Chapter Summaries

Zhou Liang led the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and Azure Dragon in a surprise attack on the Evil Orca King. The Evil Orca King survived their opening assault but was badly wounded, unaware that two more shadows were approaching beneath him.

• Zhou Liang gathered the Demon Soul Great White Sharks' killing intent into a giant crimson shark while Jiangzhu expanded her Healing Barrier.
• Zhou Liang flew ahead as Azure Dragon transformed into a dragon and raced toward the Evil Demon Killer Whale Pod.
• The crimson shark tore through the Evil Spirit Orcas and bit the Evil Orca King as Azure Dragon coiled around him and charged an attack.
• The Evil Orca King thrashed and unleashed a sonic roar, but Azure Dragon's beam and the shark's assault left him gravely wounded.
• The enraged Evil Orca King failed to notice two shadows approaching beneath him.

Zhou Liang and his allies overwhelmed the Evil Orca King and his pod, freezing the king and turning the battle in the Demon Soul Great White Sharks' favor. After the king broke free, Zhou Liang summoned his forces and watched from an ice throne as they attacked him.

• Zhou Liang struck the Evil Orca King with a two-colored pillar of light, freezing him in midair and spreading ice across the battlefield.
• Jiangzhu healed the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, while Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and the summoned creatures attacked and weakened the Evil Demon Killer Whale Pod.
• The Evil Orca King shattered the ice and changed into human form, but four summoned figures surrounded him.
• The Evil Orca King fought off the Mad Lion's sound attack before a golden snake and other attackers struck him.
• Zhou Liang summoned soldiers and Super Soldiers onto the ice, then sat on an ice throne and watched them join the battle.

Zhou Liang and his allies defeated the Evil Orca King and wiped out the Evil Demon Killer Whale Pod. After absorbing the king’s Soul Ring, Zhou Liang reached Soul Power level 90, just as three stars descended within his mind.

• The Evil Orca King returned to his true form and tried to self-destruct, but the Crimson Demon Soul Great White Shark, Zhou Liang’s attacks, and the Infinite Shield disrupted him.
• The Evil Orca King’s explosion failed to break through Zhou Liang’s Infinite Shield, and his corpse fell before Shield Mountain.
• Dugu Yan stopped Xiao Wu from rushing toward the blast, and Xiao Wu sensed through the Revival Spring that Zhou Liang was safe.
• Jiangzhu’s healing kept every Demon Soul Great White Shark alive, while the Evil Demon Killer Whale Pod was completely wiped out.
• Zhou Liang absorbed the Evil Orca King’s Soul Ring as Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and the others stood guard, and his Soul Power reached level 90.
• When Xiao Wu asked about his new Soul Skill, Zhou Liang sensed three bright stars entwining and descending in the starry sky within his mind.

Zhou Liang’s eighth Soul Ring transformed into the Three-Form Cavalry, and a year and a half later he used its Overlord Wyvern Cavalry to hold Bo Saixi at bay during a trial. Bo Saixi conceded that he had passed, while Dugu Yan and the others continued their separate trial.

• Zhou Liang received the fourth trial’s reward, and Jiangzhu began absorbing her God-Given Soul Ring as the group’s fifth trial arrived.
• Zhou Liang checked his status and learned that his eighth Soul Ring had become a million-year Three-Form Cavalry with Overlord Wyvern, Dominator Tyrant, and Overlord Orca forms.
• A year and a half later, Zhou Liang’s hundred Overlord Wyvern Cavalry surrounded Bo Saixi and suppressed her while she tried to withstand their attacks for an hour.
• Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong faced a siege by seven Titled Douluo as Bo Saixi struggled to break through the wyvern cavalry.
• Bo Saixi called off the trial and said Zhou Liang had passed, then remarked that his abundant Soul Power and likely recovery Soul Bone had let him sustain the cavalry.

After completing the sixth trial, Zhou Liang absorbed two God-Given Soul Rings and gained two million-year Soul Rings. He obtained the Sea God’s permission to experience the complete Sea God’s Light, then began climbing it after returning from Heaven Dou City with Ice-Fire Spring Water.

• Zhou Liang completed the sixth trial and absorbed two God-Given Soul Rings, which became two million-year Soul Rings without causing rejection between his Three-Life Martial Soul.
• Zhou Liang asked Bo Saixi to convey his request for unrestricted access to the complete Sea God’s Light, and the Sea God granted him temporary golden authority for half a year.
• Zhou Liang left Xiao Wu and the others on Sea God Island, returned to Heaven Dou City, and spent more than a day reuniting with everyone and resolving troubles.
• Zhou Liang gathered Icefire Yin-Yang Spring Water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and flew back to Sea God Island, enduring its extreme cold and heat with Little Red and Little Blue’s help.
• Zhou Liang stepped onto the Sea God’s Light, and three months later he opened his eyes on the 999th level, facing the final two steps.

After completing his cultivation on Sea God's Light, Zhou Liang prepared to hunt the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and tested his strength against Bo Saixi. He traveled with Xiao Bai toward the far sea, where he faced the whale alone.

• Zhou Liang finished a month of cultivation at the summit of Sea God's Light after absorbing most of the Icefire Yin-Yang Spring Water.
• Bo Saixi fought Zhou Liang using the sea's power, judged his combat ability, and explained the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's abilities.
• Zhou Liang said goodbye to Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and the others, then set out with Xiao Bai.
• During the three-day journey, Zhou Liang adjusted his condition and studied the Myriad Things into Soul Rings method.
• When they reached the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's territory, Zhou Liang sent Xiao Bai away and prepared to attack at full strength.

Zhou Liang confronted the Deep Sea Demon Whale King with his commanders and the Icefire Dragon King, intending to claim the whale as his ninth soul ring. The battle began with Zhou Liang’s allies disrupting the sea and intercepting the whale’s first attack.

• Zhou Liang summoned Little Red and Little Blue, whose power formed the Icefire Dragon King above the ocean.
• Zhou Liang revealed his soul rings and summoned Lionheart King, Golden Snake, Azure Dragon, Mystic, and Artisan to join the confrontation.
• Little Red and Little Blue froze the sea and attacked beneath the ice, forcing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King to burst out of the water.
• Zhou Liang used his eighth soul skill, Overlord Orca Cavalry, to summon Demonic Killer Whales that disrupted the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s control of the ocean.
• The Deep Sea Demon Whale King recognized that Zhou Liang had killed the Evil Demon Killer Whale King and challenged his plan to claim it as a soul ring.
• The Deep Sea Demon Whale King attacked with a wave of energy and black lightning, which Lionheart King and Golden Snake intercepted while Zhou Liang remained seated.

Zhou Liang’s forces overwhelmed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and Artisan killed it with a prepared cannon blast. Zhou Liang then began absorbing its Soul Ring and planned to seek an ice-attribute left-arm Soul Bone before ending his journey through Douluo Mainland.

• The Icefire Dragon King, Azure Dragon, Lionheart King, Golden Snake, and Overlord Wyvern Cavalry attacked the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, while Zhou Liang’s golden pagodas absorbed its black lightning.
• Artisan used her Ten-Thousand Poisons Pagoda to pierce the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s defenses and poison it with an Icefire Poison beam.
• Artisan completed her preparations, locked onto the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and killed it with a cannon blast.
• Zhou Liang descended to absorb the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s Soul Ring and planned to obtain an ice-attribute left-arm Soul Bone.

After reaching level 99, Zhou Liang defeated Bibi Dong, helped unify the continent, and was sent back when the training world ended. He registered his companions’ legal identities and learned that he could optimize the Douluo Mainland Martial Soul system, leaving him to choose between two paths.

• Zhou Liang gathered the remaining Soul Bones, fused them into Soul Bone Armor, and reached level 99 as his Martial Soul and Soul Rings evolved.
• Zhou Liang defeated and captured Bibi Dong, then helped persuade her to put aside some of her hatred before the continent was unified and reformed.
• Zhou Liang met people who still could not forget him, recorded their names, and was transported out of the training world when his time ran out.
• The system evaluated Zhou Liang’s companions and required four Black Iron Tickets, ten Bronze Tickets, and one Silver Ticket to give them legal identities; Zhou Liang confirmed the registration.
• The system offered Zhou Liang System Optimization for one Silver Ticket and explained the advantages and drawbacks of prioritizing soul attributes or energy attributes.
• Zhou Liang asked about Soul Bones, and the system said optimization would slightly weaken them while greatly increasing their potential.

Zhou Liang chose to convert his power and completed the transformation, gaining soul-attribute Soul Power and internal energy before being sent to a Novice World. He woke on a boat beside three cautious strangers, learned the world’s ranking system, and found that the quest carried execution as its failure penalty.

• Zhou Liang chose Option One and underwent a painful transformation that changed his Martial Souls and Soul Rings while giving him soul-attribute Soul Power and internal energy.
• The system announced that optimization was complete and activated Zhou Liang’s first Novice World journey.
• Zhou Liang woke on a hidden boat at sea, checked his personal panel, and studied the ranking system for comparing strength across worlds.
• Zhou Liang sensed that the three other people on the boat had awakened and were cautiously concealing their abilities.
• A world introduction and main quest appeared, revealing execution as the failure penalty, and Zhou Liang recognized the world as a place where he could find unusual treasures.

Zhou Liang and three other prospective travelers entered The War Records of the Three Kingdoms and faced its first main quest. After the boat carried them to a warship, Zhou Liang defeated a Blue-Clad Archer and obtained two items, while his Golden Light of Truth-Piercing revealed hidden information.

• Zhou Liang examined the main quest to outwit the Eight-Formation Diagram and defeat Illusory Lu Bu, along with two repeatable side quests.
• The ferocious man questioned the group, while the blond man vowed to complete the task and the woman in white remained silent.
• The protection around their boat vanished, and a massive warship forced them to jump aboard as the boat sped toward it.
• The group passed through a curtain of light and landed before four Blue-Clad Archers, who immediately fired at them.
• Zhou Liang caught an arrow, rushed an archer, and killed him with a Fire Poison strike, leaving a Sleeve Arrow and a Blue Archer Talisman.
• The system detected Zhou Liang's Golden Light of Truth-Piercing and announced that he had acquired hidden information.

Zhou Liang used his Golden Light of Truth-Piercing to identify soldier drops and fought Shield-and-Sword Soldiers, repeatedly receiving two rewards. As more soldiers appeared, the others grew suspicious of his luck, while Zhou Liang stayed cautious and concealed his strength.

• Zhou Liang discovered that his Golden Light of Truth-Piercing revealed hidden effects on the Sleeve Arrow and Blue Archer Talisman.
• Zhou Liang defeated a Shield-and-Sword Soldier and collected a Golden Pearl and a Shield-and-Sword Soldier Token.
• A fierce-looking man challenged Zhou Liang over his repeated double rewards, but the blond man interrupted them when more soldiers emerged.
• Zhou Liang identified the Halberd Soldier as a weaker First Tier Beginner and fought as the fierce-looking man attacked a Shield-and-Sword Soldier and collected a bomb.
• The fierce-looking man and the others noticed Zhou Liang had received two more items, then all four rushed toward two newly appeared Shield-and-Sword Soldiers.

Zhou Liang discovered the others had different main quests and chose to stay behind when they entered the light barrier. He smashed both Water-Beast Mechanisms, obtained a Zhang Ling Sword, and saw the barrier reappear at the cabin door.

• Zhou Liang defeated a Shield-and-Sword Soldier and picked up its two drops while the woman in white assessed his crimson, rune-covered arm.
• The woman in white, the blond man, the fierce-looking man, and Zhou Liang revealed their main quests: the woman in white had to defeat Meng You, while the others had to defeat or kill Xiahou Yuan.
• The fierce-looking man entered the light barrier first, followed by the blond man and the woman in white, while Zhou Liang stayed on the deck.
• Zhou Liang called out as if he had found something, then realized the others could not hear him through the barrier and concluded they did not know The War Records of the Three Kingdoms.
• Zhou Liang repeatedly struck a Water-Beast Mechanism until it broke apart and dropped a Zhang Ling Sword, then destroyed the second mechanism.
• The light barrier reappeared at the cabin door after Zhou Liang picked up the sword.

Zhou Liang fought through soldiers in a cabin, discovered a recipe blueprint for Essence Qi Mantou, and fused three tokens into a Shield-and-Sword Soldier Training Manual. After learning its skills, he synthesized the Shield-and-Sword Soldier profession and realized that acquiring other unit professions could greatly increase his strength.

• Zhou Liang defeated the Ironclad Heavy Archers and Shield-and-Sword Soldiers, collecting the items they dropped.
• He defeated two Cook Soldiers and found a Recipe Blueprint for Essence Qi Mantou, which could qualify him for the Transcendent culinary profession.
• Zhou Liang decided Cook Soldiers were valuable and resolved to obtain a Cook Soldier Training Manual.
• He fused three Shield-and-Sword Soldier Tokens into a training manual and absorbed its profession data and skills.
• Zhou Liang synthesized the Shield-and-Sword Soldier profession and considered seeking other unit and general abilities to grow stronger.

Zhou Liang advanced his Shield-and-Sword Soldier profession, raising its level and strengthening his inner force before entering the second Cabin Area. There he fought newly spawned soldiers and spotted a reinforced wooden chest as more enemies appeared.

• Zhou Liang discovered that passing on a max-level profession would make its recipient a subordinate and share profession experience, then received a mission to collect every troop type.
• He practiced Slash until it reached level three, synthesized a Shield-and-Sword Soldier Training Manual, and used it to raise his profession to level six.
• Zhou Liang entered the second Cabin Area, where he killed two Shield-and-Sword Soldiers and two Halberd Soldiers.
• Zhou Liang spotted a large iron-reinforced chest above cracked floorboards, then saw two Halberd Soldiers and two muscular hammer-wielding soldiers approach.

Zhou Liang defeated the soldiers in the Cabin Area, found the Blood Dripper, and broke through into a secret chamber containing more enemies and treasure. After gaining experience and reaching level 19, he used his increased inner force to summon his Black-Armored Flying Steed and tested his fourth soul skill.

• Zhou Liang killed two Mechanical Soldiers and obtained the Blood Dripper from a wooden crate.
• Zhou Liang smashed through the floor and fell into a secret chamber, where he defeated two Ironclad Soldiers and collected their items.
• Zhou Liang killed four Shield-and-Sword Soldiers, then synthesized unit tokens into training manuals and reached level 19.
• Zhou Liang found that his inner force had grown enough to summon the Black-Armored Flying Steed and wield the Great Guan Saber.
• Zhou Liang tested a powerful crescent-shaped attack in the Cabin Area.

Zhou Liang strengthened his cultivation, collected items, and discovered how to condense a Profession Template after mastering the Shield-and-Sword Soldier profession. He began testing the idea with his Martial Soul General and summoned a Shield-Blade Soldier.

• Zhou Liang refined his internal energy, advanced the Everlasting Spring Technique to its third level, and noted that his internal energy lacked offensive power.
• Zhou Liang collected a Point Stamp, silver coins, the Human Escape Manual, and a Large Chicken Drumstick, while receiving the True Item mission.
• Zhou Liang entered another cabin and defeated three Beast Tamers and four Shield-and-Sword Soldiers, collecting their items and training manuals.
• Zhou Liang used a training manual, mastered the Shield-and-Sword Soldier profession, and learned how to condense its Profession Template.
• Zhou Liang summoned his Martial Soul General, lit its First Soul Ring, and produced an ordinary Shield-Blade Soldier.

Zhou Liang fused a Shield-and-Sword Soldier with a Profession Template, creating a powerful Soul-Ring template and deciding to develop his First Martial Soul around elite troops. He then explored the ship, found the second chamber already looted, and was attacked when he reached the stern.

• Zhou Liang condensed a Shield-and-Sword Soldier Class Template Card, then fused it with the Soldier to create a loyal template with a Support Relationship to his Soul Ring.
• Zhou Liang decided to turn ordinary Soldiers into Profession Templates and use intelligent Super Soldiers with Soul-Ring Generals as captains for elite teams.
• Zhou Liang considered selling the templates to newcomers but rejected the idea until he was strong enough to risk it.
• Zhou Liang smashed open a chest, took the item inside, and walked onto the ship's outer deck, where he found traces of battle and no Soldiers.
• Zhou Liang entered the already-looted second chamber and continued to the stern, where a fierce attack rushed at him.

Zhou Liang defeated the fierce traveler who attacked him and questioned him about his home world. After learning that the man came from the world of Battle Through the Heavens and was named Mu Zhan, Zhou Liang considered how Battle Qi and pill refining could strengthen him.

• The fierce man attacked Zhou Liang, and Zhou Liang’s left hand was wounded before a system prompt allowed him to retaliate in self-defense.
• Zhou Liang struck the fierce man into a wall and pinned him down, leaving him badly injured but alive.
• Zhou Liang questioned the subdued man about his world’s powers, factions, and cultivation ranks.
• The man described Battle Qi, Otherworldly Flames, apothecaries, pill refiners, Canaan Academy, and cultivation ranks, leading Zhou Liang to identify his world as Battle Through the Heavens.
• The man introduced himself as Mu Zhan, and Zhou Liang asked about his Battle Qi cultivation level.

Zhou Liang subdued Mu Zhan and forced him to surrender the Azure Wood Art, then marked him with a poison as insurance. After a reserve traveler died and the world difficulty increased, Zhou Liang learned the other two had taken a different passage.

• Zhou Liang defeated Mu Zhan and demanded compensation for the attack.
• Mu Zhan handed over his pills, Storage Ring, and Azure Wood Art in exchange for Zhou Liang’s promise to keep him alive through the upcoming stages.
• Zhou Liang gave Mu Zhan a scarlet poison thread and explained that he would cure him if the cultivation art proved safe.
• A system notice announced that one reserve traveler had died and the world difficulty had increased.
• Mu Zhan told Zhou Liang that the other two travelers had gone through the passage on the left side of the stern.