Chapter Summaries

Xue Ke learned to pilot Qi Ling’s Gundam and drove off a group of Soul Beasts with its weapons. After she returned to Heaven Dou City, Qi Ling gave Tang San the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which filled the room with blue light when he opened it.

• Xue Ke connected to the Gundam with her Soul Power and quickly learned to control it under Qi Ling’s guidance.
• A group of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts attacked the Gundam, but their blows could not damage it.
• Xue Ke fired the Gundam’s laser eyes at an airborne Soul Beast and used its fists against the others, while Qi Ling told her to hold back.
• Qi Ling had Xue Ke fire two shoulder-mounted missiles, which destroyed two mountain peaks and frightened the Soul Beasts into fleeing.
• Xue Ke took the Gundam back to Heaven Dou City, and Qi Ling waited for Tang San to finish his secluded cultivation.
• Qi Ling gave Tang San the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Tang San’s opening of its wooden box filled the room with blue light.

Qi Ling and his companions discovered a village where Wolf Bandits had slaughtered the men and abducted the women and children. After the dying village chief agreed to offer his soul in exchange for revenge, Qi Ling turned the dead villagers into Shadow Puppets and led the group after the bandits.

• Ten days into their journey west, Qi Ling sensed something wrong when the carriage approached a village, and Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass to detect a vast amount of blood.
• Qi Ling and his companions searched the village and found more than a hundred dead men, with the women and children missing.
• Qi Ling found the dying village chief among the corpses and used Holy Dragon Redemption to keep him alive long enough to speak.
• The village chief confirmed that Wolf Bandits had attacked, and Qi Ling offered him and the other villagers a chance to take revenge in exchange for their souls.
• Qi Ling used his Sixth Soul Skill, Summon Puppets, to create Shadow Puppets from the corpses and led the group in pursuit of the Wolf Bandits.

The group ambushed the Wolf Bandits after Zhu Zhuqing infiltrated their ranks and signaled that the captives were safe. As the others fought the bandits, Qi Ling faced three powerful blue-green leaders and prepared to finish them quickly so he could reach Zhu Zhuqing.

• Ma Hongjun urged the group to attack, but Qi Ling insisted they wait until the women and children held by the Wolf Bandits were safe.
• Zhu Zhuqing slipped through the bandits and sent up a signal flare, prompting the group to launch their ambush.
• Tang San and the others attacked the Wolf Bandits, while Qi Ling spread his Blood Sea and used Shadow Puppets to reduce the pressure on the group.
• Jian Lan wounded the Wolf Bandits with her sword as Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar supported the battle.
• Qi Ling dodged a blue-green Wolf Bandit's pounce, then slammed two others together and battered them with their own bodies.
• The blue-green pack leader confronted Qi Ling, who said he was in a hurry and asked to kill all three leaders together.

Qi Ling and his companions rescued villagers from the Wolf Bandits, then continued their journey to Vast Sea City to prepare for the voyage to Sea God Island. They arrived at the bustling port city and began exploring, drawing attention from the locals.

• Qi Ling crushed the Wolf Bandits trapped in his Eight Desolations Heaven-Imprisoning Prison and rushed to help Zhu Zhuqing, pinning her attackers to the ground with golden spears.
• Qi Ling and his companions defeated the remaining Wolf Bandits and escorted the surviving villagers to a nearby town, where they handed them over to the officials.
• Ma Hongjun's bravery led Bai Chenxiang to treat his wounds and soften her attitude toward him.
• Tang San explained that the group would travel from Vast Sea City by ship to reach Sea God Island, and Qi Ling agreed they should enjoy the city and prepare before sailing.
• The group entered Vast Sea City, where Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong eagerly explored the shops and the women attracted many stares from passersby.
• Tang San suggested Hu Liena and the others return to the carriage to avoid drawing attention, and Hu Liena teased him about being jealous.

The group rested in Vast Sea City and planned to study Sea Soul Masters by entering the local Great Soul Arena. Qi Ling assigned their teams, and they registered as the arena staff dismissed them as inland outsiders.

• Tang San and the others decided to spend two days in Vast Sea City, rest, prepare for sea travel, and look for a guide.
• Qi Ling explained that the group should enter team Soul Fighting matches to learn how Sea Soul Masters fought and used tactics.
• Qi Ling assigned Oscar to Yu Tianyi, Tang San to Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong to himself, Xiao Wu to Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun to Bai Chenxiang, and Dai Mubai to Jian Lan.
• The group submitted their Soul Fighting applications at the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena.
• Arena staff mocked the inland Soul Masters and predicted that the Sea Soul Masters would teach them a lesson, while Qi Ling remained unfazed.

At the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena, Qi Ling’s companions faced Sea Soul Masters on a water-filled platform and won two matches before Dai Mubai and Jian Lan struggled against a pair who used the sea to defend themselves. Jian Lan then revealed that her sword could split the Sea Wave, leaving their opponents exposed as the match continued.

• The group arrived at the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena on its monthly Soul Fighting Day and discovered that its fighting platform was an enormous pool dotted with a few rocks.
• Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang narrowly defeated two Soul Saints, with Ma Hongjun’s evolved Phoenix Martial Soul helping overcome the water disadvantage.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing defeated two Power Attack System Soul Masters by striking as their opponents left the water to attack.
• Dai Mubai found that his attacks could not penetrate two Defense System Soul Masters’ Sea Wave, which let them borrow the sea’s power.
• Jian Lan cut the water so it could not flow back together, then split the opponents’ Sea Wave and exposed them.

Jian Lan defeated two Sea Soul Masters by cleaving the water that powered their skills, and Yu Tianyi and Oscar then won their match through her lightning attacks, though she accidentally knocked Oscar unconscious too. Tang San and Hu Liena also won with consecutive crowd-control attacks, leaving the group ready for the next match.

• Jian Lan’s sword strike split the seawater, allowing Dai Mubai to defeat the two Sea Soul Masters.
• Jian Lan praised Qi Ling’s swordsmanship, and Qi Ling reflected that a sword could exist beyond the one held in a person’s hand.
• Yu Tianyi used her Martial Soul Avatar and lightning to defeat her opponents, but her attack also struck Oscar and left him unconscious.
• Qi Ling treated Oscar after the match, and Oscar resolved never to compete alongside Yu Tianyi again.
• Tang San and Hu Liena chained their crowd-control skills to defeat their opponents with ease.

After the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena manager replaced Qi Ling and Ning Rongrong’s scheduled opponents with the Soul Douluo Squid King Brothers, Qi Ling revealed that he and Ning Rongrong could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Their Holy Divine Glazed Dragon overwhelmed the brothers’ giant squids, and the fight continued as the opponents changed their tactics.

• The arena manager replaced Qi Ling and Ning Rongrong’s opponents with the Squid King Brothers to prevent the newcomers from winning every match.
• Qi Ling told Ning Rongrong to handle the fight with his help, despite her being a Support System Soul Master.
• The Squid King Brothers entered the seawater and transformed into enormous giant squids, drawing enthusiastic support from the crowd.
• Qi Ling and Ning Rongrong fused their Martial Souls to summon the Holy Divine Glazed Dragon, which carried and protected Ning Rongrong.
• The Holy Divine Glazed Dragon evaded the giant squids’ tentacles and pierced their bodies with multicolored rays of light, prompting the brothers to change their attack strategy.

Qi Ling's group defeated the Squid King Brothers, bought a Dragon Abyss Boat at the auction, and returned to their hotel. Xiao Wu invited Qi Ling on a secret nighttime walk by the sea, but his reaction suggested their outing would not go as planned.

• The Glazed Dragon repelled the Squid King Brothers' corrosive ink and reflected their Demonic Soul Death Rays back at them.
• Ning Rongrong asked the Glazed Dragon to save the brothers, and they recovered enough to surrender.
• Qi Ling's group won every match at the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena, collected their prize money, and went to the auction house.
• The group bought a Dragon Abyss Boat to help with their upcoming sea journey.
• Xiao Wu invited Qi Ling to take a secret walk by the sea, and Qi Ling noticed something that threatened her plan.

Qi Ling joined Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Jian Lan for a swimwear outing by the sea, then knocked Oscar unconscious when he stumbled upon them. The next morning, the group boarded the Sea Demon Ship at Vast Sea City's harbor, where Captain Haider welcomed them.

• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Jian Lan changed into swimsuits and showed them to Qi Ling on the beach.
• The women swam while Qi Ling watched from shore, and he knocked Oscar unconscious when Oscar arrived unexpectedly.
• Qi Ling told Oscar the next morning that he had collapsed from exhaustion and carried no memory of the previous night.
• Qi Ling and the group chose a medium-sized ship at Vast Sea City's harbor and boarded the Sea Demon Ship.
• Haider introduced himself as captain and welcomed the group aboard.

Qi Ling and his companions boarded Haider’s Sea Demon Ship, unaware that the pirate captain planned to drug and rob them. When Qi Ling revealed he had protected everyone from poison, Haider ordered his Soul Master crew to attack, but Ma Hongjun’s powerful Soul Rings left the pirates stunned.

• Qi Ling hired Haider to take the group out to sea, and Tang San gave the captain their charted route.
• The group suffered seasickness during their first day aboard, then gradually adjusted, while Jian Lan remained composed.
• Haider secretly drugged the group’s breakfast, but everyone stayed unaffected because Qi Ling’s Poison-Prohibition Domain protected them.
• Qi Ling confronted Haider, who dropped his disguise and ordered his Soul Master crew to attack.
• Qi Ling told Ma Hongjun to handle the pirates and leave at least three alive to operate the ship, and Ma Hongjun revealed his seven Soul Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Qi Ling captured Haider and his crew after they tried to flee, then spared them in exchange for safely guiding his group onward. As the ship entered the Demon Whale Domain, Haider explained how ships passed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s territory, but Qi Ling remained uneasy.

• Haider ordered his crew to abandon ship, but Qi Ling used the Immortal-Binding Rope to capture all eight of them.
• Qi Ling offered to spare Haider and his crew if they continued escorting the ship, and Haider agreed.
• Haider hinted that Qi Ling could help him against the Purple Pearl Pirates, but Qi Ling told him to focus on sailing.
• After two uneventful days, Qi Ling sensed a terrifying presence beneath the sea and asked Haider about the Demon Whale Domain.
• Haider explained that ships passed along the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's blind side, but Qi Ling still felt an ominous premonition.

Qi Ling and his companions were caught in the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's sudden attack, and he fought to protect them while confronting the enormous beast. The chapter ended as Qi Ling unleashed Holy Dragon Judgment against the whale king's powerful blue-light attack.

• Qi Ling spotted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King rolling over and warned everyone to prepare for impact.
• The whale king's movement hurled the Sea Demon Ship into the air, and Qi Ling used the Immortal-Binding Rope to save his companions while Haider and his men fell into the sea.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King surfaced and attacked with a barrage of water arrows, which Qi Ling blocked with Holy Dragon Guardian.
• Qi Ling transformed into a Divine Dragon and wounded the whale king, then met its tail strike head-on to shield the others.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King fired a massive blue beam, and Qi Ling answered with Holy Dragon Judgment.

Qi Ling wounded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King but realized he could not defeat him on the sea, so he sent Tang San and the others away before fighting alone. He later woke in a bamboo hut and discovered that Zi Zhenzhu, leader of the Purple Pearl Pirates, had saved him.

• Qi Ling’s Golden Dragon broke through the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s attack and injured him, but Qi Ling said the whale could draw on the sea’s power indefinitely.
• Qi Ling told Tang San to use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then sent Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others flying away so he could fight without endangering them.
• Qi Ling and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King faced off as dark clouds gathered, and both charged into battle.
• After an unknown amount of time, Qi Ling woke in a bamboo hut with severe injuries and no memory of who had won.
• A purple-haired woman told Qi Ling she had saved him and introduced herself as Zi Zhenzhu, leader of the Purple Pearl Pirates.

After Zi Zhenzhu rescued Qi Ling, she insisted that a supposed sea custom meant he had to marry her. Qi Ling agreed to the marriage to stop her advances, and after she left to arrange an auspicious date, he resolved to find a way to escape.

• Zi Zhenzhu told Qi Ling she had not seen his companions and claimed that anyone rescued at sea had to marry their rescuer.
• Zi Zhenzhu confessed that she had fallen for Qi Ling and declared that he would become her bride and the pirate crew’s stronghold madam.
• Qi Ling tried to leave, but Zi Zhenzhu pinned him down and discovered he could not use his Soul Power, Martial Soul, True Dragon Qi, or other abilities.
• Qi Ling agreed to marry Zi Zhenzhu to make her stop, then invoked a custom against consummating before the wedding night.
• Zi Zhenzhu left to find someone to calculate an auspicious wedding date, while Qi Ling decided he had to escape.

Zi Zhenzhu kept Qi Ling under guard and prepared to marry him, while he waited for Xiao San and the others or for his strength to return. After Granny Wang’s makeup transformed him into a woman, Zi Zhenzhu dressed him in a wedding gown and led him to the pirates’ hall, where the ceremony was about to begin.

• Zi Zhenzhu kept Qi Ling under strict watch as his injuries healed but his strength failed to recover, and she set their wedding for the next day.
• Zi Zhenzhu summoned Granny Wang to apply wedding makeup to Qi Ling, and Granny Wang’s work made his face look like a beautiful woman’s.
• Zi Zhenzhu stopped Qi Ling from wiping off the makeup and threatened to consummate their marriage if he did.
• Zi Zhenzhu pressed Qi Ling to wear a red wedding dress, and he agreed after she approached him despite Ju Zi’s warning about her nosebleed.
• Zi Zhenzhu veiled Qi Ling and led him to the pirates’ hall, where the pirates gathered and she took his hand as the auspicious hour arrived.

Qi Ling, disguised as Zi Zhenzhu’s bride, tried to escape before his companions discovered him. Oscar mistook him for a beautiful stranger, but Jian Lan recognized him, and Qi Ling changed back into his own clothes in Zi Zhenzhu’s room.

• A pirate reported that a group searching for Qi Ling had defeated the second and third mates, so Zi Zhenzhu went to confront them.
• Qi Ling slipped out of the hall to find his clothes, but Oscar encountered him and fell in love with the disguised Qi Ling at first sight.
• Ma Hongjun joined Oscar, and the two searched for both Qi Ling and the beautiful girl, unaware they were the same person.
• Jian Lan recognized Qi Ling despite his disguise and noticed that his body had no Soul Power.
• Qi Ling led Jian Lan to Zi Zhenzhu’s room, wiped off his makeup, and changed back into his own clothes.

Qi Ling reunited with Jian Lan and the others on the island after surviving the battle with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, though his Soul Power had vanished. The group found him at the pirates’ stronghold and prepared to leave together, while Zi Zhenzhu remained silent about her feelings for him.

• Qi Ling told Jian Lan that his Soul Power had disappeared after the battle and that he could not remember how he defeated the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King; Jian Lan believed it might return on its own.
• Jian Lan explained that Tang San and the others had reached the island with the Dragon Abyss Boat, learned about the pirates from Ji Xiang, and searched the island for Qi Ling.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar found Qi Ling; Oscar asked about a pretty girl in red, then left to handle something on his own.
• Tang San overwhelmed Zi Zhenzhu at the pirates’ stronghold and demanded that she hand over Qi Ling, but she refused until Qi Ling appeared and stopped the fight.
• Jian Lan threatened Zi Zhenzhu with her sword before she could speak, and Xiao Wu and the others later reunited with Qi Ling and accepted that he could not currently use his power.

Qi Ling and his companions prepared to travel to Sea God Island despite Ji Xiang's warnings about its deadly trials and the difficulty land Soul Masters would face. Before they departed, Zi Zhenzhu joined Dragon's Glory and promised to reform her pirate crew.

• Qi Ling and his companions asked Ji Xiang about Sea God Island, and he warned that its trials were dangerous and visitors who passed had to stay for life.
• Qi Ling and Tang San insisted on facing the trials, and Ji Xiang agreed to take them to Sea God Island in three days.
• During their preparations, Qi Ling remained unable to use his Soul Power or access Infinite Space.
• Zi Zhenzhu visited Qi Ling, accepted his invitation to join Dragon's Glory, and said the Zi Zhenzhu Pirate Crew would stop its lawless ways.

Qi Ling and his companions sailed with Zi Zhenzhu toward Sea God Island, where they learned of the deadly Demon Soul Great White Sharks guarding its waters. Zi Zhenzhu left them near the island after kissing Qi Ling and making him promise to return.

• Qi Ling and Zi Zhenzhu formed an alliance, and three days later he and his companions sailed aboard the Zi Zhenzhu.
• Zi Zhenzhu warned the group that a hundred-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark and its pack guarded Sea God Island, and explained that the sharks left to hunt every half month.
• Two days later, Zi Zhenzhu stopped the ship near Sea God Island because she could not approach it any closer.
• As Qi Ling and the others prepared to leave by lifeboat, Zi Zhenzhu kissed Qi Ling and told him to come back.
• Qi Ling asked Tang San and Jian Lan why they had not stopped her, and Jian Lan revealed that she had known about the kiss in advance.