Chapter Summaries

Asura God restored Tang San after Chu Zhao crippled him, then tried to help him escape when Chu Zhao attacked again. Chu Zhao’s scythe struck Asura God instead, leaving Tang San alive while Asura God lost much of his fate.

• After discovering Tang San was crippled, Asura God blamed Chu Zhao and used divine power to restore Tang San’s foundation and bones.
• Asura God sensed danger and urged Tang San to flee to the West Sea and Sea God Island as Chu Zhao’s scythe attacked him in his sleep.
• Tang San escaped with Asura God’s help and questioned Chu Zhao, who said Xu Ziwei was now pursuing him rather than Chu Zhao, Emperor of Great Zhao.
• Chu Zhao trapped Tang San with blood-red brambles and attacked with the Scythe of Fate, shocking Asura God with her mastery of divine power.
• Chu Zhao’s slash struck Asura God’s fate instead of killing Tang San, and Asura God took the blow while Tang San escaped.

Chu Zhao learned that Tang San had consumed one of Xu Xuan’s God Sesame Pills, strengthening her resolve to kill him, while rejecting Ah Yin’s willingness to sacrifice herself for her son. After returning to Moonlight City, Chu Zhao found Qian Renxue upset that Bibi Dong had adopted Hu Liena.

• Chu Zhao told Ah Yin that Tang San was responsible for his father’s wrongs and had consumed a God Sesame Pill stolen from her deceased mother’s gifts.
• Ah Yin offered her soul and Blue Silver Emperor body to repay the pill, but Chu Zhao told her to value herself and sent her back into the potted plant.
• Chu Zhao reflected on her unanswered longing for Xu Xuan and wondered why she could see other people’s souls but not hers.
• Chu Zhao returned to Moonlight City and found Qian Renxue complaining that Bibi Dong had adopted Hu Liena, making her the Pope’s daughter.

Qian Renxue and Chu Zhao planned to remove Bibi Dong from power after Bibi Dong’s favoritism toward Hu Liena convinced Qian Renxue to reclaim Spirit Hall. When Bibi Dong moved to proclaim herself Emperor, Qian Renxue launched an assault on Spirit City and confronted her mother, who challenged the forces behind the attack.

• Qian Renxue declared that she would kill Hu Liena and reclaim Spirit Hall, while Chu Zhao promised to help her become Pope and said Qian Renxue mattered more to her than Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue and Chu Zhao received a warning from Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong was trying to proclaim herself Emperor and start a war.
• At the beginning of July, Qian Renxue borrowed three thousand high-level soul masters from Chu Zhao and led them to besiege Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue rejected Chu Zhao’s offer to send more troops, insisting that three thousand powerful soul masters were enough and a larger force could alert Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong confronted Qian Renxue in the sky above Spirit City, and Qian Renxue announced that Bibi Dong’s time as Pope was ending.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Qian Renxue relied on Chu Zhao, the Elders, or Qian Xunji’s lingering influence to take the position from her.

Chu Zhao confronted Bibi Dong over Hu Liena’s treatment and protected Qian Renxue from Hu Liena’s anger. After Qian Renxue wounded Hu Liena and Bibi Dong stopped her from killing her, Chu Zhao killed Hu Liena, leaving Bibi Dong furious and Qian Renxue standing between them.

• Chu Zhao questioned Bibi Dong for failing to punish Hu Liena after the Clear Sky Sect operation and rebuked Hu Liena for claiming Bibi Dong had been biased.
• Chu Zhao told Hu Liena she disliked her because Hu Liena’s feelings made Qian Renxue uncomfortable, prompting Hu Liena to attack Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong’s power sent Hu Liena flying, and Chu Zhao used her Death God Domain to stop Chrysanthemum Guan and Guimei from getting help for her.
• Qian Renxue tried to kill the wounded Hu Liena, but Bibi Dong blocked the Angel Holy Sword.
• Chu Zhao killed Hu Liena with her Scythe, and Hu Liena’s last words were directed at Chu Zhao.
• Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong and told her to blame her rather than Chu Zhao.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue fought in the sky above Spirit City to settle their conflict, while Chu Zhao stopped Bibi Dong’s allies and tried to recruit Guimei. Qian Renxue gained the upper hand but faltered when Bibi Dong challenged her resolve, and the fight continued with Qian Renxue attacking again.

• Bibi Dong led Qian Renxue into the sky for a fight between them, and the two initially appeared evenly matched.
• Chu Zhao stopped Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo from interfering, then recognized Guimei’s unusual soul and offered to help him become a god if he joined her.
• Guimei refused Chu Zhao’s offer, choosing to remain by Bibi Dong’s side.
• Qian Renxue gained the advantage and pointed her Angel Holy Sword at Bibi Dong’s throat, declaring that Bibi Dong should yield her position.
• Bibi Dong walked into the sword and criticized Qian Renxue when she withdrew it, prompting Qian Renxue to attack again.

Chu Zhao used her Self Martial Soul Fusion Technique, Between Life and Death, to stop Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong’s duel and draw them into a space where they could confront their unresolved pain. There, Qian Xunji praised Qian Renxue and admitted he no longer hated Bibi Dong, then began explaining why he had violated her more than twenty years earlier.

• Chu Zhao rushed to stop Qian Renxue from striking Bibi Dong, fearing others would accuse Qian Renxue of matricide.
• Chu Zhao fused her life and death martial souls to create Between Life and Death, freezing Spirit City and drawing Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Qian Xunji into the space.
• Qian Xunji praised Qian Renxue and told her she had become the pride of Spirit Hall and the Angel Lineage.
• Qian Xunji told Bibi Dong he knew she had killed him and no longer hated her because he had wronged her first.
• Bibi Dong demanded to know why Qian Xunji had violated her, and he began to explain that he had wanted to separate her from someone.

Qian Xunji used Chu Zhao’s Between Life and Death to urge Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to stop hating each other, then watched Qian Renxue become Spirit Hall’s new Pope. He revealed that the Rakshasa God had warned him Yu Xiaogang would bring Bibi Dong ruin, leaving Chu Zhao suspecting Qian Xunji had been manipulated.

• Qian Xunji told Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue he had tried to separate them because a deity warned him their future together would be miserable, and he urged them to blame him instead of each other.
• Chu Zhao warned Qian Xunji that Between Life and Death was draining her Soul Power, so he ended the conversation and the space collapsed.
• Qian Renxue supported the weakened Chu Zhao, who explained that Qian Xunji’s soul had become clearer and offered to let them see him again.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong transferred power, making Qian Renxue Spirit Hall’s new Pope.
• Chu Zhao asked Qian Xunji about the deity’s warning, and he revealed that the Rakshasa God had called Yu Xiaogang Bibi Dong’s great calamity and predicted she could become a god if separated from him.

Chu Zhao suspected that the Spirit Hall family had been caught in a divine plot, while Tang San reached Sea God Island and received the Sea God Nine Trials. The chapter ended with Sea Horse Douluo asking Tang San why he hated Spirit Hall.

• Chu Zhao concluded that Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong’s family might have been manipulated by the gods, though she did not know who was behind the plot.
• Tang San survived the journey to Sea God Island after falling into the sea and being captured by pirates.
• Tang San received the Sea God Nine Trials, prompting the Sea God to warn the Asura God that Tang San had to pass them.
• The Asura God urged the Sea God to make Tang San’s trials easier, and the Sea God eventually agreed to give him some leeway.
• The Sea God Grand Offering told Tang San that he had received the Sea God’s recognition, and Sea Horse Douluo asked him about his hatred of Spirit Hall.

Sea Horse Douluo reported that Chu Zhao had unified the continent as the Great Zhao sovereign, alarming Bo Saixi and the Sea God Island elders. Later, Chu Zhao learned that Qian Renxue feared the cost of her final Angel God trial and bound the Resurrection God Pill to Qian Daoliu so he could return after sacrificing himself.

• Sea Horse Douluo told Bo Saixi and the Saint Pillar Douluo that Chu Zhao had unified the continent and founded Great Zhao, while Spirit Hall had not intervened.
• Bo Saixi recognized Star Sect’s return and warned that Chu Zhao’s rise could herald a powerful god; another Saint Pillar Douluo threatened to defend Sea God Island.
• Qian Renxue told Chu Zhao that her Angel God Eighth Trial had left her afraid to begin the Ninth Trial because she sensed she might lose something.
• Chu Zhao realized that Qian Daoliu would have to sacrifice his life to open the path to Qian Renxue’s inheritance and bound the Resurrection God Pill to him.
• Chu Zhao reassured Qian Renxue that her trials could conclude successfully and urged her not to give up on becoming a god.

Chu Zhao faced the Slaughter King, who attacked her while she inspected her territory, and fought to hold him off until help arrived. The chapter left her battling the relentless assailant with her domains and soul skills.

• Qian Renxue regained her resolve to begin the Angel God Ninth Trial after Chu Zhao told her Tang San was pursuing the Sea God’s inheritance.
• Qian Renxue asked Chu Zhao to wait until she became a god before attacking Sea God Island, and Chu Zhao agreed.
• The Slaughter King ambushed Chu Zhao in a wasteland, and she realized he had come to kill her on the Asura God’s orders.
• Chu Zhao taunted the Slaughter King about being used by the Asura God, but he remained silent and continued attacking.
• Chu Zhao fired signal flares for help and used lightning, flames, and her Frost Leaf Sword Formation to stall the Slaughter King.

Chu Zhao and Guang Ling subdued Tang Chen, then Chu Zhao used an upgraded Power Dissipation Pill to strip away his powers and free him from control. As the Angel God descended in Spirit City, Xu Quan revealed that Qian Daoliu had died, leaving Chu Zhao to check whether her revival pill had worked.

• Guang Ling answered Chu Zhao’s distress signal and recognized the controlled Slaughter King as Tang Chen.
• Guang Ling and Xu Quan helped Chu Zhao subdue Tang Chen, and she fed him an upgraded Power Dissipation Pill that stripped away his powers and restored his consciousness.
• Tang Chen realized his Soul Power was gone and fainted from the shock.
• Guang Ling saw the Angel God’s golden aura rise over Spirit City and hurried back, feeling an unexplained sense of loss.
• Chu Zhao checked her system for news of the pill meant to revive the dead, and Xu Quan said Qian Daoliu had died.

Chu Zhao used the Resurrection God Pill to bring Qian Daoliu back to life, though Xu Quan feared the act had altered her fate. At the Elder Hall, Guang Ling learned that Qian Daoliu had sacrificed himself for Qian Renxue’s trial, only to see him reappear after Qian Renxue ascended as the Angel God.

• Chu Zhao saw that the Resurrection God Pill had revived Qian Daoliu, and Xu Quan angrily warned her about changing his fate before concealing his true fears.
• Guang Ling returned to the Elder Hall and wondered why Qian Daoliu was absent while the other Great Elders reacted with grief.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Guang Ling that the Angel God’s Ninth Trial required Qian Daoliu to sacrifice his life, and Guang Ling mourned that he had not said goodbye.
• Qian Renxue emerged from the shattered Angel Statue as the newly ascended Angel God, with Qian Daoliu appearing behind her alive.

Chu Zhao strengthened herself to prepare for taking Sea God Island, while Bo Saixi resolved to bring more talented people to the island. After absorbing a seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and reaching Rank 96, Chu Zhao looked toward Sea God Island, ready to act.

• Sea Horse Douluo told Tang San that the Angel God had emerged from the Qian Family, and Bo Saixi assured him that Sea God Island was protected by the Sea God's authority.
• Bo Saixi judged Tang San's talent insufficient to become the Sea God and resolved to attract more gifted people to Sea God Island.
• Chu Zhao learned that Bo Saixi intended to recruit talented people, but decided that conquering Sea God Island came first.
• Chu Zhao absorbed her adjustable Soul Ring for ten days, raising it to seven hundred thousand years and her Soul Power from Rank 92 to Rank 96.
• Chu Zhao looked southwest toward Sea God Island and prepared to move against it.

Qian Renxue and Chu Zhao arrived at Sea God Island under the Sea God's protection, then announced their intention to incorporate it into Chu Zhao's empire. After a Holy Pillar Douluo attacked, Chu Zhao sent her companions to fight him while Tang San watched in regret.

• Bo Saixi noticed the ship entering the Inner Island beneath a barrier carrying the Sea God's aura and waited for it to dock.
• Xiao Chenyu told Sea Horse Douluo that the newcomers were old acquaintances of Tang San, who recognized Chu Zhao's profile from a distance.
• The barrier withdrew, revealing Qian Renxue's Angel God aura, and she identified herself as Spirit Hall Pope and Angel God before declaring that she and Chu Zhao had come to incorporate Sea God Island.
• Chu Zhao told Bo Saixi that she wanted the island for her empire and offered to spare its people if they surrendered control.
• An enraged Holy Pillar Douluo attacked Chu Zhao, who dismissed him as too weak and sent her companions to fight him with poisons, Hidden Weapons, explosives, and soul skills.
• Tang San watched the fight and regretted selling Chu Zhao so many Hidden Weapons.

Chu Zhao confronted Bo Saixi on Sea God Island and revealed that she could command the ocean and wield the Ziwei Star Martial Soul. After the Sea God united Bo Saixi and the Seven Holy Pillars against her, Chu Zhao was struck by their combined attacks and vanished.

• Tang San watched from the shadows and criticized the low detonation rate of the gunpowder weapons.
• Bo Saixi warned Chu Zhao that Sea God Island belonged to the Sea God, but Chu Zhao declared that she intended to claim it.
• Chu Zhao stopped Bo Saixi from attacking Qian Renxue and used her Eighth Soul Skill to raise enormous waves while depriving Bo Saixi of control over the sea.
• Chu Zhao revealed her Ziwei Star Martial Soul, forcing the Sea Soul Beasts underwater, while Bo Saixi sensed ships carrying tens of thousands of Soul Masters approaching Sea God Island.
• The Sea God urged Bo Saixi and the Seven Holy Pillars to eliminate the Ziwei Star Martial Soul, and all eight launched their strongest attacks at Chu Zhao.
• Qian Renxue and Guang Ling tried to help Chu Zhao, but the Sea God's power restrained Qian Renxue and a Demon Soul Great White Shark attacked Guang Ling; Chu Zhao took the eight attacks without defending and disappeared.

After Chu Zhao apparently vanished, Qian Renxue and Guang Ling attacked Sea God Island’s defenders in grief and rage, until Sea God Poseidon intervened to confront Qian Renxue. The clash was interrupted by explosives detonating across the island, and Qian Renxue was left questioning why Poseidon’s divine power carried such potent light energy.

• Xu Quan arrived too late to save Chu Zhao, and Guang Ling killed three Saint Pillar Douluo while searching for vengeance.
• Qian Renxue took over the fight from the wounded Guang Ling and killed another Saint Pillar Douluo before overpowering Bo Saixi.
• Sea God Poseidon sent a phantom to stop Qian Renxue, then summoned the Sea God Trident to face her.
• Explosives detonated across Sea God Island and Sea God Hall, while Xiao Chenyu and his companions sailed away to join the battle around the outer islands.
• Qian Renxue sensed powerful light energy in Poseidon's divine power and asked why the Sea God possessed it.

Xu Quan discovered that Chu Zhao was still alive by reading the Ziwei Star, while Qian Renxue defeated Poseidon’s divine will. The group learned that Chu Zhao’s whereabouts remained unknown, and Xu Quan blamed Qian Daoliu for the disaster.

• Qian Renxue refused Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu’s help and fought Poseidon’s divine will while Xu Quan searched for Chu Zhao.
• After night fell, Xu Quan saw the Ziwei Star shining brightly and announced that Chu Zhao was alive.
• Qian Renxue defeated Poseidon’s divine will with the Angel Holy Sword, and Tang San slipped away unnoticed.
• Xu Quan explained that Star Sect members could read the fates of those with Star Sect martial souls, but he could not locate Chu Zhao.
• Qian Daoliu asked where Chu Zhao was, and Xu Quan ignored him because he believed Qian Daoliu’s survival had caused her apparent death.
• The Sea Witch Douluo revealed Xu Quan’s resentment, accusing Qian Daoliu of being the one who should have died in Chu Zhao’s place.

After Chu Zhao was presumed dead on Sea God Island, Xu Quan insisted she was alive and promised to bring her back, while her allies continued carrying out her plans. Chu Zhao revealed that she had deliberately accepted the attacks as a Death Tribulation, but became trapped in Between Life and Death and began cultivating to escape.

• The Sea Witch Douluo taunted Qian Renxue and the others over Chu Zhao’s presumed death, while Xu Quan insisted Chu Zhao was still alive.
• Qian Daoliu questioned Xu Quan about how he had returned from the dead, but Xu Quan told him to ask Chu Zhao after she came back.
• Xu Quan saw Chu Zhao’s subordinates continuing their work on Sea God Island, then left to seek a way to bring her back.
• Chu Zhao explained that she had recognized the Sea God’s aura as her Death Tribulation and deliberately taken the eight Douluo’s attacks to gain strength by surviving it.
• Chu Zhao found herself trapped in Between Life and Death, unable to control or leave it, and chose to cultivate there until she became strong enough to escape.

After mastering and fusing the powers of life and death, Chu Zhao escaped Between Life and Death with greatly increased strength. She reunited with Qian Renxue, then denied that her near-death ordeal or Qian Daoliu’s resurrection had anything to do with her.

• Chu Zhao fused her life and death powers, escaped Between Life and Death, and discovered that her strength had increased at least tenfold.
• Chu Zhao saw Sea God Island behind a pale blue barrier and realized that little time had passed while she was trapped.
• Qian Renxue spotted Chu Zhao returning and flew to meet her, overwhelmed with joy that she was alive.
• Qian Renxue, Guang Ling, and Qian Daoliu questioned Chu Zhao about Sea Witch Douluo’s claims and Xu Quan’s reaction.
• Chu Zhao dismissed Sea Witch Douluo and Xu Quan as unreliable, denied reviving Qian Daoliu, and insisted that her Death Tribulation had been an opportunity.

After Chu Zhao returned from Between Life and Death with greatly increased strength, Qian Renxue asked her to accompany her and Qian Daoliu to the God Realm. Chu Zhao refused, hoping to become a god herself and bring more companions; she began searching Douluo Continent for other paths to godhood.

• Chu Zhao learned that she had been missing for only eight hours, though the time inside Between Life and Death had felt like thousands of years to her.
• Qian Renxue asked Chu Zhao to go with her and Qian Daoliu to the God Realm when Douluo Continent began rejecting her.
• Chu Zhao told Qian Renxue she was unwilling to go yet, explaining that she hoped to attain godhood in two years and bring more of their companions with them.
• Chu Zhao warned that the God Realm was dangerous, and Qian Renxue agreed not to bring Chu Zhao or Qian Daoliu there before they were ready.
• Chu Zhao tried to ask the Seed of Chaos about other divine inheritances, but could not understand its response.
• Chu Zhao searched from the Star Dou Great Forest for places across Douluo Continent where people might become gods.