Recaps

Ning Bei and his companions completed their soul hunt after Ou Xuan absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, then Hu Liena and A'Dai reached Slaughter City and entered its passage. The chapter ended as Hu Liena pulled A'Dai out of an illusion near the city's gate.

• Ning Bei froze the Azure Sea Mystic Dragon, and Ou Xuan killed it and absorbed its Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring.
• Ou Xuan gained Tornado Sea Ring and Dragon Transformation, completing the successful soul-hunting expedition.
• Hu Liena and A'Dai arrived at the town that served as the entrance to Slaughter City and drank Bloody Marys at its tavern.
• A'Dai and Hu Liena killed the tavern's attackers and jumped into the passage leading to Slaughter City.
• Near the city gate, A'Dai fell into an illusion until Hu Liena touched his shoulder and warned him about the killing intent.

A'Dai and Hu Liena entered Slaughter City, earned their identity tokens, and began fighting in the Hell Slaughter Arena while searching for Tang San. After seeing Tang San's brutal fighting style, they settled into nearby residences and prepared to keep pursuing the Hundred Wins Achievement.

• A'Dai and Hu Liena defeated Death Knight Scott, received Identity Tokens 10085 and 10086, and entered Slaughter City with a black-veiled guide.
• A'Dai and Hu Liena learned the rules for leaving Slaughter City and went to the Hell Slaughter Arena, where Hu Liena won her match.
• A'Dai and Hu Liena watched Tang San win a match with concealed weapons and poison, recognizing why he was called the Plague Poison Hog King.
• A'Dai and Hu Liena each won a match, then claimed neighboring residences by killing their occupants and vomited up the poisonous Bloody Mary they had drunk.
• A'Dai considered developing scythe techniques that worked without Soul Skills and decided to avoid confronting Tang San for the time being.

After the group returned from hunting Soul Beasts, Ning Bei learned that Huo Linglong had reached Rank 84 and helped open the Ice God Hall stairs to more ice-attribute Soul Masters. He told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong had secretly worried about her, then visited Bibi Dong with news of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast suited to her Second Martial Soul.

• Huo Linglong finished absorbing the Magma Earth Dragon's Right Arm Bone and reached Rank 84, while Gu Rong and Chen Xin envied the group's Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones.
• Ning Bei found ice-attribute Soul Masters cultivating on the Ice God Hall stairs and regularly used his Spirit Bone Skill to help them.
• Qian Renxue told Ning Bei that she was poisoning Xue Ye with Yao Yao's neurotoxin, and Ning Bei revealed that Bibi Dong had secretly visited Heaven Dou City to check on her.
• Ning Bei flew to Spirit City and told Bibi Dong about a Deep Sea Demon Spider near Vast Sea City that could provide her a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
• Bibi Dong asked Ning Bei to accompany her to Vast Sea City and help her hunt the seabed Soul Beast.

Ning Bei accompanied Bibi Dong to the Spirit Hall Treasures Vault to choose Spirit Bones and discovered a Soul Shaping Flower that could change a Martial Soul’s appearance. After promising to cultivate more flowers for her, he selected three Spirit Bones, leaving their bargain unresolved.

• Bibi Dong took Ning Bei to the Spirit Hall Treasures Vault after agreeing he could choose three Spirit Bones.
• Ning Bei identified an unknown herb as a Soul Shaping Flower, which could reshape a Martial Soul while preserving its abilities.
• Bibi Dong claimed the Soul Shaping Flower, hoping it could change the appearance of her Martial Souls.
• Ning Bei separated the flower’s seeds for cultivation and told Bibi Dong he could grow another Soul Shaping Flower for a price.
• After Bibi Dong damaged a display rack in anger, Ning Bei examined the Spirit Bones and chose two leg bones and one skull.

Ning Bei agreed to help Bibi Dong hunt a Deep Sea Demon Spider in exchange for her support in establishing an Ice God Hall in Spirit City. On the way to Vast Sea City, he revealed the Soul Shaping Flower’s potential to Bibi Dong and gave Yue Guan a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in return for help managing the new hall.

• Bibi Dong accepted Ning Bei’s terms and agreed to arrange a location for the Ice God Hall in Spirit City.
• Several days later, Bibi Dong, Ju, Gui, and Ning Bei set out for Vast Sea City to begin the Soul Hunting.
• Ning Bei told Bibi Dong that the Soul Shaping Flower could evolve into a Soul Fusion Flower capable of merging compatible Martial Souls, making her eager to obtain it.
• Ning Bei showed Yue Guan a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and Yue Guan explained its benefits and eagerly accepted it.
• Ning Bei asked Yue Guan to help manage and promote the Ice God Hall, and Yue Guan agreed to enlist Gui’s help as well.
• After Yue Guan left, Bibi Dong envied Ning Bei’s treasures and considered improving her relationship with Little Snow so she could bring Ning Bei under her control.

Ning Bei helped Bibi Dong hunt a Deep Sea Demon Spider, then established Ice God Hall in Spirit City and returned to his sect. A year passed as he waited for the settlement of his Ice God Sixth Trial.

• Ning Bei used Da Ming to retrieve the Deep Sea Demon Spider trapped in an enormous block of ice, and Bibi Dong absorbed its Soul Ring after Ning Bei opened a hole in the ice.
• Bibi Dong revealed her new Spirit Skill, Soul Devouring Sea Demon Thorn, after Ning Bei teased her about withholding it and threatened to give the Soul Shaping Flower to his mother.
• On the journey back, Bibi Dong asked whether Little Snow would forgive her, and Ning Bei advised her to explain everything and give Little Snow a chance to approach her first.
• Ning Bei created Ice God Hall in a cleared Refugee Settlement in western Spirit City and gave Yue Guan Ice Spirit Grass to reward climbers who reached the top of its steps.
• After entrusting Ice God Hall to Yue Guan, Ning Bei returned to his sect, trained and spent time with his companions, and waited as a year passed.

After completing the Ice God’s Sixth Trial, Ning Bei received his rewards and was tasked with creating his own Soul Skills. He developed a new technique and brought Chen Xin and Gu Rong to Ice God Hall to test it, where the chapter ended as Gu Rong prepared his defenses.

• Ning Bei completed the Sixth Trial, earning increased Ice God Affinity, enhanced Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone ages, and a God-given Spirit Ring.
• The Ice God issued the Seventh Trial, requiring Ning Bei to create his own Soul Skills, with rewards based on their number and power.
• Ning Bei began developing techniques, then spent two days and nights mastering a preliminary version of an ice-infused Great Ball Rasengan.
• Ning Bei brought Chen Xin and Gu Rong to Ice God Hall to test his new technique and warned them to keep Life Restoration Pills ready.
• Ning Bei unleashed Ice Wheel Pill · Falling Frost Ice Break, and Gu Rong activated his Martial Soul Avatar and every defensive measure.

Ning Bei tested his powerful new Self-Created Soul Skill on Chen Xin and Gu Rong before learning that Xue Ye was near death and helping Qian Renxue plan her succession. After Xue Ye died and Xue Xing and Xue Beng prepared to challenge Xue Qinghe, Ning Bei and Qian Renxue moved ahead with their plan to secure the throne.

• Ning Bei unleashed Extreme Ice Burst on Chen Xin and Gu Rong, badly injuring them before they recovered with Life Restoration Pills.
• Ning Bei explained that his Ice God Seventh Trial required him to create Self-Created Soul Skills, and he continued testing them for several weeks.
• Qian Renxue told Ning Bei that Xue Ye was close to death and described her plan to control Heaven Dou City's forces after taking the throne.
• Xue Ye died after summoning Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng, and Xue Beng hurried to Xue Xing to prepare a move against Xue Qinghe's ascension.
• Qian Renxue returned to the Crown Prince Residence after publicly mourning Xue Ye, then told Ning Bei that Xue Xing had summoned border commanders away from their posts.
• Ning Bei told Qian Renxue to spare the commanders if they submitted and crush them if they resisted.

After Xue Ye's funeral, Qian Renxue revealed her identity to Ning Fengzhi and secured the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support for her succession. As Xue Xing sought allies to stop her, news of the emperor's death prompted the Star Luo Emperor to call an emergency court assembly.

• At the Crown Prince Residence, Qian Renxue revealed to Ning Fengzhi that she was the former Pope's daughter and the Six-Winged Angel inheritor, while Ning Bei confirmed he had already known her secret.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would support Qian Renxue and said he would attend her Ascension Ceremony with Sword and Bone.
• Qian Renxue told Ning Fengzhi that Xue Xing planned to act during the ceremony and that she and Ning Bei intended to expose and eliminate Xue Beng's supporters.
• Worried about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's influence, Xue Xing decided to visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and seek Yu Yuanzhen's support.
• After a hidden figure reported Xue Xing's journey to Qian Renxue, she dismissed the threat, while Ning Bei wondered what offer could persuade Yu Yuanzhen to get involved.
• In the Star Luo Empire, the emperor confirmed that Xue Ye had died and ordered an emergency court assembly for the following day.

Star Luo prepared to invade Heaven Dou during Xue Qinghe’s ascension, while Qian Renxue learned of the threat and proceeded with the ceremony. Just as Xue Qinghe was about to receive the imperial crown, Xue Xing accused him of poisoning the late emperor and princes and claimed to have evidence.

• Dai Tianyu persuaded Star Luo’s court to prepare an attack on Heaven Dou while its defenses were weakened by the succession struggle.
• Qian Renxue learned of Star Luo’s plans and saw the invasion as an excuse to act against Dai Tianyu after taking the throne.
• Xue Qinghe’s ascension ceremony began in Heaven Dou City, attended by dignitaries including Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, Sword Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Xue Xing arrived with Xue Beng, Yu Yuanzhen, and three border generals, then clashed with Xue Qinghe over the succession and Star Luo’s planned attack.
• As the imperial crown was about to be placed on Xue Qinghe, Xue Xing accused him of poisoning the late emperor and princes and ordered his evidence brought forward.

Prince Xue Xing tried to prevent Xue Qinghe from inheriting the throne by accusing him of poisoning the emperor, but Ning Bei exposed the framing and confronted Xue Xing. The chapter ended with Yu Yuanzhen seeking permission to leave after realizing the plot had failed.

• Prince Xue Xing presented a dying assassin and Xue Qinghe's lost Prince Token as evidence that the Crown Prince had poisoned the emperor and his brothers.
• Xue Qinghe rejected the accusations, but Prince Xue Xing ordered three Soul Douluo to arrest him until the matter was investigated.
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi intervened on Xue Qinghe's behalf, while Ning Bei revealed a token bearing Xue Xing's name on the dead assassin.
• Ning Bei stopped Prince Xue Xing and Yu Yuanzhen from leaving, then displayed his nine Soul Rings and shocked the assembled guests.
• Yu Yuanzhen claimed Xue Xing had deceived him and asked Ning Bei to let him leave.

Qian Renxue completed her ascension after arresting Xue Xing, Xue Beng, and three border generals who opposed her, then began consolidating her rule over the Heaven Dou Empire. Ning Bei received the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and discussed its potential use for Nami, while Qian Renxue agreed to meet Bibi Dong once affairs in Heaven Dou had settled.

• Yu Yuanzhen left the Golden Luan Hall, and Xue Xing and Xue Beng offered to stay for Qian Renxue’s ceremony.
• Qian Renxue ordered Xue Xing, Xue Beng, and the three border generals detained for plotting against her and abandoning their posts.
• The generals attacked Qian Renxue, but Ning Bei froze them with the Eternal Frozen Domain, and guards took the group away.
• Qian Renxue completed her ascension, and days later news spread that the prisoners had died by suicide in Heaven Dou Prison.
• Star Luo seized four border cities, but Ning Bei advised Qian Renxue to delay retaliation while she secured Heaven Dou.
• Qian Renxue showed Ning Bei the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and they discussed testing it with Nami before Ning Bei suggested she visit Bibi Dong.

A'Dai won his 51st match in Slaughter City and discussed the Hell Road and the growing danger of their killing intent with Hu Liena. After they took Soul Nourishing Pills, Tang San secretly watched A'Dai and wondered how he had suppressed his killing intent.

• A'Dai defeated four Soul Emperor opponents with his Self-Created Soul Skill, Nether King's Flash, and earned cheers from the arena crowd.
• Hu Liena praised A'Dai's skill, and they discussed her plans to adapt the Spiral Pill for her fox tail.
• Hu Liena and A'Dai noticed that the arena absorbed most of the fallen fighters' Soul Power and suspected Hell Road lay beneath it.
• The two took Soul Nourishing Pills to suppress their increasingly difficult-to-control killing intent and resolved to win a hundred matches and leave.
• Tang San watched A'Dai leave and wondered how he had made his killing intent disappear.

Ning Bei developed and tested new ice-and-light techniques, naming his four Self-Created Soul Skills Bei's Four Absolutes. He postponed his Seventh Trial until Nami had faced the opportunity he planned for her.

• Tang San observed the murderous aura vanish from Ning Bei and his companion after a Slaughter Field match, but left without learning their method.
• Ning Bei gave Nami a Head Soul Bone and the Immortal Herb Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew before she entered seclusion to absorb them.
• Ning Bei tested Aurora · Diamond Stardust on Chen Xin and Gu Rong, whose defenses cracked under the refracted light rays and frost.
• Ning Bei developed Ice God's Body and Maha Padme, then named his four Self-Created Soul Skills Bei's Four Absolutes.
• Ning Bei declined Tian Meng's suggestion to complete the Seventh Trial immediately and decided to wait until Nami's situation was settled.

Ning Bei gave Nami the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and had her seek the Sea God's approval. Nami bonded with the artifact and learned to control it, though its abilities remained unknown.

• Ning Bei explained that he needed Nami for a potentially dangerous task and told Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing that a water-attribute Soul Master was best suited for it.
• Ning Bei revealed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and told Nami to drip her blood onto it.
• The artifact released a pale blue light that made the girls' Martial Souls emerge, while Poseidon sensed Nami's faint Sea God bloodline and accepted her as a successor.
• After Nami spent several dozen minutes in a strange state, she returned to awareness and drew the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud into the space between her brows.
• Nami said she could control the artifact, then closed her eyes to sense its abilities.

Nami demonstrated the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s defensive, control, and offensive abilities, and Ning Bei told the group they could travel to Sea God Island for trials. The group prepared for the journey, while Ning Bei also set out for Sunset Town to visit his women.

• Nami used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to conceal the group and immobilize Zhu Zhuqing, then explained its abilities and limitations.
• Ning Bei told Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing that they could undergo trials on Sea God Island, though only Nami could receive the Sea God Nine Trials.
• Ning Bei said he had found suitable God Positions for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, but could not yet guarantee one for Xiao Wu.
• Ning Bei encouraged Xiao Wu by suggesting the Sea God trial might grant her a God-given Spirit Ring, since she could no longer condense Spirit Rings herself.
• Ning Bei arranged for Ye Yinzhu and Long Nianbing to prepare for the trip, then headed to Sunset Forest to visit his women.

Ning Bei took Dugu Yan and their companions toward Sea God Island so she could undergo the Sea God's trials, then prepared a ship and guide in Vast Sea City. Their voyage began with the Purple Pearl Pirate Group approaching, and its purple-haired captain leaped aboard.

• Ning Bei told Dugu Bo he was taking Dugu Yan to Sea God Island for a God Trial, and Dugu Bo reluctantly let her go.
• Ning Bei explained the journey to Qian Renxue before leaving with Dugu Yan and their companions.
• The group reached Vast Sea City, where Ning Bei bought a sea vessel Soul Tool and hired a former Sea God Island resident as their guide.
• Ning Bei and his companions set out for Sea God Island the next morning, while the guide warned them that the Purple Pearl Pirate Group was approaching.
• Ning Rongrong and Sister Xiao Wu eagerly watched the pirates arrive, and a slender purple-haired figure leaped onto their ship.

Purple Pearl attempted to rob Ning Bei’s group, but Xiao Wu subdued her, and Ning Bei offered her a chance to earn her freedom by defeating Nami. The two faced off on an ice island over the sea, where Purple Pearl expected an easy fight after hearing Nami’s introduction.

• Purple Pearl ordered Ning Bei’s group to surrender their Soul Tools, but Xiao Wu revealed her six Soul Rings and restrained Purple Pearl with Soft Bone Lock.
• Ning Bei freed Purple Pearl and proposed that she could leave if she defeated one of the group, but would serve as their maid until they left Vast Sea City if she lost.
• Purple Pearl chose Nami as her opponent, and Ning Bei created a vast ice island on the sea for their battle.
• Purple Pearl introduced herself as a level 64 Assault System Battle Soul Emperor with a Sea Viper Martial Soul, while Nami said she was a level 56 All-Round System battle Soul King with a Tidecaller Martial Soul.

Nami defeated Purple Pearl in a duel, and Purple Pearl agreed to serve the group until they reached Sea God Island. Ning Bei forced Purple Pearl to help with their daily needs and threatened her against betraying them as they continued toward the island.

• Purple Pearl attacked Nami with her fourth Spirit Skill, but Nami's Source Water Barrier absorbed the Sea Vipers' Soul Power.
• Nami immobilized Purple Pearl with the Cosmos Spirit Immobilization Cover and struck her with Mystic Water Pill, defeating her.
• Purple Pearl accepted her defeat and promised to keep her word until the group left the sea.
• Ning Bei told Purple Pearl that they were heading to Sea God Island and ordered her to manage their daily life.
• Ning Bei planted a strand of Soul Power in Purple Pearl and warned that it would cause unbearable itching and frostbite if she tried to escape or poison them.
• Purple Pearl told Heidel to return to headquarters while she accompanied the group.

Ning Bei and his companions crossed the waters surrounding Sea God Island under the protection of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and reached Sea Maiden City. A Soul Saint challenged them, and Ning Bei explained that they had come from the mainland to undergo the Sea God’s trial.

• Zi Zhenzhu warned the group that Demon Soul Great White Sharks guarded the waters ahead, and Ning Bei told her to sail the Soul Tool Ship back.
• Ning Bei admitted that his curse on Zi Zhenzhu was only a little Ice Power, then had Nami use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to carry everyone underwater.
• Nami used the shroud to conceal the group from the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, and they passed through the sharks’ territory and entered Sea God Island’s waters.
• Ning Bei identified the settlement as Sea Maiden City and explained that its Seven Holy Pillars each had a Titled Douluo guardian.
• A young woman confronted the group and ordered them to leave Sea Maiden City, so Ning Bei introduced them as mainland Soul Masters seeking the Sea God’s trial.

Ning Bei and the children reached Sea Maiden City to accept the Sea God's assessment, where Sea Maiden Douluo tested their qualifications with an illusion-inducing flute. Ning Bei resisted the illusion and blocked her attempt to read his thoughts, while the others remained under its effects.

• Lan Sha warned Ning Bei and the children that land Soul Masters could not pass the assessment, but Ning Bei asked her to lead them onward.
• Lan Sha brought the group through Sea Maiden City to the Sea Within Sea and summoned Sea Maiden Douluo from the water.
• Sea Maiden Douluo confirmed that the group had come for the Sea God's assessment, and Little Rabbit answered that they were certain they would accept it.
• Sea Maiden Douluo played her pink flute to test the group's qualifications, freezing the children in an illusion.
• Ning Bei recognized and dispelled the illusion for himself, then blocked Sea Maiden Douluo's attempt to read his thoughts, startling her.

The group escaped the Flute Illusion and began receiving their Sea God trials at the Sea Maiden Holy Pillar. Long Nianbing received the deadly Black Level Six Tests, but Ning Rongrong surpassed him by receiving the unprecedented Top Seven Tests.

• Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Ye Yinzhu, Ning Rongrong, Nami, Long Nianbing, and Zhu Zhuqing broke free of the Flute Illusion, and Sea Maiden Douluo confirmed that everyone had passed.
• Long Nianbing volunteered to go first, and Sea Maiden Douluo's ritual gave him the Black Level Six Tests.
• Ning Bei explained that Long Nianbing faced the hardest Black Level trial, which carried a risk of death if he failed.
• Ning Rongrong demanded a harder trial, and Sea Witch began the ritual for her.
• Ning Rongrong received the red Top Seven Tests, a level Sea Witch had heard only the High Priest had ever received.

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others received their Sea God trials, while Nami’s test unexpectedly transformed into nine golden trials. The chapter ended with Ning Bei believing Nami had secured the position of Sea God.

• Ning Rongrong learned her test was a Top Seven Tests and regained her confidence after Xiao Wu encouraged her.
• Xiao Wu received Red Level Six Trials and argued with Ning Rongrong over whose test was better.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Yinzhu each received Black Level Six Tests, followed by Dugu Yan, who also received Black Level Six Tests.
• Nami began her test as the Sea Maiden Holy Pillar changed from red to gold, shocking Sea Witch and the others.
• Nine golden trial screens appeared beside Nami, and Ning Bei felt reassured about her prospects of becoming Sea God.

Nami received the Sea God Nine Trials, and Bo Saixi explained the significance and danger of her test. The group remained on Sea God Island as honored guests, with Nami facing the requirement to complete at least one trial each year.

• Nami's eight dim test screens merged with the glowing first screen, and a golden beam gave her a Trident mark.
• Sea Witch admitted she had never seen a golden Nine Trials, and Bo Saixi arrived to identify Nami's test as the Sea God Nine Trials.
• Bo Saixi learned Nami was born in Vast Sea City and belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then told her not to address anyone on Sea God Island with formal courtesy.
• Bo Saixi ordered Sea Witch to treat the six visitors as honored guests until they completed their trials.
• Bo Saixi warned Nami to complete at least one trial each year and insisted she must not consider failure, saying the fate of Sea God Island was at stake.
• After Bo Saixi departed, the group discussed the pressure of her aura, and an unseen woman's voice made Ning Bei pause.

Ning Bei met with Bo Saixi and offered to help her escape the fate of sacrificing herself to open the Road to Godhood, asking only that she help his companions with their trials. He then reunited with them in Sea Maiden City and discussed their First Trial, which required climbing through the Sea God’s Light.

• Ning Bei sent his companions to Sea Maiden City, then met Bo Saixi and revealed that he was the Ice God’s successor.
• Ning Bei told Bo Saixi he could help her avoid her final fate and asked her to do her utmost to help his companions complete their assessments.
• Bo Saixi accepted Ning Bei’s offer and asked whether his method could also help Qian Daoliu; Ning Bei said either of them could use it first.
• Ning Bei found his companions eating in a restaurant and told them he would leave Sea God Island and visit them from time to time.
• Dugu Yan explained that their First Trial was to pass through the Sea God’s Light, and Ning Bei asked how many steps each of them had to climb.