Recaps

Su Yu reassured Qian Renxue about her mission to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire and denied being in love with Bibi Dong. When She Long delivered the emperor’s memorials, Qian Renxue coaxed Su Yu into helping her handle them, and he asked for a kiss as payment.

• Su Yu offered to have Qian Renxue’s infiltration mission canceled, but she insisted she would complete it and promised to prioritize her safety.
• Su Yu questioned whether Bibi Dong was Qian Renxue’s mother, but Qian Renxue rejected the idea and asked whether he had fallen for Bibi Dong.
• Su Yu denied being in love with his teacher, and Qian Renxue warned him that she would punish him if he did.
• She Long announced that the Heaven Dou Emperor had sent memorials, and Qian Renxue told him to leave them outside.
• Qian Renxue asked Su Yu to help with the memorials, and after he requested a reward, she kissed him; Su Yu then deepened the kiss and teased her about not knowing how to breathe while kissing.

Su Yu helped Qian Renxue finish her memorials, then used Genjutsu to let her remain herself while still appearing as Xue Qinghe. At the Royal Horse Ranch, Qian Renxue enjoyed riding freely with Su Yu and ended by asking him to check her eye for a bug.

• Su Yu and Qian Renxue finished the memorials together in about two hours.
• Su Yu placed a Genjutsu on Qian Renxue so others would still see His Highness the Crown Prince, and told her she could be herself when he was with her.
• Qian Renxue embraced Su Yu and suggested they go riding.
• At the Royal Horse Ranch, Qian Renxue and Su Yu raced their Horned Horses across the grass.
• After riding, Qian Renxue told Su Yu she was truly happy, then asked him to look at her eye because a bug had gotten into it.

Su Yu and Qian Renxue spent the day riding together before returning to the Crown Prince's Residence with his Flying Thunder God technique. After washing, they shared a bed, where Su Yu drew Qian Renxue into his arms.

• Qian Renxue kissed Su Yu as a reward, then raced ahead on her horse and invited him to catch her.
• Su Yu and Qian Renxue watched the sunset together, exchanged affectionate teasing, and decided to return.
• Su Yu used Flying Thunder God to take Qian Renxue back to the Crown Prince's Residence, where She Long and Ci Xue had prepared a meal.
• Qian Renxue bathed while Su Yu washed in the guest room, then they met again in her room.
• Su Yu joined Qian Renxue beneath the quilt and gently pulled her into his arms.

Su Yu and Qian Renxue grew closer after he stopped when she resisted, then spent the night exploring intimacy within her grandfather’s restrictions. The next morning, Qian Renxue teased Su Yu about his behavior, and he helped her put on makeup.

• Su Yu kissed Qian Renxue and stopped when she pressed his hand away, then listened as she explained her grandfather’s rule about waiting until she became a god.
• Su Yu and Qian Renxue spent the night learning forbidden knowledge together.
• Qian Renxue woke the next morning, remembered the night before, and scolded Su Yu for hurting her.
• Su Yu apologized and promised to behave, while Qian Renxue said she would judge him by his actions.
• Su Yu offered to do Qian Renxue’s makeup and applied blush and lip rouge as she watched in the mirror.

Qian Renxue and Su Yu teased and marked each other before she went to court, then spent the night together after Su Yu promised to behave. The next morning, Qian Renxue woke beside him and kicked him in the waist.

• Qian Renxue praised her beauty while Su Yu took credit for helping her look good.
• Su Yu pulled Qian Renxue back, left a bite mark on her neck, and reminded her that his Genjutsu made her appear as Xue Qinghe to others.
• Qian Renxue bit Su Yu’s Adam’s apple in return, then ran off to court.
• That night, Qian Renxue reluctantly let Su Yu stay after he promised to behave, but he teased her before kissing her.
• The next morning, Qian Renxue woke beside Su Yu, noticed her aching ankle, and kicked him in the waist.

After half a month, Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall with Su Yu to visit Qian Daoliu and ask him for the route to Sea God Island. Qian Daoliu welcomed her home but realized she was asking about the island for Su Yu.

• Qian Renxue made Su Yu promise to finish her piled-up memorials after he apologized for his behavior the previous night.
• Su Yu told Qian Renxue he wanted a map to Sea God Island, and she agreed to ask Qian Daoliu.
• Su Yu disguised She Long as Xue Qinghe with an illusion so he could leave Heaven Dou Empire without raising suspicion.
• Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall with Su Yu and embraced her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu whether he remembered the route to Sea God Island, and he deduced that Su Yu wanted to go there.

Qian Daoliu challenged Su Yu to last fifteen minutes against Qian Jun Douluo in exchange for the map to Sea God Island. Su Yu accepted despite Qian Renxue’s worries, and the spar began outside Martial Soul Holy City with Qian Jun summoning his Coiling Dragon Staff.

• Qian Daoliu ordered Qian Jun Douluo to test Su Yu and promised him the Sea God Island map if he lasted a quarter of an hour without losing.
• Qian Renxue pleaded with Su Yu to back out, but he reassured her and teased her about their future marriage.
• Qian Jun Douluo led Su Yu and Qian Renxue three li outside Martial Soul Holy City, where Qian Daoliu watched from the shadows.
• Qian Jun Douluo warned Su Yu that he was outmatched, but Su Yu refused to concede and stirred his Soul Power.
• Qian Jun Douluo released his level 96 aura, summoned the Coiling Dragon Staff, and prepared to fight.

Su Yu fought Qian Jun Douluo with powerful Wood Release techniques, but Qian Jun Douluo escalated the duel by activating his Martial Soul Avatar. Qian Renxue watched in growing worry as the battle entered a more dangerous stage.

• Su Yu attacked Qian Jun Douluo with wooden spikes and emerging trees, but Qian Jun Douluo smashed the trunks with his Coiling Dragon Staff.
• Su Yu’s branches regenerated and bound Qian Jun Douluo, but Qian Jun Douluo broke free with his Fourth Soul Skill and used his Fifth Soul Skill to weigh down the branches and slow Su Yu’s Soul Power.
• Su Yu used the Hotei Technique to attack, then defended against Qian Jun Douluo’s counterstrike with the Hōbi Technique and Wood Golem Technique, which blocked the staff and flung Qian Jun Douluo away.
• Qian Jun Douluo praised Su Yu, then activated his Seventh Soul Skill and formed a towering Coiling Dragon True Body.
• Qian Renxue turned pale and stepped forward with worry as Qian Jun Douluo’s Martial Soul Avatar loomed over Su Yu.

Su Yu and Qian Jun Douluo fought a fierce battle with their giant forms, as the quarter-hour limit approached. They launched their final attacks, and the chapter ended as Su Yu's blood-red sword energy collided with Qian Jun Douluo's enormous golden staff.

• Su Yu entered Sage Mode, enlarged the Wooden Human, and summoned a Wood Dragon to battle Qian Jun Douluo's Coiling Dragon True Body.
• The Wooden Human caught Qian Jun Douluo's staff and struck him back, but Qian Jun Douluo answered with his Third Soul Skill, Sky-Piercing Strike.
• Su Yu raised a Ghost-Faced Shield to block the attack, then hurled a wooden spike at Qian Jun Douluo; Qian Daoliu noted that the time limit was nearly over.
• Su Yu repaired and reinforced the Wooden Human, then covered it in Susanoo armor and summoned a blood-red longsword.
• Qian Jun Douluo used his Eighth Soul Skill, Qian Jun's Throw, to launch an enormous Coiling Dragon Staff, and Su Yu met it with a blood-red sword slash.

Su Yu defeated Qian Jun Douluo and received the ancient Scroll from Qian Daoliu, who approved of his relationship with Qian Renxue but insisted he resolve his engagement. Su Yu and Qian Renxue returned to her palace, where they were greeted by Little Gray.

• Su Yu withstood Qian Jun Douluo's powerful attack, and Qian Jun declared that Su Yu had won the trial.
• Qian Daoliu gave Su Yu an ancient Scroll and warned him to properly resolve his engagement before pursuing Qian Renxue.
• Su Yu promised Qian Daoliu that he would give Qian Renxue a rightful status and never let her down.
• Qian Daoliu warned Su Yu and Qian Renxue about the dangers of Sea God Island before dismissing them.
• Qian Renxue teased Su Yu for letting her grandfather notice their feelings, then reunited with Little Gray at her palace.

Three years after reaching Soul Power Level 90, Su Yu led Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, Xue Na, and Long Ling'er to Vast Sea City on their way to Sea God Island. After settling in, he went to the Spirit Hall to meet a group of burly Soul Masters who had gathered for him.

• Su Yu's companions grew stronger during their three years of training, with Long Ling'er reaching Soul Saint and the others reaching Soul Emperor.
• Su Yu brought the group to Vast Sea City, where Zhu Zhuqing struggled with the fishy odor near the docks because of her keen sense of smell.
• Spirit Hall bishop Hai Wufa welcomed Su Yu and confirmed that their hotel and ship were ready.
• The girls explored Vast Sea City's morning market while Su Yu went alone to the Spirit Hall.
• Hai Wufa led Su Yu to a meeting room, where several burly Soul Masters greeted him.

Su Yu and his companions boarded the reinforced Saint Anne and began their voyage toward Sea God Island, following a safer route planned by Captain Zhao Shaoqiang. Five days later, the ship approached Purple Pearl Island to replenish dwindling supplies.

• Zhao Shaoqiang reported that the Saint Anne could withstand powerful attacks, described the Calm Sea Route, and introduced his experienced crew.
• Su Yu ordered the crew to prioritize safety and told everyone to gather at the docks the next day.
• Su Yu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, Long Ling'er, and the others boarded the Saint Anne and set sail from Vast Sea City.
• After five days at sea, Su Yu asked Zhao Shaoqiang how soon they would reach Purple Pearl Island for supplies.
• Zhao Shaoqiang estimated that they would arrive within half a day's sailing, and the island came into view that afternoon.

Su Yu and his companions stopped at Purple Pearl Island to replenish supplies and explored its beach and market. They met island ruler Zi Zhenzhu, paid the passage fee, and prepared to wait while the crew finished loading supplies.

• Zhao Shaoqiang left guards aboard the Saint Anne and led the crew ashore to buy supplies while Su Yu explored the beach with Ning Rongrong and the others.
• The group visited the island market, where Ning Rongrong bought sugar-heart coconuts and enjoyed their sweet juice.
• Zi Zhenzhu arrived with her followers, welcomed the visitors, and offered to show the women around the island.
• Su Yu declined Zi Zhenzhu's invitation, and Zhao Shaoqiang paid the island's passage fee for the visiting ship.
• After Zi Zhenzhu departed, Zhao Shaoqiang explained that she did not harm ordinary people and said loading the supplies would take about two hours.

Zi Zhenzhu had Ning Rongrong seized from the marketplace and brought to the Purple Pearl Pirates' base, where she tried to persuade her to stay. After learning of the kidnapping, Su Yu rushed toward the pirates' base to rescue her.

• After leaving the marketplace, Zi Zhenzhu signaled her subordinates before returning to the Purple Pearl Pirates' base.
• Su Yu returned to the Saint Anne while Ning Rongrong and the others continued browsing the marketplace.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Su Yu that the pirates had attacked and taken Ning Rongrong, and Su Yu set off alone for their base.
• At the base, Zi Zhenzhu scolded the pirates for tying Ning Rongrong up and untied her wrists.
• Zi Zhenzhu offered Ning Rongrong a pearl bracelet and tried to hold her, but Ning Rongrong resisted and demanded to be released.

Zi Zhenzhu restrained Ning Rongrong and left her cuffed to a bed while she went to deal with an attack on Purple Pearl Island. She found Su Yu leading the assault and challenged him, but his Wood Dragon immediately destroyed her fifth Soul Skill.

• Zi Zhenzhu carried Ning Rongrong into a room, pinned her to the bed, and tried to approach her despite Ning Rongrong's protests.
• A pirate reported that the crew was under attack, so Zi Zhenzhu used specialized Soul Tools to cuff Ning Rongrong to the bed and left to investigate.
• Zi Zhenzhu and Kuang Dao reached the battlefield and found Su Yu standing atop a Wood Dragon as it overwhelmed the pirates.
• Su Yu demanded that Zi Zhenzhu release Ning Rongrong or face the destruction of her pirates.
• Zi Zhenzhu attacked with her fifth Soul Skill, but the Wood Dragon struck down and dispersed her Sea Viper phantom.

Su Yu overwhelmed Zi Zhenzhu’s Ghost Snake Domain and trapped her in the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan’s genjutsu, where she faced horrific visions of the people harmed by her piracy. The genjutsu continued as Zi Zhenzhu watched her fleet sink while she was helplessly bound to her ship’s wheel.

• Zi Zhenzhu used her sixth Soul Skill, Ghost Snake Domain, to surround Su Yu and the Wood Dragon with twelve Sea Vipers.
• Su Yu’s Wood Dragon destroyed the Sea Vipers, resisted their poison, and shrugged off their mental interference.
• Su Yu caught Zi Zhenzhu’s gaze and trapped her in the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan’s genjutsu.
• Zi Zhenzhu found herself bound to a stake as the people she had killed accused her and set her on fire.
• Zi Zhenzhu experienced drowning as the spirits of merchants she had plundered dragged her into the dark water.
• Zi Zhenzhu awoke on her pirate ship, nailed to the wheel and forced to watch her fleet sink.

Su Yu rescued Ning Rongrong from the Purple Pearl Pirates, punished Zi Zhenzhu, and placed the pirates under Spirit Hall's command. He returned with Ning Rongrong to the Saint Anne, where the others welcomed her safely back.

• Su Yu broke Zi Zhenzhu with painful illusions, branded her Sea of Consciousness, and ordered the Purple Pearl Pirates to serve Spirit Hall or die.
• Su Yu freed Ning Rongrong from her Soul Tool restraints and comforted her as she clung to him.
• Su Yu used Flying Thunder God to bring Ning Rongrong back to the Saint Anne.
• Xue Na, Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, and Long Ling'er prepared to rush to Ning Rongrong's rescue, but Su Yu appeared with her safe in his arms.
• The girls checked on Ning Rongrong aboard the Saint Anne while Su Yu told Zhao Shaoqiang that the Purple Pearl Pirates now belonged to Spirit Hall.

Su Yu and his companions reached Sea God Island after fighting off Xiao Bai, the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan leader and guardian beast. Xiao Bai reappeared in human form, wounded and demanding to know how a Soul Douluo had injured her.

• Zhao Shaoqiang loaded supplies onto the Saint Anne and set off with Su Yu toward Sea God Island, planning to return to Vast Sea City afterward to recruit Spirit Hall members and absorb the Purple Pearl Pirates.
• When the Saint Anne reached Sea God Island’s waters, Su Yu summoned his Perfect Susanoo and carried Ning Rongrong and the others toward the island.
• Su Yu sensed Xiao Bai below them, and his Susanoo exchanged blows with her, splitting her waves and striking her with Yasaka Magatama.
• Wounded, Xiao Bai fled into the depths, allowing Su Yu and his companions to reach Sea God Island safely.
• After the Susanoo vanished, Xiao Bai appeared on the beach in human form, clutching her injured arm and confronting Su Yu about how he had wounded her.

Su Yu and his companions continued into Sea God Island with Xiao Bai, who used her authority to get past the island’s guardians. They reached the Sea Within the Sea and the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, where Sea Horse Douluo began assessing whether they qualified to take Sea God’s trials.

• Xiao Bai tested Su Yu’s strength, then objected when he patted her head before leading the group farther into the island.
• A group of yellow-clad guardians blocked the path, but Xiao Bai ordered them aside and they let Su Yu and his companions pass.
• The group reached the Sea Within the Sea and saw the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and the black-clad figure meditating beneath it.
• Xiao Bai called to Sea Horse Douluo and told him that people from the mainland had come to take Sea God’s trials.
• Sea Horse Douluo said they had to cross the Sea Within the Sea to qualify, then activated the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, sending blue light and ripples across the pool.

Su Yu and his companions reached the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and began receiving trials from Lord Sea God. Zhu Zhuqing received the Black Level Six Trials, and Sea Horse Douluo warned that failing an assessment meant death.

• Xiao Bai explained that the group had to reach the Sacred Pillar while avoiding the thousand-year-old sea horses, and Zhu Zhuqing, Xue Na, and Long Ling'er crossed the water by force.
• Su Yu used Flying Thunder God to bring Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling to the platform, startling Sea Horse Douluo, who confirmed that they had passed.
• Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward for the first assessment, and the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar gave her six black trials.
• Zhu Zhuqing received a black six-pointed star on her forehead and sat down to meditate as the pillar's light faded.
• Sea Horse Douluo told Ning Rongrong and the others that assessments had to be completed and that failure meant death.

Xue Na, Long Ling'er, and Ning Rongrong received the rare Top-Tier Seven Trials, while Ye Lingling received the Black Level Six Trials at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar. Before Su Yu could be assessed, the other six Sacred Pillar guardians arrived and Sea Horse Douluo confronted the teasing Sea Star Douluo.

• Sea Horse Douluo explained the dangers and authority tied to the assessments, and Xue Na accepted her trial without hesitation.
• Xue Na's assessment became a Top-Tier Seven Trials, shocking Sea Horse Douluo and the other guardians across Sea God Island.
• Su Yu encouraged Long Ling'er, whose assessment also became a Top-Tier Seven Trials.
• Ning Rongrong received a third Top-Tier Seven Trials, while Ye Lingling received the Black Level Six Trials.
• As Sea Horse Douluo prepared to call Su Yu forward, six guardians arrived, and Sea Star Douluo mocked the unusual assessments.
• Sea Horse Douluo angrily told Sea Star Douluo to shut his mouth.

Su Yu received a Golden Trial after all Seven Sacred Pillars resonated and a golden trident mark appeared on his forehead. Bo Saixi, Sea God Island’s High Priestess, arrived and confirmed it was the first golden trial since the island was founded.

• Sea Horse Douluo began Su Yu’s trial at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar.
• The pillar marked Su Yu with blood-red patterns, and all Seven Sacred Pillars sent blood-colored beams into the sky.
• A golden beam descended on Su Yu, and nine golden trial screens entered his brow, leaving a golden trident mark.
• Sea Horse Douluo admitted he did not know what rank the Golden Trial was.
• Bo Saixi arrived, identified the Golden Trial as the first in Sea God Island’s history, and received the Sacred Pillar Guardians’ bows.

Bo Saixi explained that Su Yu had received the Sea God Nine Trials and was the Sea God's appointed successor, destined to inherit the Sea God Godhood if he completed them. She sent Su Yu and his companions with Sea Horse Douluo to Seahorse City to stay as Su Yu prepared for his first trial.

• Bo Saixi said Su Yu's golden trial was the Sea God Nine Trials and declared him the Sea God's chosen successor.
• Ning Rongrong celebrated Su Yu's chance to become a god, and she and the others promised to accompany him through the trials.
• Bo Saixi warned that Su Yu's first trial was about to begin and ordered the guardians to treat him and his companions with respect.
• Bo Saixi assigned Sea Horse Douluo to arrange their food and lodging, and he led the group toward Seahorse City.
• Sea Horse Douluo showed the group around Seahorse City, where Ning Rongrong remarked on the peaceful residents.

Su Yu and the others learned the details of their Sea God trials and arrived at Sea God Mountain to begin the First Trial. After discovering that his trial required him to endure Triple Sea God's Light and climb to the 333rd stair, Su Yu resolved to seek the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and advised the girls to attempt their climbs cautiously.

• Sea Horse Douluo arranged lodging for Su Yu and the girls beside the Sea Horse Sacred Hall.
• Ning Rongrong, Xue Na, and Long Ling'er said their First Trials required them to climb to the 136th stair, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling had to reach the 108th step; Su Yu revealed his goal was the 333rd stair under Triple Sea God's Light.
• Su Yu recalled that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could help during a Divine Trial and planned to visit the Heaven Dou Empire to obtain it.
• Sea Horse Douluo led the group to Sea God Mountain, explained its 1,001 stairs and the dangers and one-year limit of the First Trial, then left them to begin.
• At the mountain's foot, Su Yu tested the Sea God's Light and explained its pressure to the girls, urging them to climb gradually and leave the stairs if they felt unwell.

Xue Na and the others tested their limits climbing the stone steps under the Sea God's Light, while Su Yu watched over them. After they rested, Su Yu began his own climb, drawing Bo Saixi's attention as he continued upward without slowing.

• Xue Na reached the forty-ninth step before the pressure hurled her back, and Su Yu caught her while Ye Lingling healed her.
• Su Yu reprimanded Xue Na for pushing past her limit, then reassured her and told the others to take turns climbing.
• Long Ling'er activated her Mountain Dragon King martial soul at the fortieth step and eventually reached the sixty-second step, while Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing stopped at the thirtieth, twenty-third, and forty-third steps.
• After about an hour, the girls rested outside the Sea God's Light and asked Su Yu when he would climb.
• Su Yu climbed thirty steps before first feeling the pressure, then continued upward as Bo Saixi watched with surprise.