Recaps

Bo Saixi recognized the signs of the Sea God’s Nine Trials as a golden light descended over Sea God Island, while Su Ming planned to use the revelation to gather Vow Power and usher in a true golden age. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi voicing the bold suspicion that the Sea God’s successor had finally appeared.

• Bo Saixi recognized the blood-red light from the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar as the start of the Sea God’s Nine Trials and felt both excitement and conflict.
• All seven Sacred Pillars sent blood-red beams skyward, which converged before a brilliant golden light descended over Sea God Island.
• Bo Saixi’s account explained that the golden light had focused on the young man who had come from overseas to take the trial, though she had not witnessed the event herself.
• Su Ming anticipated the Vow Power the revelation would generate and planned to claim the Sea God and Asura godhoods before building a genuine golden age.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered aloud whether the Sea God’s Nine Trials had begun and whether the Sea God’s successor had appeared.

Sea Horse Douluo and the people of Sea God Island celebrated the appearance of the Sea God's successor, while leaders across the continent began planning to find and win him over. At Suotuo City, Xiao Wu and Tang San suspected that the unnamed successor was Su Ming, as the Heavenly Screen began revealing more of his future.

• Sea Horse Douluo rejoiced at having guided the Sea God's successor, while Sea Witch Douluo and Sea Ghost Douluo envied his good fortune.
• Bo Saixi looked forward to seeing the successor and resolved to put her duties as Sea God Island's high priest before her feelings for Tang Chen.
• Ning Fengzhi and leaders of other major forces planned to find and invest in the boy who inherited the Sea God's Nine Trials.
• Xiao Wu recognized similarities between the successor and Su Ming, and Tang San also suspected that Su Ming was the boy shown on the Heavenly Screen.
• Su Ming pretended to hope he could inherit the trials too, while the Heavenly Screen's narration began describing how Bo Saixi asked the boy about his origins.

The Heavenly Screen’s revelation of the Sea God’s heir drew the attention of powerful Soul Beasts, stirring hatred, loyalty, envy, and uncertainty. As Bo Saixi awaited the heir’s answer about his origins, the story left the Soul Beasts watching and weighing what his appearance meant for their future.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King vowed to devour Poseidon’s heir and destroy the Sea God’s inheritance, while his mate and daughter watched uneasily.
• Xiao Bai celebrated the appearance of the Sea God’s heir, pleased that she might serve two generations of Sea Gods.
• The Snow Empress watched the revelation and wondered what path remained for the Far North and its people.
• Di Tian envied humans for inheriting divine positions and blamed the Divine Realm for blocking the Soul Beasts’ path to godhood.
• Da Ming and Er Ming discussed the Heavenly Screen’s revelations at the Lake of Life.

The Heavenly Screen revealed that Su Ming of the Trinity Sect, the Sea God's Nine Trials inheritor, came from beyond the Douluo Continent, upending the plans and assumptions of its powers. Tang Hao, Xiao Wu, and Tang San recognized Su Ming, while Su Ming used the revelation to conceal that he was already on the continent.

• The Heavenly Screen revealed Su Ming's identity and showed that he came from the Trinity Sect, an ancient power beyond the Douluo Continent.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that the revelation ended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's search for Su Ming and thwarted Spirit Hall's designs on him.
• Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall's enshrined abandoned their plans to capture the Sea God's inheritor after learning he was not on the continent.
• Bo Saixi wondered how Su Ming had learned about Sea God Island and reached it, while Di Tian speculated that he might come from another continent on the planet.
• Tang Hao recognized Su Ming and prayed that he would bring Ah Yin back to life.
• Xiao Wu hugged Su Ming in Suotuo City, and Su Ming explained that the Heavenly Screen's wording would make most people think he was not yet on the continent.

Bo Saixi explained the stakes of Su Ming’s Sea God’s Nine Trials and led him toward the Sea God Hall to begin his first trial. As Su Ming prepared to climb the sacred steps, Bo Saixi and viewers across the world wondered how his talent would compare with past candidates.

• Bo Saixi ordered Sea Horse Douluo Ou Ya to treat Su Ming as an honored guest and summon the other six guardians to Sea God Hall.
• Bo Saixi warned Su Ming that he had to complete at least one trial each year and that failing would bring consequences worse than death for him and Sea God Island.
• Sea Horse Douluo led Su Ming to Sea God Hall and told him he could retreat safely if the Sea God’s Light became too difficult.
• Bo Saixi watched from the shadows, expecting Su Ming’s first trial to involve climbing the steps and recalling that her own first trial required reaching the 228th step.
• Bo Saixi, Xiao Bai, and people across the world eagerly waited to see what Su Ming’s Godly Examination would reveal.

Su Ming recognized that the Sea God’s Light could accelerate cultivation and chose to train beneath it for a year, while Bo Saixi revealed the opportunity to receive a God-bestowed Soul Ring. Bibi Dong envied the Sea God’s generous trials, and Yu Xiaogang and Ning Fengzhi considered what the reward could mean for their own people.

• Su Ming sensed Bo Saixi observing him, invited her to meet him, and confirmed that he had understood the Sea God’s Light and intended to cultivate there for a year.
• Bo Saixi explained that those taking Black Level or higher examinations could receive one God-bestowed Soul Ring at their first cultivation bottleneck, and warned Su Ming not to use it too early.
• Bibi Dong envied the Sea God’s rewards but insisted that luck would not decide the final outcome.
• Yu Xiaogang resolved to consider taking Xiao En to Sea God Island in hopes that he could earn a God-bestowed Soul Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi hoped Gu’s journey to Sea God Island would go smoothly, while Sword Douluo Chen Xin expected Juechen, Xiao He, and Rongrong to qualify for high-level examinations.

Ning Fengzhi received a report on Ning Rongrong’s stay in Suotuo City and reflected on why he had let her leave the sect to grow more independent. He also recalled his failed attempts to find her a suitable match in Gu He and Ji Juechen.

• A young disciple reported that Ning Rongrong was staying at the Crystal Orchid Grand Hotel in Suotuo City and that hidden guards were protecting her.
• Ning Fengzhi acknowledged that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had secretly arranged protection, lodging, and supplies for Ning Rongrong throughout her travels.
• Ning Fengzhi hoped Ning Rongrong would mature away from home and become better prepared to inherit the sect.
• Ning Fengzhi recalled considering Gu He, Bone Douluo Gu Rong’s gifted disciple, as a match for Ning Rongrong, but the two disliked each other.
• Ning Fengzhi later considered Ji Juechen, but gave up because Ji Juechen cared only for the sword.

Gu He returned to the meeting hall after completing his Self-Created Soul Skill, the Shadow Corps, easing Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong’s fears that he had sacrificed his cultivation for it. He demonstrated the Shadow Soldiers to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin and explained their capabilities, while hinting that the Shadow Corps was more than just a Self-Created Soul Skill.

• Gu He entered the meeting hall and told Ning Fengzhi that he had completed his Self-Created Soul Skill and that his cultivation speed would return to normal.
• Ning Fengzhi recalled how Gu He’s Soul Power cultivation had slowed while he worked on the skill, and how he had promised to stop if he made no progress within six months.
• Chen Xin arrived and asked Gu He to show them the completed skill.
• Gu He named the skill the Shadow Corps and used his Soul Power to summon humanoid Shadow Soldiers from the ground.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned Gu He about the Shadow Soldiers’ duration, number, strength, and range, and Gu He answered him and Chen Xin.
• Gu He concluded that the Shadow Corps was not merely a Self-Created Soul Skill.

Gu He explained the Shadow Corps’ potential to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who recognized its strategic value and rewarded him with a rare External Soul Bone. He considered revealing the Shadow Kingdom’s greater secrets but kept them to himself, resolving to use its power to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Gu He explained that the Shadow Soldiers’ number and strength depended on his Soul Power and described their long range and ability to move between shadows.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin praised Gu He and recognized the Shadow Corps’ value for combat, intelligence, assassination, and defense.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the Soul Power Core brought from the treasury as a gift for Gu He.
• Chen Xin explained that the Soul Power Core was a rare External Soul Bone that improved Soul Power purity and absorbed ambient Soul Power during battle.
• Gu He nearly revealed the Shadow Kingdom, its nine corps, and the Ultimate Darkness, but decided Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin might fear its power.
• Gu He resolved to use the Shadow Kingdom to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the elders who had treated him like family.

The Heavenly Screen confirmed the appearance of the Sea God's successor, drawing anticipation from Sea God Island and hostility from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Ning Fengzhi considered recruiting the successor while also supporting Gu He's Shadow Soldiers and maintaining secret protection for Ning Rongrong.

• Bo Saixi asked the Sea God's successor where he came from as humans and Soul Beasts watched the Heavenly Screen.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King vowed to devour Poseidon's successor and destroy his legacy.
• A disciple reported to Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong was staying at the Crystal Orchid Grand Hotel in Suotuo City under secret protection.
• Gu He explained his Shadow Soldiers' capabilities, and Ning Fengzhi ordered a Soul Power Core brought from the treasury after recognizing their strategic potential.
• The Heavenly Screen showed Bo Saixi identifying the young man's trial as the true Sea God's Nine Trials, prompting Sea Witch Douluo and Sea Ghost Douluo to envy Sea Horse Douluo's fortune.
• Bo Saixi anticipated learning more about the successor, while Ning Fengzhi inferred that the young man was currently younger and considered investing in him.