Recaps

Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji ambushed Qi Ling, but Bibi Dong revealed that she had regained her strength and helped him fight back. Xue Qinghe’s Dragon-Trapping Formation weakened Qi Ling, forcing Bibi Dong to take Qian Daoliu’s strongest attack; she remained under threat as Qian Daoliu unleashed a form that damaged his body.

• Bibi Dong restored her Martial Soul and blocked Qian Daoliu’s ambush, allowing Qi Ling to break free of Qian Xunji and join her.
• Qi Ling fought Qian Daoliu while Bibi Dong battled Qian Xunji, and Qian Daoliu realized Qi Ling had begun comprehending the laws of heaven and earth.
• At Qian Xunji’s signal, Xue Qinghe activated his Martial Soul Avatar and used the Dragon-Trapping Formation to suppress Qi Ling.
• Qian Daoliu attacked the weakened Qi Ling, but Bibi Dong used Shift Form and Swap Shadows to take his place and shield him with a moon-white barrier.
• Qian Daoliu shattered Bibi Dong’s barrier and countered her crescent-blade attack with a protective Soul Power barrier, then unleashed his strongest offensive form at the cost of harming his body.

Bibi Dong fought Qian Daoliu while Qi Ling was pinned down by Qian Xunji and Xue Qinghe. She unleashed Moonlit Radiance to freeze her enemies and urged Qi Ling to escape, but he refused to leave without her.

• Qian Xunji and Xue Qinghe teamed up to keep Qi Ling occupied while Qian Daoliu attacked Bibi Dong.
• Qian Daoliu overwhelmed Bibi Dong with his Angel Domain, knocked her to the ground, and moved in to kill her.
• Bibi Dong activated her Yue Shen Martial Soul innate skill, Moonlit Radiance, creating a starry sky that immobilized Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, and Xue Qinghe.
• Bibi Dong told Qi Ling to escape while she held the three enemies, but Qi Ling refused and declared they would live or die together.

Qi Ling endured Qian Daoliu’s divine attack, but Bibi Dong sacrificed her strength to save him after Qian Xunji and Xue Qinghe launched a surprise assault. Restored to his peak and enraged by Bibi Dong’s collapse, Qi Ling faced the three men and vowed to make them pay.

• Qian Daoliu broke free of Bibi Dong’s restraint and attacked Qi Ling with his Ninth Soul Skill, Nine Swords of the Heavenly God.
• Qi Ling used the Divine Dragon Emperor’s Martial Soul Avatar to withstand all nine swords, then returned to human form, exhausted.
• Qian Xunji and Xue Qinghe attacked Qi Ling from behind while Qian Daoliu struck from the front.
• Bibi Dong blocked the attacks and collapsed gravely wounded, then kissed Qi Ling and transferred her power to restore him.
• Qi Ling placed Bibi Dong in his Hundred Treasures Pouch and challenged Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, and Xue Qinghe, declaring that he would not flee.

Qi Ling fused the Divine Dragon Emperor and Blood Devil Emperor Soul Imprints into the Divine Devil Body, gaining overwhelming power that he could sustain for only ten heartbeats. He killed Qian Xunji in an instant and turned toward his remaining enemies.

• Qi Ling brought the Divine Dragon Emperor and Blood Devil Emperor Soul Imprints together while Qian Daoliu and the others failed to stop him.
• Qian Daoliu realized Qi Ling was fusing his own Soul Skills and urged the others to kill him before he became unstoppable.
• Qi Ling fused his Seventh Soul Skills into the Martial Soul Avatar: Divine Devil Body, but could maintain the form for only ten heartbeats.
• Qi Ling transformed and overwhelmed Qian Xunji, Qian Daoliu, and Xue Qinghe with his pressure.
• Qi Ling tore out Qian Xunji's heart, crushed it, and asked who was next.

Qi Ling mortally wounded Qian Xunji and fought Qian Daoliu, who sacrificed his life force to hold him off. After Xue Qinghe escaped with Qian Xunji, Qi Ling avoided fighting the dying Qian Daoliu and vanished, leaving him alone to await death.

• Qi Ling revealed that Qian Xunji could survive his heart being destroyed because he had absorbed Qi Ling's sister's Martial Soul, then attacked again.
• Qian Daoliu sacrificed himself to unleash enough power to block Qi Ling and ordered Xue Qinghe to take Qian Xunji away.
• Xue Qinghe carried Qian Xunji from the battle while Qian Daoliu fought Qi Ling to protect their escape.
• Qi Ling recognized that Qian Daoliu was already dying and evaded his attacks instead of fighting him.
• Qi Ling said farewell and vanished, leaving Qian Daoliu alone to await his death.

Qi Ling returned to Dragon's Glory City gravely injured after defeating a powerful enemy with a new fusion of divine and demonic power. Dragon Maiden explained that the Life and Death Lotus was keeping him alive and said that fully awakening its power required him to harmonize with Bibi Dong, leaving Qi Ling stunned.

• Luna saw Qi Ling return to Dragon's Glory City in a severely weakened state and hurried to help him.
• Dragon Maiden examined Qi Ling and found that his body was near collapse, sustained by a mysterious force.
• Qi Ling told Luna and Dragon Maiden about his life-threatening battle and how he fused divine and demonic power to create a new Soul Skill.
• Dragon Maiden said Qi Ling's fused power could be immensely destructive, but his body was in terrible condition.
• Qi Ling recognized the Life and Death Lotus as the force keeping him alive, and Dragon Maiden explained that Bibi Dong's power had awakened part of it.
• Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that fully awakening the lotus required him to harmonize yin and yang with Bibi Dong, and Qi Ling was stunned.

The Dragon Maiden told Bibi Dong that Qi Ling needed an intimate treatment to save his life, and Bibi Dong agreed because she had long loved him. That night, Qi Ling and Bibi Dong consummated their relationship, and Qi Ling became a man.

• Qi Ling hesitated over the Dragon Maiden’s proposed treatment, worried that using it to save his life would be wrong.
• The Dragon Maiden woke Bibi Dong and explained Qi Ling’s condition and the treatment while Qi Ling waited outside with Luna.
• Bibi Dong agreed to the treatment, and the Dragon Maiden urged Qi Ling to speak with her himself.
• Bibi Dong kissed Qi Ling and told him she had been waiting for him, and Qi Ling promised to take responsibility for their relationship.
• That night, Qi Ling and Bibi Dong went to his room, shared an intimate moment, and consummated their relationship.

Qi Ling and Bibi Dong woke after spending the night together and spoke affectionately about their new closeness. After getting ready, they left the room separately because Bibi Dong felt shy about following him out.

• Qi Ling woke beside Bibi Dong and reflected on how their relationship had brought them closer.
• Bibi Dong woke when Qi Ling kissed her, then teased and scolded him about their night together.
• Qi Ling and Bibi Dong playfully tussled before getting dressed.
• Bibi Dong asked Qi Ling to leave first, and he went out alone to accommodate her.

After breaking through to level 80, Qi Ling discovered that his brief fusion of the Power of Gods and Demons had given him profound insights and qualified him for the Dragon God Test. Dragon Maiden advised him to stabilize his new power on Sea God Island first, where Qi Ling also learned that Bibi Dong had reached level 99 and gained a mysterious crescent-moon mark.

• Dragon Maiden teased Qi Ling about waking late, then congratulated him on reaching level 80 and asked what changes he had noticed.
• Qi Ling realized his Soul Power exceeded level 80 and that his brief state of fused divine and demonic power had granted him new insights into power.
• Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that he had met the conditions for the Dragon God Test, but advised him to visit Sea God Island and learn to stabilize his strength from Xi Xi first.
• Qi Ling agreed to travel to Sea God Island and see how Tang San and the others were progressing with their examinations.
• Qi Ling found that Bibi Dong had reached level 99 and spotted a crescent-moon mark on her forehead that resembled Tang San's deity-test mark.

Bibi Dong received a lunar divine test and ascended to the moon, while Qi Ling set out for Sea God Island to continue his own progress. He reunited with the pirates and the others taking the Sea God Test, where Xiao Wu revealed that Ma Hongjun had made little progress.

• Bibi Dong sensed Yue Shen's call beneath the moon and climbed a moonlit staircase to begin her divine test, parting from Qi Ling.
• Qi Ling left Dragon's Glory in Lan Xiang and the others' care and traveled with Dragon Maiden toward Sea God Island.
• Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that she far surpassed Bo Saixi and explained that Bo Saixi could pursue another deity but would never abandon her devotion to the Sea God.
• Zi Zhenzhu welcomed Qi Ling to her island and asked him to sleep with her, then tried to understand how to become more ladylike.
• Qi Ling reached Sea God Island and reunited with the others; Xiao Wu said Ma Hongjun had not yet passed the two-hundredth step of the Sea God's Light.

Qi Ling learned how the group had improved during a year of training and heard about their Soul Power levels. They began their final climb through the Sea God's Light, where Bai Chenxiang, Oscar, and Hu Liena each reached their limits.

• Xiao Wu said Jian Lan had taught the group techniques for using Soul Power and resisting the Sea God's Light.
• Qi Ling learned that Zhu Zhuqing had reached level seventy-eight, Tang San level seventy-seven, Yu Tianyi level seventy-six, and Jian Lan level seventy despite remaining a Six-Ring Soul Emperor.
• Bai Chenxiang climbed to the eightieth step, earning the Sea God's recognition, a purple-rank trial, and one Soul Power level.
• Oscar used his Mirror Sausage to reach the one hundred and twenty-eighth step and complete his trial.
• Hu Liena reached the one hundred and sixty-ninth step, but her result left her discouraged by the gap between Support System and Battle Soul Masters.

Ning Rongrong refused Qi Ling’s offer to let his Xuanyuan Sword carry her through the Sea God’s Light test and struggled to climb using only her own strength. Just as she neared collapse, the Divine Dragon on her Dragon-Patterned Glazed Tile Pagoda came alive and eased the pressure.

• Dai Mubai climbed to the 222nd step, Ma Hongjun passed the 200th, and Xiao Wu reached the 280th by using her agility to control the pressure.
• Ning Rongrong vowed to surpass Ma Hongjun, rejected Qi Ling’s offer of help, and accepted his Xuanyuan Sword as a safeguard.
• Ning Rongrong climbed to the 130th step, then set down the Xuanyuan Sword and continued without using its power.
• Ning Rongrong struggled onward until she was bleeding and losing consciousness, while Qi Ling held back from intervening.
• The Divine Dragon on Ning Rongrong’s pagoda came alive, greatly reduced the pressure, and restored her clarity and strength.

Ning Rongrong awakened a protective domain and completed her Sea God's Light trial, while Tang San and Yu Tianyi pushed their limits on the steps. The chapter ended with Yu Tianyi asking Qi Ling why she could not climb farther.

• Ning Rongrong awakened a protective domain, used it to climb to the two-hundred-and-twenty-third step, and completed her trial.
• Qi Ling congratulated Ning Rongrong and carried her down, while she teased Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar for underestimating her.
• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances and domains to climb to the four-hundred-and-twelfth step before retreating.
• Yu Tianyi challenged Tang San, then climbed to the four-hundred-and-third step before the Sea God's Light stopped her.
• Yu Tianyi asked Qi Ling where she was falling short and why she could not climb farther.

Zhu Zhuqing demonstrated her superior control by reaching the 521st step, and the group completed the First Trial of the Sea God Trial. Bo Saixi summoned Qi Ling to the Sea God Hall to discuss his growth and their strength, where he revealed that he had killed Qian Daoliu.

• Zhu Zhuqing climbed to the 521st step, using her Martial Soul, Martial Soul Avatar, and domain as the pressure increased.
• Bo Saixi congratulated everyone on passing the First Trial and gave them their rewards; Hu Liena received a God-Given Soul Ring and advanced to Soul Saint with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Bo Saixi announced that she would reveal the Second Trial the next day, then asked Qi Ling to accompany her to the summit.
• Bo Saixi and Qi Ling entered the Sea God Hall, where she asked about his transformation and progress.
• Qi Ling told Bo Saixi that he had killed Qian Daoliu.

Bo Saixi explained that her advantage over Qian Daoliu came from the Sea God's Divine Power and challenged Qi Ling to lift a teacup. Qi Ling failed and agreed to remain by her side cultivating, while Dragon Maiden revealed that the wager was meant to keep him from leaving.

• Qi Ling asked Bo Saixi why she was stronger than Qian Daoliu on Sea God Island, and she explained that she could draw on Divine Power because she had the Sea God's recognition.
• Bo Saixi wagered that Qi Ling must stay and cultivate with her if he could not lift the teacup, while promising to tell him what he wanted to know if he succeeded.
• Qi Ling used all his strength to try to lift the cup, but it remained motionless, so he accepted his loss.
• Bo Saixi gave Qi Ling details about the Second Trial that Tang San and the others would face the next day.
• After Qi Ling left, Dragon Maiden revealed that she had asked Bo Saixi to stop her Master, and Bo Saixi struggled to lift the teacup after Qi Ling's attempt.
• Dragon Maiden warned Bo Saixi not to investigate the Dragon God, lest learning about the Dragon God change her faith in the Sea God.

Tang San and the others began their Second Trial, which required them to cross the Ring Sea without killing any Sea Soul Beasts, while facing restrictions on their abilities. Qi Ling arrived and revealed that he would help the Sea Soul Beasts stop them, leaving the group to face a powerful new challenge.

• Dai Mubai read the trial’s conditions, and Tang San explained that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and Soul Ring skills had been restricted.
• Tang San prepared to test the water with Ning Rongrong’s boosts, but Ma Hongjun spotted a giant Demon Soul Great White Shark approaching.
• Qi Ling arrived atop the shark and said he was taking part in the trial but would not join Tang San’s group.
• The Demon Soul Great White Shark transformed into Xiao Bai, whom Qi Ling introduced as the hundred-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark King and the trial’s chief examiner.
• Qi Ling revealed that he would help Xiao Bai and the Sea Soul Beasts stop the group, though he would only give the beasts pointers.

Qi Ling agreed to help Xiao Bai stop Tang San and the others from crossing the ring blockade, while warning the group that teleportation would not work. After Qi Ling and Xiao Bai left, the others prepared to break through and surprise him, as Xiao Bai admitted their combined strength might overwhelm her.

• Qi Ling offered to remove the group's restrictions and let Jian Lan and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud join them, but Ma Hongjun rejected the deal when Qi Ling said he would fight them directly.
• Qi Ling warned Tang San and the others that teleportation was blocked, then left with Xiao Bai to discuss the trial.
• The group resolved to prepare for the blockade and show Qi Ling how much they had improved.
• Qi Ling recalled how he had subdued Xiao Bai in the sea and explained that Bo Saixi had ordered him to help stop Tang San and the others.
• Xiao Bai assessed the group as individually weaker than her but dangerous together, and Qi Ling said Zhu Zhuqing's speed and Yu Tianyi's power could help them break through.

Qi Ling revealed Xiao Qing to Xiao Bai and used the Sea God's power to help the snake break through to the hundred-thousand-year level. He then urged Xiao Qing to try transforming into human form, leaving Xiao Bai stunned by its rapid evolution.

• Xiao Bai failed to stop Tang San and the others, then bit Qi Ling in frustration but could not injure him.
• Qi Ling introduced Xiao Qing as a powerful Nine-Section Jade and explained that it was close to becoming a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• Qi Ling used the Sea God's power, granted through Bo Saixi, to help Xiao Qing break through the hundred-thousand-year barrier.
• Xiao Bai was shocked by Xiao Qing's evolution, and Qi Ling asked it to try transforming into human form.

Xiao Qing transformed into human form and eagerly joined Qi Ling, who assigned her to work with Xiao Bai. In the Ring Sea, Xiao Qing effortlessly commanded the Sea Soul Beasts, leaving Xiao Bai convinced that Tang San and the others would face trouble.

• Xiao Qing transformed into a young girl and excitedly embraced Qi Ling, while Xiao Bai warned her not to trust him too much.
• Xiao Qing defended Qi Ling, and he told Xiao Bai that Xiao Qing would be her companion and was very strong.
• Xiao Qing asked Qi Ling to pat her head as a reward for completing their task, and he granted her request.
• Following Qi Ling's arrangements, Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai entered the Ring Sea, where the Sea Soul Beasts gathered around Xiao Qing and accepted her.
• Xiao Qing directed the Sea Soul Beasts through intricate formations, and Xiao Bai realized they willingly submitted to Xiao Qing because of her bearing from Qi Ling's Dragon Qi.

After learning that Qian Daoliu had died, Qian Xunji awakened the Fallen Angel Martial Soul by devouring the two spider Martial Souls within him. He emerged from a six-month cocoon and prepared to pursue the Rakshasa God’s trials, while Xue Qinghe remained wary of their alliance.

• Qian Xunji learned that his father, Qian Daoliu, was dead and broke down in grief as his sacred Soul Power turned dark.
• Qian Xunji’s Six-Winged Angel transformed into a monstrous Fallen Angel and devoured the two spider Martial Souls he had absorbed from Bibi Dong.
• After six months inside a black cocoon, Qian Xunji emerged with the Fallen Angel’s full power and told Xue Qinghe he felt stronger than ever.
• Qian Xunji revealed that Bibi Dong’s divine spark belonged to the Rakshasa God and said he would enter the Rakshasa Secret Realm to begin its trials.
• Qian Xunji gave Xue Qinghe authority to act in his name while he secluded himself, and Xue Qinghe privately resolved to guard against him.

Tang San and the others trained for a year to adapt to underwater combat, but Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing’s increasingly effective battle formations kept them from completing the Second Trial. After Zhu Zhuqing reached level eighty, the group prepared to launch a final charge against Xiao Bai’s defenses.

• Tang San and the others discussed their repeated failures, and Qi Ling explained that underwater training helped them recover faster and adapt to difficult environments.
• Qi Ling encouraged the group to keep training underwater while Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai sought his praise.
• Qi Ling taught Xiao Bai battle formations and tactics, which she used to coordinate Sea Soul Beasts into waves of attacks, ambushes, and defensive formations.
• The Sea Soul Beasts’ tactics and reserve Demon Soul Great White Sharks repeatedly repelled Tang San and the others despite their growing skill in the water.
• After a year of training, the group prepared for a final charge, and Zhu Zhuqing reached level eighty, one Soul Ring short of becoming a Soul Douluo.

Tang San and the others passed the Second Trial with help from Ma Hongjun’s and Hu Liena’s domains, then began the Third Trial, Tidal Body Tempering. As Qi Ling immersed himself in the waves, he began understanding the sea’s power in just one month, astonishing Bo Saixi and Dragon Maiden.

• Ma Hongjun used his Phoenix Domain to hold Xiao Bai back while Hu Liena’s Demon Fox Illusion Realm ensnared Xiao Qing, allowing Tang San and the others to reach the opposite shore and pass the Second Trial.
• Bo Saixi announced the Third Trial, Tidal Body Tempering, and led the group to Raging Wave Despair, where she revealed her Sea God Martial Soul and subdued the towering waves.
• Bo Saixi assigned everyone to stand on Sinking Silver Pillars amid the waves and told Qi Ling that he had to undergo the trial too.
• Qi Ling initially dismissed the waves as too weak to challenge him, but gradually sensed the sea’s power and realized the trial was meant to teach him its laws.
• Qi Ling remained on his pillar for a month, beginning to understand the sea, and Bo Saixi and Dragon Maiden were astonished by his rapid progress.

Qi Ling completed the year-long Tidal Body Tempering trial by merging with the sea, leaving him nearly impossible to sense. Afterward, he accepted Bo Saixi’s challenge and insisted they fight the next day.

• Tang San and the others endured the waves as their bodies grew stronger, while Qi Ling remained atop the Sinking Silver Pillar without eating or moving.
• Qi Ling gradually understood the sea’s laws, and the waves began passing through him as his presence merged with the sea.
• On the final day, Qi Ling completed his trial, and Bo Saixi announced that he was qualified to challenge her.
• Bo Saixi scheduled their match for the next day on Sea God Mountain, but Qi Ling offered to fight immediately and she declined.
• Xiao Wu encouraged Qi Ling, who promised everyone he would win the duel.

Qi Ling challenged Bo Saixi on Sea God Mountain, and their Martial Souls clashed before the gathered spectators. After Qi Ling overpowered the Sea God Phantom in a contest of strength, Bo Saixi prepared to decide the battle with Soul Power.

• Qi Ling met Bo Saixi at sunrise, with Dragon Maiden confirming that defeating Bo Saixi would qualify him to go to Dragon God Island.
• Bo Saixi summoned her Sea God Martial Soul while Qi Ling's Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul appeared behind him, and Dragon Maiden shielded Tang San and the others from their overwhelming pressure.
• Bo Saixi sent the Sea God Phantom's trident thrusting at Qi Ling, but Qi Ling stopped it with one hand and pinned it against the ground.
• Qi Ling's Divine Dragon coiled around the Sea God and hurt him with its divine power, putting Bo Saixi at a disadvantage.
• Bo Saixi abandoned the contest of strength and prepared to settle the fight with Soul Power.

Qi Ling fought Bo Saixi, breaking through her seawater defenses and pursuing her away from Sea God Island as she prepared a powerful attack. The chapter ended with Bo Saixi letting Qi Ling’s arrows wound her while she continued preparing, leaving him alarmed about the attack to come.

• Bo Saixi drew the Sea God Phantom into her body while Qi Ling completed his Martial Soul Possession and charged at her.
• Qi Ling compressed Bo Saixi’s seawater barrier until it solidified and shattered, then tried to bind her with the Immortal-Binding Rope, but she escaped by turning into seawater.
• Bo Saixi led Qi Ling beyond Sea God Island and began preparing an attack she said would defeat him utterly.
• Bo Saixi sent seawater sharks to delay Qi Ling, and he cut them down with golden sword shadows.
• Qi Ling fired Dragon King Heart-Piercing Arrow: Rain Swarm at Bo Saixi, who allowed the arrows to wound her while continuing her preparations.