Chapter Summaries

Yu Tianlong helped Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong defeat Sea Spear Douluo by exploiting Ning Rongrong’s Illusion Space to conceal Zhu Zhuqing’s attack. After Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power rose to Level 80, Yu Tianlong took the platform to challenge the badly wounded Sea Spear Douluo for his Fifth Trial.

• Yu Tianlong explained that Ning Rongrong’s Illusion Space had deceived Sea Spear Douluo about the direction of Zhu Zhuqing’s attack, allowing her enhanced strike to shatter his spear and gravely injure him.
• Sea Spear Douluo asked Yu Tianlong how he had anticipated his tactics, and Yu Tianlong told him he would understand soon.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong received recognition for completing part of Zhu Zhuqing’s Fifth Trial, and Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power rose by a full level to Level 80.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong returned to shore, and Yu Tianlong flew to the Sacred Pillar platform to challenge Sea Spear Douluo.
• Sea Spear Douluo refused to concede despite his injuries and demanded that Yu Tianlong prove his qualifications for the Sea God’s Nine Trials.

Yu Tianlong passed the Spear of the Sea Sacred Pillar trial by overwhelming the wounded Sea Spear Douluo with his spiritual power. He chose the Illusion of the Sea Sacred Pillar as his next target, and his wives realized that their shared mastery of the Purple Demon Eye could counter Sea Illusion Douluo’s domain.

• Yu Tianlong revealed his two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and released spiritual power that made Sea Spear Douluo stagger.
• The Spear of the Sea Sacred Pillar recognized Yu Tianlong’s victory, and Sea Spear Douluo bowed to the pillar after Yu Tianlong departed.
• Yu Tianlong chose the Illusion of the Sea Sacred Pillar as his next target and planned to use his spiritual power to help his companions.
• Yu Tianlong and his wives reached the Sea Within the Sea, where blue mist concealed the Illusion of the Sea Sacred Pillar and its guardian.
• Zi Zhenzhu explained that the Purple Demon Eye could counter Sea Illusion Douluo’s domain, and the women said they had cultivated it too.

Yu Tianlong entered Sea Illusion Douluo’s domain, escaped its life-like illusions with his spiritual power and Purple Demon Eye, and broke the domain. He then trapped Sea Illusion Douluo in his own domain, but Sea Illusion Douluo countered with his Illusion-Breaking Body skill.

• Yu Tianlong entered Sea Illusion Douluo’s mist domain and found his movement, breathing, and spiritual probing severely hindered.
• Sea Illusion Douluo’s domain showed Yu Tianlong scenes from his previous life, but Yu Tianlong combined his spiritual power, Purple Demon Eye, and Sea God’s Light to shatter the illusion and domain.
• Yu Tianlong stood before the Illusion of the Sea Sacred Pillar and faced the astonished Sea Illusion Douluo, whose spiritual power had been shaken by the domain’s destruction.
• Yu Tianlong criticized Sea Illusion Douluo for forcing opponents to relive painful deaths, then attacked him with a blood-red domain filled with killing intent.
• Sea Illusion Douluo merged with his Illusory Serpent and used his Sixth Soul Skill, Illusion-Breaking Body, to resist Yu Tianlong’s domain.

Yu Tianlong defeated Sea Illusion Douluo at the Illusion of the Sea Sacred Pillar, though the effort left him fatigued. After Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er passed their trials against Sea Ghost Douluo, Yu Tianlong prepared to face Sea Star Douluo alone.

• Yu Tianlong shattered Sea Illusion Douluo’s Martial Soul Avatar with the Purple Demon Divine Light and stunned him with The Void Orca Demonic Stun.
• Yu Tianlong struck Sea Illusion Douluo with the Orca Demon Axe, but an unseen golden force restrained Yu Tianlong and weakened his attack, leaving Sea Illusion Douluo unconscious rather than dead.
• The Sea Soul Masters carried Sea Illusion Douluo away while Yu Tianlong cultivated for four hours, then continued toward the next Sacred Pillar.
• Huo Wu defeated Sea Ghost Douluo, and Shui Bing'er passed her trial against him as well.
• Yu Tianlong arrived at the Sea Star Sacred Pillar after fourteen hours of challenges and prepared to face Sea Star Douluo alone.

Yu Tianlong began the Fifth Trial of the Sea God's Nine Trials by challenging Sea Star Douluo, whose tentacles and Devour ability made him a dangerous opponent. After their powers clashed, Yu Tianlong transformed with his Seventh Soul Skill and began forming a massive longsword, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Yu Tianlong recovered his composure, greeted Sea Star Douluo, and flew toward the Sea Star Sacred Pillar Platform.
• Sea Star Douluo revealed his tentacle-like form and attacked Yu Tianlong with all five limbs as Yu Tianlong released his Martial Soul and two hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings.
• Yu Tianlong's Power of The Void tangled with Sea Star Douluo's tentacles, but Sea Star Douluo's Devour skill could not overcome Yu Tianlong's spiritual power and The Void Domain.
• Sea Star Douluo pulled Yu Tianlong toward the platform, and both fighters activated their Seventh Soul Skills.
• Yu Tianlong dodged in midair and gathered purple-gold Power of The Void into an enormous longsword.

Yu Tianlong tested Sea Star Douluo’s defenses and discovered his enormous Martial Soul Avatar could heal quickly, attack with poison, and drain Soul Power through its suckers. Yu Tianlong let Sea Star Douluo drain him, then replenished all the lost Soul Power, leaving his counterattack poised to begin.

• Yu Tianlong attacked Sea Star Douluo’s Martial Soul Avatar with The Void Greatsword, but Sea Star Douluo twisted a tentacle into its path and rapidly healed the wound.
• Sea Star Douluo surrounded Yu Tianlong with tentacles and released corrosive, anesthetic poison while his suckers tracked Yu Tianlong’s movements.
• Yu Tianlong used Sea God’s Light to disrupt Sea Star Douluo’s devouring ability and poisonous mist, then covered him in a torrent of the Power of The Void.
• Sea Star Douluo welcomed the close contact and began draining Yu Tianlong’s Soul Power, while Yu Tianlong allowed it and replenished everything he had lost.

Yu Tianlong overcame Sea Star Douluo’s powerful devouring skill by stunning him and attacking his main body with the Power of the Void. He stopped when Sea Star Douluo was defenseless, and Sea Star Douluo admitted defeat.

• Sea Star Douluo activated his Ninth Soul Skill, Thousand Tentacles, Ten Thousand Suctions, and began devouring Yu Tianlong’s Power of the Void and domain energy.
• As Sea Star Douluo tried to coil his tentacles around him, Yu Tianlong used the Void Orca Demonic Stun to immobilize him for three seconds.
• Yu Tianlong charged onto Sea Star Douluo’s main body and pierced it with the Power of the Void, inflicting severe wounds and spreading burning, cold poison, and tearing effects.
• Yu Tianlong’s energy recovered after he ate a Senzu Bean, while Sea Star Douluo’s Ninth Soul Skill collapsed and his tentacles withdrew.
• Yu Tianlong sensed that Sea Star Douluo could no longer defend himself, stopped his attack, and asked him to admit defeat; Sea Star Douluo conceded.

Yu Tianlong defeated Sea Star Douluo and led his group to the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar for Huo Wu’s challenge. Sea Witch Douluo revealed her mermaid nature and mind-reading ability, then objected to Yu Tianlong planning to fight her before Huo Wu.

• Yu Tianlong revealed that his External Soul Bone could seal Soul Power, earned Sea Star Douluo’s concession, and passed the fifth Sacred Pillar assessment.
• Yu Tianlong warned Huo Wu not to push herself during her challenge, but she insisted she could succeed on her own.
• Yu Tianlong checked on Ning Rongrong, and the group continued to the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar with time remaining to complete their trials.
• Sea Witch Douluo explained that she was a mermaid who did not age and could read minds, then recognized Yu Tianlong’s Sea God’s Nine Trials and questioned his plan to fight her before Huo Wu.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong faced the Sea Witch Douluo at her Sacred Pillar, where her charming words and flute nearly lulled them into accepting an easy trial. After Yu Tianlong warned them, the Sea Witch revealed her deceptive skills and began countering Zhu Zhuqing's attacks, leaving the fight unresolved as she vanished beneath the water.

• The Sea Witch introduced herself as a long-lived Mermaid Clan genius and offered to play Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong a tune so they could pass without fighting.
• Yu Tianlong warned the women not to let the Sea Witch play, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked while Ning Rongrong boosted her speed.
• The Sea Witch revealed nine Soul Rings and used her flute to deflect Zhu Zhuqing's strikes, confirming that her friendly offer had been a trick.
• The Sea Witch severed Ning Rongrong's amplification and avoided Zhu Zhuqing's kick before lashing at her with her fish tail.
• Zhu Zhuqing dodged the tail and attacked again as Ning Rongrong hid behind the Sacred Pillar, but the Sea Witch plunged beneath the water.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing exploited Sea Witch’s overconfidence and defeated her, forcing her to concede before Zhu Zhuqing could land a devastating blow. Ning Rongrong passed her fifth trial and received its reward, while Zhu Zhuqing’s assessment continued as red motes gathered around her.

• Yu Tianlong shielded Ning Rongrong’s thoughts from Sea Witch, allowing Ning Rongrong to surprise her with a poisoned hidden weapon.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Sea Witch while the poison left her unable to use Soul Power, and Sea Witch conceded to avoid serious injury.
• The Sea Witch Sacred Pillar stopped Zhu Zhuqing’s attack and sent magic patterns to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong passed the fifth trial, gained one level of Soul Power, and increased the age of all her Soul Rings by one thousand years.
• Zhu Zhuqing floated in midair as red motes gathered around her five-pointed star.

Zhu Zhuqing completed the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar trial and received a second God-Given Soul Ring, while Yu Tianlong challenged Sea Witch to a contest of her flute music. The chapter ended with Sea Witch playing her Ninth Soul Ring’s power as Yu Tianlong sat listening.

• Zhu Zhuqing completed her Fifth Trial, gained two levels of Soul Power, and received a God-Given Soul Ring because she reached the Level 80 bottleneck.
• Sea Witch explained Zhu Zhuqing’s reward and used the Sacred Pillar’s power to protect her as she began absorbing her Eighth Soul Ring.
• Yu Tianlong arrived to challenge Sea Witch, who recognized him as the man who had used shortcuts in earlier trials.
• Yu Tianlong asked Sea Witch to play one tune and promised not to attack while listening, and Ning Rongrong went ashore.
• Sea Witch transformed through her Martial Soul Avatar and began playing her black flute, directing its sound only at Yu Tianlong.

Yu Tianlong endured Sea Witch’s Sea-Subduing Divine Melody, which unexpectedly strengthened his Soul Power and stirred the power of his Soul Bones and Golden Trident. After Sea Witch’s attack ended, a powerful blue-gold wave erupted from Yu Tianlong and transformed the surrounding sky and sea.

• Sea Witch played her Ninth Soul Skill, Sea-Subduing Divine Melody, while Yu Tianlong listened without resisting.
• The melody failed to harm Yu Tianlong and instead helped his Soul Power grow as his Soul Bones and Golden Trident brand heated up.
• Sea Witch’s strength waned, her flute music stopped, and she returned to her original size before approaching the shore.
• A golden ring of light burst from Yu Tianlong, followed by blue-gold flames that blasted the surrounding seawater into the air.
• The wave of energy spread across the area, changing the sky and freezing the nearby waters; Zhu Zhuqing remained protected by the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar’s light.

Yu Tianlong passed the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar assessment after his Sixth Soul Ring evolved into a hundred-thousand-year ring. He then brought Zhu Zhuqing and the others to face Sea Dragon Douluo, the final and strongest opponent in his Fifth Trial, and paused to prepare for the battle.

• Yu Tianlong's Sixth Soul Ring evolved into a hundred-thousand-year ring, becoming his third such Soul Ring.
• Yu Tianlong passed the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar assessment, and the Sea Witch agreed to protect Zhu Zhuqing while she absorbed her God-Given Soul Ring.
• Yu Tianlong took Zhu Zhuqing and the others to the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar to challenge Sea Dragon Douluo, whose strength had reached rank ninety-five.
• Yu Tianlong sat on the shore to prepare for the difficult battle while Sea Dragon Douluo sat on the Sacred Pillar platform and seemed to merge with his surroundings.
• The women sat down to wait as Yu Tianlong and Sea Dragon Douluo prepared to begin their fight.

Yu Tianlong began the final battle of his Fifth Trial against Sea Dragon Douluo, who explained that the challenge tested whether the Seven Sacred Pillars' Guardian Douluo recognized him. Sea Dragon Douluo revealed his Demon Breaking Domain, which erased Yu Tianlong's Void Domain, and the fight was poised to begin in earnest.

• Yu Tianlong rested for two hours, then flew to the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar to face Sea Dragon Douluo.
• Sea Dragon Douluo explained that the Fifth Trial required Yu Tianlong to challenge all seven Titled Douluo and earn their recognition, though his earlier failures would not affect this battle.
• Yu Tianlong and Sea Dragon Douluo released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings as the final trial began.
• Yu Tianlong spread his Void Domain across the sea, but Sea Dragon Douluo used his Demon Breaking Domain to dispel it.
• Yu Tianlong remained calm despite losing his domain, and Sea Dragon Douluo warned him to watch out.

Yu Tianlong proposed that he and Sea Dragon Douluo fight using only their Martial Souls, without Soul Ring or Soul Bone Skills, and Sea Dragon Douluo accepted. Their first clash suggested that Yu Tianlong’s void armor could overpower Sea Dragon Douluo’s dragon claws, leaving the duel underway.

• Sea Dragon Douluo lunged at Yu Tianlong, who used Tang Sect Secret Arts to deflect his claws and redirect his force.
• Sea Dragon Douluo called for another exchange, but Yu Tianlong stopped him and proposed a battle without Soul Ring or Soul Bone Skills.
• Sea Dragon Douluo agreed to fight using only their Martial Souls, and Yu Tianlong summoned half-body armor with Power of The Void.
• Yu Tianlong attacked with Power of The Void, and the collision staggered both fighters while Sea Dragon Douluo realized the void armor could counter his dragon claws.

Yu Tianlong and Sea Dragon Douluo clashed with self-created skills, badly injuring each other and plunging into the sea. Yu Tianlong realized he had the advantage but needed to return to the Sacred Pillar platform, while Sea Dragon Douluo raced to intercept him underwater.

• Yu Tianlong used a self-created skill with the power of the void, and Sea Dragon Douluo answered with his Sacrifice Skill, doubling his attack power by abandoning defense.
• Their fists collided, unleashing a shock wave that injured both fighters and sent them flying into the Sea Within the Sea.
• Yu Tianlong judged that Sea Dragon Douluo had suffered worse injuries, but worried that he was far from the platform and vulnerable underwater.
• Sea Dragon Douluo endured his injuries and sped through the water, determined to stop Yu Tianlong from reaching shore.

Yu Tianlong used the power of the void and hidden weapons to escape Sea Dragon Douluo’s attempts to drag him back into the sea and secure his footing on the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar Platform. Sea Dragon Douluo conceded defeat after using a Soul Skill to block the hidden weapons.

• Yu Tianlong sensed Sea Dragon Douluo approaching underwater and used a falling strike of the power of the void to freeze the water and delay him.
• Yu Tianlong surfaced and vaulted onto the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar Platform, while Sea Dragon Douluo pursued him at high speed.
• Yu Tianlong launched Bone-Piercing Needles and two Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orbs, forcing Sea Dragon Douluo to use his Fifth Soul Skill, Divine Dragon Shakes Its Armor, to block them.
• Yu Tianlong stood on the platform as the power of the void gathered, while both he and Sea Dragon Douluo showed signs of exhaustion.
• Sea Dragon Douluo admitted that Yu Tianlong had won.

Yu Tianlong passed the Fifth Trial after defeating Sea Dragon Douluo, earning fifty percent Sea God Affinity despite taking shortcuts. Bo Saixi appeared to explain that the shortcuts had increased the Sixth Trial’s difficulty, and Yu Tianlong asked that the penalty affect only him, not his wives.

• Sea Dragon Douluo acknowledged Yu Tianlong’s skill and asked how he had controlled his Martial Soul; Yu Tianlong explained Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and admitted he had used hidden weapons to avoid facing the Ninth Soul Skill directly.
• Sea Dragon Douluo struck the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar, confirming Yu Tianlong had passed the challenge and restoring his injuries and Soul Power.
• The Sea God announced that Yu Tianlong had completed the Fifth Trial, awarding him fifteen percent Sea God Affinity for finishing quickly and increasing the Sixth Trial’s difficulty because he had taken shortcuts.
• Yu Tianlong sensed his Sea God Trident brand changing and his strength growing, while Sea Dragon Douluo advised him to reach one hundred percent Sea God Affinity to understand its mysteries.
• Huo Wu and the other women hurried to Yu Tianlong with news that the Sixth Trial’s difficulty had increased; Bo Saixi appeared and confirmed the change.
• Yu Tianlong told Bo Saixi that only he had taken shortcuts and asked that his wives not be affected by the increased difficulty.

Bo Saixi revealed that Yu Tianlong and his companions’ Sixth Trial would be to survive her attacks for one incense stick, with strict limits on her powers. Yu Tianlong chose the foot of Sea God Mountain as the site, and the group had three days to prepare.

• Bo Saixi explained that shortcuts had counted against the group in the individual Fifth Trial, then revealed that their Sixth Trial had changed because its difficulty increased.
• Bo Saixi said she would attack the group herself for one incense stick, shocking Yu Tianlong, the women, and Sea Dragon Douluo with the challenge’s apparent impossibility.
• Bo Saixi restricted herself to her first six Soul Skills and forbade herself from using the sea, Sea God Hall, or her domain; the group would pass if even one person remained standing, but would have only one attempt.
• Shui Yue'er asked whether the group could join Yu Tianlong, and Bo Saixi agreed only if all her restrictions were removed, so Shui Yue'er declined.
• Yu Tianlong chose the foot of Sea God Mountain for the trial, and Bo Saixi agreed to meet them there in three days.

Yu Tianlong and the women prepared for their Sixth Trial, which required them to withstand Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi for the length of an incense stick. At dawn, Bo Saixi appeared before them to begin the trial.

• Sea Dragon Douluo warned the group about Bo Saixi’s overwhelming strength, and Yu Tianlong began calculating how they could use their abilities and the trial’s rules to endure her challenge.
• Xiao Wu finished absorbing her God-Given Soul Ring, while Yu Tianlong planned and rehearsed tactics with the women.
• Shui Bing’er proposed leaving to gain another Soul Ring, but Yu Tianlong refused, and Gu Yuena promised to get everyone off the island if they failed.
• Xiao Bai escorted Yu Tianlong and the others across the Ring Sea on Demon Soul Great White Sharks, then left after reminding Yu Tianlong that she was his wife too.
• Bo Saixi descended before the group at dawn and asked whether they were ready.