Chapter Summaries

Lan Fozu, a kind Deep Sea Demon Whale who had not yet taken human form, learned that news about her father’s death was circulating among sea beasts. Alarmed that the revelation might be a plot, she hurried to warn her mother, the current Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

• A Black Jade Whale told Lan Fozu and the gathered sea beasts a story about a Demon Empress whose husband had been blinded and killed by a successor.
• Lan Fozu recognized the details as referring to her father, the former Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and dismissed the sea beasts so she could consider who had spread the news.
• Lan Fozu recalled how her father had fought Poseidon and later died at the hands of Poseidon’s successor, while her mother had become consumed by grief and revenge.
• Lan Fozu raced toward her mother’s territory to warn her about the circulating family secret.

The Demon Empress urged Lan Fozu to embrace their race’s devouring ability so they could grow strong enough to avenge her husband, but Lan Fozu resisted. After Lan Fozu reported that information about her husband’s death was spreading through the ocean, the Demon Empress suspected a scheme connected to the God Realm and left to investigate its source.

• The Demon Empress tried to persuade Lan Fozu to use her devouring ability and help avenge the man named Tang San, but Lan Fozu remained unmoved.
• Lan Fozu told the Demon Empress that someone had spread information about her husband being blinded and killed by Tang San’s successor.
• The Demon Empress erupted in anger, then calmed herself and questioned Lan Fozu about how widely the information had spread.
• The Demon Empress considered who could have spread the information and suspected the god who had ascended ten thousand years earlier.
• The Demon Empress told Lan Fozu to stay in the sea and left to investigate the information’s source.

Su Ming's search for the Demon Empress succeeded when she appeared to question him about his knowledge and intentions. He introduced himself and confirmed what she had learned about him, leaving her waiting to hear his explanation.

• After failing to find the Demon Empress, Su Ming prepared to leave Salted Fish Village and return to the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
• The Demon Empress revealed that she had secretly watched Su Ming for two days and suspected he might be the heir to a divine trial.
• The Demon Empress confronted Su Ming and threatened to kill him unless he explained how he learned and spread information about her.
• Su Ming introduced himself as a gifted human from Salted Fish Village backed by the Heavenly Dragon Sect, then asked the Demon Empress to confirm what she knew about him.
• The Demon Empress confirmed Su Ming's account and waited to hear what he would say next.

Su Ming told the Demon Empress that he came from another plane and that three gods had reincarnated alongside him as his martial souls. He summoned Rayquaza, Kyogre, and Groudon to prove his claims, leaving the Demon Empress stunned and believing he could help her seek revenge on Tang San.

• Su Ming claimed he was not native to the Douluo Plane and had reincarnated there from another world.
• The Demon Empress questioned his story and demanded proof of the three gods he said had come with him.
• Su Ming explained that the three gods had become his martial souls to protect him and evade the God Realm.
• Su Ming revealed Rayquaza, Kyogre, and Groudon, whose divine forms and powers overwhelmed the Demon Empress.
• Su Ming concluded that the display had made it easier to persuade the Demon Empress to sacrifice herself to him, while he planned to recover the gods' power and create his own God Realm.

Su Ming convinced Demon Empress that the three divine powers protecting him were real and proposed that she sacrifice herself to become a Soul Ring so he could grow stronger, resurrect her, and help her avenge her husband. Demon Empress asked whether he could truly bring her back and let her kill Tang San herself.

• Demon Empress sensed the overwhelming power of Su Ming’s three Martial Soul phantoms and believed they came from gods beyond the Sea God.
• Su Ming claimed the gods had let him see the Douluo Continent’s past and future, which was how he learned about Demon Empress’s plight.
• Demon Empress questioned how she and Su Ming could survive Tang San, but Su Ming assured her that his divine protection would keep Tang San from noticing them.
• Su Ming proposed that Demon Empress sacrifice herself to become the first Soul Ring of his Rayquaza Martial Soul, promising to resurrect her after he became a god.
• Demon Empress asked Su Ming whether he was truly certain he could resurrect her and let her personally kill her enemy.

Su Ming persuaded the Demon Empress that he could revive her after she sacrificed herself and help thwart Tang San's plans. The Demon Empress agreed to cooperate and entrusted her daughter Lan Fozu to Su Ming's care before leaving to make arrangements.

• Su Ming explained that Tang San had revived three soul beasts who sacrificed themselves and revealed that two had secretly descended to Douluo Continent.
• The Demon Empress asked about her future and learned that Tang San's son would defeat her.
• The Demon Empress agreed to sacrifice herself to Su Ming, and he swore to revive her and avenge her against Tang San.
• The Demon Empress told Su Ming to stay in Salted Fish Village and entrusted Lan Fozu to his care.
• Su Ming left the beach and returned home to prepare for the Demon Empress's sacrifice.

Lan Fozu refined the Tidal Divine Marrow, survived her hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation, and took human form. The Demon Empress explained her plan for Lan Fozu to live with Su Ming after her sacrifice, but Lan Fozu questioned whether he could be trusted.

• The Demon Empress fed Lan Fozu most of the Tidal Divine Marrow and helped her refine it until her cultivation reached one hundred thousand years.
• Lan Fozu faced the heavenly tribulation while the Demon Empress stayed by her side and protected her.
• After two days, Lan Fozu survived the tribulation and took human form as a young girl.
• The Demon Empress told Lan Fozu she planned to sacrifice herself to Su Ming and leave her a treasure to hide her true form among humans.
• Lan Fozu asked whether Su Ming might deceive them or target her after the Demon Empress's sacrifice.

The Demon Empress explained why she trusted Su Ming’s conflict with Tang San and arranged for Lan Fozu’s safety before spending a final day with her daughter. In Salted Fish Village, Su Ming reached Level eighteen and began choosing Spirit Rings, settling on the Abyssal Sea Dragon as a future fourth-ring candidate.

• The Demon Empress told Lan Fozu that Su Ming’s ambitions and the gods supporting him made his conflict with Tang San and the God Realm unavoidable.
• The Demon Empress explained that she had arranged protection for Lan Fozu and sent her to the human world to keep her safe from the dangers facing the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan.
• The Demon Empress spent the day with Lan Fozu, and both treasured what might be their last time together.
• In Salted Fish Village, Su Ming reached Level eighteen and considered asking the Demon Empress to capture a Soul Beast for his second Spirit Ring.
• Su Ming studied a sea-beast guide and chose the Abyssal Sea Dragon as a promising fourth Spirit Ring, then resumed searching for his second-ring target.

Su Ming met the Demon Empress on the beach, where she brought her daughter, Lan Fozu, to take part in the agreed sacrifice. As they flew to the chosen location, Su Ming reassured the Demon Empress that he had arranged for Lan Fozu to live and study among humans, and explained the dangers of the human world.

• Su Ming finished his daily meditation before the Demon Empress summoned him to the beach.
• The Demon Empress arrived with Lan Fozu and prepared to take Su Ming to a secluded place for the sacrifice.
• During the flight, the Demon Empress asked about Su Ming's arrangements for her daughter's life among humans, and he described his plans.
• Lan Fozu asked Su Ming about the human world, and he told her about its dangers, including Evil Soul Masters who abused and slaughtered sea creatures.
• The Demon Empress grew furious at the Evil Soul Masters and recalled how her family had been hunted after her husband's death.

Su Ming asked the Demon Empress to find a Mirror-Shadow Jellyfish for his next Spirit Ring before she began Lan Fozu’s sacrifice. While the Demon Empress went to capture one, Su Ming introduced himself to Lan Fozu and started guiding her through their shy first conversation.

• Su Ming asked the Demon Empress to find him a Mirror-Shadow Jellyfish at least two thousand years old for his next Spirit Ring.
• The Demon Empress agreed and vanished to capture a suitable jellyfish.
• Su Ming reflected on Lan Fozu’s innocence and her resolve to reject evil despite her mother’s influence.
• Su Ming approached Lan Fozu and introduced himself.
• Lan Fozu thanked Su Ming for choosing her name and shyly greeted him, and he began guiding their conversation.

The Demon Empress found a three-thousand-year Mirror-Shadow Jellyfish, and Su Ming agreed that it was suitable for the sacrifice. After Lan Fozu said goodbye to her mother, the Demon Empress began a painful Fusion Sacrifice to transfer her power to Su Ming.

• The Demon Empress returned with a three-thousand-year Mirror-Shadow Jellyfish and asked Su Ming whether he could absorb it.
• Su Ming accepted the jellyfish, and the Demon Empress decided to begin the sacrifice.
• Lan Fozu watched silently as her mother prepared to sacrifice herself.
• The Demon Empress warned Su Ming that the process would be long and painful, then unleashed her Flame of Life.
• The Demon Empress's power and source began pouring into Su Ming's body, forcing him to endure the Fusion Sacrifice's intense pain.

Su Ming endured the Demon Empress’s fusion sacrifice as Sea God Kyogre guided her power through his body, intensifying the pain and transforming him. As the Demon Empress faded, Su Ming refused the protection of Rayquaza and Groudon and chose to face the cracks spreading through his Mental Sea himself.

• Sea God Kyogre manifested and guided the Demon Empress’s source power through Su Ming, while Su Ming reassured the Demon Empress that the fusion was proceeding as planned.
• Lan Fozu watched her mother grow transparent and wept as the blood flames deepened in color.
• The Demon Empress warned Su Ming that the fusion had entered its final, more painful stage and promised her clan’s greatest gift if it succeeded.
• Su Ming endured the agony as his body and soul convulsed, while the Demon Empress silently urged him to kill Tang San.
• Rayquaza and Groudon moved to protect Su Ming after cracks appeared in his Mental Sea, but Su Ming rejected their protection and chose to temper himself through the danger.

Su Ming endured the Demon Empress’s perfect Fusion Sacrifice, gaining her Spirit Bones before absorbing her Spirit Ring into his Rayquaza Martial Soul. With the sacrifice complete, he vowed to kill Tang San and revive the Demon Empress.

• Su Ming’s Mental Sea and body recovered and grew stronger as the Demon Empress’s origin power fused into him.
• Su Ming realized the perfect Fusion Sacrifice had granted him the Demon Empress’s Spirit Bones.
• The Demon Empress asked Su Ming to release his Rayquaza Martial Soul for the final sacrifice, while Lan Fozu watched in shock.
• The Demon Empress burned away her remaining strength to form a scarlet-gold Spirit Ring around Rayquaza.
• Su Ming completed the Spirit Ring absorption and promised to kill Tang San and revive the Demon Empress.

After recovering from the Perfect Fusion Sacrifice, Su Ming awakened a demonic form born from inheriting the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan's source power. He named it Demon God Manifestation and reassured Lan Fozu that he had become one of her clansmen.

• Su Ming fell asleep after the sacrifice, and Lan Fozu covered him with bedding and stayed beside him.
• After an unknown number of days, Su Ming woke fully recovered and summoned his Rayquaza Martial Soul.
• A dark, corrosive aura transformed Su Ming into a demon-god-like figure, while Lan Fozu recognized the familiar power of her parents.
• Su Ming realized his new state combined divinity and darkness, named it Demon God Manifestation, and remained in full control of himself.
• Su Ming told Lan Fozu that he had inherited the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan's power and called himself one of her clansmen.

Su Ming examined the Demon Empress’s two three-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bones and discovered powerful new abilities, including a defensive skill that could counterattack and a large-scale lightning attack. He and Lan Fozu then left the cavern aboard a starfish her mother had summoned to take them back to Salted Fish Village.

• Su Ming withdrew his Martial Soul Possession and considered using Demon God Manifestation to infiltrate and destroy the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Su Ming examined the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King Torso Bone and learned it granted Abyssal God-Suppressing Body and Azure Sea Thunder Strike.
• Su Ming agreed with Lan Fozu that they should leave the cavern and asked how they would return.
• Lan Fozu blew a conch, summoning a ten-thousand-year starfish her mother had prepared to take them home.
• Su Ming and Lan Fozu climbed onto the starfish and set off for Salted Fish Village.

On the journey back to Salted Fish Village, Su Ming discovered the powerful regenerative and resurrection abilities of his new Heart of the Sea God External Soul Bone. He reassured Lan Fozu that he would revive her mother, the Demon Empress, and she happily embraced him.

• Su Ming praised the Demon Empress’s fast, comfortable starfish transport and estimated they would reach Salted Fish Village in two days.
• Su Ming examined his External Soul Bone, which he had named the Heart of the Sea God, and learned it had the passive skills Endless Revival and Immortal Divine Heart.
• Su Ming realized that his Sea God Martial Soul Kyogre could supply the power needed by the Heart of the Sea God, giving him exceptional recovery and the ability to reconstruct his body.
• Lan Fozu asked Su Ming why he was smiling, and he told her he had thought of something happy.
• Su Ming promised Lan Fozu that he would revive the Demon Empress soon, and she thanked him and threw herself into his arms.

Su Ming tested his newly inherited Devouring Domain while spending the night on an island with Lan Fozu. The domain devoured Sea Soul Beasts and converted them into energy, giving Su Ming a way to strengthen himself as their journey continued.

• Su Ming stopped the starfish at an island for the night and caught butterflyfish for dinner.
• Su Ming grilled the fish, and Lan Fozu eagerly ate her first human food.
• Su Ming left Lan Fozu and activated his Devouring Domain on the shore.
• Lan Fozu recognized the domain as the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan's Devouring Talent and felt closer to Su Ming.
• Su Ming devoured two butterflyfish with the domain and gained tiny traces of pure energy.

Su Ming reflected on the dangers of devouring abilities and decided to use his power to consume heavenly treasures and accelerate his path to godhood. After dinner and a safe night on the island, he and Lan Fozu resumed their journey toward Salted Fish Village.

• Su Ming compared his devouring ability to the feared power of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and considered how creatures with such talents were hunted.
• Su Ming concluded that his knowledge as a transmigrator would let him use devouring differently, and he thought of consuming treasures at the Icefire Yin Yang Well, Love God's Inheritance Grounds, and Dragon Tomb.
• Lan Fozu called Su Ming to eat grilled fish, and the two shared dinner before sleeping in a cave.
• The next morning, Su Ming and Lan Fozu rode the Ten-Thousand-Year Sea Star toward Salted Fish Village while Lan Fozu asked him to tell her more about home.

Su Ming returned to Salted Fish Village with Lan Fozu after thanking the Sea Star who had brought them back. He apologized to his worried parents and introduced Lan Fozu, covering up her true circumstances with a story that blamed Evil Soul Masters.

• Su Ming thanked the ten-thousand-year Sea Star and arranged for him to leave a mark at Salted Fish Village if he wanted help or wished to see Lan Fozu.
• Su Ming carried the sleeping Lan Fozu home, where Zhou Yun and Su Long reproached him for leaving without them.
• Su Ming apologized to his parents and introduced Lan Fozu as a child he had rescued on the road.
• Su Ming told his parents that Evil Soul Masters had destroyed Lan Fozu's fishing village and that he had found her injured in the sea.
• Zhou Yun sympathized with Lan Fozu, while Su Long condemned the Evil Soul Masters, and Su Ming reflected that their reputation made them convenient to blame.

After gaining a powerful Tidal Ring Soul Skill, Su Ming reflected on his growing strength and prepared to leave Salted Fish Village for the Heavenly Dragon Sect. Lan Fozu became more openly affectionate after learning Su Ming had a fiancée and had rescued another girl, leaving him to anticipate trouble when they returned.

• Su Ming recalled that Rayquaza's Demon God Manifestation had killed the Mirror-Shadow Jellyfish, so he had tested and chosen a rare backup Sea Soul Beast for his second Spirit Ring.
• Su Ming demonstrated his Tidal Ring Soul Skill, which protected and healed allies in High Tide mode or pulled in and restrained enemies in Low Tide mode.
• Su Ming considered how Devouring Talent would let him raise his Spirit Rings' ages and strengthen or add Soul Skills without burdening him.
• Lan Fozu asked Su Ming to go to bed and hug her, having grown bolder after learning about his fiancée and the girl he had rescued.
• Su Ming picked Lan Fozu up and worried that returning to the Heavenly Dragon Sect would bring complications with Nan Qiuqiu and Jiang Nannan.