Arc 1The Sea God’s Runaway Heir

After awakening Doro and receiving the Sea God’s Nine Trials, Jiang Lan leaves Sea God Island for Heaven Dou City without telling Bo Saixi. His journey aboard Zi Zhenzhu’s ship brings him face-to-face with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, with one move left in their bet.

  • Jiang Lan awakened Doro at Sea Maiden Square, and the Sea God’s Nine Trials began as the Sacred Pillars blazed and a golden Trident Mark appeared on his forehead.
  • Bo Saixi recognized Jiang Lan as the baby she had raised, took him to Sea God Palace, and watched him receive a Divine-bestowed Soul Ring and a miniature golden Sea God Form.
  • Jiang Lan discovered that Doro’s Oranges gave him different abilities, then caused chaos on the beach before filling the pits with her.
  • Jiang Lan accidentally knocked out the Evil Orca King during a race with Doro, then encountered the Purple Pearl Pirates while resting at sea.
  • Jiang Lan persuaded Zi Zhenzhu to take him toward Heaven Dou City, where he had to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud within six years, and ate through much of the ship’s provisions.
  • Bo Saixi learned Jiang Lan had gone to the Heaven Dou Empire for his Divine Examination and ordered her forces to watch for and discreetly protect him.
  • The Deep Sea Demon Whale King rose beside Zi Zhenzhu’s ship, suspected Jiang Lan was the Sea God’s son, and agreed to a three-move bet after Jiang Lan challenged him.
  • Jiang Lan struck the whale’s eyelid and then the gap near its gills, but neither attack harmed it, leaving him one move as Doro pulled him from the sea.
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Ch. 1Body Martial Soul and Doro

Six-year-old Jiang Lan, a powerful child adopted by Bo Saixi on Sea God Island, attended his Martial Soul awakening ceremony. He awakened a Body Martial Soul that manifested as Doro, leaving the ceremony’s elder bewildered.

  • Jiang Lan carried a six-hundred-year Great White Shark back from morning training and learned that the Martial Soul awakening ceremony was taking place.
  • At Sea Maiden Square, children awakened their Martial Souls, and one boy received seaweed with no Soul Power.
  • Jiang Lan rushed into the square in his penguin onesie and waited in line for his turn.
  • Jiang Lan’s awakening produced a Body Martial Soul that manifested as the strange creature Doro.
  • Jiang Lan recognized Doro, and she pounced toward him with delight.

Ch. 2Why Could He Trigger the Sea God's Nine Trials?

At his Martial Soul awakening, six-year-old Jiang Lan unexpectedly triggered the Sea God's Nine Trials, marked by a golden Trident on his forehead. The Sea Witch Douluo arrived to investigate, and as Jiang Lan summoned the sleeping white creature Doro, another figure approached in a streak of red light.

  • A blue pillar of light enveloped Jiang Lan and Doro, and all seven Sacred Pillars on Sea God Island blazed as the Sea God's Nine Trials began.
  • Jiang Lan received a golden Trident Mark, while the crowd and the awakening elder recognized it as the Sea God's symbol.
  • Doro yawned, curled up on Jiang Lan's shoulder, and fell asleep as the stunned crowd watched.
  • The Sea Witch Douluo arrived, asked Jiang Lan whether he had triggered the trials, and examined the Trident Mark.
  • Jiang Lan explained that he had awakened himself and a white ball, then summoned Doro, who remained asleep.
  • A streak of red light raced toward Sea Maiden City as the Sea Witch Douluo studied Doro.

Ch. 3Could This Kid Be the Sea God's Illegitimate Son?

Bo Saixi arrived at Sea Maiden Square after Jiang Lan triggered the Sea God's Nine Trials, and she suspected he was the Sea God's son and successor. She took him home and ordered everyone to keep the incident secret.

  • Bo Saixi appeared at Sea Maiden Square and recognized the golden trident mark on Jiang Lan's forehead.
  • Bo Saixi recalled finding Jiang Lan as a baby and raising him for six years, and she added his Nine Trials to her evidence that he was the Sea God's illegitimate son.
  • Jiang Lan called Bo Saixi "Mama," and she argued with him over being called "big sister" while the crowd watched.
  • Bo Saixi forbade anyone from spreading word of the incident, then carried Jiang Lan toward Sea God Palace.
  • The Sea Witch Douluo watched Bo Saixi leave before turning to the white-haired elder who had conducted the awakening ceremony.

Ch. 4Bo Saixi Questions Her Life

Bo Saixi questioned the usefulness of Jiang Lan’s sleeping, orange-loving Martial Soul, Doro, after Jiang Lan demonstrated its abilities. As she prepared to send him to rest, the golden Trident mark on his forehead glowed and a ball of blue light merged into him.

  • Bo Saixi brought Jiang Lan back to Sea God Palace and asked him about his newly awakened Martial Soul, Doro.
  • Jiang Lan demonstrated that Doro liked eating oranges and could burp loudly, then insisted it was formidable.
  • Bo Saixi reluctantly praised Doro while Jiang Lan proudly held the sleeping Martial Soul.
  • Bo Saixi noticed the golden Trident mark glowing, and a ball of blue light appeared in the sky and merged into Jiang Lan.

Ch. 5Divine-bestowed Soul Ring and the First Soul Skill

Jiang Lan received a Divine-bestowed Soul Ring and reached level 11, then tried his first Soul Skill, Sea God Form. He ended the chapter standing again after Bo Saixi helped him up, convinced his miniature armor and Trident would become more impressive as he grew stronger.

  • Jiang Lan reached level 11 after a Divine-bestowed Soul Ring merged with him, surprising Bo Saixi with the Sea God's favoritism.
  • Jiang Lan channeled his Soul Power to activate Sea God Form, which gave him golden armor and a miniature Sea God's Trident.
  • Jiang Lan tried to pose with the Trident, lost his balance, and toppled onto his back, unable to get up in his rounded armor.
  • Bo Saixi lifted Jiang Lan back onto his feet, and he asked whether he looked cool.
  • Jiang Lan predicted that his Soul Skill would evolve and let him wield a full-sized Trident when he became a Titled Douluo.

Ch. 6The Asura God Couldn't Hold It Together

Jiang Lan discovered that his Sea God trial would not begin until he grew strong enough, while Bo Saixi accepted the delay as a sensible safeguard. Elsewhere, the Asura God suspected Jiang Lan was the Sea God's illegitimate son and recalled the Sea God's suspicious actions six days earlier.

  • Bo Saixi made Jiang Lan dismiss his miniature golden armor Soul Skill because it made him look ridiculous.
  • Jiang Lan checked his Sea God's Nine Trials and learned that the first trial would remain undisclosed until he met its strength requirement.
  • Bo Saixi explained that Jiang Lan was too young and weak to survive a divine trial, and felt relieved that the Sea God had delayed it.
  • The Asura God laughed at the situation and concluded that Jiang Lan was probably the Sea God's illegitimate son.
  • The Asura God remembered that the Sea God had acted furtively six days earlier and wondered whether it involved Jiang Lan.

Ch. 7The Sea God Courting Death

Asura watched Bo Saixi teach Jiang Lan about soul masters and became convinced that the boy was the Sea God’s illegitimate child. When the Sea God denied it and accused Asura of having an illegitimate child of his own, Asura turned on him.

  • Asura watched Jiang Lan listen to Bo Saixi and noticed how much the boy resembled the Sea God.
  • The Sea God arrived, and Asura accused him of fathering Jiang Lan in the lower realm.
  • The Sea God insisted Jiang Lan was his legitimate inheritor, but Asura challenged him over the special treatment he had given the child.
  • The Sea God suggested that Tang San might be Asura’s illegitimate child, and Asura confronted him in a dangerously calm voice.

Ch. 8A Beating

The Asura God attacked the Sea God after the Sea God joked that Tang San might be his illegitimate son, then compared Jiang Lan to the Sea God’s illegitimate son. The Sea God tried to defend himself with the Sea God Trident, but the Asura God’s Asura Bloodslaughter strike sent him crashing into a mountain, and the Asura God walked toward the rubble.

  • The Sea God tried to retract his joke about Tang San being the Asura God’s illegitimate son, but the Asura God confronted him over the comparison to Jiang Lan.
  • The Asura God drew the Asura God Sword and chased the fleeing Sea God from the temple into the plaza, damaging the plaza as the Sea God dodged and pleaded.
  • The Sea God summoned the Sea God Trident and blocked one of the Asura God’s strikes, though the impact left his arms numb.
  • The Asura God unleashed Asura Bloodslaughter, shattered the Sea God’s water shield, and hurled him through a wall and side hall into a mountain.
  • The Asura God put away his sword and walked toward the Sea God, who lay embedded in the rubble beside his damaged trident.

Ch. 9Doro That Can Produce Its Own Soul Rings

Doro discovered she could summon unlimited mandarins by condensing Soul Rings, and Jiang Lan tested their effects on Sea God Island. The chapter ended with Doro producing a cyan mandarin after Jiang Lan found that her other colored mandarins granted strength and speed.

  • The Sea God accused the Asura God of slashing him for telling the truth about Tang San, then accidentally claimed Tang San was the Asura God's son before clarifying that Tang San was Tang Hao's biological son.
  • Doro told Jiang Lan she could summon Orange without limit and produced a mandarin alongside a white Soul Ring.
  • Jiang Lan ate an ordinary orange mandarin and felt warmth spread through his body, which he suspected meant it had healing properties.
  • Doro produced a purple mandarin, and Jiang Lan gained enhanced strength after eating it, punching a crater into the beach.
  • Jiang Lan ate another mandarin and gained enhanced speed, then ate a cyan mandarin and leapt high into the air before landing headfirst in the sand.

Ch. 10The Magical Orange

Jiang Lan tested Doro’s magical oranges, discovering that a black orange made him lose all motivation while other oranges caused bizarre powers and transformations. The chapter ended with Bo Saixi finding Jiang Lan glowing and changing colors on the beach.

  • Doro gave Jiang Lan a golden orange, and he gained the ability to fire a golden beam from his mouth.
  • Jiang Lan ate a black orange and became convinced he should give up being the Sea God and lie on the beach.
  • Doro fed Jiang Lan a normal orange to restore his spirits, and Jiang Lan warned her never to let Bo Saixi eat a black orange.
  • Jiang Lan’s body began changing after he digested an orange enhanced with extra Soul Power, turning his hair rainbow-colored and his skin into shifting colors, then transparent.
  • Doro fed Jiang Lan oranges of different colors, causing his body to flash with strange effects until Bo Saixi arrived and saw the spectacle.

Ch. 11A Weary Bo Saixi

Bo Saixi struggled to discipline Jiang Lan and Doro after their latest beachside chaos, then ordered them to fill the craters before dinner. Once she left, Jiang Lan and Doro relaxed, unaware of any further trouble yet.

  • Bo Saixi demanded an explanation after Jiang Lan and Doro caused chaos on the beach, threatening to throw them to the fish.
  • Jiang Lan and Doro blamed each other, so Bo Saixi pinched their cheeks and threatened to withhold dinner.
  • Bo Saixi reflected on her helplessness with the two troublemakers and silently blamed the Sea God for leaving his son in her care.
  • Bo Saixi warned Jiang Lan and Doro to behave and ordered them to fill the beach pits before dinner, with a dish removed for each pit left unfilled.
  • After Bo Saixi disappeared behind the reef, Jiang Lan and Doro sighed in relief, and Jiang Lan said they had nearly been fed to the fish.

Ch. 12What Hit Me and Sent Me Flying, Evil Orca King?

Jiang Lan and Doro filled their holes on the beach, then raced through the sea. Their underwater chase accidentally launched the Evil Orca King into the air, interrupting his planned attack on the Demon Soul Great White Shark Tribe.

  • Jiang Lan and Doro argued over who was responsible for the holes, then filled all seven together.
  • After resting, Jiang Lan and Doro agreed to race through the sea, with the loser forfeiting a fish at dinner.
  • Jiang Lan and Doro plunged underwater and raced, with Doro keeping pace while chewing a blue Orange.
  • The Evil Orca King rallied his tribesmen to attack the Demon Soul Great White Shark Tribe.
  • Jiang Lan struck the Evil Orca King from below and sent him flying out of the water, then wondered what he had hit.

Ch. 13Evil Orca King's Mockery

Jiang Lan and Doro finished their race past the Evil Orca King, who pursued them after realizing they had rammed him. When Jiang Lan revealed he came from Sea God Island and boasted about his strength, the Evil Orca King laughed at him.

  • Jiang Lan and Doro leaped from the sea celebrating their race, while the Evil Orca King recognized them as the ones who had knocked him flying.
  • The enraged Evil Orca King led his clan after Jiang Lan and Doro and demanded to know which of them had rammed him.
  • Jiang Lan apologized casually in beast speech, then argued with Doro over who had won the race as the orcas approached.
  • Jiang Lan told the Evil Orca King that he was from Sea God Island, prompting the king to sneer at him.
  • Jiang Lan insisted he was strong enough to hurt the king with a punch, and the Evil Orca King burst into laughter.

Ch. 14I've Never Heard Such a Ridiculous Request

Jiang Lan accepted the Evil Orca King's challenge and knocked him unconscious with one punch using only physical strength. He left the surrounding Evil Spirit Orcas terrified, then tried to wake the king so he could finish the remaining ninety-nine punches.

  • The Evil Orca King mocked Jiang Lan and offered to let him punch him a hundred times without fighting back.
  • Jiang Lan checked with Doro, then struck the Evil Orca King once with his bare fist.
  • The punch sent the Evil Spirit Orcas flying and left the Evil Orca King unconscious with a deep indentation in his head.
  • Jiang Lan insisted he had used only normal physical strength and no Soul Power or Orange.
  • Jiang Lan patted the unconscious king's tongue and told him there were still ninety-nine punches left.

Ch. 15Purple Pearl Pirates

Jiang Lan knocked out the Evil Orca King and fled with Doro, while the Evil Spirit Orcas abandoned their attack and took their king home. After swimming far enough to feel safe, Jiang Lan was found by the Purple Pearl Pirates, whose crew lowered a rope to rescue him.

  • Jiang Lan panicked when the Evil Orca King did not wake, and Doro confirmed that he was merely unconscious from the punch.
  • Jiang Lan carried Doro away, and the Evil Spirit Orcas turned their king over before deciding to retreat and take him home.
  • Jiang Lan and Doro swam until the orcas were out of sight, then rested in the open sea.
  • The Purple Pearl Pirates spotted Jiang Lan floating alone and rushed to lower a rope and help him aboard.
  • Jiang Lan recognized the pirates and recalled that their leader, Zi Zhenzhu, was a powerful Soul Master who had adopted Jixiang.

Ch. 16Sea God's First Trial

After pirates rescued Jiang Lan and Doro from the sea, their captain Zi Zhenzhu questioned him about where he came from. Jiang Lan received a trial to travel to Heaven Dou City and obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, so he asked Zi Zhenzhu to take him there, leaving her suspicious of his story.

  • Jiang Lan told Doro to pretend they were helpless shipwreck survivors as the pirates hauled them aboard.
  • The pirates wrapped Jiang Lan in a blanket and gave him hot chocolate while speculating that a sea Soul Beast had destroyed his family.
  • Zi Zhenzhu arrived and questioned Jiang Lan, who said he was six years old and from Sea God Island.
  • Jiang Lan saw the first of Sea God's Nine Trials, which required him to reach Heaven Dou City and obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud within six years.
  • Jiang Lan asked Zi Zhenzhu to take him to Heaven Dou City, and she demanded to know why he wanted to go.
  • Jiang Lan claimed he was going to find someone important, but Zi Zhenzhu remained suspicious of him.

Ch. 17Something Important Seemed to Have Slipped His Mind?

Jiang Lan persuaded Zi Zhenzhu to take him toward the mainland, where he planned to reach Heaven Dou City and obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for the first Sea God's Nine Trials. He settled into a storage cabin aboard the pirate ship, but his hunger interrupted his thoughts before he could remember something important.

  • Zi Zhenzhu agreed to take Jiang Lan toward the Heaven Dou Empire in exchange for his help if trouble arose.
  • A young pirate led Jiang Lan to a storage cabin and gave him an oversized linen vest to wear.
  • Jiang Lan reviewed his trial to reach Heaven Dou City and obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then realized he could not remember something important.
  • Doro gave Jiang Lan an Orange, and the young pirate brought him fish soup, bread, and pickled kelp.
  • Jiang Lan eagerly ate the hot fish soup and softened bread.

Ch. 18Zi Zhenzhu's Shock

Jiang Lan ate nearly everything aboard the pirate ship, shocking the young pirate and Zi Zhenzhu with his enormous appetite. Zi Zhenzhu arrived to find the kitchen emptied and faced the problem of feeding him.

  • Jiang Lan told the young pirate that Mama Bo Saixi did not know he had left.
  • Jiang Lan ate the food the young pirate brought and said it had only made him about thirty percent full.
  • Jiang Lan explained that he usually ate about one six-hundred-year Great White Shark for breakfast.
  • The young pirate made repeated trips for food while Doro helped feed Jiang Lan oranges.
  • Jiang Lan finally stopped eating at eighty percent full, leaving a mountain of empty dishes.
  • Zi Zhenzhu arrived and learned that Jiang Lan had eaten all the food from the kitchen.

Ch. 19Where's the Kid?!

Jiang Lan ate the pirates’ provisions and agreed to work off his debt aboard Zi Zhenzhu’s ship. Meanwhile, Bo Saixi realized he had not returned to Sea God Island for dinner and began to fear something was wrong.

  • Zi Zhenzhu confronted Jiang Lan about eating the ship’s provisions, and he offered to work off what he owed.
  • Zi Zhenzhu assigned Jiang Lan odd jobs aboard the ship and cut his food allowance to twice a normal person’s portion.
  • Bo Saixi noticed Jiang Lan had missed dinner and searched all of Sea God Island with her spiritual power, but found no trace of him.
  • Bo Saixi summoned someone and addressed the kneeling shadow as High Priestess.

Ch. 20Bo Saixi's Anger

Bo Saixi learned that Jiang Lan had gone to the Heaven Dou Empire to undergo a Divine Examination and grew furious that the Sea God had sent him away without warning. Though she vowed to punish Jiang Lan for leaving without saying goodbye, she worried about the dangers he would face and watched the ocean in the direction he had traveled.

  • Bo Saixi learned Jiang Lan had disappeared after filling the holes on the beach, and realized her threat to cut a dish from his dinner might have upset him.
  • A message appeared before Bo Saixi saying Jiang Lan had gone to the Heaven Dou Empire to undergo a Divine Examination.
  • Bo Saixi angrily confronted the Sea God's portrait for sending the six-year-old Jiang Lan across the ocean without telling her.
  • Bo Saixi imagined beating Jiang Lan when he returned, then worried about the dangers of his journey and whether he could manage alone.
  • Bo Saixi went outside the Sea God Palace and gazed north across the ocean toward the Heaven Dou Empire.

Ch. 21Jiang Lan's Nightmare

Bo Saixi searched for the missing Jiang Lan while he slept aboard the Zi Zhenzhu and dreamed of her punishing him for sneaking away. After waking, Jiang Lan worried that Bo Saixi was truly crying and resolved to bring her extra oranges when he returned.

  • Bo Saixi ordered her forces to watch the Heaven Dou Empire and discreetly protect any child matching Jiang Lan's description.
  • Bo Saixi remembered Jiang Lan's dried-fish wind chime and hoped he would be safe.
  • Jiang Lan slept in the Zi Zhenzhu's storage hold with Doro and dreamed of taking the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and being spanked by Bo Saixi for running away.
  • Jiang Lan woke and told Doro that he feared Bo Saixi was crying because he had left without saying goodbye.
  • Doro hugged Jiang Lan and suggested he bring Bo Saixi extra oranges when he returned.

Ch. 22Deep Sea Demonic Whale King

A month after leaving Sea God Island, Jiang Lan entertained the crew of the Zi Zhenzhu by showing off his clumsy golden Sea God Form. As the sailors laughed with him, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King stirred in the abyss beneath their ship.

  • Bo Saixi spent the month longing for Jiang Lan on Sea God Island, while Jiang Lan kept busy aboard the Zi Zhenzhu and became the subject of an embellished tale about defeating the Evil Orca King.
  • The sailors asked Jiang Lan to show them his Sea God Form, and he transformed into a glowing golden figure that looked like a penguin.
  • The crew laughed at Jiang Lan's oversized helmet and miniature Trident, while Zi Zhenzhu defended him and Jiang Lan's attempts to pose ended with his Trident piercing a water barrel.
  • Doro helped Jiang Lan get back on his feet after he fell over, while the crew laughed across the deck.
  • An enormous eye opened in the abyss, revealing that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King lay beneath the ship.

Ch. 23Deep Sea Demonic Whale King: This Little Thing Is the Sea God's Heir?

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King sensed the Sea God's aura in Jiang Lan and rose from the depths to inspect him. It surfaced beside the Zi Zhenzhu, disbelieving that the tiny boy in a penguin onesie was the Sea God's inheritor, and confronted the ship.

  • The Deep Sea Demon Whale King detected the Sea God's aura aboard the Zi Zhenzhu and began rising from a deep-sea trench.
  • Jiang Lan finished bailing water from the ship and joked with the pirates about becoming the Sea God.
  • Doro sensed something enormous beneath the ship, and Zi Zhenzhu ordered the pirates to prepare for danger.
  • The bearded uncle identified the rising shadow as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, frightening the pirates.
  • The Deep Sea Demon Whale King saw Jiang Lan and Doro peering over the railing and questioned whether the boy could truly be the Sea God's inheritor.
  • The Deep Sea Demon Whale King surfaced beside the ship and roared at Jiang Lan.

Ch. 24Did the Sea God Molest You?

Jiang Lan confronted the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, which mistook him for the Sea God's son and threatened revenge. Jiang Lan's misunderstanding of the whale's words derailed the confrontation, leaving the whale furiously defending its honor.

  • The Deep Sea Demon Whale King recognized the Sea God's mannerisms in Jiang Lan and asked how he was related to the Sea God.
  • Jiang Lan called the Sea God his big brother, and the pirates and Doro were stunned by the claim.
  • The Deep Sea Demon Whale King assumed Jiang Lan was the Sea God's son and threatened to repay the Sea God by taking revenge on him.
  • Jiang Lan asked whether the Sea God had molested the whale, prompting the Deep Sea Demon Whale King to explain that the Sea God had struck it with a trident.
  • Jiang Lan said the whale should have explained itself clearly, while the Deep Sea Demon Whale King blamed Jiang Lan for misunderstanding.

Ch. 25A Bet with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King

Jiang Lan argued with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, then wagered that he could injure him in three moves to secure the ship’s release. After two attacks failed to harm the whale, Jiang Lan prepared to make his final move.

  • Jiang Lan corrected the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s claim that the Sea God had molested him and challenged him to seek revenge on the Sea God instead of bullying a child.
  • Jiang Lan proposed a three-move bet, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King agreed to let everyone go and grant him a fortune if he broke his defense.
  • Jiang Lan used Sea God Form to strike the whale’s eyelid, but the Trident bounced off without leaving a mark.
  • Jiang Lan attacked the gap near the whale’s gills, bounced into the sea, and was pulled out by Doro.
  • The Deep Sea Demon Whale King mocked Jiang Lan and gave him one move left, while Jiang Lan steadied himself and prepared to attack again.
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