Chapter Summaries

Chu Zhao fought Sea God Poseidon and demanded the truth about her mother, Xu Xuan, while Poseidon blamed her for Xu Xuan’s death and lost chance at godhood. Just as Chu Zhao prepared to kill him, the Goddess of Life appeared, stopped her scythe, and offered her a chance to inherit her Godhood Position and seek revenge in the God Realm.

• Chu Zhao fought off Poseidon’s attacks, and he tried to provoke her by describing a woman with a Tianxuan Star martial soul who resembled her.
• Chu Zhao wounded Poseidon with the Death God Scythe and asked what he had done to Xu Xuan.
• Poseidon claimed Xu Xuan died because Chu Zhao’s birth blocked her path to godhood, but Chu Zhao accused Poseidon of killing her mother.
• The Goddess of Life appeared, healed Chu Zhao, Poseidon, and God King Tang, and prevented Chu Zhao from striking Poseidon.
• The Goddess of Life offered Chu Zhao her Godhood Position and promised she could use her authority to take revenge on Poseidon.

Chu Zhao forced the Goddess of Life to promise to uncover the truth about her mother’s death and secured ten God-Given Soul Rings from the Sea God. The gods took the Sea God back to the God Realm, where the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction confronted him about his conduct and his connection to Chu Zhao’s mother.

• Chu Zhao rejected the Goddess of Life’s assurances and demanded that the Sea God reveal the truth about her mother’s death, but he repeated his earlier account and denied lying.
• The Goddess of Life promised to investigate the Sea God in the God Realm and send Chu Zhao the truth, then agreed to Chu Zhao’s demand for ten God-Given Soul Rings.
• The Goddess of Life used the Sea God’s divine power to create ten God-Given Soul Rings and took him away with the other gods, while Chu Zhao watched him leave.
• God King Tang admitted that he and Chu Zhao had planned to lure the Sea God into the lower realm, but the Sea God had prepared for the possibility of capture; Tang considered trying again.
• In the God Realm, the Goddess of Life rebuked the Sea God for breaking its laws and attacking humans, and the God of Destruction demanded to know his grudge against Chu Zhao and what he had done in her mother’s case.

The God of Destruction questioned the Sea God about Chu Zhao’s accusation that he had interfered with Xu Xuan’s ascension, but the Sea God and Asura God gave a false account that blamed Xu Xuan’s death on Chu Zhao. The God of Destruction and Goddess of Life began investigating and discovered Xu Xuan had been the Star Goddess, a new generation Female God King.

• The Sea God claimed he had only interrupted Xu Xuan’s attempt to reach the God Realm by accident, while hiding that he had deliberately severed her connection and tried to kill her.
• The God of Destruction took the Sea God to God Prison, where the imprisoned Asura God heard the accusation and blamed Xu Xuan’s death on Chu Zhao.
• The Asura God said Xu Xuan had died after marrying and having a child, and the Sea God echoed his account.
• The God of Destruction suspected the two gods had coordinated their story and began investigating Xu Xuan’s missing ascension.
• The God of Destruction and Goddess of Life discovered that Xu Xuan had been the Star Goddess and realized she had been a new generation Female God King.

The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction uncovered that the Sea God and Asura God had twice attacked Xu Xuan to stop her from entering the God Realm, but they were unsure how to tell Chu Zhao or punish the gods. Unaware of their investigation, Chu Zhao continued strengthening the Douluo Continent and reassured Qian Renxue that godhood opportunities would come for their allies.

• The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction questioned whether Xu Xuan was alive and decided to interrogate the Sea God and Asura God separately.
• The Sea God admitted that he and the Asura God had attacked Xu Xuan because they feared her power, though he concealed that Ziwei Star had intervened during their first attempt.
• The Sea God revealed that he and the Asura God attacked Xu Xuan again when she tried to enter the God Realm, after which she disappeared; the Asura God gave a broadly matching account.
• The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction accepted that the truth had been uncovered but struggled to decide how to tell Chu Zhao and punish the Sea God and Asura God.
• Chu Zhao continued cultivating and building the strength of the Douluo Continent through Power of Faith while Qian Renxue reported on the near-godhood progress of the Seven Great Elders and Chrysanthemum Ghost.
• Chu Zhao told Qian Renxue that the Star Sect had once had Seven Great Elders, including Xu and her mother, and said their allies would have chances to become gods.

Chu Zhao learned that the Sea God and Asura God had caused her mother’s death while fearing she would threaten their power, but the God Realm refused to let her kill them. She rejected their demand to prioritize the God Realm’s stability and stood with Qian Renxue against the gods who threatened them.

• The Goddess of Life told Chu Zhao that the Sea God and Asura God had accidentally interrupted her mother’s path to godhood, leading to her death from grievous injuries.
• Chu Zhao dismissed the God Realm’s offer of compensation and vowed to take revenge on the Sea God and Asura God.
• The Goddess of Life demanded that Chu Zhao spare the two gods for the God Realm’s stability, but Chu Zhao refused to put the greater good first.
• Qian Renxue challenged the Goddess of Life’s demand and declared that the Sea God and Asura God would fall before her Angel Holy Sword.
• An unknown male god accused Chu Zhao and Qian Renxue of making enemies of the entire God Realm, and Chu Zhao told him to leave if he had nothing useful to say.

Chu Zhao rejected the God Realm’s demand to take Qian Renxue away, and Qian Renxue resisted being summoned before agreeing to go in a year. After the God Realm’s emissaries departed, its gods discussed Chu Zhao’s strength and the Rakshasa God proposed killing her before she became a god.

• Chu Zhao accused the God Realm’s emissaries of protecting their colleagues rather than addressing her grievances, then ordered them to leave and stay away from Douluo Continent.
• The emissaries demanded that Qian Renxue report to the God Realm, but Chu Zhao cited the Sea God and Asura God’s long stays on Douluo Continent to challenge their double standard.
• Qian Renxue asked for a year before taking up her post, but the emissaries tried to forcibly take her away, and Chu Zhao and Qian Renxue repelled their attack.
• The God Realm’s emissaries withdrew after recognizing Qian Renxue’s power, while the Evil God told the Goddess of Life that Chu Zhao’s strength could grow enormously if she became a god.
• The Rakshasa God suggested dealing with Chu Zhao before she became a god, and the other gods angrily denounced him.

The Asura God persuaded God King Tang to escape his prison and kill Tang Chen in exchange for becoming his inheritor. God King Tang reached Tang Chen and Bo Saixi’s cell, while Chu Zhao secretly watched his actions.

• Rakshasa God and Asura God argued over their stalled plans, and the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction stopped them from fighting.
• Asura God realized he could use Tang San to kill Tang Chen and free his divine trial from its delay.
• Asura God promised God King Tang freedom and the chance to become his inheritor if he killed the prisoner in the next cell.
• Chu Zhao detected Asura God’s power but let God King Tang leave his cell so she could see what he intended to do.
• God King Tang entered Tang Chen and Bo Saixi’s cell, and Asura God claimed Tang Chen had stolen the godhood position meant for him.

God King Tang, urged by Asura God, tried to kill Tang Chen, but Chu Zhao arrived in time to keep him alive. After God King Tang was imprisoned, Chu Zhao explained that Asura God wanted Tang Chen dead so he could choose a new successor, prompting God King Tang to consider sacrificing his great-grandfather for his own chance at the position.

• Asura God persuaded God King Tang to raise his Blue Silver Spear against the unconscious Tang Chen.
• Bo Saixi recognized God King Tang as Tang San and shouted at him, while Chu Zhao arrived and used a green glow to preserve Tang Chen's life.
• God King Tang broke down in remorse, blamed Asura God for bewitching him, and thanked Chu Zhao for saving Tang Chen.
• Chu Zhao had God King Tang returned to his cell, where he recounted Asura God's order and asked why Tang Chen had been targeted.
• Chu Zhao explained that Asura God wanted Tang Chen dead so he could seek another successor, and God King Tang privately considered giving up on his great-grandfather.

Xu Quan urged Chu Zhao to inherit the Star Goddess's divine position, but she refused because she was repairing another Godhood Position. He revealed the Star Sect's rumor that the Star Goddess could ascend with seven First Level subordinate gods, leaving Chu Zhao tempted and suspecting the rumor was true.

• Xu Quan visited Chu Zhao and asked why she had not received a summons from the God Realm or shown signs of becoming a god.
• Xu Quan proposed that Chu Zhao take over the Star Goddess's divine position, but she declined because it did not suit her and she was repairing another Godhood Position.
• Xu Quan explained that only women with the Star Sect's martial souls could inherit the position and recalled that Xu Xuan had begun the Star Goddess's trial.
• Xu Quan described how the Tianxuan Lineage rebelled against Xu Xuan after she began the trial, and how he later purged the lineage after her death.
• Xu Quan shared the rumor that the Star Goddess could ascend with seven First Level subordinate gods, and Chu Zhao wondered whether it was true and why the Asura God and Sea God feared the Star Goddess's return.

Chu Zhao entered the Star Divine Hall to investigate the Star Goddess’s inheritance and heard her mother Xu Xuan calling her name. After Chu Zhao lit her Star Lamp beside Xu Xuan’s, Xu Xuan’s extinguished lamp began to glow, leaving Xu Quan convinced that Xu Xuan might still be alive.

• Chu Zhao traveled with Xu Quan to the Star Sect and agreed to light her Star Lamp beside Xu Xuan’s.
• Chu Zhao entered the Inner Hall using her Ziwei Star Martial Soul and heard Xu Xuan call her name three times.
• Chu Zhao told Xu Quan what she had heard, and he tried unsuccessfully to enter the Inner Hall before breaking down in grief.
• Xu Quan helped Chu Zhao light her Star Lamp and placed it beside Xu Xuan’s extinguished lamp.
• Chu Zhao noticed Xu Xuan’s lamp glowing faintly, and Xu Quan concluded that Xu Xuan might still be alive.

Chu Zhao discovered that Xu Xuan was alive, sleeping deep within the Star River, and vowed to bring her back. After returning to Moonlight City, she learned that God King Tang had killed Tang Chen, prompting Bo Saixi to condemn and provoke him.

• Chu Zhao flew toward the Star River and sensed Xu Xuan's aura, concluding that her mother was alive but trapped among the stars.
• Xu Quan tried to follow Chu Zhao into the Star River but could not reach high enough to sense Xu Xuan.
• Chu Zhao returned to Moonlight City and learned that God King Tang had killed Tang Chen and that Bo Saixi had chosen to die after witnessing his death.
• God King Tang claimed he had killed Tang Chen to free him from suffering and blamed the Asura God for ordering the killing.
• Bo Saixi accused God King Tang of murdering Tang Chen to claim the Asura God's divine position and cursed him, hoping he would kill her too.

Bo Saixi died by God King Tang’s hand, and Chu Zhao confronted him after revealing that she had tested whether he would kill Tang Chen. Chu Zhao awakened the original Tang San’s weakened soul, who decided to offer himself as nourishment for Ah Yin and hoped his sacrifice might also destroy God King Tang.

• Bo Saixi insulted God King Tang and was killed by him, joining Tang Chen in death.
• God King Tang disguised their bodies and returned to the dungeon, unaware that Chu Zhao had deliberately exposed the opening that led him to Tang Chen.
• Chu Zhao took the original Tang San’s soul from the Blue Silver Emperor and awakened him.
• Tang San learned that another version of himself had taken over his body and suspected that this counterpart had influenced him in the past.
• Tang San offered his soul as nourishment to help Ah Yin recover, hoping his sacrifice would repay her and possibly eliminate God King Tang.

Tang San gave his soul to Ah Yin, while God King Tang’s stolen body began rejecting him and nearing collapse. Chu Zhao then learned that a war would devastate Douluo Continent in three months, but she and the others resolved to prepare and change the outcome.

• Tang San entered the Blue Silver Emperor so Ah Yin could absorb his soul and gain cultivation.
• Chu Zhao found that God King Tang was still alive, but his body was rejecting him and would collapse after Tang San’s death.
• Qian Renxue summoned Chu Zhao to Spirit City, where powerful figures including Sword Dao Chen Xin shared their foreboding of a coming calamity.
• Xu Quan arrived and predicted that a war would break out on Douluo Continent in roughly three months, killing at least 99 percent of its people and possibly everyone.
• Guang Ling encouraged the group to prepare, and Chu Zhao argued that they held an advantage because the Asura God could not easily bear the karma of destroying the entire continent.

Chu Zhao learned how Xu Xuan’s array protected Star Sect and mastered its secrets to prepare a continent-wide defense, but she found the Rakshasa God attacking Qian Renxue. The Rakshasa God gave several conflicting explanations for his assault, leaving Chu Zhao baffled by his erratic behavior.

• Xu Quan explained that Xu Xuan had built Star Sect’s array while pregnant with Chu Zhao, using the Seven Great Elders as its power source.
• Chu Zhao returned to Star Sect and spent half a month studying its array with Xu Xuan’s notes until she understood it.
• Xu Quan told Chu Zhao to travel across Douluo Continent to build a grand array and revealed that Qian Renxue had been waiting outside Star Sect.
• Chu Zhao left Star Sect and saw the Rakshasa God attack Qian Renxue, so she struck at him with the Death God Scythe.
• The Rakshasa God said he had been coerced by the God Realm, was fulfilling Bibi Dong’s last request, and was obeying Asura God.

Chu Zhao and Qian Renxue fought the Rakshasa God above the sea, where Chu Zhao’s lightning punished and weakened him while strengthening Qian Renxue. The Rakshasa God revealed that this was not his first attempt against Qian Renxue, leaving both women shocked to learn they had faced an unseen enemy before.

• Chu Zhao and Qian Renxue confronted the Rakshasa God, who claimed that many people had sent him and then attacked them.
• The three fought above the sea as Chu Zhao and Qian Renxue drew the Rakshasa God higher into the sky.
• Chu Zhao repeatedly struck the Rakshasa God with Heavenly Lightning Punishment, which injured him but strengthened Qian Renxue when it hit her.
• The Rakshasa God focused his attacks on Qian Renxue, and Chu Zhao guessed that her sacred power countered his.
• Chu Zhao asked why the Rakshasa God had waited until Qian Renxue had become a god to attack her, and he revealed that he had acted against her before.

The Rakshasa God revealed how he manipulated Bibi Dong and helped the Asura God and Sea God plot the Previous Angel God’s death. He left Chu Zhao and Qian Renxue wondering why he had exposed these secrets.

• The Rakshasa God said he had influenced Bibi Dong to resent Qian Renxue and intended for Bibi Dong to kill her as part of the Rakshasa God Trials.
• The Rakshasa God explained that Bibi Dong instead killed her former beloved after severing her emotions, while Qian Renxue escaped and began the Angel God Nine Trials.
• The Rakshasa God accused the Asura God and Sea God of conspiring to kill the Previous Angel God so the Sea God could take her power and surpass the Water God.
• The Rakshasa God admitted that he watched and enabled the plot because he feared the Previous Angel God and benefited from her death.
• Qian Renxue questioned the God Realm’s virtue, and Chu Zhao asked why the Rakshasa God was revealing the secrets.

The Rakshasa God lured Qian Renxue into a one-on-one fight, then tried to kill her with a suicidal attack while Chu Zhao was distracted. Chu Zhao protected Qian Renxue, and the Rakshasa God died after confessing that he had sought to destroy the world; Qian Renxue survived unharmed.

• The Rakshasa God provoked Qian Renxue by revealing that the Angel God had hated her and offered to share his greatest secret if they fought one-on-one.
• Qian Renxue accepted the duel for the sake of the secret, while Chu Zhao continued attacking the Rakshasa God before reluctantly stepping back.
• Xu Quan arrived at Star Sect, and the Rakshasa God seized the moment Chu Zhao turned to unleash a powerful attack meant to kill Qian Renxue at the cost of his own life.
• Chu Zhao shielded Qian Renxue with green light and battered the Rakshasa God with repeated attacks as he declared that he wanted the world destroyed.
• The Rakshasa God vanished after admitting he had planned to use Bibi Dong to destroy the world, and Qian Renxue emerged unharmed.
• Qian Renxue and Chu Zhao discussed how her death might have triggered a war, while Xu Quan checked on Chu Zhao and urged her to stay true to her own aims.

Xu Quan disguised himself as Chu Zhao and sacrificed his life to break her Death Tribulation, leaving everyone to believe she had died. When Chu Zhao sensed something was wrong and returned to the Star Sect, Yu Heng stopped her and handed her a letter from Xu Quan.

• Xu Quan sent Chu Zhao and Qian Renxue to the mainland, then realized Chu Zhao's Death Tribulation had come during the battle in the East Sea.
• Xu Quan used the Star Sect's Secret Pill to take Chu Zhao's form and let the Asura God's sword kill him, breaking Chu Zhao's Death Tribulation.
• The Asura God concluded that Chu Zhao was dead and returned to the God Realm, while the real Chu Zhao sensed that something had happened to her.
• Qian Renxue urged Chu Zhao to return to the Star Sect, and Chu Zhao detected the Asura God's aura near the battlefield on her way back.
• Yu Heng stopped Chu Zhao at the Star Sect and gave her the letter Xu Quan had asked her to deliver a month later.

Chu Zhao learned that Xu Quan had died and suspected the Asura God was responsible. As she began preparing a continent-wide formation, she returned with Qian Renxue to the childhood home she had not visited in years, leaving Old Jack unaware that she was nearby.

• Yuheng told Chu Zhao that Xu Quan was dead and had left her a letter saying he could not wait any longer and was going to find Tianshuan.
• Chu Zhao guessed Xu Quan's death had something to do with her, then visited the cleaned battlefield and vowed not to spare the Asura God or the others.
• Chu Zhao planned a formation with seven nodes and foundations, choosing sites that included the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Spirit City, Moonlight City, the Lake of Life, and Holy Emperor Village.
• Chu Zhao brought Qian Renxue to her childhood home in Holy Emperor Village and explained how she had lived there before becoming a Soul Master.
• Old Jack guided visitors to Chu Zhao's old home and embellished stories about her childhood, while Chu Zhao watched from inside and chose not to meet him.
• Old Jack sensed that the house seemed alive and said it felt as if its owner had returned.

Chu Zhao returned to Holy Emperor Village and entered a final enlightenment that began restoring her shattered Godhood Position, while Qian Renxue protected her and activated the prepared formation. As the Great Calamity drew near, the Asura God realized Chu Zhao was alive and that he had been deceived.

• Old Jack found Chu Zhao waiting in the cottage and welcomed her back as she introduced Qian Renxue as Little Xue.
• Chu Zhao sensed her Soul Power about to break through, gave Qian Renxue a purple jade pendant, and entered meditation.
• Qian Renxue placed the pendant beneath Chu Zhao's bed, activating a force that enveloped the continent, and stayed to guard her.
• Chu Zhao continued restoring the shattered Godhood Position as her power accumulated and the Great Calamity Xu Quan had foretold drew closer.
• The Asura God saw that Chu Zhao was alive and realized he had been deceived about killing her.