Recaps

Qian Renxue discovered Tang Mo had prepared suitable sea soul beasts for both her and Hu Liena, while Tang Mo accepted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from her. The transfer stirred Tang San’s hatred from afar, and Xiao Wu reconsidered whether Tang San could serve as her guide and protector.

• Qian Renxue read about the Deep Sea Lanternfish and Emperor Squid in the Sea Soul Beast Compendium and realized Tang Mo had considered both her and Hu Liena.
• Tang Mo told Qian Renxue he could see through her disguise, though he concealed how little he actually knew about her true soul power.
• Qian Renxue gave Tang Mo the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Tang San felt its loss while cultivating at Nuoding Academy.
• Tang San brooded over his ruined left-hand hidden weapon skills and grew more obsessed with Tang Mo.
• Xiao Wu watched Tang San and doubted her choice of him as a guide or guardian, despite the hidden soul beast bloodline that had first drawn her attention.

Xiao Wu left Nuoding Academy after growing wary of Tang San, who spiraled into resentment and asked Yu Xiaogang to help him leave after a year. Meanwhile, Tang Mo absorbed the ocean’s recognition and transformed traces of Sea God Divine Nature into the beginnings of his own godhood.

• Xiao Wu left Tang San a note saying she had gone home and they might never meet again.
• Tang San found the note, blamed his missing finger and Xiao Wu’s departure, and grew increasingly resentful.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to let him graduate, and Yu Xiaogang promised to take him somewhere better suited to cultivation after a year.
• Tang Mo sensed Tang San’s lost fortune settling on him as he studied the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• The ocean recognized Tang Mo through the Shroud and Ocean Pact, marking his body with the concepts of ocean, justice, precious metal, and pact.
• Tang Mo absorbed the Shroud’s trace of Sea God Divine Nature, forming two Divine Nature Seeds and resolving to strengthen his own godhood with existing divine power.

Tang Mo wondered whether he could seize divine inheritances on the Douluo Continent after the Asura God blocked Poseidon from investigating the lost divinity. As Tang Mo sailed with his companions, his suppressed killing intent surfaced, and pirate ships approached despite the powerful emblems on their vessels.

• Poseidon tried to investigate the disappearance of his divinity, but the Asura God intercepted him and considered Tang Mo a promising candidate for his divine seat.
• Tang Mo suspected that gods could not directly affect the mortal world and asked Qian Renxue whether her family could contact the Angel God; she said they could not.
• Tang Mo and his companions set sail aboard ships from the Vast Sea City Lord's Manor and Spirit Hall, while Ning Rongrong cheered and Gu Rong served as their bodyguard.
• Tang Mo asked Hu Liena about seeing blood, and his old killing intent briefly emerged, alarming Hu Liena and drawing the attention of Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Gu Rong.
• Tang Mo spotted pirate ships charging toward them and asked Kasait whether the local pirates were always so brave.

Kasait realized that Tang Mo could expose his protection of pirates and the tribute he had collected to bribe Salas, leaving him terrified of Spirit Hall’s punishment. Tang Mo then led an attack on the pirate fleet, forcing Hu Liena to confront the brutality of killing as the story left her shaken by the slaughter.

• Kasait realized the pirates had mistaken Tang Mo’s ships for tribute collectors, and feared Spirit Hall would discover his dealings and punish him.
• Yue Guan asked Tang Mo whether they should kill the pirates to silence them, but Tang Mo told the elders to stand guard and summoned the Azure Sea Killer Whale’s body.
• Tang Mo used the Azure Sea Killer Whale to drive the pirate ships close, then boarded one and ordered the group to attack.
• Hu Liena controlled nearby pirates with her charm ability and made them fight their companions, but the violence left her nauseated.
• Tang Mo rapidly killed everyone aboard another pirate ship and appeared before Hu Liena without a trace of blood, then told her that feeling sick was still not enough.

Tang Mo taught Qian Renxue how to pierce the pirates’ defenses by infusing a feather with force and Soul Power, while Hu Liena struggled to overcome her revulsion at killing. Qian Renxue broke through the pirates’ formation, and Snake Eyes found himself unable to escape the Azure Sea Killer Whale.

• Tang Mo crippled a pirate and made Hu Liena kill him, but she vomited after seeing the blood.
• Tang Mo gathered valuables from three ships as Snake Eyes organized the remaining pirates into a defensive formation.
• Qian Renxue’s feather attack failed to penetrate the pirates’ shellfish-based shields, and Tang Mo stopped her from diving in recklessly.
• Tang Mo used a feather to break through the shields and explained that speed, weight, and finesse were the secrets to wielding hidden weapons.
• Qian Renxue concentrated her control on ten feathers and pierced the defensive ring, killing the pirates who formed it.
• The seaweed Martial Soul users attacked Tang Mo and Qian Renxue, while Snake Eyes realized the Azure Sea Killer Whale blocked his escape by water.

Tang Mo and Qian Renxue awakened their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Angel of Death: Gabriel, and used a single devastating strike to destroy the pirates. After recovering aboard their ship, they examined Snake Eyes’s records and uncovered evidence of influential figures using pirates for political ends, including corruption within Spirit Hall.

• Snake Eyes tried to use the seaweed whip to reach Tang Mo and Qian Renxue and take them hostage, but the pair vanished into a sphere of light as their Martial Souls resonated.
• Tang Mo and Qian Renxue unleashed one sword strike from their new Angel of Death: Gabriel fusion skill, killing Snake Eyes and wiping out the remaining pirates.
• Tang Mo carried the exhausted Qian Renxue to the largest pirate ship, where Hu Liena joined them as they headed inside.
• Tang Mo found Snake Eyes’s ledgers and letters, which recorded bribes and powerful figures who had used pirates to attack their political rivals.
• Qian Renxue recognized the names of Prince Xue Xing, Xue Beng, the lord of Vast Sea City, and Cardinal Kasait among the influential figures tied to the pirates.

Tang Mo confronted Qian Renxue about Spirit Hall’s corruption and challenged her belief that status alone could control a country or organization. Qian Renxue began to question what her grandfather and Emperor Xue Ye had taught her, while her Nation-Stealing Plan remained under scrutiny.

• Hu Liena pretended to leave Tang Mo and Qian Renxue, but Tang Mo suspected she was eavesdropping.
• Tang Mo stopped Qian Renxue from speaking too openly and warned her that her anger had exposed flaws in her Xue Qinghe disguise.
• Qian Renxue said she planned to give the ledgers to Emperor Xue Ye and Qian Daoliu, but Tang Mo asked what she expected to gain from it.
• Tang Mo explained that Qian Daoliu and other powerful figures in Spirit Hall likely benefited from the corruption, which Qian Renxue had blamed on Bibi Dong.
• Tang Mo challenged Qian Renxue’s belief that status and her Xue Qinghe identity would be enough to control the Heaven Dou Empire, leaving her worldview shaken.

Tang Mo advised Qian Renxue to build control over the Heaven Dou Empire by taking its military, finances, and elite into her hands before replacing Xue Ye. After she left, Tang Mo enlisted Yue Guan in his own effort to shift Spirit Hall’s power away from Bibi Dong.

• Tang Mo explained that Qian Renxue needed strength and control of resources, not merely her crown-prince identity, to secure lasting authority.
• Tang Mo told Qian Renxue to use the ledgers and letters to approach influential figures and gradually gain control of the Heaven Dou Empire’s military and finances.
• Tang Mo taught Qian Renxue a discreet method of weakening Xue Ye through food incompatibility, and she left Snake Eyes’s room confident in her plan.
• Yue Guan revealed that he had overheard their conversation and said he was caught between Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
• Tang Mo asked Yue Guan whom he served, and Yue Guan declared his loyalty to Spirit Hall.
• Tang Mo handed Yue Guan the records of Spirit Hall members involved in the pirates’ affair, intending to help Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu take power from Bibi Dong.

Tang Mo rescued a group of abducted young Soul Masters from a hidden chamber aboard the pirate ship and recruited Zi Zhenzhu with a Crimson Yang Pill. He began preparing a Restriction Technique to ensure her loyalty.

• Tang Mo found a hidden chamber beneath the ship’s treasure hold containing unconscious young people and awakened Zi Zhenzhu.
• After Zi Zhenzhu attacked him, Tang Mo stopped her and learned the pirates had abducted captives to recruit them or sell them to nobles and auction houses.
• Tang Mo offered Zi Zhenzhu work in exchange for a Crimson Yang Pill, and she agreed to serve him.
• Tang Mo told Zi Zhenzhu he would use measures to secure her loyalty, and she consented.
• Tang Mo mixed clay with Evil Spirit Orca bone powder, shaped it into a bowl, and used heart fire and Soul Power to create a rune-covered ceramic vessel for the Restriction Technique.

Tang Mo bound Zi Zhenzhu to him with a restriction and gave her ships, money, and Crimson Yang Pills to build a pirate crew. After he proposed the title Pirate King, Zi Zhenzhu immediately broke through to rank thirty and began her rise.

• Tang Mo used a restriction technique to bind Zi Zhenzhu to loyalty, and she drank the talisman water and shattered the bowl.
• Tang Mo gave Zi Zhenzhu a hundred Crimson Yang Pills, half the ships’ Gold Soul Coins, and control of the pirate ships, ordering her to build a crew and unite the pirates.
• Zi Zhenzhu asked Tang Mo for a future military title, and he suggested Pirate King, a title she eagerly accepted.
• Tang Mo, Hu Liena, and Qian Renxue left the cabin as the ships continued toward the boundary between the shallow and deep seas.
• Zi Zhenzhu swallowed a Crimson Yang Pill and, half an hour later, broke through to rank thirty.

Zi Zhenzhu recruited the rescued captives into a new pirate crew by defeating their chosen representatives, while Tang Mo sensed their loyalty strengthening his divine contract power. Three days later, Tang Mo’s ships halted near the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s territory, where he warned Gu Rong of the legendary beast’s power.

• Zi Zhenzhu told the rescued captives she would rebuild the pirate crew and invited them to stay or leave.
• Daxia and Axie challenged Zi Zhenzhu, but she defeated them in one exchange, and they accepted her as their boss.
• Tang Mo sensed the captives’ allegiance to Zi Zhenzhu forming invisible contracts that strengthened the God of Precious Metal and Contracts.
• Three days later, Kasait halted the ships after their course took them toward the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s waters.
• Tang Mo explained to Gu Rong that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had fought the Sea God and was more powerful than an ordinary ferocious beast.

Tang Mo warned Gu Rong about the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and obtained spatial Soul Power from him. When Spirit Hall's bait attracted a controlled swarm of Sea Soul Beasts, Yue Guan subdued them and Hu Liena chose a Golden Sword Demonfish as her target.

• Gu Rong thanked Tang Mo for warning him about the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and gave him spatial Soul Power attached to an Evil Spirit Orca bone.
• Spirit Hall scattered bait for Deep Sea Lanternfish and Emperor Squid, but the sea remained calm and Kasait found nothing wrong with the bait.
• Tang Mo sensed movement underwater, and Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Gu Rong detected a large approaching group of Sea Soul Beasts.
• Yue Guan realized the beasts were controlled by parasitic Sea Soul Beasts and suppressed them with his Titled Douluo pressure.
• Yue Guan brought several hundred-year Soul Beasts to the surface and told Hu Liena to hunt her own Soul Ring, and Hu Liena chose a Golden Sword Demonfish.

Qian Renxue and Tang Mo fought separate Deep Sea Lanternfish and their controlling Emperor Squids inside a sea barrier raised by She Long. Qian Renxue broke through her opponent’s defenses, while Tang Mo closed in undetected on his target.

• She Long enclosed Qian Renxue, Tang Mo, and the two Deep Sea Lanternfish in a barrier of controlled seawater.
• Qian Renxue revealed her identity and attacked a Deep Sea Lanternfish with her Angel Wings soul skill.
• The Emperor Squid trapped inside the fish unleashed golden light and a spiritual blade, but Qian Renxue deflected the blade and cleaved through the light.
• Tang Mo approached the other Deep Sea Lanternfish, which waited underwater to ambush him, without the Emperor Squid detecting him.

Tang Mo killed the Deep Sea Lanternfish and Emperor Squid, then absorbed their two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings into the Fish Intestine Sword. He broke through to level thirty-six and discovered his new second and third Soul Skills before concluding that the rewards suited him perfectly.

• Tang Mo used Evil Spirit Orca Slash to kill the Deep Sea Lanternfish and Emperor Squid, then collected their artifact-refinement materials and bound their remnant souls in the Green Pearl Bracer.
• Tang Mo absorbed both Soul Rings at once, using the Five Treasures Body Protection Method and Crimson Yang Pills to guide and calm their power.
• Tang Mo completed the absorption and discovered that his Soul Power had reached level thirty-six.
• Tang Mo learned that his second Soul Skill, Light of Awe, reduced an enemy’s attributes, while his third, Sword Fiend Soul Suppression, released the Fish Intestine Sword’s baleful aura to intimidate groups.
• Tang Mo tested both new skills and decided they were a perfect fit.

Tang Mo considered how to plunder fortune and watched Hu Liena defeat the Emperor Squid inside a Golden Sword Demonfish, then absorb its Soul Ring. As Hu Liena and Qian Renxue absorbed their Soul Rings, an enormous figure burst from the sea and attacked Tang Mo.

• Tang Mo recalled that taking other people's opportunities could let him plunder their fortune, and considered Tang San a likely target.
• Hu Liena used her mental-power Soul Skills to fight the Emperor Squid inside the Golden Sword Demonfish and shattered its mental avatar.
• Hu Liena killed the Emperor Squid, took its Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and began absorbing it as Qian Renxue also absorbed her Soul Ring.
• An enormous figure burst from beneath the sea and attacked Tang Mo, breaking through She Long's sphere of seawater before he could react.

Xiao Bai abducted Tang Mo, who reassured the others with a message before traveling with her to a strange island. There, Tang Mo sensed divine energy in a central pool and jumped in at Xiao Bai’s command.

• Xiao Bai carried Tang Mo away while She Long concealed Qian Renxue, and Gu Rong made no serious attempt to intervene.
• Tang Mo left the words “Don't worry” above the boat, easing Yue Guan’s and Gui Mei’s fears; Gui Mei pursued Xiao Bai.
• Ning Rongrong cried and urged Gu Rong to rescue Tang Mo, while Tang Mo remained unaware of the trouble his abduction had caused.
• Xiao Bai introduced herself as the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, and Tang Mo calmly explained why he believed she meant no harm.
• Xiao Bai brought Tang Mo to a small, unusual island with a deep pool; after sensing divine nature there, Tang Mo jumped into the pool when she told him to.

Tang Mo explored the ruined Freshwater God's Inheritance Land with Xiao Bai, who explained the perilous choices facing long-lived soul beasts and her decision to sacrifice herself. Tang Mo revealed that he could restore a soul beast without sacrificing its body, leaving Xiao Bai stunned when the Azure Sea Killer Whale returned to life with increased cultivation.

• Tang Mo followed the pool's suction into an underwater ruin where Xiao Bai identified the site as the Freshwater God's former Inheritance Land.
• Tang Mo detected ownerless divine nature in the palace, while Xiao Bai explained that the inheritance power had disappeared long ago.
• Xiao Bai described the lifespan limits and tribulations faced by soul beasts, then revealed she planned to sacrifice herself to enter the Divine Realm with Tang Mo.
• Tang Mo warned Xiao Bai that she might vanish if he failed to become a god, but she said she was willing to gamble on his future.
• Tang Mo joined the Azure Sea Killer Whale's body and soul, restoring it to life before Xiao Bai's eyes.
• Xiao Bai examined the revived Azure Sea Killer Whale and exclaimed that its cultivation had inexplicably increased by several hundred years.

Tang Mo explained the Chuma Xian Pact to Xiao Bai, and they formed one with exceptionally high compatibility. He then searched the ruined palace and safely stored a rare immortal herb, leaving the water-blue pearl still to be investigated.

• Tang Mo explained that the pact would let Xiao Bai cultivate faster without sacrificing herself, and Xiao Bai agreed to sign it.
• The Ocean Pact power raised Tang Mo and Xiao Bai’s compatibility, and they completed the Chuma Xian Pact in less than an hour.
• Tang Mo refused Xiao Bai’s offer of a Soul Ring because he needed to balance and consolidate his cultivation.
• Xiao Bai pointed out the remaining treasures in the palace ruins, and the Azure Sea Killer Whale cleared rubble from the hall.
• Tang Mo found a water-blue pearl and the Polarity Soul-Nourishing Orchid beneath the rubble.
• Tang Mo used balanced yin and yang forces to harvest the orchid and placed it in his Green Pearl Bracer.

Tang Mo discovered a hostile consciousness inside the aqua-blue orb and let it enter his Inner Scene, where he trapped it in a mirror maze. He identified it as possibly the Freshwater God's lingering will and began refining it with golden flames.

• Tang Mo borrowed Xiao Bai's soul power and tested the orb, confirming that it contained a distinct consciousness.
• Tang Mo touched the orb with his Tang Sect Grandmaster martial soul, baiting a blurred aqua-blue figure into his consciousness.
• The figure entered Tang Mo's Inner Scene and became trapped in a mirror maze that Xiao Bai had created.
• Tang Mo said the figure might be the Freshwater God's lingering will and prepared to refine it as pill-making material.
• Tang Mo used Xiao Bai's soul power to manifest golden flames, which engulfed the figure as it released aqua-blue aura.

Tang Mo trapped and refined the wandering ghost, absorbing its traces of divine nature, divine soul power, and law before escaping the collapsing underwater hall with Xiao Bai. Gui Mei found Tang Mo and brought him back toward the ships, where Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena were still withdrawn over his disappearance.

• Tang Mo used the Mirror Maze and Xiao Bai’s power to refine the blurred figure, then absorbed its divine nature, divine soul power, and power of laws.
• Tang Mo put away the Water-Blue Orb, causing the underwater hall to collapse, and Xiao Bai carried him toward the surface.
• Gui Mei sensed Tang Mo and Xiao Bai near the island and waited for Tang Mo to emerge; Xiao Bai stayed underwater while Tang Mo rose to meet Gui Mei.
• Gui Mei took Tang Mo back toward the two ships, where Gu Rong and Yue Guan worried that Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena had shut themselves away over Tang Mo.

After Tang Mo returned safely to the ships, he went back to Vast Sea City and began crafting artifacts and refining pills. He sent Crimson Yang Pills to three powerful factions, while Dugu Bo watched Xue Ye take one with hope and greed.

• Qian Renxue scolded She Long for failing to save Tang Mo, then secretly gave him a Crimson Yang Pill that shook his bottleneck.
• Tang Mo flew back to the ships, where Ning Rongrong rushed at him and Hu Liena held her back while Qian Renxue watched from the other ship.
• Tang Mo returned to Vast Sea City and secluded himself to cultivate, craft artifacts, and refine pills.
• The Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Spirit Hall sent Tang Mo medicinal ingredients and metals, and he sent Crimson Yang Pills to Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Bibi Dong.
• Xue Ye swallowed a Crimson Yang Pill despite his eunuch's warning, while Dugu Bo appeared behind him and stared at the bottle with hope and greed.

Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Bibi Dong, and Qian Daoliu each considered the value of Tang Mo’s Crimson Yang Pills and what they might gain from him. The chapter left Dugu Bo cultivating with the pills, while Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect maneuvered to secure more of Tang Mo’s help.

• Xue Ye swallowed a Crimson Yang Pill, and Dugu Bo examined him before Xue Ye gave Dugu Bo a bottle of pills to aid his cultivation.
• Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate with the Crimson Yang Pills.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed seeking better pills from Tang Mo, and Chen Xin took Ning Fengzhi’s pills when he left the room.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall’s subordinates to gather more medicinal herbs and metals for Tang Mo.
• Qian Daoliu laughed over Qian Renxue drawing Tang Mo toward her side and sent precious herbs from his treasury.

After half a year in seclusion, Tang Mo gave Hu Liena a fox-ear headband that boosted her spiritual power and let her use telekinesis, then gave Ning Rongrong a dagger that could unleash Evil Spirit Orca Slash. Ning Rongrong tested the weapon, drawing Chen Xin’s attention, while Tang Mo explained that the attack would grow stronger as she improved her Soul Power.

• Tang Mo emerged from seclusion and gave Hu Liena a fox-ear headband that increased her spiritual power and let her lift a leaf with telekinesis.
• Tang Mo handed Ning Rongrong an ornate dagger and told her to draw it and pour in her Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong unleashed Evil Spirit Orca Slash from the dagger, using most of her Soul Power.
• Gu Rong redirected the sword light through a spatial rift toward Chen Xin, who recognized Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power and shattered it with the Seven Kill Sword.
• Tang Mo fed Ning Rongrong a Crimson Yang Pill and told her that the dagger’s attack would grow stronger as her Soul Power improved.

Tang Mo gave Qian Renxue the Wish-Following Battle Armor and advised her on how to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire. Qian Renxue embraced his strategy of building influence through the empire’s finances, military, and powerful allies.

• Tang Mo left Ning Rongrong after helping her recover, and Chen Xin and Gu Rong appeared; Chen Xin asked about her dagger, prompting Ning Rongrong to ignore him.
• Tang Mo visited Qian Renxue and gave her the Wish-Following Battle Armor, which she tested in several forms before learning how it worked.
• Qian Renxue recognized the battle armor’s value and worried that Tang Mo might not remain on her side, but he reassured her that they would stay together as long as they shared a goal.
• Tang Mo advised Qian Renxue to use Prince Xue Xing to introduce someone skilled in Food Incompatibility to Xue Ye, diverting suspicion toward Prince Xue Xing and Prince Xue Beng.
• Tang Mo urged Qian Renxue to gain financial influence gradually and use Marshal Ge Long to build control of the military, binding powerful interests to her before revealing her identity.

Tang Mo accepted Qian Renxue’s Angel Lineage badge and gave her a mirror to contact him before returning to the Residence Kasait had lent him. There, Chen Xin tested Tang Mo’s swordsmanship, and Tang Mo’s quick counters forced Chen Xin to increase his restricted strength.

• Qian Renxue gave Tang Mo an Angel Lineage badge, and Tang Mo gave her a Water-Blue Mirror for contacting him wherever there was water.
• Tang Mo returned to the Residence Kasait had lent him, where Chen Xin launched a sword attack to test him.
• Tang Mo summoned the Fish Intestine Sword and evaded Chen Xin’s thrust, prompting Chen Xin to raise his restricted abilities to around rank fifty.
• Tang Mo used Taiji sword techniques to entangle Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword and then struck it with more than a hundred Instant Strike thrusts.
• Tang Mo closed to within half a meter of Chen Xin, who raised his restricted abilities to around rank sixty.