Chapter Summaries

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.

Ning Bei and his companions went to Sea God Island’s central forbidden ground to test the pressure on the stairs leading to Sea God Hall. They struggled to climb, and the chapter ended with Ning Rongrong still far from her required 136 steps.

• Sha Lan led the group across the central sea to the forbidden ground, where she explained that the staircase to Sea God Hall had 1,001 steps.
• Xiao Wu rushed at the stairs and bounced backward, and Ning Bei and Sha Lan explained that the steps had to be climbed using physical strength.
• Nami climbed to the fortieth step before the pressure sent her flying, then meditated to recover.
• Dugu Yan reached the fiftieth step, while Xiao Wu and Long Nianbing neared their limits and Ye Yinzhu and Zhu Zhuqing stopped at the thirty-fifth.
• Ning Rongrong used her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to climb to the twenty-eighth step, then complained that she still had far to go before reaching 136.

Ning Bei left Sea God Island and traveled to Spirit City, where he gave Bibi Dong the Soul Fusion Flower and warned her to wait before using it. He also addressed Bibi Dong’s wish to see Qian Renxue, leaving her with the choice to wait for Qian Renxue to return or visit her in the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Ning Bei left Ning Rongrong, Nami, and Dugu Yan to continue their Sea God Island trials, then departed for Vast Sea City.
• Tian Meng revealed that Sea God Island’s Divine Sense had punished him when he tried to probe the island with his Spiritual Power.
• Ning Bei flew to Spirit City to meet Bibi Dong after the Soul Fusion Flower matured.
• Ning Bei gave Bibi Dong the Soul Shaping Flower and explained that the other flower had evolved into a Soul Fusion Flower.
• Ning Bei warned Bibi Dong that her martial souls’ Soul Rings might fuse with them, so she agreed to absorb two more Soul Rings before using the flower.
• Ning Bei told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue would return to Spirit City once the Heaven Dou Empire stabilized, or Bibi Dong could visit her there.

Ning Bei and Bibi Dong discussed Spirit Hall’s plans to attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Clear Sky Sect, while Ning Bei warned her about the Clear Sky Sect’s strength. Back in Heaven Dou City, he told Qian Renxue that Nami had received the Sea God Nine Trials, though he remained wary of the god’s motives.

• Ning Bei challenged Bibi Dong’s assumptions about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect by revealing it had more than twenty Titled Douluo.
• Bibi Dong planned to attack the two great Sects while Heaven Dou and Star Luo were at war, but hesitated after Ning Bei warned her that the Clear Sky Sect had more than seven elder-level Titled Douluo.
• Ning Bei proposed attacking the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan first and joining forces against the Clear Sky Sect later, then left Spirit City.
• Ning Bei met Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City and reported that Nami had gained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s recognition and the Sea God Nine Trials.
• Ning Bei questioned why Nami had received the trials despite not having the highest-tier aptitude, while Qian Renxue urged him to trust her disciple.
• Qian Renxue reported that Heaven Dou’s forces were consolidating smoothly and that Star Luo had taken the four border cities.

Ning Bei spent nearly a year in Ice God Hall inventing and testing new self-created Soul Skills as part of his seventh God Trial. After submitting the assessment, he planned to visit Sea God Island before Qian Renxue’s campaign against Star Luo and Bibi Dong’s Soul Hunting Operation.

• Qian Renxue agreed to attack Star Luo while Ning Bei summoned a powerful Beast Tide from the Star Dou Great Forest, trusting A Zhu, Yao Yao, A Bao, and the others to control it.
• Ning Bei returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and began developing a Life and Death Talisman by testing it on Soul Beasts in the Pill Pagoda.
• Ning Bei mastered the Life and Death Talisman, which caused pain and itching by freezing Soul Power-infused droplets inside an opponent’s body.
• Ning Bei experimented with other skills, including Black Tortoise Unrestrained Snow and ice creatures, startling sect disciples and prompting Ning Fengzhi to question him.
• Ning Bei developed several more moves over nearly a year and prepared to submit his seventh assessment before traveling to Sea God Island.

Ning Bei completed the Ice God’s Seventh Trial and received rewards, then learned that his Eighth Trial required him to defeat two rank 99 Limit Douluo alone within five years. He began absorbing a God-given Spirit Ring to pursue a breakthrough, but realized he would need to condense a Second Soul Core to reach Limit Douluo.

• Ning Bei submitted the Seventh Trial, and the Ice God judged his thirty-six created soul skills excellent, increasing his soul bone and soul ring ages and awarding him a God-given Spirit Ring.
• The Ice God issued Ning Bei’s Eighth Trial: defeat two rank 99 Limit Douluo alone within five years, with his External Soul Bone set to evolve upon completion.
• Snow Empress warned Ning Bei that defeating a Limit Douluo before reaching that level was nearly impossible, while Ning Bei resolved to absorb two God-given Spirit Rings and attempt a breakthrough.
• Ning Bei entered Ice God Hall, absorbed a God-given Spirit Ring, and gained the ability to use Martial Soul Avatar after its age reached eight hundred thousand years.
• Snow Empress explained that Ning Bei could not reach Limit Douluo without condensing a Second Soul Core, and Ning Bei wondered how the era’s rank 99 experts had achieved their level.