Chapter Summaries

After recovering, Wukong planned to seek a six-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring in the Far North and secured Di Tian’s permission to take Tian Meng along. He then trained in the Star Dou Great Forest and began considering how to form powerful Soul Cores.

• Di Tian offered Wukong access to Dragon Valley, but kept the plan in reserve while Wukong discussed his next Soul Ring.
• Wukong told Di Tian he wanted a six-hundred-thousand-year Sixth Soul Ring and proposed searching the Far North for a Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Ice Marrow vein.
• Di Tian agreed to let Wukong take Tian Meng and promised to spare the worm if he helped Wukong find the energy he needed.
• Wukong spent several days meditating, taking medicinal baths, and sparring with Da Ming and Er Ming, consolidating his cultivation after reaching Soul Power Level Fifty-Four.
• Wukong noticed his Soul Power was tending toward forming a Soul Core and wondered whether to use Ultimate Ice, Ultimate Fire, or Gravity Law, and how to balance multiple cores.

Wukong formed a Bloodline Soul Core, which raised his physical limits, advanced his Body Martial Soul to God Rank, and gave him a trace of Divine Sense. After recovering for several days, he returned to Dragon Rising City with Cai Lin and Zi JI.

• Wukong chose to form three Soul Cores and began by drawing his bloodline energy into his Lower Dantian.
• Wukong endured the painful compression of his bloodline energy until a Bloodline Soul Core formed.
• The Bloodline Soul Core raised Wukong's body limit to six hundred thousand years and gave him the ability to enter Berserk.
• Wukong's Body Martial Soul advanced to God Rank, and his mental power reached the Quasi-God Realm with the emergence of Divine Sense.
• After recovering beside the Lake of Life, Wukong decided to postpone forming a Spiritual Soul Core until Level Sixty.
• Wukong returned to Dragon Rising City with Zi JI and Cai Lin, then sent them to rest for the night.

Bibi Dong investigated Sun Wukong and suspected he came from a hidden clan, while Qian Renxue eagerly prepared for his promised visit to Spirit City. When the agreed date arrived, Wukong set out for Spirit City in a carriage arranged by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, accompanied by Zi JI.

• Bibi Dong read a report about Sun Wukong and the people living with him, then burned it and resolved to learn his identity when he came to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue received Sun Wukong's letter promising to visit Spirit City and meet her, then wrote back and sent him money and medicinal bath packs.
• Wukong left Dragon Rising City for Spirit City in a luxurious carriage provided by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Zi JI accompanied Wukong as his personal guardian while Rou and the others stayed behind in Dragon Rising City.

Wukong arrived in Spirit City to write a new version of Journey to the West and gain Faith Fortune through Spirit Hall's promotion. Zi JI stayed in the city to support him while he settled into Spirit Hall's guest wing and planned his work.

• Zi JI finished Wukong's Divine Realm trilogy and praised his talent as an author.
• Zi JI agreed to remain in Spirit City, accepted Wukong's Storage Soul Tool, and promised to rescue him if he faced danger.
• Wukong entered Spirit City with Li Shoumin and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guards, then continued to Spirit Hall after they were turned back.
• A red-clad attendant escorted Wukong to his courtyard, gave him an identity token, and explained Spirit Hall's rules.
• Wukong settled into his quarters and planned to write a new version of Journey to the West within a month to earn Faith Fortune.

Wukong visited Spirit Hall’s library to research the Angel God and confirmed that his young correspondent, Xuexue, was Qian Renxue. After meeting her, he let her read the opening of his new book, leaving her eager to continue.

• Wukong studied official records about the Angel God in Spirit Hall’s library while planning his new book.
• Wukong recognized the young girl secretly watching him as Qian Renxue, his correspondent Xuexue, but pretended not to notice.
• Qian Renxue’s maid Xiao Hua found her in the library, and Qian Renxue introduced herself to Wukong as Xiao Xue.
• Wukong learned that Qian Renxue was Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden and the Pope’s daughter, and invited her to a meal.
• Qian Renxue began reading Wukong’s new book, Journey to the West, Deliverance from Ordeals, and praised its opening poem.

After the Investiture war, the Five Godkings planned a new faith-gathering scheme, Journey to the West Subduing Evil, and chose powerful figures to play its central roles. Qian Renxue finished reading Wukong’s manuscript, praised its account of her ancestor as the Goddess of Light, and reluctantly returned to class.

• The Five Godkings divided mortal faith and devised Journey to the West Subduing Evil to harvest more faith from humans and soul beasts.
• The Life God King placed a divided fragment of the Chaos Demon Ape’s essence in a Spirit Stone on Flower-Fruit Mountain, while the Asura God King recruited the God of Slaanesh and the Destruction God King assigned a Divine Guard.
• The Evil God King scattered demons and other dangers along the Journey to the West Road, and the God King of Goodness chose the Goddess of Light as its savior after cleansing her Six-Winged Golden Silkworm corruption.
• Qian Renxue praised Wukong’s manuscript and its grand origin for her ancestor, then agreed to return to class after Xiao Hua urged her to hurry.

Wukong continued writing his new book while Bibi Dong investigated his connection to Qian Renxue and the mysterious Zi JI. Over the following days, Qian Renxue spent more time with Wukong, growing curious about him beyond his stories.

• Wukong wrote the first installment of his story about Sun Wukong becoming Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple, then ate dinner and cultivated in his quarters.
• Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue had long exchanged letters with Heaven-Equal and given him money and cultivation resources, which reminded her of her past with Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong reviewed what her agents had learned about Zi JI and ordered her investigation into Heaven-Equal and Zi JI to continue.
• Wukong kept to his daily routine of cultivation and writing while Qian Renxue visited him to read his stories.
• After Wukong finished writing each day, he accompanied Qian Renxue around Spirit Hall and Spirit City, and she increasingly asked about his personal interests and travels.

Qian Renxue promised to protect Wukong and help him become a powerhouse, while Bibi Dong watched them from the shadows and recalled her own broken promise to Yu Xiaogang. Convinced Wukong was an ordinary Soul Master but still curious about his knowledge of the Rakshasa God, Bibi Dong decided to test him herself.

• Qian Renxue learned that Wukong had mediocre cultivation talent and resolved to give him resources to help him advance.
• At dusk, Qian Renxue promised Wukong she would cultivate into a god if necessary and protect him until then.
• Bibi Dong watched Qian Renxue and Wukong, recalling her promise to Yu Xiaogang and resenting Qian Xunji for what had happened to her.
• Bibi Dong concealed Wukong's assignment and his relationship with Qian Renxue from Qian Xunji while secretly investigating Wukong herself.
• Bibi Dong concluded that Wukong was an ordinary Soul Master but decided to personally test him to learn how he knew of the Rakshasa God.

Wukong finished the first draft of God Realm Legend: Journey to the West Subduing Evil and submitted it to Spirit Hall for review before preparing to leave. Bibi Dong began reading the manuscript and wondered whether its stone monkey protagonist was connected to the stone monkey who had humiliated her in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Qian Renxue finished reading Wukong's manuscript, asked about the next book, and urged him to return to Spirit Hall to write it.
• Wukong told Qian Renxue he would leave in the next few days and promised they could keep in touch by letter and visit.
• Wukong handed his completed manuscript to the red-robed deacon for review.
• A Purple-Clad Bishop took the manuscript to Bibi Dong because the Saintess wanted to read it.
• Bibi Dong read the opening chapters and suspected a connection between the book's stone monkey and the one that had humiliated her in the Star Dou Great Forest, but found no solid evidence.

Bibi Dong decided to test whether the Rakshasa God mentioned in Wukong’s books was more than a fictional name. She poisoned Wukong to fake his unconsciousness, carried him into a hidden passage beneath the Saintess Hall, and he secretly watched her plan unfold.

• Bibi Dong finished reading Journey to the West Subduing Evil and brooded over its praise of the Angel God, whom she hated because of Qian Xunji.
• Bibi Dong wondered whether the Rakshasa God in Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child was merely a name and decided to test Wukong.
• Wukong sensed Bibi Dong approaching and anticipated that she would try to question him about the divine secrets in his books.
• Bibi Dong sent a numbing poison into Wukong’s room, and he pretended to lose consciousness after recognizing it was only a knockout drug.
• Bibi Dong carried Wukong past the guards to a hidden study behind the Saintess Hall and opened a secret passage underground.

Bibi Dong secretly interrogated Wukong about how he knew the names of the gods, and he invented a story about finding the information in an ancient tome called “Douluo Continent.” After she left to check his luggage, Wukong escaped, made a fake black iron block, and returned to the chamber in chains to wait for her.

• Bibi Dong bound Wukong in an underground chamber and woke him after removing the neurotoxin.
• Bibi Dong threatened Wukong with her killing intent and demanded to know how he had learned about the gods.
• Wukong claimed he had found the information in an ancient tome called “Douluo Continent,” stored in a black iron block.
• Bibi Dong left to retrieve the supposed block from Wukong’s travel pack, while secretly watching him before departing.
• Wukong escaped with “Gather Form, Disperse Qi!”, forged a black iron block, hid it in his pack, and returned to the chamber to await Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong discovered that Wukong’s Black Iron Block contained immense spiritual power and freed him after confirming his Soul Ring was ordinary. Convinced that ancient information was hidden in the Soul Ring and could be revealed as Wukong grew stronger, she decided to help him cultivate and demanded the truth about his books.

• Bibi Dong searched Wukong’s bundle, found the Black Iron Block, and sensed the overwhelming spiritual power concealed inside it.
• Bibi Dong returned to the Secret Chamber, showed Wukong the block, and freed him after he claimed he could not activate it.
• Wukong summoned his ordinary staff and hundred-year Soul Ring, then told Bibi Dong that the information he sensed grew clearer as his cultivation increased.
• Bibi Dong concluded that ancient knowledge had passed from the Black Iron Block through the White Ape into Wukong’s Soul Ring, and decided to help him cultivate.
• Bibi Dong accused Wukong of copying his God Realm Legend books, and Wukong defended his work before swearing that he had told the truth.

Wukong gained Bibi Dong's trust and support after deducing that she was the masked woman who had questioned him. His new book was approved for publication and made required reading throughout Spirit Hall, leaving him pleased with the rewards from his visit.

• Wukong agreed to serve Bibi Dong, revealed how he had recognized her, and promised to keep their meeting secret.
• Bibi Dong tasked Wukong with cultivating and reporting new information from his Soul Rings, and promised him resources matching Xue'er's.
• Bibi Dong carried Wukong back to the guest courtyard, then sent him a Storage Soul Tool containing Gold Soul Coins and medicinal bath ingredients.
• A week later, a red-robed deacon told Wukong that God Realm Legend: Journey to the West Subduing Evil had been approved for publication and would be promoted and required reading across Spirit Hall.

Wukong left Spirit City after saying goodbye to Qian Renxue and returned to Dragon Rising City with Zi JI, who finished reading his new manuscript along the way. At home, Cai Lin welcomed him affectionately, while Fourth Sister’s jealousy eased when he mentioned bringing back presents for everyone.

• Qian Renxue gave Wukong pastries and asked him to write to her after he left Spirit Hall.
• Zi JI appeared in Wukong’s carriage, teased him about his farewell to Qian Renxue, and read his Journey to the West manuscript.
• Wukong and Zi JI arrived in Dragon Rising City, where Fourth Sister met them at the courtyard gate.
• Cai Lin greeted Wukong by writing “Missed you,” and he told her he had missed her too.
• Fourth Sister grew jealous watching Wukong and Cai Lin, but cheered up when Wukong promised presents for her, Rou, and Xiao Wu.

Wukong returned home, reunited with Xiao Wu and the others, and began intensive cultivation to develop his sixth soul skill. Meanwhile, his new book spread across the continent through the Spirit Hall’s campaign, and the Handsome Monkey King drew more popular devotion than the Angel God.

• Wukong returned home with Rou and gave Xiao Wu a dress, Fourth Sister fine fabric, and Rou jewelry.
• Wukong gave Rou cultivation resources from the Spirit Hall for Xiao Wu and Fourth Sister.
• Wukong trained under seventy times gravity and used clones transformed into auspicious beasts and Di Tian to boost cultivation and study spatial powers for his sixth soul skill.
• The Spirit Hall promoted Wukong’s new book across the continent with posters and storytellers.
• Readers across the continent admired the Handsome Monkey King’s defiance and strength, directing more fervent faith toward him than toward the Angel God.

After failing to break through level thirty despite receiving abundant resources, Yu Xiaogang was dragged into Dragon City, where the popularity of Master Heaven-Equal’s books enraged him. He left a restaurant in a fury as its diners called for a tale from the new book.

• Yu Xiaogang remained unable to advance past level thirty, so Liu Erlong and Flender pulled him out of the Library Pavilion to clear his head.
• In Dragon City, Yu Xiaogang discovered a crowd clamoring for Master Heaven-Equal’s new book and denounced its popularity and Spirit Hall’s promotion of it.
• Passersby mocked Yu Xiaogang for his outburst, and Flender and Liu Erlong dragged him away.
• At a restaurant, Flender and Liu Erlong enjoyed a storyteller’s account of God Realm Legend, while Yu Xiaogang recognized the story and grew angrier.
• Yu Xiaogang slammed down his chopsticks and left for seclusion as a diner asked the storyteller to tell Master Heaven-Equal’s new work, Journey to the West Subduing Evil.

Liu Erlong asked Yu Luomian to use the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s intelligence network to find Supreme Treasure, and the search finally led to Dragon City. There, Wukong, disguised as Supreme Treasure, arrived in the snowy north with Zi JI and Tian Meng.

• Flender and Liu Erlong secretly bought and read the storybooks, and Sun Wukong reminded Liu Erlong of Supreme Treasure.
• Missing Supreme Treasure, Liu Erlong asked Yu Luomian to help her find him and described how he had saved her life.
• Yu Luomian dispatched the sect’s intelligence network and offered a large bounty, but the search came up empty for months.
• Yu Luomian finally learned Supreme Treasure had appeared in Dragon City after someone spotted him there.
• Wukong, disguised as Supreme Treasure, drank with Zi JI and Tian Meng in a Dragon City restaurant while Tian Meng excitedly anticipated returning to the Far North to see Bing Bing.

After reaching Dragon City on a journey to find ten-thousand-year cold ice marrow, Wukong reunited with Liu Erlong, who had been searching for him. After sharing a meal, Liu Erlong confessed that she had not been able to forget him and asked whether he understood her feelings.

• Wukong traveled north with Tian Meng and Zi JI to search for a vein of ten-thousand-year cold ice marrow.
• Liu Erlong found Wukong in Dragon City and joyfully reunited with him, then met his companions Zi JI and Tian Meng.
• Liu Erlong treated Wukong and his companions to a meal and arranged rooms for them, while Flender arrived and explained that Yu Xiaogang was training in seclusion.
• Liu Erlong drank heavily during the meal and waited for Wukong in the corridor after he left for the restroom.
• Liu Erlong told Wukong that she had not been able to forget him and asked whether he understood her sincere feelings.

Wukong declined Liu Erlong’s romantic advances for now, then learned of an ice marrow vein beneath northern Dragon City and sent Tian Meng to find it. While shopping with Zi JI, he was joined by Liu Erlong and sensed her father secretly watching them.

• Wukong told Liu Erlong he would not consider love until he became a Titled Douluo, but left open the possibility of meeting her again.
• After returning to his room, Wukong studied a map and identified northern Dragon City as the likely location of a future ice marrow vein.
• Wukong told Tian Meng that Senior Ice Dragon King’s remnant spirit had revealed the vein’s location, and Tian Meng set out to search for it.
• Wukong and Zi JI shopped for gifts for Xiao Wu, Fourth Sister, and Rou around Dragon City.
• Liu Erlong joined Wukong and Zi JI as their guide, while Wukong sensed Yu Luomian secretly observing them.

Tian Meng searched the wilderness north of Dragon City for ice marrow and discovered a hidden spring guarded by a fifty-thousand-year Mystic Ice Snake. He brought Wukong and Zi JI to the pool, which Wukong recognized as the future entrance to the Earth Dragon Sect Secret Realm, and the snake emerged to defend its territory.

• Tian Meng searched beneath northern Dragon City but found no ice marrow, so he traveled farther into the wilderness.
• Tian Meng sensed unusually active ice elements in a secluded mountain hollow and discovered a hidden spring with a fifty-thousand-year Mystic Ice Snake guarding it.
• Tian Meng returned to Dragon City and brought Wukong and Zi JI to the spring.
• Wukong recognized the pool as the future entrance to the Earth Dragon Sect Secret Realm and confirmed they had found the place.
• The Mystic Ice Snake surfaced and hissed at Wukong, Zi JI, and Tian Meng as they approached its territory.