Arc 2A Young Sea God on the Road

Jiang Lan escaped the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, traveled to Heaven Dou City, and drew attention with his strength and unusual orange powers. After becoming Dugu Bo’s disciple to help Dugu Yan, he encountered the Shrek Seven Monsters near the Star Dou Great Forest.

  • Jiang Lan struck the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with a Sea God-powered Trident, then escaped by ship after tricking the whale into waiting with its eyes closed.
  • Jiang Lan reached Vast Sea City with Doro, won his first Soul Arena match, and traveled to Heaven Dou City with Shui Bing’er and the Skywater Academy girls.
  • Jiang Lan met Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, then encountered Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling at the Soul Arena, where Doro revealed Dugu Yan’s inherited poison.
  • Doro’s golden orange suppressed Dugu Yan’s poison, and Jiang Lan became Dugu Bo’s disciple in exchange for help curing her.
  • Jiang Lan sent Dugu Bo flying with a punch, while Qian Daoliu wrongly concluded that Tang Chen was Jiang Lan’s father after reading Xue Qinghe’s letter.
  • After Jiang Lan reached level twenty, Dugu Bo took him and Doro toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where Jiang Lan met Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the Shrek Seven Monsters.
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Ch. 26Sea God: Watch Me Pull One Over on Him

Jiang Lan launched his third strike at the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, but the Sea God secretly empowered his Trident from the Divine Realm. The strike sent the whale crashing into a deserted island, leaving Jiang Lan stunned by the power he had wielded.

  • Jiang Lan ate Doro’s Strength-Boosting Orange and prepared to make his third move against the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
  • The Sea God sensed Jiang Lan’s fight and secretly sent divine power to his Trident.
  • Jiang Lan’s third strike became a gigantic blue Trident that smashed through the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s scales and hurled it into a deserted island.
  • Zi Zhenzhu and the pirates stared in shock, while Doro recognized that the blue power did not belong to Jiang Lan.
  • Jiang Lan looked at his glowing Trident and wondered when he had become so powerful.

Ch. 27The Aggrieved Deep Sea Demonic Whale King

Jiang Lan defeated the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with a strike empowered by the Sea God, then claimed a Ten Thousand Year Begonia Fruit as his wager prize. When the whale king proposed another bet involving two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, Jiang Lan accepted and used the chance to flee by ship.

  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King accused Jiang Lan of borrowing the Sea God’s power, but Jiang Lan denied it and reminded him about their wager.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King honored the wager by giving Jiang Lan a Ten Thousand Year Begonia Fruit he had saved for his daughter.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King challenged Jiang Lan to injure him with one move for a prize of two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, while secretly planning to use the Sea God’s help against him.
  • A majestic voice urged Jiang Lan to accept, and Jiang Lan asked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to close his eyes while he gathered strength.
  • Jiang Lan grabbed Doro and ran to the ship, then ordered the crew to flee while the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King waited with his eyes closed.

Ch. 28The Damn Sea God and the Sea God's Son

Jiang Lan escaped the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King aboard Zi Zhenzhu with help from the Sea God’s power. The Whale King discovered the trick and erupted in fury after the Sea God mocked it.

  • Jiang Lan and Doro watched the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as Zi Zhenzhu sailed away toward the Heaven Dou Empire.
  • The Sea God’s power enveloped the ship and sent it racing across the sea, helping Jiang Lan escape.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King waited with its eye closed, then sensed the Sea God’s aura far behind it and realized Jiang Lan had fled.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King roared in anger and accused the Sea God and Jiang Lan of tricking it.
  • The Sea God sent the golden words “Idiot” and “Asshole” to mock the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, which unleashed its fury across the sea.

Ch. 29First Arrival in Vast Sea City

After a month aboard Zi Zhenzhu’s pirate ship, Jiang Lan and Doro left for Vast Sea City with a Storage Soul Tool Zi Zhenzhu gave them. Jiang Lan reached the city and discovered that she had packed him far more than money.

  • Jiang Lan thanked the pirate crew and prepared to row to Vast Sea City with Doro.
  • Zi Zhenzhu gave Jiang Lan a Storage Soul Tool, and he promised to make her first mate of Sea God Island when he became the Sea God.
  • Zi Zhenzhu watched Jiang Lan and Doro depart, then admitted the bracelet was payment for his month of work aboard the ship.
  • Jiang Lan and Doro reached Vast Sea City, where the crowded, foul-smelling harbor overwhelmed them.
  • Jiang Lan opened the Storage Soul Tool and found hundreds of gold coins, child-sized clothes, food, water, and orange jam inside.

Ch. 30Vast Sea Great Soul Arena

Jiang Lan explored Vast Sea City with Doro and found the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena, eager to see the place he had heard the pirates describe. At the registration counter, he insisted he was a Soul Master and claimed he had already reached level eighteen.

  • Jiang Lan remembered the kindness of Zi Zhenzhu and the others, then went into the city with Doro to find food.
  • While eating snacks, Jiang Lan wandered onto a grand avenue and recognized the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena.
  • Jiang Lan entered the arena despite drawing curious looks in his penguin suit and headed to the registration counter.
  • Xiao Yue mistook Jiang Lan for a lost child and offered to help him find his parents.
  • Jiang Lan insisted he wanted to register for a soul battle and declared that he had awakened his Martial Soul and reached level eighteen.

Ch. 31Six Years Old, Soul Power Level 18—Is This Even Human?

Jiang Lan proved he had Soul Power Level 18 at six years old, shocking the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena staff and onlookers. The supervisor allowed him to register for solo matches, warning that the fights were real.

  • Jiang Lan showed Xiao Yue an orange as proof of his martial soul, but she took him to test his Soul Power Level instead.
  • Jiang Lan used the crystal ball and revealed that his Soul Power Level was 18, stunning Xiao Yue.
  • Xiao Yue announced the result to the gathered onlookers, who erupted in disbelief and excitement.
  • Jiang Lan asked to register for solo matches, and the supervisor ordered Xiao Yue to register him at Level 18.
  • The supervisor warned Jiang Lan that arena fights were dangerous and told him not to cry if he got hurt.

Ch. 32Soul Battle

Six-year-old Jiang Lan entered the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena’s solo matches, insisting he could face powerful opponents despite the crowd’s disbelief. He stood across from level-twenty-five Zhao Tiezhu as the audience mocked him, just before the fight began.

  • Jiang Lan registered for a solo match after the supervisor warned that he could face an opponent up to ten levels above him.
  • News of a six-year-old level-eighteen contestant spread through the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena, drawing a packed audience.
  • Jiang Lan waddled into the arena in his penguin suit with Doro, prompting laughter and disbelief from the spectators.
  • The host introduced Zhao Tiezhu, a level-twenty-five contestant with the Iron-Arm Bear Martial Soul.
  • Zhao Tiezhu objected to fighting a child, but Jiang Lan calmly insisted he had come to compete and warned Zhao to fight seriously.

Ch. 33One Punch

Six-year-old Jiang Lan defeated level-twenty-five Zhao Tiezhu with one punch at the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena, stunning the crowd and drawing attention from the city supervisor. The medical team found Zhao Tiezhu unconscious but without serious injuries.

  • Jiang Lan struck Zhao Tiezhu in the stomach and sent him flying into a wall, knocking him unconscious.
  • The host declared Jiang Lan the winner, and the crowd erupted in cheers for him.
  • The supervisor ordered Xiao Yue to send copies of Jiang Lan’s registration to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Spirit Hall, and the City Lord’s Manor.
  • Jiang Lan asked whether Zhao Tiezhu was still alive, and the medical team pulled him from the rubble.
  • The medical team leader determined that Zhao Tiezhu had suffered no broken ribs or organ damage and had only been knocked unconscious by the impact.

Ch. 34Skywater Academy Team

After winning his first arena match, Jiang Lan collected his prize money and went with Doro to enjoy the food in Vast Sea City. At the snack street, they met Shui Yue'er and the Skywater Academy Team, leaving Jiang Lan to recognize the girls from the story he remembered.

  • The medical captain explained that Jiang Lan had struck Zhao Tiezhu with frightening precision and had shown mercy, and the crowd cheered him.
  • Jiang Lan accepted ten Gold Soul Coins, told Doro he had earned money, and promised to treat her to food.
  • Jiang Lan and Doro followed directions to the snack street, where a fish-selling auntie gave them two grilled yellow croakers.
  • Jiang Lan and Doro bought snacks until Shui Yue'er approached them and eagerly asked to pet them.
  • Jiang Lan introduced Doro and his penguin onesie, then learned Shui Yue'er and the six girls with her were students from Skywater Academy.
  • Jiang Lan recognized Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er as members of the team whose Martial Soul Fusion Skill had challenged Tang San.

Ch. 35What to Do When You're Too Popular

Six-year-old Jiang Lan introduced himself and his martial soul Doro to the girls from Skywater Academy, who were astonished that he had already won a soul fighting match. After they crowded around to pinch him and cuddle Doro, Shui Yue'er offered to treat them to food, and Jiang Lan hesitated over whether they still counted as strangers.

  • Jiang Lan told the Skywater Academy girls that he was six, came from Sea God Island, and had won his first match at the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena.
  • Shui Yue'er and the other girls swarmed Jiang Lan and pinched his cheeks while Shui Yue'er cuddled Doro.
  • Jiang Lan escaped their attention and complained that the girls seemed to have trained in a face-pinching soul skill.
  • Shui Yue'er returned Doro and offered to take Jiang Lan to eat the best food on the street.
  • Jiang Lan recalled Mama Bo Saixi's warning not to accept food from strangers, but Shui Yue'er argued that they now knew each other.
  • Jiang Lan looked to Doro for advice, and Doro gave an impartial-sounding cry.

Ch. 36Shui Bing'er's Invitation

Shui Yue'er treated Jiang Lan and Doro to an extravagant meal at Sea Flavor Pavilion, where Jiang Lan devoured the food. After learning that he was traveling alone from Sea God Island to Heaven Dou City, Shui Bing'er invited him to travel with Skywater Academy, and he accepted.

  • Shui Yue'er led Jiang Lan, Doro, and the Skywater Academy girls to Sea Flavor Pavilion and paid for a lavish feast.
  • Jiang Lan ate so quickly that the girls hurried to keep up, and everyone shared a lively meal.
  • Shui Bing'er asked whether Jiang Lan was traveling alone, and he said he and Doro had come from Sea God Island and were bound for Heaven Dou City.
  • Xue Wu offered to take Jiang Lan and Doro along with the girls on their way back to Skywater Academy, and Shui Bing'er reassured him they would look after them.
  • Jiang Lan accepted Shui Bing'er's invitation to travel with them.

Ch. 37Searching from Every Direction

Shui Yue'er took Jiang Lan and the Skywater Academy girls out of Vast Sea City in a luxurious carriage, while the Great Soul Arena, Spirit Hall, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect searched for him. Jiang Lan slept through the pursuit and woke with his face pressed against blue-and-white skirt fabric.

  • Shui Yue'er led the group to a carriage outside Vast Sea City's north gate and took them northeast toward Skywater Academy.
  • Jiang Lan fell asleep with his head on Shui Bing'er's thigh as Doro relaxed on Shui Yue'er's lap.
  • The Great Soul Arena supervisor sent men after Jiang Lan, then ordered them to follow the road out of the city.
  • Salas learned that Skywater Academy students had taken Jiang Lan and told nearby Spirit Hall branches to watch for him and recruit him.
  • The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect scouts identified the girls as Skywater Academy students, and all three factions concluded Jiang Lan had left with them.
  • Jiang Lan dreamed that Mom Bo Saixi scolded him for leaving, then woke with his cheek against blue-and-white skirt fabric.

Ch. 38Arrival in Heaven Dou City

Jiang Lan arrived in Heaven Dou City with Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy group after a two-month journey. He planned to stay for about half a year while seeking the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for his first Sea God trial.

  • Jiang Lan woke after sleeping on Shui Bing'er's lap, and Shui Yue'er teased him about drooling.
  • During the journey, Bo Saixi waited impatiently on Sea God Island while Jiang Lan enjoyed the girls' attention and beat back groups of bandits.
  • On the sixty-second day, Shui Yue'er pointed out Heaven Dou City, and Shui Bing'er described its imperial palace, Spirit Hall branch, and academy.
  • Jiang Lan wondered whether the academy cafeteria served good food and considered where the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud might be hidden.
  • After the carriage entered the city and stopped at an inn, Shui Bing'er asked how long Jiang Lan would stay, and he said about half a year.

Ch. 39Chance Encounter with Xue Qinghe

After Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy girls left, Jiang Lan and Doro set out to explore Heaven Dou City. Their chase ended with Jiang Lan colliding with Xue Qinghe in an alley.

  • Shui Bing'er rented Jiang Lan a room for a year and gave him a card, while Xue Wu and the others promised to help if he got into trouble.
  • Shui Yue'er reluctantly returned Doro to Jiang Lan, and Shui Bing'er quietly told him to seek Skywater Academy's help if needed.
  • The Skywater Academy girls departed by carriage after Jiang Lan and Doro promised to write to them.
  • Jiang Lan and Doro raced through the streets, and Doro darted into an alley ahead of him.
  • Jiang Lan slipped past the alley entrance, crashed into a young man, and recognized him as Xue Qinghe.

Ch. 40Qian Renxue Loses Her Composure

Jiang Lan accidentally knocked Xue Qinghe down and mistook the disguised Qian Renxue for a man, repeatedly calling her “mister.” When Jiang Lan mentioned Bo Saixi of Sea God Island, Qian Renxue froze in shock.

  • Jiang Lan ran into Xue Qinghe, whose disguise had reverted to Qian Renxue’s true appearance.
  • Jiang Lan apologized but called Qian Renxue “mister,” frustrating her as she struggled to keep her composure.
  • Jiang Lan asked Qian Renxue where to find barbecue, while Doro offered her an orange.
  • Jiang Lan offered Gold Soul Coins to cover Qian Renxue’s medical bills and compared her angry face to Mom Bo Saixi’s.
  • Qian Renxue asked which Bo Saixi Jiang Lan meant, and Jiang Lan identified her as Bo Saixi from Sea God Island.

Ch. 41Next Time We Meet, Make Him Call Me Big Sister

Jiang Lan and Doro escaped from Xue Qinghe after she learned Jiang Lan called Bo Saixi Mom, then found the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. Jiang Lan registered for a solo match, leaving the receptionist concerned about the danger.

  • Jiang Lan and Doro fled the alley before Xue Qinghe could question them further.
  • Xue Qinghe found Jiang Lan’s footprints and decided she would make him call her Sister when they met again.
  • Jiang Lan and Doro ran through Heaven Dou City until they reached the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
  • Jiang Lan spotted the Soul Arena and persuaded Doro to go inside to earn Gold Soul Coins.
  • Jiang Lan asked the receptionist to register him for solo matches and offered his Gold Soul Coins.
  • The receptionist agreed to register Jiang Lan but warned him that the matches were dangerous.

Ch. 42Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling

Jiang Lan registered for the solo competition and met Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, whose amusement turned to wounded disbelief when he called them both aunties. Ye Lingling removed her veil to prove she was not an auntie, leaving Dugu Yan stunned.

  • Jiang Lan pressed his fingerprint onto the registration form and collected his bronze Soul Arena badge.
  • Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling noticed Jiang Lan registering for the solo competition and went over to speak with him.
  • Jiang Lan called Dugu Yan an auntie and explained that Mama Bo Saixi said people who teased children were aunties.
  • Jiang Lan called Ye Lingling an auntie too, reasoning that she and Dugu Yan were together.
  • Ye Lingling crouched to correct him, but Jiang Lan compared her veil to those worn by aunties buying groceries.
  • Ye Lingling removed her veil, surprising Dugu Yan, who knew she rarely showed her face in public.

Ch. 43You've Been Poisoned

Jiang Lan and Doro negotiated orange cake from Dugu Yan before a match, but Doro then warned that Dugu Yan carried a fatal poison from before birth. Dugu Yan began to suspect the poison might explain her parents’ deaths and her grandfather’s treatments.

  • Ye Lingling removed her veil, and Jiang Lan called her a big sister while calling Dugu Yan an auntie.
  • Dugu Yan offered orange cake if Jiang Lan called her big sister, and Jiang Lan and Doro each requested two pieces.
  • Dugu Yan warned Jiang Lan that he would get no cake if he lost the match, and Jiang Lan briefly radiated an unsettling pressure.
  • Doro told Dugu Yan that she had carried poison since she was in her mother’s womb and would die if it flared up.
  • Dugu Yan remembered that her parents had died from an incurable poison and wondered whether it had been passed to her and suppressed by her grandfather’s medicinal baths.

Ch. 44Dugu Bo: You Kid Started Human Trafficking?

Dugu Yan rushed Jiang Lan and doro from the Soul Arena to Dugu Manor after doro claimed she had detected poison in her. She brought them to her grandfather, Dugu Bo, to verify the claim, and he mistook the scene for human trafficking.

  • Dugu Yan abruptly abandoned Jiang Lan’s Soul Arena match and carried him and doro out, determined to ask her grandfather about her poison.
  • The receptionist marked Jiang Lan’s registration as void after he was taken away by Dugu Yan.
  • Dugu Yan rushed through Heaven Dou City’s alleys with Jiang Lan and doro, getting lost briefly before reaching Dugu Manor.
  • Dugu Yan barged into Dugu Bo’s study, where he saw her carrying Jiang Lan and doro and asked whether she had started human trafficking.

Ch. 45The Amazing Orange

Dugu Yan confronted Dugu Bo about whether she had been born with poison, and he admitted the truth after learning what Doro had discovered. Doro gave him an orange that suppressed the poison and said Jiang Lan could eventually cure Dugu Yan as he grew stronger.

  • Dugu Yan asked Dugu Bo if she had been born with poison, and he fell silent before asking how much she knew.
  • Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Doro had identified the poison as inherited from the womb and warned that it would eventually kill her.
  • Dugu Bo questioned Doro about a cure, while Jiang Lan introduced himself and Doro and revealed his Soul Power was level 19.
  • Doro produced a golden orange that suppressed the poison but could not cure it completely until Jiang Lan became stronger.
  • Dugu Bo ate the orange, confirmed it had suppressed the poison, and looked to Dugu Yan with renewed hope.

Ch. 46Was That Human Strength?

Jiang Lan accepted Dugu Bo's offer to become his disciple after securing meals for himself and Doro. When Dugu Bo asked him to demonstrate his strength, Jiang Lan punched him into a rockery, leaving Dugu Yan stunned and Dugu Bo's survival uncertain.

  • Dugu Bo introduced himself as a level ninety-two Titled Douluo and offered to teach Jiang Lan in exchange for help curing his granddaughter's poison.
  • Jiang Lan agreed to become Dugu Bo's disciple after confirming he and Doro would get unlimited food and meat.
  • Dugu Bo asked Jiang Lan about his talents, and Jiang Lan said he was good at eating and was strong.
  • Dugu Bo challenged Jiang Lan to punch him, while Jiang Lan carefully limited his strength to thirty percent.
  • Jiang Lan sent Dugu Bo flying through the study and into a rockery, then reassured himself that he had not killed him.
  • Dugu Yan questioned what Jiang Lan meant by using only thirty percent, and Jiang Lan said Mom Bo Saixi had warned him he could kill someone with his full strength.

Ch. 47Dugu Bo: Slightly Dirty Hem

Jiang Lan accidentally sent Dugu Bo flying with a punch, leaving the Poison Douluo badly bruised despite his attempts to act unharmed. After retreating to his room to cough up blood, Dugu Bo admitted Jiang Lan was a monster but found him interesting.

  • Jiang Lan punched Dugu Bo and embedded him in the rockery while Doro followed with an orange.
  • Dugu Bo pulled himself free, concealed his injury, and claimed the punch had only disrupted his blood and energy.
  • Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan and Jiang Lan to familiarize themselves with the residence, then walked away with an unsteady gait.
  • Dugu Bo locked himself in his room, spat out blood, and discovered his abdomen was badly bruised.
  • Dugu Bo reflected on Jiang Lan's strength and concluded that the boy was an interesting monster.

Ch. 48Qian Daoliu: What Do You Mean Bo Saixi Has a Child?

Qian Daoliu read Xue Qinghe’s report that a six-year-old named Jiang Lan from Sea God Island called Bo Saixi his mother, and he became convinced Tang Chen had secretly fathered the child. He set aside the question of the boy’s unusual strength, leaving Jiang Mo Douluo stunned by his resentment.

  • Jiang Mo Douluo delivered Xue Qinghe’s letter to Qian Daoliu at Elder Hall.
  • Qian Daoliu read that Jiang Lan had called Bo Saixi his mother and had knocked Xue Qinghe down before becoming Dugu Bo’s disciple.
  • Qian Daoliu concluded that Tang Chen had secretly returned to Sea God Island and fathered Jiang Lan with Bo Saixi.
  • Qian Daoliu crushed the letter and asked Jiang Mo Douluo how someone who betrayed a fair romantic rivalry should be punished.
  • Qian Daoliu decided that Jiang Lan’s surname was probably a false name meant to conceal Tang Chen’s paternity.

Ch. 49First Encounter with Tang San and the Others

Qian Daoliu learned that Jiang Lan had been taken in by Dugu Bo and questioned why Tang Chen and Bo Saixi had left the child in his care. On the way to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Jiang Lan a second Soul Ring, Dugu Bo stopped with him and Doro at a town, where they encountered Ning Rongrong and her companions.

  • Jiang Mo Douluo told Qian Daoliu that Jiang Lan had knocked Xue'er down and was staying with Dugu Bo in Heaven Dou City, prompting Qian Daoliu to suspect something was wrong with the child's parentage or upbringing.
  • After Jiang Lan reached level twenty at six years old, Dugu Bo decided to treat him like his grandson and take him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after finding his second Soul Ring.
  • Dugu Bo carried Jiang Lan and Doro to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest, where Jiang Lan ordered a feast at a restaurant.
  • Ning Rongrong approached Jiang Lan and introduced herself, and Jiang Lan recognized her group as the Shrek Seven Monsters and Zhao Wuji.
  • Another girl ran over as Jiang Lan considered the people he had recognized.

Ch. 50Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu

Jiang Lan met Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong at a restaurant, where their attempt to pinch his cheeks turned into playful teasing. The group prepared to continue toward the forest, while Jiang Lan insisted that he would become the future Sea God.

  • Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong approached Jiang Lan, but he patted both girls on the head and called them cute Little Guga.
  • Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong pinched Jiang Lan's cheeks together after he protested that men and women should not touch casually.
  • Zhao Wuji, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing watched the girls tease Jiang Lan as Dugu Bo concealed his aura nearby.
  • Jiang Lan declared that he was the future Sea God, and the restaurant erupted in laughter.
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