Chapter Summaries

Haider and his pirates tried to rob Qin Xiao and his companions, but Qin Xiao overwhelmed them and forced them to take a poison that required a dose every thirty days. The group continued toward Sea God Island, while Haider concluded that even Zi Zhenzhu could not save them.

• Haider ordered his crew to storm the dining room, where they discovered Qin Xiao and the women unaffected by the poisoned food.
• The pirates attacked, but Meng Yiran killed two men, and Qin Xiao’s Soul Power pressure forced Haider and the others to their knees.
• Qin Xiao offered the pirates death or continued service to Sea God Island, then made them swallow pills that would kill them if they missed a dose after thirty days.
• Qin Xiao assigned three rooms, including one for himself, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran, leaving Ning Rongrong flustered by his arrangement.
• Haider told his crew they had to serve Qin Xiao and warned them that even Zi Zhenzhu and the ship’s Soul Masters could not defeat him.

Haider’s crew tried to evade the Purple Pearl Pirates after falling under a powerful young man’s control, while Zi Zhenzhu ordered an interception. At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Luomian told Yu Tianxin to stay hidden and revealed his plan to destroy the Star Luo Imperial Family for Qin Xiao’s forgiveness, but Yu Xiaogang angrily opposed surrendering to Qin Xiao.

• Haider told his crew that their young captor might be a Soul Douluo and ordered them to steer away from their base to avoid detection.
• A pirate reported that Haider’s Sea Demon Ship had passed the Purple Pearl Pirates’ headquarters, and Zi Zhenzhu ordered her Soul Master-level subordinates to intercept and kill the suspected defectors.
• Yu Luomian warned Yu Tianxin to remain in the clan, revealed that Qin Xiao had destroyed the Clear Sky Sect and killed many Star Luo experts, and said the clan would attack the Star Luo Imperial Family to seek Qin Xiao’s forgiveness.
• Yu Luomian told Yu Tianxin to bring back Liu Erlong to lead the clan if anything happened to him, while Yu Tianxin concealed his resentment at being passed over as heir.
• Yu Xiaogang confronted Yu Luomian and denounced his plan to submit to Qin Xiao, insisting that the clan should resist even if it meant destruction.
• Yu Luomian argued that survival mattered most and vowed to bear the clan’s humiliation himself.

Yu Luomian expelled Yu Xiaogang from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Yu Xiaogang swore revenge. At sea, Zi Zhenzhu caught up with Haider and confronted Qin Xiao, then threatened the women traveling with him, prompting Qin Xiao to prepare to act.

• Yu Luomian refused Yu Xiaogang's demands to keep fighting Qin Xiao and expelled him from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with five hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Yu Xiaogang was thrown out at the clan's mountain gate and swore to make the clan pay.
• Haider ordered the Sea Demon Ship to speed up after learning Zi Zhenzhu's boats were pursuing it, but the Purple Pearl Pirates caught and surrounded the ship.
• Zi Zhenzhu boarded the Sea Demon Ship and accused Haider of betraying the Purple Pearl Pirates; Haider explained that Qin Xiao had ordered him to sail to Sea God Island.
• Zi Zhenzhu dismissed Qin Xiao as a weak pretender, threatened the four women with him, and revealed her Soul Emperor power as Qin Xiao prepared to act.

Qin Xiao forced Zi Zhenzhu to take him to Sea God Island and arrange regular news from the Douluo Continent, then traveled toward the island with his companions. The Dragon Abyss Boat entered the Demon Soul Great White Sharks’ territory, and Qin Xiao revealed that the sharks were already pursuing them.

• Qin Xiao revealed his nine soul rings and overwhelmed Zi Zhenzhu and the pirates, then offered Zi Zhenzhu her freedom if she escorted him to Sea God Island and sent news every seven days.
• Zi Zhenzhu accepted Qin Xiao’s conditions, left the Sea Demon Ship with the other pirates, and Haider continued the voyage with Qin Xiao and his companions.
• Five days later, Haider stopped at the boundary of Sea God Island’s waters and warned Qin Xiao’s group about the Demon Soul Great White Shark King and her school.
• Qin Xiao launched the Dragon Abyss Boat and carried his companions beneath the sea toward the island.
• After the group spotted a Demon Soul Great White Shark, Qin Xiao said the sharks had noticed them and were already charging at the boat.

Qin Xiao and his companions reached Sea God Island after escaping the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and agreed to undergo the Sea God's trials. Sea Horse Douluo led them to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, where he told them they first had to cross the Sea Within the Sea.

• Qin Xiao powered the Dragon Abyss Boat with thunder and carried everyone past the Demon Soul Great White Shark pack, though he warned the boat might be ruined.
• The group landed on Sea God Island and admired its peaceful scenery before Sea Soul Masters arrived to block their way.
• A black-robed Titled Douluo introduced himself as the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar Guardian and reconsidered turning them away after sensing Zhu Zhuqing's and Meng Yiran's talent.
• Qin Xiao insisted that the group wanted to join Sea God Island despite the life-threatening trials, and Sea Horse Douluo led them to the Sea Within the Sea.
• Sea Horse Douluo explained that they had to cross the pool and reach the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar before they could accept the Sea God's trials.

Qin Xiao and the women crossed the Sea Within the Sea before it could attack, leaving Sea Horse Douluo stunned by Qin Xiao’s speed. Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing received black-level six trials from the Sea God, and the chapter ended with Sea Horse Douluo worrying that the deadly assessments would be too difficult for them.

• Qin Xiao brought himself and the women across the Sea Within the Sea in an instant, then demonstrated his speed again when Sea Horse Douluo asked how he had done it.
• Sea Horse Douluo began the trials by choosing Dugu Yan, whose assessment revealed black-level six trials and granted her the same potential authority as a Sacred Pillar Guardian.
• Qin Xiao stopped Ning Rongrong from disturbing Dugu Yan while she entered a special state, then Sea Horse Douluo explained that failing a black-level trial could cost a participant their life.
• Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward confidently and received black-level six trials as well, prompting Sea Horse Douluo to worry that she and Dugu Yan might not survive them.

Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran received Black Level Six Trials, while Qin Xiao’s assessment transformed into a Top-Tier Seven Trial, marking him as Sea God Island’s future Great Enshrined. As the island was shaken by a divine phenomenon, Qin Xiao began drawing the Sea God’s Power into his martial soul, and a blue trident mark appeared on his forehead.

• Ning Rongrong received a Black Level Six Trial and revealed that she carried the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul.
• Meng Yiran also received a Black Level Six Trial, and Qin Xiao told Sea Horse Douluo that their group came from Shrek.
• Qin Xiao’s assessment light turned red, and Sea Horse Douluo identified him as the recipient of a Top-Tier Seven Trial and the future leader of Sea God Island.
• A red-and-golden phenomenon shook the island, and Qin Xiao used the influx of Sea God’s Power to feed his mysterious martial soul.
• A blue trident mark appeared on Qin Xiao’s forehead, causing the golden pillar of light to grow more than ten times thicker.

Qin Xiao absorbed a vast amount of the Sea God's power and entered a mysterious state while Bo Saixi revealed that he was undergoing the Sea God's godhood inheritance. As he remained unconscious for months, his companions began their own trials, while Qian Renxue received news of Xue Beng's escape and turmoil in the Star Luo Empire.

• Bo Saixi arrived at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and explained that Qin Xiao had received the Sea God's godhood inheritance rather than an ordinary assessment.
• Qin Xiao absorbed concentrated Sea God's power, and the golden light around him became nine screens that sank into his forehead as he entered a strange state.
• Bo Saixi warned Qin Xiao's companions to focus on their assessments, and Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran gradually left while Zhu Zhuqing stayed behind.
• Three months later, Qian Renxue learned that Qin Xiao's trail had ended at Vast Sea City and wondered if he had gone to Sea God Island.
• Snake Lance Douluo reported that Xue Beng had escaped and that a mysterious force had weakened the Star Luo Empire; Qian Renxue ordered an investigation into the force.

The Star Luo Emperor struggled against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s attacks while Yu Luomian sought help and Tang Chen recovered at the Clear Sky Sect. Tang Chen left to seek Bo Saixi’s aid, and Tang Hao and Tang San withheld the Star Luo Empire’s plea for help as they pursued the sect’s ambitions.

• The Star Luo Emperor learned that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would accept no reconciliation, so he prepared to abandon the Star Luo Capital.
• Yu Luomian told Yu Tianxin he would ask Liu Erlong to intervene in the clan’s costly war against the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Tang Chen emerged from seclusion, named Tang San Young Sect Master, and put Tang Hao in charge of the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Chen dismissed Tang Hu’s service with praise and medicine, then revealed that he planned to kill him because he knew too much about the sect’s secret.
• Tang Chen told Tang Hao and Tang San that he would seek Bo Saixi’s help to remove the creature inside him before returning to Slaughter City to pursue godhood.
• Tang Hao admitted he had concealed the Star Luo Empire’s plea for help, and Tang San agreed to let the empire face its troubles alone.

After standing motionless for a year, Qin Xiao awakened just before the deadline for his first Sea God trial. Though his companions feared he had no time to complete it, Qin Xiao decided to try, while the Sacred Pillar Guardians doubted he could succeed.

• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, Bo Saixi, and the Sacred Pillar Guardians gathered at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar as Qin Xiao's one-year deadline approached.
• Bo Saixi warned that the Sea God would not go easy on his successor, and Qin Xiao's companions grieved, believing he might perish.
• Bo Saixi sensed something unusual, and dazzling sea god's power erupted from Qin Xiao as he awakened and reassured everyone.
• Qin Xiao embraced Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan, then said he still had a task to complete before the deadline.
• Ning Rongrong urged Qin Xiao to flee instead of attempting the trial, but he declined and chose to try despite the Sacred Pillar Guardians' doubts.

Qin Xiao completed his first Sea God assessment with a single one-finger push-up, then learned that his second assessment would take place at the Sea God Temple. He revealed that he had to follow the temple’s staircase all the way to the end, leaving Ning Rongrong and the others alarmed by the challenge.

• Qin Xiao completed his first assessment with a one-finger push-up and received five percent Sea God affinity, astonishing the witnesses when a golden beam confirmed his success.
• Bo Saixi congratulated Qin Xiao, introduced herself as Sea God Island’s Great Enshrined, and offered him access to her at the island’s temple.
• Meng Yiran told Qin Xiao that the Star Luo Emperor had survived an attack and was now guarded by a hundred thousand troops in Star Luo City.
• Qin Xiao said he would begin his second assessment at the Sea God Temple, where the staircase had tested Ning Rongrong and the others.
• Qin Xiao explained that his task was to follow the staircase all the way to the end, leaving Ning Rongrong and the others deathly pale.

Qin Xiao attempted his second Sea God trial and climbed the steps of Sea God’s Light at a staggering pace, revealing his immense cultivation and Thunder Battle Armor. He reached the nine-hundredth step, while the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians wondered whether he could climb any farther.

• Qin Xiao reassured Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing before stepping onto the trial path, while the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians watched from hiding.
• Qin Xiao raced past the early steps, reached the seven-hundredth step, and then continued beyond Sea Horse Douluo’s limit and toward Sea Dragon Douluo’s record.
• Qin Xiao pressed onward to the eight-hundred-and-fiftieth step, astounding the guardians by climbing without using his soul skills or revealing his rings.
• Qin Xiao summoned all nine soul rings and activated his ninth soul skill, calling down lightning that formed his Thunder Battle Armor.
• Qin Xiao climbed effortlessly to the nine-hundredth step as Ning Rongrong admired him, while Sea Dragon Douluo predicted that the pressure ahead would force Qin Xiao to stop.

Qin Xiao overcame the Sea God's Light by repeatedly detonating Thunder Tai Tan and reached the one thousand and first step, completing his second trial. After Bo Saixi stopped his attack from destroying the island, Qin Xiao asked her where to find the Demon Soul Great White Sharks.

• The Sacred Pillar Guardians doubted Qin Xiao could advance beyond the nine hundredth step, while Qin Xiao judged the pressure and summoned Thunder Tai Tan.
• Qin Xiao used Thunder Tai Tan's self-detonations to blast his way up the steps, reaching the one thousandth step before calling on Ning Rongrong for support.
• Ning Rongrong's boosts pushed Qin Xiao's Soul Power to level 98, and his massive Thunder Tai Tan detonation carried him to the one thousand and first step while damaging the island.
• Bo Saixi quelled Qin Xiao's lightning and waves, repaired the island, and emerged from the Sea God Hall as Qin Xiao stood at the summit.
• The Sea God announced that Qin Xiao had completed the second trial, and Qin Xiao asked Bo Saixi where the Demon Soul Great White Sharks were.

Qin Xiao passed his third Sea God trial by crossing the Demon Soul Great White Sharks’ blockade without harming them, then asked Xiao Bai to take him to the Evil Spirit Orcas’ territory to kill their king. Xiao Bai agreed eagerly because the Orcas were her clan’s sworn enemies.

• Qin Xiao told Bo Saixi that his trial required him to cross the Demon Soul Great White Sharks’ blockade under strict restrictions, and Bo Saixi summoned Xiao Bai and her clan.
• Xiao Bai challenged Qin Xiao, but he teleported behind the sharks and raced to the opposite shore before the Sea God’s power protected him from her attack and confirmed his trial’s completion.
• Bo Saixi scolded Xiao Bai for attacking Qin Xiao, and she apologized before Qin Xiao reassured her that he did not intend to harm her clan.
• Qin Xiao asked Xiao Bai to gather her clan and take him to the Evil Spirit Orcas’ territory so he could kill the Evil Orca King.
• Xiao Bai eagerly offered to carry Qin Xiao there because the Evil Spirit Orcas were her clan’s sworn enemies.

Qin Xiao prepared a lightning-based attack and lured the Evil Orca King into an ambush with Xiao Bai’s help. After their first exchange, Qin Xiao rose above the orcas and revealed seven purple lightning stars, leaving the battle poised to begin in earnest.

• Qin Xiao reassured Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong that he had a ninety percent chance of killing the Evil Orca King, then departed with Xiao Bai.
• Tang Chen arrived at the sea and steeled himself to visit Bo Saixi on Sea God Island.
• Qin Xiao asked Xiao Bai to lure the Evil Orca King to him and ordered her clan to wait fifty li away before counterattacking.
• Qin Xiao gathered thunder into seven concealed lightning stars while Xiao Bai led the Evil Spirit Orcas into pursuit, suffering wounds along the way.
• The Evil Orca King attacked Qin Xiao with a wave and a hidden Evil Spirit Orca Axe, but Qin Xiao countered with Titan Sky Cannon and moved into the sky.
• The Evil Orca King looked up and saw Qin Xiao above him, with seven purple stars arranged like a ladle behind him.

Qin Xiao killed the Evil Orca King, avenging the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan, then returned to Sea God Island and began his fourth trial by challenging the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians. He defeated all seven within an hour, and Sea Dragon Douluo acknowledged his loss after Bo Saixi restored him to his senses.

• Qin Xiao annihilated the Evil Spirit Orcas with seven Thunder Stars, killed the Evil Orca King, and gave Xiao Bai the Soul Bone as proof.
• Xiao Bai thanked Qin Xiao for avenging her clan, then took the Demon Soul Great White Sharks to reclaim their waters while Qin Xiao returned to Sea God Island.
• Qin Xiao told Sea Horse Douluo that his fourth trial required defeating the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians within twenty-four hours and challenged him first.
• Qin Xiao defeated Sea Horse Douluo, Sea Illusion Douluo, Sea Ghost Douluo, Sea Star Douluo, Sea Goddess Douluo, and Sea Spear Douluo in quick succession.
• Qin Xiao struck Sea Dragon Douluo with a Titan Sky Cannon, leaving him unconscious, and Bo Saixi revived him.
• Sea Dragon Douluo regained his senses, admitted that Qin Xiao had won, and thanked him.

Qin Xiao planned to face Bo Saixi's trial while Tang Hao sent Tang San to study at Thunder Academy, and Liu Erlong prepared to attack the Star Luo Imperial Family. On Sea God Island, Ning Rongrong hid under Qin Xiao's bed when Dugu Yan entered his room, leaving him scrambling to explain an innocent situation.

• Qin Xiao asked Bo Saixi to test him for one incense stick and requested permission to leave Sea God Island with several people; Bo Saixi agreed but postponed the trial until noon the next day.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to build his strength steadily and attend Thunder Academy, claiming Tang Chen would protect him and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Liu Erlong arrived at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Zhao Wuji and Flender, making clear she intended to destroy the Star Luo Imperial Family; Yu Luomian said their forces were ready to depart.
• Ning Rongrong visited Qin Xiao late at night, confessed that she wanted to be with him, and hid beneath his bed when Dugu Yan came to the door.
• Dugu Yan announced she was entering Qin Xiao's room, while Qin Xiao remained caught in an awkward situation with Ning Rongrong concealed under the bed.

Qin Xiao passed Bo Saixi’s Sea God trial by surviving her attacks until the incense burned down, earning five percent Sea God Affinity. Just after the trial ended, Tang Chen appeared on Sea God Island and confronted him.

• Dugu Yan visited Qin Xiao’s room, then hid under his bed when Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran arrived; Ning Rongrong emerged from beneath the bed as well.
• Qin Xiao taught the women mahjong, and they played through the night until dawn.
• Bo Saixi began the trial by attacking Qin Xiao over the sea, but he dodged her strikes until she restrained him with Divine Might Like a Prison.
• Qin Xiao used Nine Heavens Tribulation Light to shatter Bo Saixi’s water dragon and drive her back despite her Sea God’s Power shield.
• The incense burned out, and Qin Xiao received five percent Sea God Affinity for passing the trial.
• Tang Chen appeared and confronted Qin Xiao, surprising both him and Bo Saixi.

Tang Chen reunited with Bo Saixi and attacked Qin Xiao, whom he blamed for poisoning him and destroying the Clear Sky Sect. Bo Saixi defended Qin Xiao, but Tang Chen revealed his Asura Divine Power and demanded she stand aside, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Tang Chen appeared before Bo Saixi and Qin Xiao, recognized Qin Xiao as his enemy, and attacked him with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Bo Saixi intercepted Tang Chen's strike and vowed to protect Qin Xiao while they were near Sea God Island.
• Tang Chen identified Qin Xiao as the man who had destroyed the Clear Sky Sect, and Qin Xiao admitted it while blaming the sect for its fate.
• Tang Chen attacked with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Bo Saixi raised a sea-powered shield and tried to bind him with the Sea God's power.
• Tang Chen drew the Asura Demon Sword, broke through Bo Saixi's divine power, and declared that he would kill Qin Xiao unless she stepped aside.

Qin Xiao left Bo Saixi to hold off Tang Chen while he drew the Sea God Trident from the Sea God Hall, awakening the Sea God's power across the island. After passing the trial and receiving permission to wield the trident, Qin Xiao learned his next task was to help Bo Saixi severely wound Tang Chen.

• Bo Saixi summoned her Sea God Phantom to fight Tang Chen while Qin Xiao retreated and secretly went to the Ring Sea island after telling Bo Saixi his plan.
• Tang Chen shattered Bo Saixi's phantom and drove back the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians, while Bo Saixi continued fighting him despite her injuries.
• Qin Xiao reached the Sea God Hall, pulled the Sea God Trident free with the help of his soul power and Sea God affinity, and passed the trial.
• The Sea God's golden light spread across Sea God Island, and the Seven Sacred Pillars joined it to form a towering Sea God apparition that the islanders worshipped.
• Qin Xiao received increased Sea God affinity and permission to wield the trident, then saw his next trial instruct him to cooperate with Bo Saixi to severely wound Tang Chen.