Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai returned to the Star Luo Empire and challenged Dai Weisi, only to learn that Tang San had become Spirit Hall’s Acting Pope. After Dai Mubai revealed his Rakshasa-backed power and attacked Tang San, Tang San stopped Yue Guan and Gui Mei, preparing to face him alone.

• Dai Mubai confronted Dai Weisi and demanded they fight again, claiming Spirit Hall supported him and that he would become its next Pope.
• Dai Weisi told Dai Mubai that Spirit Hall already had an Acting Pope, and Tang San revealed himself as that Acting Pope.
• Tang San told Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai that he had met with the Star Luo Emperor to discuss founding the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Dai Mubai revealed his six Soul Rings and declared that he and the others had succeeded without Tang San; Tang San sensed the Rakshasa God’s influence behind him.
• Dai Mubai attacked Tang San and ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei not to interfere, but Tang San stopped them and prepared to fight Dai Mubai himself.

Tang San defeated Dai Mubai after countering his attack with two unfamiliar Blue Silver Emperor skills, then let Zhu Zhuqing escape with the wounded Dai Mubai. Dai Weisi, unnerved by his brother’s strength, tried to court Tang San’s favor, but Tang San postponed their dinner until the Spirit Hall Empire’s official founding.

• Dai Mubai attacked Tang San with Evil Tiger Rakshasa Slaughter, expecting Tang San’s familiar Void skill to leave him vulnerable.
• Tang San blocked Dai Mubai’s strike with Blue Silver Emperor Gold Shield, transformed it into Blue Silver Overlord Spear, and pierced Dai Mubai’s shoulder before trapping him in water and Blue Silver Emperor strands.
• Tang San taunted the defeated Dai Mubai and thrust his spear through Dai Mubai’s right eye, but Zhu Zhuqing rescued him and fled.
• Gui Mei offered to pursue Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, but Tang San stopped him because he wanted to see what gods were backing Dai Mubai and hoped the Rakshasa God would claim him.
• Dai Weisi, alarmed by Dai Mubai’s strength, invited Tang San and Zhu Zhuyun to dinner, but Tang San said they could talk after the Spirit Hall Empire was officially established.

Dai Mubai and the others discussed their plans after passing the first Rakshasa God Trial, while Dai Mubai plotted to defeat Tang San. The group began to split up, with Ning Rongrong returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Dai Mubai preparing to return to the Star Luo Empire.

• Dai Mubai raged over Tang San's victory and injuries, while Zhu Zhuqing questioned his claim that he would take back what was his.
• Ma Hongjun and the others learned that Tang San had become Spirit Hall's Acting Pope, and Dai Mubai urged them to complete their God's Trials before confronting him.
• Dai Mubai assumed the others had chosen Tang San as the target of their malicious thoughts, though Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had not.
• Ning Rongrong refused Oscar's offer to accompany her to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, saying she needed to persuade her father to join Spirit Hall.
• Zhu Zhuqing chose to stay at Spirit Hall, while Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar planned to return to the Star Luo Empire so Dai Mubai could reclaim his succession.

Tang San visited the dying Xue Ye to announce Spirit Hall’s plan to establish its own empire, and Xue Ye gave him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. Xue Ye hoped the gift would preserve the Heaven Dou imperial bloodline, while lamenting that Tang San served Spirit Hall rather than Heaven Dou.

• Tang San informed Xue Ye that Spirit Hall was preparing to establish the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Xue Ye asked after Dugu Bo, learned that he had become a powerful Spirit Hall Elder, and expressed regret that Heaven Dou had held him back.
• Xue Ye gave Tang San the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as a gesture of goodwill, hoping to protect his imperial family if Heaven Dou fell.
• Xue Ye asked Tang San to tell Dugu Bo that Heaven Dou would always welcome him, and Tang San promised that Dugu Bo had a place in Spirit Hall.
• After Tang San left, Xue Ye told Xue Xing that the imperial bloodline could outlast Spirit Hall’s rule and said Tang San’s allegiance made him a misfortune for the two empires.

Tang San rested in Spirit City before his planned journey to Sea God Island, but Hu Liena and Qian Renxue both visited him and revealed that they were preparing for divine trials. Qian Renxue left to pursue the Angel God Trial, then returned because she still felt she had not overcome her obsession with Tang San.

• Tang San reflected on his recent Soul Hunting work, his physical strength, and his comparatively weak spiritual power.
• Hu Liena visited Tang San, told him she was leaving Spirit City to take a God's Trial, and refused to reveal which deity she would succeed.
• Tang San suspected Hu Liena might be connected to the Seven Original Sins after she left.
• Qian Renxue visited Tang San and explained that she needed to sever her obsession with him before beginning the Angel God Trial.
• Qian Renxue left after confronting her feelings, but returned minutes later, saying she still had not won and wanted to try again.

Tang San traveled from Spirit City to Sea God Island aboard a Dragon Abyss Boat, accompanied by Yue Guan and Gui Mei. When Sea Horse Douluo arrived, he refused to welcome the Spirit Hall group and told them to turn back.

• Tang San left Spirit City after Qian Renxue challenged him to another contest when he returned.
• Yue Guan and the Spirit Hall bishop arranged a Dragon Abyss Boat in Vast Sea City, and Tang San boarded it with Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
• Pirates spotted the Spirit Hall boat but abandoned thoughts of robbing it after recognizing its flag.
• Tang San and his companions used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to reach Sea God Island, where yellow-clad residents raised the alarm at their arrival.
• Sea Horse Douluo arrived and ordered Tang San and the others to leave, prompting Tang San to question how Sea God Island treated its guests.

Tang San went to Sea God Island to take the Sea God’s trial, and the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar granted him an unprecedented set of ten trials and a Life God King brand. The chapter ended with Bo Saixi arriving, shocked and confused by the unexpected revelation.

• Sea Horse Douluo initially mistook Tang San and his companions for hostile members of Spirit Hall, but sensed that the Sea God had chosen Tang San and agreed to let him take the trial alone.
• Sea Horse Douluo led Tang San to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar while Yue Guan and Gui Mei waited apart.
• The Sacred Pillar’s markings changed from blue to black and then blood-red, while all seven Sacred Pillars sent blood-colored beams into the sky.
• Golden light descended on Tang San, and nine golden screens and a colorless screen entered his mind, granting him the Sea God Ten Trials and a Life God King brand.
• Sea Horse Douluo and Bo Saixi were stunned by the unprecedented trial, and Bo Saixi questioned why Tang San had also received the mark of an outside God.

Bo Saixi recognized the Life God King's power mixed with Tang San's Sea God mark and declared him Sea God Island's hope, granting him and his companions honored guest status. After arriving in Seahorse City, Tang San asked Ou Ya to take him to the Forbidden Land to begin his first trial.

• Bo Saixi appeared at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and investigated the power on Tang San's forehead.
• Bo Saixi sensed the Life God King's power, named Tang San and his companions honored guests, and ordered Ou Ya to host them.
• Bo Saixi told Tang San that Sea God Island's survival depended on his trials and urged him to complete at least one task each year.
• Ou Ya escorted Tang San and his companions to Seahorse City and arranged for them to stay at the City Lord's Mansion.
• Tang San asked Ou Ya to take him to the Forbidden Land after learning that his first trial was to restore the Sea God's Light within one year.

Tang San began the altered First God's Trial, which required him to strengthen the Sea God's Light, and received a God-Given Soul Ring that advanced him to rank seventy-four. After understanding how to replenish the Sea God's Light, he climbed the steps with ease and completed the trial.

• Ou Ya led Tang San and the others to the Sea God Hall, where Tang San began his trial by trying to merge his Soul Power with the Sea God's Light.
• Tang San spent the night condensing his Soul Power on the first step, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei kept watch nearby.
• Bo Saixi gave Tang San a God-Given Soul Ring, which formed into a red ring with dark golden markings and raised him to rank seventy-four.
• Tang San realized that his Soul Power could cycle through the Blue Silver Emperor and return to his body, helping replenish the Sea God's Light.
• Tang San climbed the steps with ease as the Sea God's Light strengthened, and he completed the First God's Trial.

Tang San passed the Sea God's First Trial after forming a cycle between his life and death domains, then awakened his Seventh Soul Skill, Life Aspect. With ten days before his next trial, he left Sea God Island with Yue Guan and Gui Mei while Bo Saixi silently worried about the Sea God.

• Tang San's Sea God's Light erupted as he understood how life and death depended on each other, creating a cycle between his two domains and completing the First Trial.
• Bo Saixi recognized Tang San's unusual power, and the Sea God announced that his affinity had increased by ten percent and that the next trial would begin in ten days.
• Tang San revealed his seven Soul Rings, including two Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and reached Soul Power level seventy-seven.
• Tang San used his new Seventh Soul Skill, Life Aspect, which greatly reduced Soul Skill consumption, sped up Soul Power recovery, and let him rebuild his body through surviving Blue Silver Emperors.
• Tang San told Yue Guan and Gui Mei that they would return to Seahorse City, while Bo Saixi watched them leave and prayed for the Sea God.

After completing his first God's Trial, Tang San returned from Sea God Island to Spirit City and learned of gruesome murders that might signal the King of Slaughter's escape. He could not determine whether the King of Slaughter had returned or something had gone wrong with Asura's inheritance, but remained confident he could handle the threat.

• Tang San began the Life God King's Second God's Trial, whose requirement was to seek a chance at life through breaking and rebuilding.
• Tang San left Sea God Island with Yue Guan and Gui Mei after Bo Saixi offered Sea God Island's support.
• Back in Spirit City, Tang San heard that people had been murdered and disemboweled, with witnesses reporting a blood-scented red mist.
• Tang San suspected the King of Slaughter had escaped but found that his Divine Slaughter's Domain showed no sign of him.
• Tang San considered that the problem might instead involve Asura's inheritance, tested his Divine Slaughter's Domain, and resolved not to worry about the King of Slaughter.

Tang San learned that someone from Spirit Hall had caused trouble at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and set out for Heaven Dou City to investigate. During the journey, he discussed his companions’ cultivation and promised Gui Mei that he was seeking a treasure for him.

• Haisimeng told Tang San that someone from Spirit Hall had recently visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and caused an unpleasant incident.
• Tang San praised Haisimeng, learned his name, and left for Heaven Dou City with Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo teased Tang San about his appearance and tried to match him with Dugu Yan.
• Tang San asked Yue Guan about his cultivation, and Yue Guan said his Soul Power was nearing Level 98 after receiving an immortal herb.
• Tang San noticed Gui Mei’s disappointment at not receiving an immortal herb and promised he was looking for a treasure for him.

Tang San’s arrival at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect through Oscar’s demand for money left Ning Fengzhi unsure whether Oscar was acting alone or on Tang San’s orders. Ning Rongrong’s return revealed that Oscar had come because he believed she had chosen Tang San over him, and Ning Fengzhi challenged Oscar’s right to interfere.

• Ning Fengzhi worried that Oscar’s visit might be a covert move by Tang San against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong returned and insisted Tang San had not sent Oscar, saying she and Oscar were now mortal enemies.
• Oscar arrived with Mighty Lion Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo and accused Ning Rongrong of being faithless for getting together with Tang San.
• Ning Fengzhi understood why Oscar had come and asked why he had brought two enshrined elders, reminding him that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect belonged to Spirit Hall too.

Oscar, Mighty Lion Douluo, and Demon Bear Douluo visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to demand concessions and test whether it would submit to Spirit Hall or Tang San. Mighty Lion Douluo prepared to clash with Chen Xin, but Tang San arrived and challenged the room to recognize his authority as Acting Pope.

• Oscar asked Ning Fengzhi whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sided with Spirit Hall or Tang San, and Mighty Lion Douluo tried to soften his blunt demand.
• Mighty Lion Douluo pressed Ning Fengzhi for the sect's promised contributions, while Oscar urged Ning Rongrong to return to him; she rejected him and left.
• Chen Xin stopped Oscar from pursuing Ning Rongrong with a warning slash of Sword Qi.
• Ning Fengzhi said the sect would provide what the worshippers wanted once the Pope agreed, provoking Mighty Lion Douluo to reveal his nine Soul Rings.
• Chen Xin confronted Mighty Lion Douluo, and Tang San entered, asking how much authority his title of Acting Pope carried there.

Tang San confronted Mighty Lion Douluo over the Worship Hall’s authority and made clear that the Pope should hold Spirit Hall’s final say. Backed by five Titled Douluo, he forced Mighty Lion Douluo to retreat, though Tang San stopped him from leaving freely.

• Tang San arrived with Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo, then challenged Mighty Lion Douluo’s authority and argued that the Worship Hall should no longer stand above the Pope.
• Oscar insulted Tang San, and Chen Xin’s sword qi cut off Oscar’s arm; a second strike pierced Oscar’s face and pinned his Malice Sausage to the wall.
• Tang San warned Mighty Lion Douluo against interfering in Spirit Hall’s affairs, while Dugu Bo, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong declared their support for Tang San.
• Faced with five Titled Douluo, Mighty Lion Douluo conceded and tried to leave with Oscar, but Tang San called after him and forbade him to go.

Tang San punished Mighty Lion Douluo after he defied the Acting Pope, while Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Chen Xin, and Dugu Bo overwhelmed him. After severing Mighty Lion Douluo’s arm and sending him to carry a warning to the Worship Hall, Tang San turned to the trapped Oscar and struck as Oscar pleaded for his life.

• Mighty Lion Douluo refused to submit to Tang San, so Tang San ordered Chen Xin to attack him.
• Yue Guan fought Mighty Lion Douluo while Dugu Bo poisoned him and Gui Mei wounded him; Demon Bear Douluo abandoned the fight and fled.
• Mighty Lion Douluo begged Tang San to stop, but Chen Xin severed his arm, and Tang San ordered him to warn the Worship Hall.
• Tang San approached Oscar, who was pinned beneath a boulder, and ignored Oscar’s claim that the Rakshasa God and the Pope had chosen him.
• Tang San told Oscar to be silent and brought his hand down.

Tang San killed Oscar after Oscar begged for mercy and threatened him with the Rakshasa God’s power. After Tang San helped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong asked him to stay with her for a few days.

• Tang San ignored Oscar’s pleas and killed him with the Blue Silver Emperor.
• A strange purple light escaped Oscar’s corpse, and Chen Xin failed to destroy it; Tang San decided not to pursue it.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Tang San for helping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Tang San promised Spirit Hall would not mistreat its heroes.
• Yue Guan warned Tang San that he had offended the Worshippers, but Tang San refused to leave and said Qian Daoliu would stay quiet if he was wise.
• Ning Rongrong embraced Tang San and asked him to stay with her for a few days.

Tang San rejected Ning Rongrong's attempt to win the immortal herbs by offering herself and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, leaving her determined to try again. At the Spirit Hall branch, Dai Mubai's group discovered Oscar had returned as a mass of evil thoughts, and Yu Xiaogang confronted them for abandoning him.

• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo left Tang San and Ning Rongrong alone together.
• Ning Rongrong told Tang San she had given herself and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to him, then asked for the immortal herbs, but Tang San refused to promise them and walked out.
• Ning Rongrong decided to try again by wearing a maid outfit.
• Dai Mubai told Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing that he planned to go to the Star Luo Empire with Oscar and kill Dai Weisi, but Oscar returned only as a mass of evil thoughts that blamed Tang San.
• Dai Mubai decided to return to Spirit Hall to investigate Oscar's fate, but Yu Xiaogang arrived and demanded to know why they had not come to find him.

Dai Mubai and the others planned to use the Upper Three Sects’ remnants and other powers to weaken Tang San and Spirit Hall, while Yu Xiaogang offered to lead the rebellion. Dai Mubai then revealed Yu Tianheng, whose blood-red eyes and killing intent left Yu Xiaogang facing an ominous reunion.

• Yu Xiaogang found Dai Mubai and the others at Spirit Hall, but they rejected his attempts to claim authority as their teacher.
• Dai Mubai invited Yu Xiaogang to stay and hear their plan to rally the Upper Three Sects’ remnants and join forces with the Revered Ones against Tang San.
• Ma Hongjun mourned Oscar’s lost body, and Dai Mubai vowed to resurrect him after defeating Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang advised them to find a former Upper Three Sects leader to rally supporters and volunteered his own Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan connections.
• Dai Mubai revealed Yu Tianheng, who stood nearby with blood-red eyes and killing intent.

Yu Tianheng confronted Yu Xiaogang over the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s destruction and accused him of betraying the clan. Yu Xiaogang claimed he had gone to warn the clan about Spirit Hall, and Yu Tianheng turned to Dai Mubai for confirmation.

• Yu Tianheng arrived furious and demanded that Yu Xiaogang explain why he had betrayed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Dai Mubai blamed Yu Xiaogang for inserting himself into the gathering, while Yu Xiaogang struggled to answer.
• Yu Tianheng seized Yu Xiaogang by the throat, threw him down, and threatened to kill him unless he explained himself.
• Yu Xiaogang said Spirit Hall had taken him because he carried an Elder Token and claimed he had gone to warn the clan of an impending attack.
• Yu Tianheng eased his pressure but remained suspicious and asked Dai Mubai whether Yu Xiaogang was telling the truth.