Chapter Summaries

Shi Quan completed the first stage of training at Raging Wave Despair and began testing his strength against the giant waves, but left with Gu Yue Na before mastering the challenge. On their way back to Douluo Continent, they encountered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who withdrew after sensing their strength.

• Shi Quan reached level eighty-four, adapted to the giant waves, advanced the Indestructible Divine Skill to the Indestructible Realm, and comprehended the Power of Stormy Waves.
• Shi Quan began the second stage by using his own strength to resist the waves, but was repeatedly swept away and learned from Gu Yue Na that mastering the challenge would take at least three months.
• Shi Quan decided to return to Douluo Continent, and he and Gu Yue Na left the island by flying across the sea.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King confronted Shi Quan and Gu Yue Na in his territory, but withdrew after sensing Gu Yue Na's Dragon Might and Shi Quan's Spirit Power.
• Shi Quan asked Gu Yue Na to compare the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with Di Tian, and she said Di Tian was slightly stronger overall but would face a difficult fight at sea.

Shi Quan and Di Tian returned toward the Star Dou Great Forest, but Shi Quan stopped to save a village from Wolf Thieves. After defeating them and healing the survivors, he comforted a grieving girl named Ding Die and left her believing her parents would return through reincarnation.

• Shi Quan heard screams while traveling with Di Tian and rushed toward a village under attack by Wolf Thieves.
• Shi Quan killed the Wolf Thieves with his Xuanyuan flying blades and Blue Silver Emperor vines, including their azure-furred leader, and found a right-leg Spirit Bone on its body.
• Shi Quan healed the surviving villagers with Blue Silver Light, though many mourned relatives killed in the attack.
• Shi Quan comforted Ding Die, whose parents had died, and told her they would return through reincarnation.

Shi Quan learned that the villagers’ belief in reincarnation had produced Faith Power, and Gu Yue Na explained how it could support his future path to godhood. He considered pursuing the title of Reincarnation God, but faced the difficult task of uniting the planet’s faith and strengthening all three martial souls before the God Realm discovered him.

• Gu Yue Na told the villagers that the Reincarnation God governed the cycle of life and death, and Shi Quan warned them that suicide and evil deeds would bring punishment in the Underworld.
• Shi Quan comforted the villagers, promised help rebuilding their village and removing the remaining Wolf Thieves, then left with Gu Yue Na.
• Gu Yue Na explained that the villagers’ belief had generated Faith Power and that reincarnation faith could support Shi Quan’s strength as a future god, potentially even helping him reach God King level.
• Shi Quan learned that he had a fifty percent chance of reaching God King level by uniting the planet’s Faith Power, rising to eighty percent if he also accumulated enough energy and advanced all three martial souls to ten rings.
• Gu Yue Na explained that Faith Power came from reverence and worship, and that belief could let a god draw more power from the world.

After returning from Sea God Island, Shi Quan learned that Qian Renxue was preparing to purge the nobles of the major duchies. Qian Renxue revealed that she planned to use secretly planted High Explosive Bombs to kill the resisting nobles, then exploit public anger and frame Xue Beng to secure the Empire’s control.

• Shi Quan and Gu Yue Na agreed to spread the Reincarnation theory and Faith Power, and planned to ask Qian Renxue to send troops against the remaining Wolf Thieves.
• Dugu Bo told Shi Quan that the duchy nobles had rejected Xue Qinghe’s demand to surrender military authority, while Xue Xing and Xue Beng were gathering forces against him.
• Shi Quan visited Qian Renxue at the imperial palace and asked about her plan to centralize power.
• Qian Renxue explained that she had secretly arranged to plant mass-produced High Explosive Bombs in the nobles’ residences and had gathered evidence of their crimes.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she intended to frame Xue Beng for rebellion and connect him to the nobles’ deaths, giving the Empire a justification to intervene in the duchies.

Shi Quan and Qian Renxue planned the empire’s consolidation and discussed destroying the Clear Sky Sect, while Shi Quan revealed his rank-83 Soul Power and his intention to promote reincarnation to gather faith. He returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to prepare spirit souls for the assembly and develop legends of the Underworld, leaving the doctrine to be completed before the event.

• Qian Renxue and Shi Quan discussed purging the duchy nobles, taking control of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and integrating the empire’s spirit master factions.
• Shi Quan said he planned to destroy the Clear Sky Sect after reaching Titled Douluo, and Qian Renxue offered at least two Titled Douluo to support him.
• Qian Renxue planned to strike the nobles during the Spirit Soul Assembly, while Shi Quan gave her a map showing where Wolf Thieves had attacked a village.
• Shi Quan asked Qian Renxue to help spread his planned faith in reincarnation, and she agreed to assist.
• Shi Quan returned to the Star Dou Great Forest with Gu Yue Na and began preparing spirit souls for the assembly using the list of candidates from Qian Renxue.
• Shi Quan began outlining legends of the Underworld and its hierarchy to create a doctrine that could inspire belief in reincarnation.

Shi Quan considered how to build a Netherworld and use reincarnation, while planning to strengthen his Soul Cores and eventually reach godhood. In the Star Luo Empire, Tang San absorbed his seventh spirit ring and awakened Dark Blue Silver Grass, a new appearance, and the Dark Domain.

• Shi Quan reasoned that his Life, Spirit, and Earth martial souls might let him create a simplified reincarnation, but he needed to grow stronger and condense his ultimate-earth Soul Core.
• Shi Quan planned to break through to Titled Douluo, use the Soul Bone Breakthrough Crystal on the Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone, and potentially use Tang San to aid his path to godhood.
• In a forest in the Star Luo Empire, Tang San absorbed a seventh spirit ring from a giant sunflower while enduring a painful transformation.
• Tang San saw that his appearance had changed and his Blue Silver Grass had become ink-black Dark Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San discovered that he had awakened the Dark Domain, which could drain enemies and, with his Martial Soul Avatar and Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances, turn them into Fallen Spirit Masters.

Tang San gained a level and absorbed a rare Spirit Bone before traveling toward the Star Luo Empire while hunting soul beasts. He encountered an exhausted Dai Mubai fighting a Devil God Tiger, rescued him, and proved his identity, leaving Dai Mubai ready to explain his troubles.

• Tang San reached level seventy-two after devouring the Shadow Erosion Soul Devouring Sunflower and discovered a concealed right arm Spirit Bone.
• Tang San absorbed the Spirit Bone, felt his physical strength increase, and vowed revenge against Shi Quan and Dugu Bo.
• Tang San traveled toward the Star Luo Empire while hunting discreetly and avoiding the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tang San found Dai Mubai injured and struggling against a ten-thousand-year Devil God Tiger, then trapped the beast in his Dark Domain.
• Dai Mubai doubted Tang San's identity until Tang San showed him the Clear Sky Hammer, Eight Spider Lances, and Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night.
• Tang San revealed the unconscious Devil God Tiger, and Dai Mubai said his troubles were a long story.

Tang San persuaded Dai Mubai to join him and used his Dark Domain to transform Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Martial Soul into a Dark Devil Tiger. After gaining a fifth Spirit Ring and devouring a Soul Beast corpse, Dai Mubai reached Level 54 and discovered his Martial Soul’s power to devour.

• Tang San learned that Dai Mubai had spent years fleeing the Star Luo Empire and Dai Weisi after losing his struggle for the throne.
• Tang San offered Dai Mubai dark power and urged him to seek revenge on those who had harmed him.
• Dai Mubai accepted Tang San’s offer and joined him.
• Tang San used the Dark Domain to transform Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Martial Soul into a Dark Devil Tiger, while the unconscious Devil God Tiger was drained of life.
• Tang San led Dai Mubai to obtain a fifth Spirit Ring, and Dai Mubai reached Level 53.
• Dai Mubai devoured the corpse of a Fallen Devil Moon Serpent and rose to Level 54, learning that the Dark Devil Tiger could devour its prey.

After the Spirit Soul Assembly, Shi Quan helped Qian Renxue spread his writings before returning to Sea God Island to train for the coming God War. A year later, the others completed their first Sea God trials, and Ye Lingling wondered what her Sea God Affinity reward meant.

• Qian Renxue used explosives, evidence of rebellion, and military force to bring the Heaven Dou Empire’s kingdoms and duchies under her control during the Spirit Soul Assembly.
• Shi Quan gave Qian Renxue his Netherworld Legend and Reincarnation Theory to promote, then left for Sea God Island to resume his strength training.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King noticed Shi Quan and another human traveling toward Sea God Island and considered whether they were connected to the Sea God’s inheritor.
• A year later, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Yu Feng, and Ma Hongjun completed their First Trials and received their rewards.
• Ye Lingling questioned the value of her Sea God Affinity, and Zhu Zhuqing suggested that it might help her inherit Godhood.

Ye Lingling and the others discussed the rules of their Second Trial, while Shi Quan finished the second stage of his training and returned to check on them. Outside the Ring Sea, he began sparring with Little White to test his strength.

• Yu Feng explained that the Second Trial required crossing the Ring Sea without killing any Sea Soul Beasts, and Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing described their added restrictions on Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone skills.
• Ye Lingling noted that Domains and Xiao Quan's Self-Created Soul Skills remained available, and the group agreed to rest and cultivate before attempting the trial.
• After half a year of training, Shi Quan completed the second stage of Raging Sea Despair and planned to develop his control over force in the final stage.
• Shi Quan flew to Sea God Mountain, stopped outside the Ring Sea after Gu Yue Na warned him about the sealed airspace, and met Little White.
• Little White challenged Shi Quan to test his training, and the two exchanged powerful kicks that drove them both backward.

Shi Quan fought Xiao Bai, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Soul Great White Shark King, and arranged for her to deliver food to the others during their Second Trial. After informing Seahorse City, he returned to Raging Wave Despair to continue training.

• Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others recognized Xiao Bai as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast guarding Sea God Island and realized she was blocking their trial route.
• Shi Quan and Xiao Bai traded blows until Xiao Bai stopped, frustrated that his technique redirected her attacks.
• Shi Quan offered to teach Xiao Bai his force-redirection technique after the trial if she delivered food to the group across the Ring Sea.
• Xiao Bai agreed to deliver meals, and Shi Quan told the others, who were excited to stop relying on sausages and foraged food.
• Shi Quan notified Seahorse City that food deliveries could resume, then returned to Raging Wave Despair to continue his third training stage.

After mastering Star Shift in Raging Wave Despair, Shi Quan prepared to leave Sea God Island and tested his strength against Seahorse Douluo. Though only at level eighty-six, Shi Quan redirected Seahorse Douluo’s attacks and struck him into the Ring Sea, proving that his martial arts had made him a Humanoid Ferocious Beast.

• Shi Quan completed five months of cultivation in Raging Wave Despair and reached the highest realm of Star Shift.
• Shi Quan visited Seahorse Douluo to request a fight before leaving Sea God Island, and Seahorse Douluo agreed to test him.
• Shi Quan used Tai Chi Fist Technique to redirect Seahorse Douluo’s punches and turn a wave attack back against him.
• Shi Quan combined the Seven Injury Fist and Great Vajra Fist in a powerful blow that shattered Seahorse Douluo’s defense and sent him into the Ring Sea.

Shi Quan defeated Seahorse Douluo by breaking through his Ninth Spirit Ability and stopping his final punch before it landed. He then flew to the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar, where Sea Spear Douluo prepared to fight him.

• Seahorse Douluo unleashed his Ninth Spirit Ability, but Shi Quan shattered its black defensive curtain with his Raging Wave Despair punch.
• Shi Quan reached Seahorse Douluo and stopped his next punch just before it struck, prompting Seahorse Douluo to acknowledge his mercy and point him toward another Holy Pillar.
• Shi Quan flew to the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar and met Sea Spear Douluo, who had summoned his martial soul and golden spear.
• Shi Quan drew Dragon Spine Xuanyuan, and Sea Spear Douluo recognized it as a rare weapon-type External Soul Bone.
• Shi Quan raised his sword and adopted a sharp, blade-like stance as Sea Spear Douluo asked whether he knew how to use a sword.

Shi Quan defeated Sea Spear Douluo after countering his spear techniques and enduring his powerful Ninth Spirit Ability, then healed them both and learned the direction of the next Holy Pillar. He reached the Sea Illusion Saint Pillar, where Sea Illusion Douluo prepared to face him.

• Sea Spear Douluo attacked Shi Quan, but Shi Quan used his swordsmanship and controlled Xuanyuan blades to overpower him and interfere with his seawater absorption.
• Sea Spear Douluo unleashed his Ninth Spirit Ability, but Shi Quan weakened it with Imperial Might and deflected force before striking the spear with his Indestructible Divine Skill.
• Sea Spear Douluo admitted defeat, and Shi Quan healed both their injuries before asking for directions to the next Holy Pillar.
• Sea Spear Douluo pointed Shi Quan toward the next destination, and Shi Quan flew there after recovering during the journey.
• Shi Quan reached the Sea Illusion Saint Pillar, where Sea Illusion Douluo warned that defeating him would not be easy.

Shi Quan entered Sea Illusion Douluo’s Mist Domain and used his spiritual abilities to counter its illusions. After Sea Illusion Douluo exhausted himself maintaining the repeated visions of Shi Quan fighting Tang Hao, Shi Quan revealed that he had replaced himself with an illusion from the start.

• Sea Illusion Douluo activated his Mist Domain, and Shi Quan entered it to test its effects.
• The domain created an illusion of Tang Hao in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Shi Quan appeared to battle him repeatedly.
• Sea Illusion Douluo spent his Soul Power sustaining the illusion, believing Shi Quan was fighting Tang Hao, until the domain collapsed.
• Shi Quan appeared beside Sea Illusion Douluo and explained that he had used his spiritual martial soul to replace himself with an illusion when his Spirit Power touched the domain.

Shi Quan defeated Sea Illusion Douluo and Sea Ghost Douluo before reaching the Sea Star Saint Pillar. He began fighting Sea Star Douluo, whose devouring ability met Shi Quan’s own, leaving their struggle unresolved.

• Sea Illusion Douluo admitted defeat after Shi Quan fooled him with an illusion inside his own domain, and Shi Quan left for the next sacred pillar.
• Sea Illusion Douluo speculated that Shi Quan had twin martial souls and recovered while Shi Quan flew to the Sea Ghost Saint Pillar.
• Sea Ghost Douluo surrendered after his poison proved ineffective against Shi Quan, who then set out for the Sea Star Saint Pillar.
• Sea Star Douluo transformed his limbs and hair into five tentacles and attacked Shi Quan as he arrived.
• Shi Quan summoned the Blue Silver Emperor Tree Spirit Soul and bound Sea Star Douluo’s tentacles, then resisted Sea Star Douluo’s devouring ability and began devouring in return.

Shi Quan challenged Sea Star Douluo to a contest of Devouring, using his Blue Silver Emperor Tree and its abilities to overcome Sea Star Douluo’s powerful Ninth Spirit Ability. Sea Star Douluo conceded, leaving Shi Quan victorious on the Sea Star Saint Pillar Platform.

• Sea Star Douluo transformed with his Martial Soul Avatar and pulled Shi Quan toward him, while Shi Quan summoned the Blue Silver Emperor Tree’s Martial Soul Avatar.
• Shi Quan’s vines and first Spirit Ability clashed with Sea Star Douluo’s innate Devouring Ability, but Sea Star Douluo initially held the advantage with his Spirit Bone.
• Shi Quan activated the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Array, strengthening his tree and spreading its domain across the Ring Sea and nearby forest.
• Sea Star Douluo used Thousand Tentacle Absorption to draw in seawater and turn the contest in his favor.
• Shi Quan expanded the Blue Silver Domain and combined it with Myriad Forest Illusions and Devouring Golden Silk, halting his Soul Power loss and overwhelming Sea Star Douluo.
• Bound by the vines and drained of Soul Power, Sea Star Douluo admitted defeat, and Shi Quan released him.

Shi Quan challenged Sea Demon Douluo and endured her flute-based sound and mental attacks by learning to counter her music with his own. The contest left him with a new way to apply his Spirit Power, and he continued holding firm against her stronger tune.

• Shi Quan reached the Sea Demon Saint Pillar Platform and accepted Sea Demon Douluo’s challenge to listen to one song.
• Sea Demon Douluo transformed into a towering, illusory figure and attacked Shi Quan with music infused with Spirit Power.
• Shi Quan resisted the flute’s sound waves and mental attacks while analyzing how Sea Demon Douluo combined them.
• Shi Quan began humming the Blue Sea Tide Song, blending Spirit Power into his voice and stirring the sea around them.
• Shi Quan adapted his sound-wave techniques and gradually steadied himself, while Sea Demon Douluo’s stronger flute still failed to overwhelm him.

Shi Quan defeated Sea Demon Douluo in a spar, then overwhelmed Sea Dragon Douluo with his earth-based abilities at the Sea Dragon Saint Pillar. After healing Sea Dragon Douluo, Shi Quan flew toward Sea God Mountain to say goodbye before leaving Sea God Island.

• Sea Demon Douluo conceded to Shi Quan and asked him to share the Blue Sea Tide Song, which he hummed for her.
• Shi Quan reached the Sea Dragon Saint Pillar and challenged Sea Dragon Douluo, who transformed into his dragon form and attacked with water-based Spirit Abilities.
• Shi Quan used Earth Control and Earth Strange Arm to withstand Sea Dragon Douluo’s attacks and force him back.
• Sea Dragon Douluo unleashed his ultimate strike, but Shi Quan countered with Titan Mountain Collapse and knocked him unconscious.
• Shi Quan lifted Sea Dragon Douluo from the seabed, healed him, and then flew toward Sea God Mountain to say goodbye before departing Sea God Island.

Shi Quan discovered that his Dragon Spine could absorb Faith Power and strengthen his soul bones as he returned to the mainland. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue revealed that her mother had killed her father, leaving Shi Quan to ask whether she knew why.

• Shi Quan told his companions about the Seven Sacred Pillars Guardian Douluo and said he was leaving Sea God Island, then flew away with Gu Yue Na.
• As they neared the mainland, Shi Quan sensed Faith Power flowing into his Dragon Spine, and Gu Yue Na explained that it could strengthen his body and soul bones.
• Shi Quan and Gu Yue Na reached the mainland, where she returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and he headed to Heaven Dou City.
• Shi Quan went to the imperial palace to meet Qian Renxue, who said she was troubled by the revelation that her mother had killed her father.
• Shi Quan asked Qian Renxue whether her grandfather had explained why her mother killed her father.