Recaps

Zhao Ling, Ah Yin, and Bo Saixi searched Heaven Dou City for a home, where they reunited with Liu Erlong, who unexpectedly kissed Zhao Ling. After Zhao Ling shared his diary entry and gained rewards, the story left off with Prince Xue Xing’s search leading toward an invitation from Xue Ye.

• Prince Xue Xing realized Zhao Ling had been traveling with two distinctive women and ordered his subordinates to watch the trio without confronting them.
• Zhao Ling, Ah Yin, and Bo Saixi noticed they were being followed, but continued shopping and searching for a spacious house.
• Zhao Ling and his companions encountered Liu Erlong at a flower shop, and she hugged and kissed him soon after their reunion.
• Ah Yin introduced Liu Erlong and Bo Saixi, and the two women exchanged compliments while Zhao Ling praised Liu Erlong.
• Zhao Ling uploaded a diary entry mocking Yu Xiaogang, then received a looks increase and 500 years added to all his Soul Rings.

Zhao Ling and Bo Saixi went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace after Emperor Xue Ye invited them to become imperial retainers. After learning Zhao Ling was Spirit Hall’s Demon-Suppressing Douluo and Bibi Dong’s fiancé, Xue Ye offered him a residence, an annual stipend, and the empire’s National Treasure; its identity remained unrevealed.

• Zhao Ling’s improved appearance left Ah Yin, Liu Erlong, and Bo Saixi captivated, and the three women read his latest diary entry.
• Prince Xue Xing invited Zhao Ling and Bo Saixi to the palace on Emperor Xue Ye’s behalf, and they left Ah Yin and Liu Erlong at the café.
• Emperor Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing revealed that they wanted Zhao Ling and Bo Saixi to become retainers of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, but Bo Saixi refused.
• Zhao Ling identified himself as the Demon-Suppressing Douluo and Bibi Dong’s fiancé, prompting Xue Ye to recognize him from a portrait.
• Emperor Xue Ye offered Zhao Ling a first-rate residence, five million Gold Soul Coins per year, and the empire’s National Treasure, which an attendant brought into the hall.

Zhao Ling accepted Emperor Xue Ye’s offer to become a retainer, taking the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, a grand residence, and an annual salary in exchange for promising to save Xue Qinghe three times. After touring the estate with Ah Yin, Bo Saixi, and Liu Erlong, he invited them to choose rooms, leaving Liu Erlong hesitant to respond.

• Bo Saixi recognized the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Zhao Ling accepted it from Emperor Xue Ye while thinking about its connection to Tang San and the Sea God.
• Emperor Xue Ye brought baby Xue Qinghe to Zhao Ling, who agreed to save the child from danger three times.
• Zhao Ling and Bo Saixi left the palace for the residence Emperor Xue Ye had given him, and Zhao Ling later showed it to Ah Yin and Liu Erlong.
• Ah Yin praised Zhao Ling and thanked him for his efforts, while Bo Saixi explained that he had agreed to protect the newborn prince in exchange for the estate and other rewards.
• Zhao Ling invited the women to choose rooms in the residence, and Liu Erlong hesitated when he asked whether she would choose one.

Zhao Ling settled into his princely residence with Ah Yin, Liu Erlong, and Bo Saixi, winning the servants over with meals and barbecue gatherings. Meanwhile, Yu Luomian learned that the elders had beaten Yu Xiaogang and considered joining in, but hesitated over his elder brother’s reaction.

• Zhao Ling shared food with the three women and gave Steward Qian Liu a thousand Gold Soul Coins as a bonus for the servants.
• Zhao Ling held several barbecue parties using Soul Beast meat, and the servants’ drunken gossip about Xue Ye reached the emperor, who warned them to keep quiet.
• Bo Saixi grew attached to Zhao Ling through games and shared meals, while Liu Erlong stayed with him instead of returning home.
• Yu Luomian discovered that the third elder had hired a Healing-type Soul Emperor to treat someone and pressured him until he learned the elders had beaten Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Luomian complained that the elders had not invited him to beat Yu Xiaogang, but the third elder warned him that any new injuries would be his responsibility.
• Yu Luomian considered beating Yu Xiaogang himself, then worried that his elder brother would become furious if he found out.

Zhao Ling received a reward that transformed his physique after Bo Saixi kissed him to complete Ah Yin’s punishment, while the diary’s latest entry reached Xiao Wu and the Silver Dragon King. The Silver Dragon King awakened the sleeping Ferocious Beasts by mistaking the diary’s voice for someone speaking in the cavern.

• Bo Saixi admitted she had used spiritual power to cheat at mahjong, and Ah Yin proposed that she kiss Zhao Ling seventeen times as punishment.
• Bo Saixi kissed Zhao Ling repeatedly, and he uploaded a diary entry about the kisses and his thoughts about Tang Chen’s family.
• Zhao Ling’s diary reward upgraded his Low-Level Barbarian Battle Body to Intermediate Barbarian Battle Body, making him taller and stronger.
• Bo Saixi read Zhao Ling’s diary and became puzzled by its claims about Ah Yin, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena, while Ah Yin decided that Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena should call her big sister.
• A little pink rabbit saw Zhao Ling’s Diary Copy but could not understand it, and wondered whether Xiao Wu referred to her.
• The Silver Dragon King found a diary written in dragon script and spoke sharply to the sleeping Ferocious Beasts, who woke and looked at her in confusion.

The Silver Dragon King and other diary readers received new lifespan and cultivation rewards, while Zhao Ling spent the evening with Ah Yin, Bo Saixi, and Liu Erlong. Ah Yin failed to gain the Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s recognition, so Zhao Ling gave her two other immortal-grade herbs and helped her begin absorbing them.

• The Silver Dragon King read the diary and received the first- and second-tier rewards, while Xiao Wu and the other readers received the second-tier reward.
• Liu Erlong asked Zhao Ling to let her return home, and Ah Yin told him he had to win over Bo Saixi and Liu Erlong before sharing her room again.
• Zhao Ling showed Ah Yin the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but she failed twice to earn its recognition because she could not keep her thoughts focused.
• Zhao Ling explained the flower’s benefits, then removed Ah Yin’s Soul-Sealing Seal and gave her the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot.
• Ah Yin swallowed both herbs and sat down to absorb their medicinal power.

After Ah Yin absorbed two immortal herbs and began condensing her fifth Soul Ring, Zhao Ling admitted to Bo Saixi that Ah Yin was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast and explained how his Soul-Sealing Seal concealed her identity. Bo Saixi read his diary, kissed him, and gave him half a month to win her over, while Liu Erlong grew jealous; the chapter ended with Bibi Dong reading about the seal.

• Ah Yin finished absorbing two immortal herbs, reached rank 50, and began condensing her fifth Soul Ring.
• Zhao Ling told Bo Saixi that Ah Yin was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast in human form and explained that his Soul-Sealing Seal hid her presence.
• Zhao Ling's diary entry earned him three middle-grade spirit stones, and Bo Saixi read the entry in her Diary Copy.
• Bo Saixi kissed Zhao Ling and gave him half a month to win her over before she returned to Sea God Island and took his head.
• Liu Erlong read the diary, became jealous that Zhao Ling was pursuing Bo Saixi, and vowed to teach him a lesson.
• Bibi Dong opened Zhao Ling's updated Diary Copy and read about the Soul-Sealing Seal.

Liu Erlong moved into Zhao Ling’s residence and learned that Ah Yin had reached Soul Power Level fifty-three with help from an immortal herb. After discovering Zhao Ling and Bo Saixi together, Liu Erlong grew determined not to let other women get ahead of her; the next morning, Zhao Ling left Bo Saixi resting in his room.

• Liu Erlong left a note for her father and moved her belongings into Zhao Ling’s residence.
• Liu Erlong sensed Ah Yin’s danger and learned that her Soul Power was Level fifty-three after taking an immortal herb from Zhao Ling.
• Ah Yin suggested Liu Erlong ask Zhao Ling for an immortal herb, then pointed her toward Bo Saixi’s room.
• Liu Erlong discovered Zhao Ling with Bo Saixi and fretted that she had fallen behind the other women.
• Zhao Ling woke beside Bo Saixi, kissed her, and left her to sleep as he dressed and departed.

Zhao Ling began a relationship with Liu Erlong, then went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace after receiving an invitation from Xue Ye. The chapter ended as he entered the Diligent Governance Hall and saw Xue Ye, Prince Xue Xing, and an unfamiliar distinguished man waiting.

• Zhao Ling reassured Liu Erlong that he desired her, and she admitted she had accepted his courtship.
• Zhao Ling took advantage of Liu Erlong in the courtyard, then left for the palace after a steward delivered Xue Ye's invitation.
• Liu Erlong visited Bo Saixi and discovered her exhausted and asleep, then pleaded unsuccessfully with Ah Yin for help dealing with Zhao Ling.
• Zhao Ling arrived at the Diligent Governance Hall and entered after an attendant announced him.
• Zhao Ling saw Xue Ye, Prince Xue Xing, and a refined middle-aged man waiting inside.

Zhao Ling accepted Bone Douluo Gu Rong’s challenge and defeated him with a single punch, then apologized for failing to hold back. He revealed his Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings to Chen Xin and the others, leaving them stunned by his strength.

• Xue Ye introduced Zhao Ling to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s sect master, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.
• Gu Rong challenged Zhao Ling to a spar, and Xue Ye led everyone to the Imperial Exclusive Training Arena.
• Gu Rong’s Bone Dragon Spike failed to harm Zhao Ling, and Zhao Ling’s punch sent Gu Rong into a wall, breaking both his arms and several ribs.
• Zhao Ling apologized to Gu Rong, who accepted that he had underestimated his opponent.
• Zhao Ling revealed his Netherworld Demon-Suppressing Pagoda and nine Soul Rings, including three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, and demanded that those present keep his strength secret.
• Chen Xin questioned how Zhao Ling could possess such power and wondered whether his youthful appearance concealed his true age.

Zhao Ling’s strength and age stunned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Xue Ye arranged for the infant Xue Qinghe to acknowledge Zhao Ling as his adoptive father. At a palace banquet, Zhao Ling met Ning Fengzhi, who arrived to join Xue Ye, his father, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

• Zhao Ling revealed he was thirty-one, leaving Chen Xin shaken and Bone Douluo unconscious from shock and his earlier injuries.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s master took Bone Douluo away, and Xue Ye offered to double Zhao Ling’s annual salary; Zhao Ling refused and suggested using the money for the people’s welfare.
• Prince Xue Xing proposed that Xue Qinghe acknowledge Zhao Ling as his adoptive father, and Xue Ye summoned the empress and the infant to the Diligent Governance Hall.
• The empress was affected by Zhao Ling’s Female Killer Lv. 1, but he used spiritual power to rouse her before Xue Ye presented Xue Qinghe as his adoptive son.
• Zhao Ling accepted Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing’s invitation to dinner at Xuanhe Hall, where he praised the Monkey Wine and Ning Fengzhi arrived to greet Xue Ye, his father, and Chen Xin.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Zhao Ling had defeated Bone Douluo barehanded, while Zhao Ling returned home and punished Liu Erlong for provoking him. Afterward, Ah Yin and Bo Saixi competed for Zhao Ling’s affection, and Bo Saixi realized Ah Yin might be trying to make her compete so Zhao Ling would favor her.

• Ning Fengzhi heard from his father and Sword Douluo that Zhao Ling had punched Bone Douluo into a wall without using his Martial Soul, and he studied Zhao Ling in disbelief.
• Zhao Ling returned from the banquet, found Liu Erlong waiting at home, and carried her to her room after she refused to call him hubby.
• Ah Yin fled when Zhao Ling carried Liu Erlong past her, and Bo Saixi shut and locked her door; Zhao Ling spent two days in Liu Erlong’s room.
• Ah Yin and Bo Saixi played Chinese chess while Liu Erlong remained in her room, and Bo Saixi threatened Ah Yin when she brought up Tang Chen.
• Zhao Ling emerged from Liu Erlong’s room, and Ah Yin and Bo Saixi rushed to embrace him and each claimed to have missed him.
• Bo Saixi noticed Ah Yin pretending to be disadvantaged at chess to win Zhao Ling’s sympathy and suspected that Ah Yin wanted her to compete for his attention.

Ah Yin and Bo Saixi were caught by Zhao Ling and taken to his room, while Liu Erlong rested beside the cockscomb phoenix sunflower. News of Zhao Ling’s new position enraged the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Yu Luomian set out to rally allies before turning his attention to finding his missing daughter.

• Ah Yin and Bo Saixi accused each other of avoiding Zhao Ling, so he carried them to his room to punish them together.
• Liu Erlong, too exhausted to move, decided to sleep before consuming the cockscomb phoenix sunflower and seeking a Soul Ring.
• The Heaven Dou Imperial Family appointed Zhao Ling an Imperial Family Consecrated Elder and made him the future crown prince’s godfather, prompting congratulations from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and delight from Qian Xunji.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Clear Sky Sect with the elders to secure allies against Zhao Ling.
• Yu Xiaojiao told Yu Luomian that his daughter had not attended her academy for months, and Yu Luomian ordered him to find out whether she had a lover.
• Yu Luomian went to the dungeon and told Yu Xiaojiao to hire a Healing-type Soul Master, intending to beat Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Yuanzhen sought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support against Zhao Ling, but Ning Fengzhi and the sect elders refused and urged him to reconcile instead. Enraged, Yu Yuanzhen left and decided to seek the Clear Sky Sect’s help next.

• Yu Yuanzhen asked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to stand with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan against Zhao Ling.
• Ning Fengzhi rejected the request, saying the sect would not follow the clan into conflict and that he was willing to befriend Zhao Ling.
• Bone Douluo warned Yu Yuanzhen that Zhao Ling was powerful, while Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi urged the clan to make peace.
• Yu Yuanzhen refused to back down, and he and the three elders left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in anger.
• Yu Yuanzhen decided to visit the Clear Sky Sect the next day to ask for its support.
• Yu Luomian nearly collided with Yu Yuanzhen and the elders as they returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Luomian and the third elder agreed that Yu Xiaogang deserved the beatings he had received, while Yu Xiaogang vowed to survive and take revenge on Zhao Ling. Later, Liu Erlong absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, reached level forty, and discovered that her appearance and Martial Soul had transformed.

• Yu Luomian learned that Ning Fengzhi had refused to ally with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and advised them to make peace with Zhao Ling.
• Yu Xiaojiao brought a Healing-type Soul Master to the dungeon, and Yu Luomian and the third elder admitted they had both beaten Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang, recovering from his latest beating, resolved not to die before taking revenge on Zhao Ling.
• Zhao Ling found Liu Erlong resting in her room, helped her eat, and urged her to absorb the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.
• Liu Erlong absorbed the herb, reached level forty, and saw that her hair, eyes, appearance, and figure had changed.
• Liu Erlong revealed that her Martial Soul had mutated into a form combining dragon and phoenix features.

Zhao Ling used a Character Summoning Card, but the system arranged for Qian Renxue to be born to Qian Xunji’s future wife within three years, leaving him furious. His diary entries stirred reactions from his wives and Bibi Dong, while a little rabbit complained that the diary had nothing to do with her or her mother.

• After Liu Erlong’s Martial Soul mutated into the Undying Dragon Phoenix, Zhao Ling promised to take her to Sunset Forest to hunt a Soul Ring the next day.
• Steward Qian told Zhao Ling that Xue Ye had appointed him First Imperial Family Consecrated and adoptive father to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Zhao Ling wrote in his diary about missing Bibi Dong and received a Character Summoning Card that could summon characters erased from the Douluo Continent.
• After Zhao Ling entered Qian Renxue’s name and used the card, the system said she would be born to Qian Xunji’s future wife within three years, and Zhao Ling shouted that he could not live under the same sky as the system.
• Bo Saixi, Liu Erlong, and Ah Yin read Zhao Ling’s diary and wondered what had made him angry, while Bibi Dong felt reassured by his words about missing her.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, a little rabbit complained to her mother that the diary mentioned neither her nor her mother.

Zhao Ling took Liu Erlong to Sunset Forest to obtain her fourth Soul Ring after the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower transformed her appearance and strengthened her. They found no suitable Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast during their morning search, leaving Liu Erlong still without a Soul Ring.

• Zhao Ling woke Liu Erlong and reminded her that her Soul Power had reached rank 40 and she needed a Soul Ring.
• Liu Erlong discovered her old underwear no longer fit, so she and Zhao Ling visited Sister Xuan's shop, where Sister Xuan initially failed to recognize her.
• Sister Xuan became captivated by Zhao Ling until he used his spiritual power to snap her out of it, and Liu Erlong bought new clothes and underwear.
• Liu Erlong explained that she had once beaten a student who stole a girl's clothes, and Zhao Ling learned the student had gone to Skywater City.
• Zhao Ling and Liu Erlong ate breakfast, rented a carriage, and traveled to Sunset Forest to search for her fourth Soul Ring.
• After searching the forest's depths all morning, Zhao Ling and Liu Erlong had not found a suitable Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Zhao Ling used his Heavenly Net domain to trap a One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon, which Liu Erlong killed to obtain a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. After Zhao Ling helped her complete the absorption, Liu Erlong reached level 43 and described the changes to her Martial Soul and Soul Skills.

• Zhao Ling expelled the other Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts from his domain and trapped the One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon inside with him and Liu Erlong.
• The One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon repeatedly failed to escape, attacked Zhao Ling and Liu Erlong in desperation, and was beaten down by Zhao Ling.
• Liu Erlong killed the One-Horned Fire Tyrant Dragon with the Canglan Sword and began absorbing its Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• When Liu Erlong struggled with the Soul Ring's lingering will, Zhao Ling intervened and helped her finish absorbing it.
• Liu Erlong's Soul Power rose from level 40 to level 43, and she told Zhao Ling about her four Soul Skills after her Martial Soul mutation.

Yu Yuanzhen sought the Clear Sky Sect’s support against Zhao Ling, claiming Zhao had brutalized his sons to curry favor with Spirit Hall. The Clear Sky Sect master considered Zhao a threat but grew wary after hearing that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect feared him, and the chapter ended as he prepared to give his verdict.

• After leaving the hot spring with Liu Erlong, Zhao Ling returned by carriage to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
• Yu Yuanzhen arrived at the Clear Sky Sect with three elders and asked to meet its master.
• The Clear Sky Sect master welcomed Yu Yuanzhen and agreed that Zhao Ling could threaten the balance between Spirit Hall and the Upper Three Sects.
• Yu Yuanzhen urged the Clear Sky Sect to join his clan in dealing with Zhao Ling, while the third elder exaggerated the harm done to Yu Xiaolong and Yu Xiaogang.
• The Clear Sky Sect master learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had urged Yu Yuanzhen not to offend Zhao Ling and fell silent before delivering his conclusion.

Yu Yuanzhen learned that Zhao Ling had defeated Bone Douluo in a single move, leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan unable to seek revenge for now. Meanwhile, Zhao Ling returned home carrying Liu Erlong, where Bo Saixi and Ah Yin confronted him after worrying about his absence.

• At the Clear Sky Sect, Yu Yuanzhen and the elders agreed they could not challenge Zhao Ling until the Upper Three Sects were strong enough.
• Yu Yuanzhen visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Bone Douluo confirmed Zhao Ling had defeated him in one move.
• Yu Yuanzhen returned to his clan dejected, and the third elder told Yu Luomian that Zhao Ling was beyond their ability to offend.
• Zhao Ling carried the exhausted Liu Erlong home after their outing and hot-spring visit.
• Bo Saixi and Ah Yin welcomed Zhao Ling back, complained that he had left without telling them, and questioned the red-haired woman in his arms.

Zhao Ling gave Bo Saixi a nine-grade purple ganoderma and promised to find a way for her to receive the Sea God’s trials again. After Liu Erlong revealed how intimacy with Zhao Ling had improved her constitution, Bo Saixi and Ah Yin joined her in keeping him in the master bedroom for four days, leaving him exhausted and hoping to strengthen his body further.

• Bo Saixi and Ah Yin mistook Liu Erlong’s changed appearance for that of a stranger until Liu Erlong explained that the cockscomb phoenix sunflower had mutated her martial soul and appearance.
• Zhao Ling gave Bo Saixi a nine-grade purple ganoderma and promised to find a way for her to pursue the Sea God’s godhood despite her role as High Priest.
• Liu Erlong told Bo Saixi and Ah Yin that intimacy with Zhao Ling had improved her strength and constitution, and explained what she had done differently.
• Bo Saixi, Ah Yin, and Liu Erlong dragged Zhao Ling into the master bedroom, where Bo Saixi used her domain to block outside sound.
• After four days, the three women emerged pleased with their gains, while Zhao Ling woke exhausted and resolved to advance his constitution before they pushed him too far again.

Zhao Ling awakened the battle-strengthening trait while unconscious, then used his diary to boast that he would turn the tables on Liu Erlong, Ah Yin, and Bo Saixi. As the women debated whether to confront him, Xiao Wu learned that Da Ming and Er Ming believed the diary’s owner was trying to court her.

• While Zhao Ling slept, the system awakened his intermediate barbarian battle body trait, and he woke two days later with greater strength and stamina.
• Zhao Ling uploaded a diary entry boasting that Liu Erlong, Ah Yin, and Bo Saixi would be unable to defeat him again, earning a reward that raised his Soul Ring ages and advanced one ring.
• Liu Erlong, Ah Yin, and Bo Saixi read Zhao Ling’s entry and reconsidered whether they should return to deal with him.
• Bibi Dong read Zhao Ling’s plan and doubted that the three women would fall for his act of helplessness.
• Xiao Wu tried to tell Da Ming and Er Ming about the diary but found herself unable to discuss its contents.
• Da Ming and Er Ming told Xiao Wu that the diary’s owner was probably courting her, leaving her stunned and denying that it could be her.

Zhao Ling took Bo Saixi toward Sea God Island, gave her the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and flew with her aboard the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle. During the trip, he told her the story of Titanic, leaving her moved by its tragic romance and wondering why its characters had no Soul Power.

• Xiao Wu suspected the mysterious man wanted to pursue her mother and vowed to punish him if he appeared.
• Zhao Ling’s three wives dragged him into the bedroom, but they spent nearly a week recovering from his overwhelming strength, and Bo Saixi took the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma.
• Zhao Ling gave Bo Saixi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and she bound it to herself before they stopped at a hot spring in Sunset Forest.
• The Sea God sensed that the Sea God’s Heart had bound itself to Bo Saixi and set out for Sea God Island, but he stopped to eat with the God of Food and the Nine-Colored Goddess.
• Zhao Ling and Bo Saixi boarded the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle and headed for Sea God Island, where he told her Titanic’s tragic love story.
• Bo Saixi cried over the story’s ending, then asked why its characters had no Martial Souls or Soul Power, and Zhao Ling explained that Soul Masters were rare.

Bo Saixi brought Zhao Ling to Sea God Island after secretly drowning the village whose residents had wronged him. She welcomed him to the island and led him into Sea God Hall, leaving them inside as the Seven Sacred Pillars wondered about their relationship.

• Bo Saixi summoned days of torrential rain over the village, secretly intending to destroy it while telling Zhao Ling she only meant to teach its residents a lesson.
• The flood submerged the village, and Auntie Shen and her son watched helplessly as the water rose around them.
• Bo Saixi and Zhao Ling arrived at Sea God Island, where the Seven Sacred Pillars greeted her and learned that nothing unusual had happened during her absence.
• Bo Saixi flew with Zhao Ling to the center of Sea God Island, while the Seven Sacred Pillars argued over her calling him her husband until Sea Dragon Douluo ordered them to stop.
• Bo Saixi led Zhao Ling through the island's forbidden grounds and into Sea God Hall.

Zhao Ling met Sea God in Sea God Hall, where Sea God discovered that Bo Saixi’s aptitude had improved enough for her to inherit his godhood. After Bo Saixi returned, Sea God told her she was no longer suited to her former position, leaving her uncertain about her fate.

• Zhao Ling insisted that Bo Saixi make blankets and quilts from Soul Beast pelts to improve her comfort in Sea God Hall.
• Sea God appeared before Zhao Ling, assessed his unusual abilities, and mistakenly suspected that he was a god’s descendant.
• Sea God sensed that Bo Saixi’s aptitude had greatly improved and decided she could undertake the Sea God nine trials and inherit his godhood.
• Sea God asked Zhao Ling about his parents, but Zhao Ling said they were outside the Douluo World and could not be contacted.
• Bo Saixi returned to Sea God Hall, knelt before Sea God, and heard him say she was no longer suited to her position as High Priest.