Soul Rings.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she had reached level sixty-nine, and she comforted Tang San by reminding him that Hai Ming believed Xiao Wu could be revived.