Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong led the Spirit Hall Empire’s campaign to conquer the fractured Heaven Dou Empire, whose last army was commanded by Marshal Gelong. As Gelong fell and the empire neared collapse, Bibi Dong absorbed the battlefield’s bloodshed to advance her godhood trials and hoped to resurrect Qian Renxue.

• Bibi Dong divided the Spirit Hall Empire’s forces and sent its main army to invade the weakened Heaven Dou Empire while a smaller force restrained the Star Luo Empire.
• The Spirit Hall Empire’s army broke through the divided Heaven Dou factions and drove Marshal Gelong’s remaining forces into retreat.
• Bibi Dong watched from above the battlefield and absorbed the blood-fiendish aura generated by the fighting to hasten her rise to godhood.
• Bibi Dong recognized that Qian Daoliu’s slaughter of the Tiandou Imperial Family and Heaven Dou City had left the empire unable to coordinate its defense.
• Bibi Dong believed Gelong’s death meant the Heaven Dou Empire was finished and planned to conquer it before turning against the Star Luo Empire.
• Bibi Dong resolved to complete the Rakshasa God trials and resurrect her daughter Qian Renxue.

Bibi Dong expected Qian Daoliu’s force to defeat Sea God Island while the Spirit Hall Empire crushed Gelong’s resistance. Gelong’s troops were wiped out, leaving him wounded and alone as the Heaven Dou Empire’s final defense fell.

• Bibi Dong watched the battlefield and believed the Spirit Hall Empire would prevail at Sea God Island.
• Gelong recalled how the destruction of Heaven Dou City and the deaths of the imperial family and leadership had left the empire divided and unable to resist the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Gelong concluded that the Heaven Dou Empire was doomed and suspected the Spirit Hall Empire had destroyed both great empires’ capitals.
• The Spirit Hall Empire launched its final encirclement, killing Gelong’s soldiers until he was the only one left standing.
• Gelong collapsed to one knee, gravely wounded, and wondered why he had seen no Titled Douluo from the Spirit Hall Empire.

Gelong’s death ended the Heaven Dou Empire’s last organized resistance, and Bibi Dong ordered its territory absorbed into the Spirit Hall Empire. After finding Heaven Dou City reduced to ruins by Qian Daoliu’s attack, she sent her forces across the empire to complete the takeover.

• Gelong fought to the death against Spirit Hall’s forces, and Bibi Dong ordered his body given a proper burial.
• Bibi Dong’s army advanced to Heaven Dou City and found the imperial capital reduced to ruins and scattered bones.
• Bibi Dong recognized Qian Daoliu as the one who had destroyed the city and reflected on how he had spared her after Qian Xunji’s death.
• Bibi Dong ordered her army to occupy the Heaven Dou Empire, and Spirit Hall’s forces spread out from the ruined capital.
• Bibi Dong ruthlessly suppressed the remaining forces that resisted Spirit Hall’s rule.

After the Spirit Hall Empire conquered the Heaven Dou Empire and prepared to turn south, Yu Xiaogang’s group hid in the Star Luo Empire and discussed how to resist. Yu Xiaogang advised Dai Mubai to reveal his royal identity and unite the scattered loyalists, while Tang San hoped his father had escaped Sea God Island.

• Bibi Dong purged the old Heaven Dou nobility and sent Soul Masters and officials to stabilize the conquered provinces.
• Yu Xiaogang told the group that the Heaven Dou Empire had fallen and the Star Luo Empire had fragmented into rival territories.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing knelt before Yu Xiaogang and asked him to help defend the Star Luo Empire, promising him the role of Imperial Tutor if they prevailed.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Dai Mubai to reveal his identity as a prince and rally the Star Luo Empire’s loyalists into a united resistance.
• Tang San worried about whether his father had escaped Sea God Island, and Yu Xiaogang reassured him that the Clear Sky Douluo would join them; Tang San added that his father had promised to teach him the Clear Sky Secret Technique.

Dai Mubai tried to rally the scattered remnants of the Star Luo Empire against the Spirit Hall Empire, but found that most regional leaders refused to follow him. He gathered five hundred thousand soldiers, mostly ordinary troops, and admitted that he had done all he could as Tang San seethed over the delay to their plans.

• Tang San worried that his father might die on Sea God Island before teaching him Ring Detonation, while Yu Xiaogang reassured him that Haotian Crown would return safely.
• Dai Mubai spent several days traveling across the Star Luo Empire to rally its remnants under his claim as the sole surviving imperial heir.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Dai Mubai how many people he had gathered, and Dai Mubai explained that the empire's leaders had splintered into independent factions after Star Luo City was destroyed.
• Dai Mubai reported that many commanders doubted his identity or evaded his appeal, while five hundred thousand soldiers had agreed to follow him, most of them ordinary troops.
• Tang San condemned the Star Luo leaders for refusing to unite against the Spirit Hall Empire, and Dai Mubai said he had done all he could and could no longer keep his identity hidden.

With the Star Luo Empire bracing for the Spirit Hall Empire’s attack, Grandmaster proposed fleeing across the ocean if their resistance failed. In the God Realm, Poseidon and Asura God agreed to speed up the godhood trials for Tang San’s companions to help protect him.

• Dai Mubai warned that the Spirit Hall Empire’s forces on Sea God Island could overwhelm the Star Luo Empire if they returned to the mainland.
• Grandmaster urged the group to resist as long as possible and said they could flee into the ocean if the Star Luo Empire fell.
• Ning Rongrong questioned where they could go, and Grandmaster answered that they could leave the continent and return after achieving godhood.
• Poseidon worried that Tang San might die before completing his trials, while Asura God said he had arranged for Tang San to begin the Ninth Asura Trial after inheriting the Sea God Throne.
• Poseidon and Asura God decided to have other deities ease the trials for Tang San’s companions so they could achieve godhood and buy him time.

Bibi Dong launched the Spirit Hall Empire’s invasion of the Star Luo Empire, crushing the scattered forces that resisted. Dai Mubai and his allies held back while relying on their God Trials, as Bibi Dong pressed ahead to become the Rakshasa God and resurrect her dead daughter, Xiao Xue.

• Bibi Dong ordered the Spirit Hall Empire’s elite legions to invade the Star Luo Empire, where they quickly overwhelmed the divided forces that had declared themselves kings.
• Yu Xiaogang told Dai Mubai to preserve his loyal forces and let the stubborn factions bear the brunt of the invasion.
• Dai Mubai worried that his identity and his group’s return from Sea God Island would be exposed, while Yu Xiaogang urged him and the others to complete their God Trials.
• Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Bai Chenxiang agreed that becoming gods could give them a chance to challenge the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Bibi Dong declared that the Star Luo Empire would soon fall and privately vowed to become the Rakshasa God so she could resurrect Xiao Xue.

After recovering from his wounds, Qian Daoliu led the Spirit Hall Empire’s forces away from Sea God Island and destroyed it with his Ninth Soul Skill. The victorious fleet set course for Douluo Continent, while Ye Cangming wondered what had happened there during their absence.

• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Douluo and the others that the army would return to Douluo Continent after its recovery and the extermination of Sea God Island’s Soul Masters.
• Qian Daoliu unleashed Blazing Sun Descent, destroying Sea God Island and sinking it beneath the ocean.
• Qian Daoliu reflected briefly on his past with Bo Saixi, then ordered the Spirit Hall Empire’s army to return to Douluo Continent.
• The Spirit Hall Empire’s fleet sailed toward the continent, and Ye Cangming wondered what awaited them there.

After destroying Sea God Island, Qian Daoliu stayed behind with Ye Cangming and the Chief Pontiffs to hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and fulfill his promise to make it Ye Cangming’s second Martial Soul Spirit Ring. The rest of the fleet headed back to Douluo Continent, while its elders discussed Bibi Dong’s campaign and recalled the battle on Sea God Island.

• Qian Daoliu told Ye Cangming he would capture the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for his Spirit Ring and said he had tracked the beast’s aura.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Golden Crocodile Douluo to send the fleet back to Douluo Continent to help Bibi Dong subdue the forces resisting the Spirit Hall Empire.
• After the fleet departed, Qian Daoliu sensed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King nearby and directed the flagship toward it.
• On another warship, Yue Guan and Guimei speculated that Bibi Dong had begun attacking the Two Great Empires and expected the Spirit Hall Empire to defeat them.
• The elders praised Qian Daoliu’s power and recalled how he had sunk Sea God Island with one strike.

Qian Daoliu confronted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and demanded that it sacrifice itself to become Ye Cangming’s seventh Spirit Ring, promising it would be resurrected when Ye ascended to godhood. The whale refused, and Qian Daoliu drew the Angel Holy Sword, leaving the two sides on the brink of battle.

• Qian Daoliu located the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King beneath the warship and dove into the sea to force it to surface.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King emerged and accused Qian Daoliu and the Spirit Hall Empire of pursuing it despite its decision to withdraw.
• Qian Daoliu offered the whale resurrection in exchange for becoming Ye Cangming’s seventh Spirit Ring and threatened to kill it if it resisted.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King refused to sacrifice itself and declared it would rather die than become Ye Cangming’s stepping stone.
• Qian Daoliu summoned the Angel Holy Sword as the whale prepared to fight, wary of the forces aboard the warship and Ye Cangming’s strength.

Ye Cangming and the Spirit Hall Empire worship hall elders attacked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King after negotiations failed. The wounded whale king was overwhelmed by their combined assault and struggled to defend himself.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other worship hall elders revealed their martial soul true bodies as the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King activated his Demon Whale Domain.
• Ye Cangming hurled his Dragon King God Spear through the whale king’s water barrier and tore a deep wound into his back.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King transformed into human form as Qian Daoliu and the worship hall elders launched a coordinated attack.
• Ye Cangming summoned his Bright Holy Dragon Avatar and joined the assault, forcing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King back under the combined attacks.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King recognized the strength of his attackers and struggled to hold on against their superior numbers and power.

Qian Daoliu and seven other peak experts unleashed their Ninth Soul Skills against the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, leaving him gravely wounded but alive. As the whale king tried to summon the sea’s power, Qian Daoliu struck from behind with the Angel Holy Sword.

• Qian Daoliu released his Angel Domain, countering the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's domain suppression and freeing the others to use their full strength.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Daoliu, Ye Cangming, and the others launched their Ninth Soul Skills at the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who formed Energy Armor and retaliated with Demonic Whale's Fury.
• The two sides' attacks collided, leaving a massive crack in the sea, but the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King survived with severe wounds.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King began communicating with the sea to raise monstrous waves, prompting Qian Daoliu to appear behind him.
• Qian Daoliu pierced the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's body through the chest with the Angel Holy Sword as the whale king cursed humanity.

Qian Daoliu mortally wounded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and told Ye Cangming to deliver the final blow and claim its near-Million-Year Spirit Ring. As Ye Cangming began absorbing it, he faced the whale king’s vengeful Soul Impact and revealed that the beast could have chosen a voluntary sacrifice and a chance at revival.

• Qian Daoliu pulled the Angel Holy Sword from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, forcing it to fall into the sea in its Spirit Beast form.
• Qian Daoliu told Ye Cangming to kill the weakened whale king and absorb its Spirit Ring.
• Ye Cangming struck the whale king with his dragon claw and flooded its wound with the power of light, killing it.
• A massive red Spirit Ring appeared, and Ye Cangming began absorbing it atop the whale king’s corpse.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s resentful phantom attacked Ye Cangming inside his Spiritual Consciousness Sea, but Ye Cangming resisted and said it could have accepted a voluntary sacrifice and been revived when he became a Deity.

Ye Cangming overcame the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's resentment and absorbed its nearly nine-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring, breaking through to Rank 99 Peerless Douluo. He then began absorbing the whale's near-Million-Year Trunk Bone as Qian Daoliu judged that Ye Cangming might eventually match him after filling the remaining Spirit Ring slots of his Second Martial Soul.

• Guangling Douluo found the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's near-Million-Year Trunk Bone and brought it to the others while Ye Cangming continued absorbing the Spirit Ring.
• Ye Cangming wore down the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's resentment in his Spiritual Consciousness Sea and completed absorbing the Spirit Ring.
• The Spirit Ring's Soul Power raised Ye Cangming from Rank 98 to Rank 99, and Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Azure Luan Douluo congratulated him.
• Guangling Douluo gave Ye Cangming the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Trunk Bone, and Ye Cangming immediately began absorbing it.
• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Douluo that Ye Cangming had only just broken through, but could perhaps stand equal with him after filling the remaining two Spirit Ring slots of his Second Martial Soul.

After absorbing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Spirit Bone, Ye Cangming revealed that hunting it had completed a God Trial, which rewarded him with two God-Given Spirit Rings. He began absorbing the first on the Flagship, and its age quickly rose to the Hundred Thousand Years level as the worshippers wondered how powerful he would become.

• Ye Cangming finished absorbing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Trunk Bone, and Qian Daoliu led the group back to the Flagship.
• Ye Cangming told Qian Daoliu and the worshippers that absorbing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Spirit Ring had completed a God Trial.
• Ye Cangming revealed that the trial rewarded him with two God-Given Spirit Rings and exchanged Plot Points for them.
• Ye Cangming began absorbing the God-Given Spirit Rings while Qian Daoliu and the other worshippers stood guard.
• Ye Cangming's eighth Spirit Ring quickly turned red, reaching the Hundred Thousand Years level, and Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo speculated about its potential age and power.

As Ye Cangming absorbed his eighth God-Given Spirit Ring aboard the warship, the Spirit Hall consecrates discussed his rapid cultivation and wondered whether a Million-Year Spirit Ring would be red or gold. His ring passed nine hundred thousand years, but its growth slowed, leaving everyone impatient to see its final color.

• Qian Daoliu explained that Ye Cangming’s Twin Martial Souls let him bypass the cultivation bottlenecks that kept other Titled Douluo from advancing.
• The consecrates watched Ye Cangming’s eighth Spirit Ring grow aboard the warship and speculated that it would become a Million-Year Spirit Ring.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo asked Qian Daoliu whether a Million-Year Spirit Ring was red or gold, and Qian Daoliu guessed it would turn gold based on an incomplete ancient scroll.
• Ye Cangming’s Spirit Ring reached nine hundred thousand years, then continued growing more slowly, frustrating Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other consecrates.

Ye Cangming completed his eighth and ninth Spirit Rings, turning both into golden Million-Year Spirit Rings. He told the excited worship hall elders that he had become the strongest Peerless Douluo without Divine Power and explained that each Million-Year Spirit Ring granted four powerful Spirit Skills, leaving the elders eager to see them used.

• Ye Cangming's eighth Spirit Ring crossed the million-year threshold and turned golden, then he used his Second God-Given Spirit Ring to create his ninth Spirit Ring.
• Ye Cangming's ninth Spirit Ring also became a golden Million-Year Spirit Ring, astonishing Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other worship hall elders.
• Ye Cangming said his strength surpassed Qian Daoliu's without Divine Power, though he would not match him when Qian Daoliu used it.
• Ye Cangming credited his rapid growth and two Million-Year Spirit Rings to the Deity's inheritance he had received.
• Ye Cangming explained that each Million-Year Spirit Ring granted four Spirit Skills but consumed enormous Soul Power, and promised to demonstrate them someday.

Ye Cangming completed his Spirit Bone set and redeemed the Dragon God Inheritance, hiding its manifestation from the God Realm. He entered the Dragon God Space and began the first trial, which required him to endure three hours of dragon power.

• Ye Cangming spent 1.3 million Plot Points on a Head Bone, two leg bones, and an External Soul Bone, then absorbed them to complete his Spirit Bone set.
• Ye Cangming redeemed the Dragon God Inheritance for ten million Plot Points and hid its inheritance phenomenon to avoid drawing the attention of the God Realm.
• Ye Cangming opened the Dragon God Space and found himself atop a vast altar surrounded by dragon bones.
• Ye Cangming began the Dragon God Trial and learned that its first trial would raise all his Spirit Ring ages by one hundred thousand years if he endured three hours of dragon power.
• Ye Cangming declined the system's offer to spend one million Plot Points to skip the first trial.

Ye Cangming endured the Dragon Power Baptism and completed the Dragon God First Trial, greatly increasing his Spirit Ring lifespans and Dragon God Affinity. He refused to skip the second trial and entered Dragon Valley, where dragon clan resentment began tearing at and tempering his soul.

• Ye Cangming refused to spend Plot Points to skip the Dragon God First Trial and endured six hours of Dragon Power Baptism.
• The system announced that Ye Cangming had completed the first trial, increasing his Spirit Ring lifespans by one hundred thousand years and his Dragon God Affinity by ten percent.
• Ye Cangming inspected his Bright Holy Dragon and Dark Holy Dragon Spirit Rings, finding that several had become Million-Year Spirit Rings.
• The system revealed the second trial: crossing Dragon Valley while enduring dragon clan resentment, with another increase to Spirit Ring lifespans and Dragon God Affinity as the reward.
• Ye Cangming refused the system's offer to skip the second trial and entered Dragon Valley, where the resentment painfully attacked and tempered his soul.

Bibi Dong sent the returning Spirit Hall elite forces and Titled Douluo elders to crush the Star Luo Empire’s remaining resistance. After learning that Tang San and his group had escaped Sea God Island and were in Star Luo territory, she entered the Rakshasa Secret Realm to hasten her path to godhood.

• More than eight thousand elite Soul Masters and the Angel Legion returned to Bibi Dong’s camp after Sea God Island was destroyed, and she immediately sent them to the Star Luo front lines.
• Bibi Dong summoned the seven Titled Douluo elders and learned that Qian Daoliu and the others had gone to hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for Ye Cangming’s Spirit Ring.
• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong that Tang San and his companions had escaped Sea God Island, and Bibi Dong realized Dai Mubai’s survival was sustaining the Star Luo resistance.
• Bibi Dong ordered the elders to join the fighting and hasten the Star Luo Empire’s fall.
• Feeling urgency to become a god before her enemies, Bibi Dong entered the Rakshasa Secret Realm.