Chapter Summaries

Ye Yu and his companions defeated the wolf bandits, found a Soul Bone for Dai Mubai, and continued to Vast Sea City, where Ye Yu bought a Dragon Abyss Boat at auction. The group explored the city on their way toward Vast Sea Great Spirit City, while Ma Hongjun turned a joke into an advertising slogan and happily ate seaweed.

• Ye Yu and the others wiped out the wolf bandits, and Ye Yu healed Bai Chenxiang after she bandaged her own injury.
• The group found a Soul Bone on a wolf bandit's corpse, and Dai Mubai absorbed the Berserk Bloodthirsty Hurricane Right Leg Bone.
• After reaching Vast Sea City, Ye Yu bought the Dragon Abyss Boat at auction for 998 Gold Soul Coins.
• Ye Yu and the others headed toward Vast Sea Great Spirit City to learn about Sea Soul Masters before venturing onto the sea.
• Ma Hongjun joked with Oscar and Dai Mubai near a seaweed vendor, inspiring the slogan “The taste of the sea, I know it,” and stayed behind to eat seaweed.

Ye Yu and his companions sailed toward Sea God Island, where he planned to break through to Soul Sage by obtaining a Soul Ring from a powerful Soul Beast. After Heidel and his crew tried to drug and rob them, the group defeated the attackers but kept Heidel alive to guide them to their destination.

• Ye Yu's group boarded the Sea Demon in Vast Sea City, and Ye Yu reflected that the journey might let him find a Soul Beast over a hundred thousand years old and advance beyond Level 69.
• Ma Hongjun tried to flirt with Bai Chenxiang, but she became seasick and vomited before telling him not to bother her.
• Heidel told Tang San that the ship would soon enter waters where Soul Beasts were active and explained how the crew navigated the dangerous sea.
• Heidel drugged the group and revealed that he and ten crew members planned to kill them and steal their belongings, but Ye Yu and the others pretended to be unconscious.
• Tang San and Bai Chenxiang bound the ten crewmen, Bai Chenxiang killed them, and Ye Yu's group kept Heidel alive for the voyage to Sea God Island.

Ye Yu and the Seven Devils decided to continue to Sea God Island despite Ji Xiang's warnings about its deadly trials and the danger of never being able to leave. Ji Xiang learned that Ye Yu had Innate Full Soul Power Level 30 and was overwhelmed by the revelation.

• Ji Xiang warned Ye Yu and the Seven Devils that Sea God Island's trials were dangerous and successful outsiders could never leave, but Ye Yu and Tang San insisted they would go to grow stronger.
• Ji Xiang explained that Sea Soul Masters gained a major advantage in the ocean and that the Sea God's trials grew more difficult for stronger candidates.
• Ji Xiang asked about the group's Innate Soul Power and learned that Tang San, Oscar, and Xiao Wu had Innate Full Soul Power.
• Ye Yu revealed that his Innate Full Soul Power was level thirty, and Ji Xiang fell to his knees and cried out in despair.

Ye Yu and the others crossed the waters near Sea God Island in the Dragon Abyss Boat and encountered the Demon Soul Great White Shark and its pack. The hundred-thousand-year shark recognized the Source of Evil around Ye Yu, called off its attack, and led its clan away to hunt, leaving the group free to continue toward the island.

• Ji Xiang learned that Ye Yu had Innate Full Soul Power Level 30 and heard Ye Yu claim his Martial Soul surpassed the Sea God.
• Ji Xiang and Ru Yi brought Ye Yu and the others near Sea God Island and warned them about its powerful Island Guardian Beast, the Demon Soul Great White Shark.
• Ye Yu led the group across the seabed in the Dragon Abyss Boat, and Tang San concealed them with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as they passed through a white shark pack.
• The Demon Soul Great White Shark sensed the hidden group, shattered the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and charged at Ye Yu and the others.
• The Demon Soul Great White Shark recognized the Source of Evil around Ye Yu, stopped its clan from attacking, and ordered the sharks to leave for their usual hunt.

Ye Yu and his companions crossed the dangerous waves to reach the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, where Sea Horse Douluo began assigning their assessments. Dai Mubai received a Black Tier Sixth Trial, and Ye Yu waited to learn what assessment he would face.

• Ye Yu revealed that he was a seventeen-year-old Level 70 Soul Power user and that his Divine Artifact, Unbeatable, weighed 250,000 jin.
• Dai Mubai crossed the waves using his White Tiger abilities and reached the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar platform.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Bai Chenxiang, and Tang San each crossed the waves and joined the others.
• Tang San told Sea Horse Douluo that they needed to grow stronger to fight Spirit Hall, softening Sea Horse Douluo's attitude toward them.
• Sea Horse Douluo gave Dai Mubai a Black Tier Sixth Trial, and Ye Yu wondered what assessment he would receive.

Sea Horse Douluo explained the deadly risks and ranks of the Sea God assessments as Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong received theirs. Ning Rongrong gained the highest-ranked Top-tier Seven Assessments, and Ye Yu was about to take his trial as Sea Horse Douluo insisted no assessment could exceed hers.

• Sea Horse Douluo explained that black tier assessments had four to six trials, and failure meant death; he warned that Dai Mubai was unlikely to survive his Black Tier Sixth Trial.
• Zhu Zhuqing received the Black Level Five Assessments, and Oscar received the Black Tier Sixth Trial but celebrated it as a sign of his potential.
• Ning Rongrong wished for an assessment beyond the black tier and received the Red Tier Seven Trials, known as the Top-tier Seven Assessments.
• The red light from Ning Rongrong's assessment alerted Soul Masters across Sea God Island, while the Great Enshrined opened her eyes in the divine hall.
• Sea Horse Douluo promised to help Ning Rongrong and said Ye Yu could receive no assessment higher than hers; Ye Yu questioned his certainty.

Bai Chenxiang completed her Yellow Tier First Trial, while Xiao Wu and Tang San received Top-tier Seven Assessments and Tang San was revealed as the candidate for the Sea God Nine Trials. After Bo Saixi left, Ye Yu stepped up to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar to receive his own assessment.

• Bai Chenxiang received a Yellow Tier First Trial and completed it by kissing Ye Yu, gaining one level of Soul Power.
• Xiao Wu received a Top-tier Seven Assessment, and Tang San's assessment triggered golden light across Sea God Island and gave him a Golden Trident Mark.
• Bo Saixi appeared and explained that Tang San had received the Sea God Nine Trials and could inherit the Sea God's God Position.
• Bo Saixi declined to stay for Ye Yu's assessment and left after saying the Sea God Nine Trials would not appear again.
• Ye Yu stepped before the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar as Sea Horse Douluo prepared to conduct his assessment.

Ye Yu’s assessment caused the Seven Holy Pillars to shatter and be replaced by seven-colored divine pillars, revealing that he had received the legendary Divine Ten Trials. Bo Saixi explained that Ye Yu’s Martial Soul could become a God Position above even a First-Ranked God.

• Ye Yu’s assessment made the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and the other six Holy Pillars crack and explode despite the guardians’ attempts to stop it.
• Seven enormous, seven-colored divine pillars appeared where the Holy Pillars had stood, and three more descended to form a smaller circle around Ye Yu.
• Bo Saixi arrived and identified the spectacle as the legendary trial beyond God, the Divine Ten Trials.
• Bo Saixi explained that Ye Yu did not need to inherit a God Position because his own Martial Soul could become one, surpassing a First-Ranked God.

Ye Yu explained how his Soul Rings had grown stronger and agreed to bet on the outcome of his Seventh Soul Ring absorption. After Ma Hongjun completed his Sixth Soul Ring, Ye Yu stepped forward to begin his own.

• Ye Yu revealed that his Head Bone increased his Soul Rings' ages and that his Sixth Soul Ring had come from a Sacrifice.
• Tang San judged the Rare Medicinal Herbs, and Bo Saixi joined the bet with the Vast Sea Treasure Robe against Tang San's Immortal Herbs.
• Bo Saixi used the Sea God pillar to help Ma Hongjun absorb a Sixth Soul Ring, while Ye Yu and the others continued climbing the Sea God Stairway.
• Ma Hongjun completed the absorption after two hours and revealed that his Sixth Soul Ring was twenty-five thousand years old.
• Ye Yu stepped before Bo Saixi to begin absorbing his Seventh Soul Ring.

Ye Yu endured the God-Bestowed Soul Ring and successfully became a Soul Sage, gaining a 240,000-year ring that rose to 300,000 years through his ability. His victory settled the wager, and Tang San collected the medicinal herbs from the stunned Sea God Island Douluos.

• Bo Saixi began bestowing the God-Bestowed Soul Ring on Ye Yu as the Sea Dragon Douluo and the others expected it to be no older than 200,000 years.
• Ye Yu endured hours of extreme pain as Tang San and his companions watched, while the Seahorse Seven Douluo remained confident he could not absorb a ring beyond their limit.
• A burst of blood-red energy marked Ye Yu's success, and he became a level 73 Soul Sage with a new Seventh Soul Ring and five red rings in his configuration.
• Ye Yu revealed that his Seventh Soul Ring was 240,000 years old and reached 300,000 years with his Etherealization ability; the Sea God confirmed its original age.
• Ma Hongjun celebrated the group's victory, and Tang San collected the medicinal herbs as the Seven Douluo stood stunned and Bo Saixi silently blamed Sea Dragon Douluo.

Ye Yu and the others made rapid progress through arduous cultivation on the Sea God Stairway, while Qian Renxue began the Nine Trials of the Angel and Bibi Dong plotted against the Angel Clan. Tang San reached level 70 and endured the God-Bestowed Soul Ring trial, finishing with a red, Hundred Thousand Year Seventh Soul Ring.

• Qian Renxue received the Nine Trials of the Angel, and Qian Daoliu declared that she could attain a realm he had never reached.
• Bibi Dong revealed that she had entered the Rakshasa Secret Realm and intended to destroy the Angel Clan.
• After three months of cultivation, Tang San reached level 70, while Ye Yu advanced to the one-thousand-nine-hundredth step of the Sea God Stairway.
• Bo Saixi gave Tang San a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, and Tang San endured hours of agony to push beyond his limit.
• Tang San completed the absorption and obtained a red, Hundred Thousand Year Seventh Soul Ring.

After a year of training on Sea God Island, Tang San showed off the powerful abilities of his new Hundred-Thousand Year Seventh Soul Ring, and Bai Chenxiang completed her trial through sheer perseverance. When the group prepared to climb their trial steps, Ye Yu ignored the Seven Douluo’s advice to proceed gradually and shot straight to the 3,333rd step.

• Tang San revealed that his Blue Silver True Body amplified his Blue Silver Emperor skills and described the new abilities granted to his Blue Silver Domain.
• A year passed, and the group’s Soul Power levels rose as they prepared to attempt their trials on the Sea God Stairway.
• Bai Chenxiang struggled to the seventieth step, collapsed from the pressure, and was recognized with a Purple Tier One Trial; Ye Yu caught her and healed her injuries.
• Bo Saixi and the Seven Douluo arrived to observe the group, and the Seven Douluo advised them to climb one step at a time.
• Ye Yu activated his full power and shot up the stairway, stopping at the 3,333rd step before asking the stunned Seven Douluo what they had been saying.

Ye Yu effortlessly completed the Sea God Stairway trial, while Tang San and the others struggled through their own trials and earned rewards. The chapter ended with everyone discovering that all seven of Ye Yu’s Soul Rings were red.

• Ye Yu reached the three thousand three hundred and thirty-third step and completed the First Divine Trial, astonishing Bo Saixi and the Seven Douluo.
• Oscar, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Tang San each completed their trials with varying degrees of support from their companions.
• The Sea God rewarded everyone with a Soul Power increase, and those with Red Tier trials received increases to their Soul Ring ages.
• Tang San revealed that his Soul Ring age reward had doubled, and his seven Soul Rings included one red ring.
• Ye Yu released the Nine Spirit Black Tang, revealing that all seven of his Soul Rings were red and stunning everyone.

Ye Yu and the Seven Douluo prepared to gamble over his Ring Blockade assessment, despite his inability to use Soul Power or any other abilities. The chapter ended with the group discussing Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong’s new Seventh Soul Skills as Bo Saixi and the Seven Douluo went to arrange the wager.

• The Seven Douluo doubted Ye Yu could pass the Ring Blockade using only his body, while Ye Yu believed he could endure the waves and evade Sea Soul Beasts with True Self-Mastery.
• The Seven Douluo pooled their treasures for another wager, and Bo Saixi agreed to join them with the Swift Shadow Treasure Boots as a prize.
• Ye Yu and Tang San agreed the boots suited Zhuqing, and Bai Chenxiang said Zhuqing was a better fit for them.
• Tang San revealed Immortal Herbs and Hidden Weapons, and Bo Saixi showed interest in Water Fragrance Ice Muscle Bone.
• Ye Yu asked Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong about their Seventh Soul Skills; Ning Rongrong described her Seven Treasures True Body, and Zhu Zhuqing described her Spirit Cat True Body.

Ye Yu and the others spent the year training for the second assessment, while Ma Hongjun transformed after absorbing the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core. On the final day, Ye Yu challenged Xiao Bai in the sea and showed the Seven Douluo that his training had made him far more resilient, though the outcome remained undecided.

• Ye Yu trained with the Seven Devils in the Ring Sea, repeatedly sparring with Xiao Bai and tempering his body and combat skills.
• Ma Hongjun reached level 70, absorbed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core, and gained the Seven Headed Fire Phoenix, its Phoenix Domain, and an Undying Body within the domain.
• The Seven Douluo arrived for the second assessment and were astonished by Ma Hongjun's transformation before eagerly urging Ye Yu to begin.
• Ye Yu entered the Ring Sea and dodged the Arrow-Mouth Fish with improved speed and agility.
• Xiao Bai attacked Ye Yu at the two-hundred-meter mark, but Ye Yu used his weapon and the sea's currents to advance, even turning her force into propulsion.

Ye Yu and the others completed a year of brutal body-tempering in the Deep Silver Pillars, passing their Third Assessments and gaining major rewards. They learned the requirements of their Fourth Assessments, which centered on a dangerous battle against the evil orca group, and asked Ye Yu what his test was.

• Ye Yu endured the waves without Soul Power until his body was overwhelmed, then used Soul Power to recover before continuing to temper himself.
• Tang San and the others trained for a year as their endurance and strength grew, while Bo Saixi personally brought food to Ye Yu on his pillar.
• On the final day, Ye Yu realized his body could disperse the waves' force, and his physique, Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and soul-ring and Spirit Bone ages had greatly increased.
• Ye Yu and the others passed their Third Assessments and received their rewards, including increased Soul Power for the others and increased soul-ring and Spirit Bone ages for Ye Yu.
• Tang San and the others revealed their Fourth Assessment tasks involving the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and the evil orcas, then wondered whether the Evil Orca King was stronger than Xiao Bai.
• The group turned to Ye Yu and asked what his Fourth Assessment was.

Ye Yu planned to infiltrate the Evil Spirit Orca Clan’s territory with Xiao Bai and poison the orcas while Tang San’s group prepared poisoned crossbow bolts. They reached the clan’s central area undetected, where Ye Yu identified the Evil Orca King, and the group prepared to attack without risking the Demon Soul Great White Sharks.

• Ning Rongrong explained that her assessment required Xiao Bai to survive, and Xiao Bai agreed to lead the group toward the Evil Spirit Orca Clan.
• Ye Yu told Xiao Bai that he intended to reach the clan’s center and poison the orcas, while Tang San concealed them with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Ye Yu rode Xiao Bai toward the central territory and used Spiritual Detection through the seawater to locate the Evil Orca King.
• Tang San and the others loaded their Godly Zhuge Crossbows with bolts coated in Scorching Sun Spring, planning to attack weakened orcas after Ye Yu released his poison.

Ye Yu used Poison Heal to devastate the Evil Orca clan, then confronted the Evil Orca King and blasted him away with a powerful strike. Ye Yu carried Xiao Bai after the fleeing king, leaving Tang San and the others to fight the wounded orcas.

• Ye Yu activated Poison Heal from inside the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, killing every Evil Orca below ten thousand years old and badly poisoning the stronger ones.
• Tang San and the others attacked the injured orcas with Godly Zhuge Crossbows and the Scorching Sun Spring, while Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun fought those who charged them.
• Ye Yu and Xiao Bai appeared before the Evil Orca King, and Ye Yu told Xiao Bai to leave the remaining orcas for Tang San and the others to train against.
• The Evil Orca King threatened Ye Yu and invoked Xiao Bai's slain younger brother, so Ye Yu stunned the king with Twilight Assault and struck him with both Dragon Claws.
• Ye Yu blasted the Evil Orca King away, then carried Xiao Bai into the air and pursued him at high speed.

Ye Yu battled the Evil Orca King during his fourth assessment, using overwhelming strength and endurance to defeat him without being injured. Xiao Bai praised Ye Yu, who ended the chapter by teasing her that she had not experienced all of his fierceness.

• Ye Yu struck the Evil Orca King hard enough to send him flying and seriously wound him, then returned to the sea with Xiao Bai.
• The Evil Orca King was shocked by Ye Yu’s strength and soul rings, while Ye Yu’s Divine Slaughter’s Domain weakened the king and strengthened Ye Yu.
• Ye Yu and the Evil Orca King fought fiercely for an hour, but Ye Yu remained uninjured as the king grew exhausted and covered in wounds.
• Xiao Bai watched in amazement as Ye Yu proved he could outlast and overpower the Evil Orca King.
• Xiao Bai praised Ye Yu’s strength and toughness, and Ye Yu teased her that she had not experienced every aspect of his fierceness.

Ye Yu defeated the Evil Orca King and passed the Divine Fourth Assessment, then joined Tang San and the others after they wiped out the Evil Orcas. As Xiao Bai and the group overwhelmed the wounded king, he began to self-destruct.

• Ye Yu fought the Evil Orca King for twelve hours, healed his injuries, and drove him to flee.
• Ye Yu passed the Divine Fourth Assessment, gaining one Soul Power level and increasing every Soul Ring's age by one hundred thousand years.
• Tang San and the others defeated the poisoned Evil Orcas without casualties, passed their assessment, and received their rewards.
• The Evil Orca King found his clan dead and attacked Tang San and the others, but Ye Yu and Xiao Bai arrived to join the fight.
• Xiao Bai and the others brought the Evil Orca King to the brink of death, and he began to self-destruct.