Chapter Summaries

Qi Ling and the others left Zi Zhenzhu behind and traveled toward Sea God Island aboard the Dragon Abyss Boat. To avoid the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, Tang San used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to protect them as they walked along the seabed, where they neared the island.

• Qi Ling boarded the lifeboat with the group, and Zi Zhenzhu turned back toward the direction they had come from.
• Dai Mubai and the others teased Qi Ling about Zi Zhenzhu, while Jian Lan, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing said they supported her feelings for him.
• Tang San summoned the Dragon Abyss Boat, and the group transferred aboard and learned to operate it.
• Tang San used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to guide the Dragon Abyss Boat down to the seabed and protect the group outside it.
• The group walked across the seabed to avoid the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, and the rising seafloor signaled they were approaching Sea God Island.

Qi Ling and his companions reached Sea God Island and insisted on taking its trials despite a Sea Soul Master’s warning. At the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, Sea Horse Douluo required them to prove themselves by crossing the Sea Within the Sea.

• The group emerged from the sea onto Sea God Island, where Qi Ling felt an inexplicable excitement despite being unable to sense Soul Power.
• Yellow-clad Sea Soul Masters stopped the group, but Qi Ling said they had come to undergo the island’s trials, and they refused to turn back.
• The yellow-clad Soul Master warned the group not to use spiritual power and led them through the forest to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar.
• Sea Horse Douluo awakened and told the land Soul Masters they had to cross the Sea Within the Sea to reach the pillar and prove their qualification.
• Sea Horse Douluo spread a blue halo over the pool that restricted flight, forcing the group to face the crossing through the water.

Dai Mubai crossed the Sea Within the Sea with brute strength, while Ma Hongjun helped Bai Chenxiang overcome Sea Horse Douluo’s waves. The group prepared to continue sending the others across, including finding a way for Qi Ling to take the trial despite his poor condition.

• Dai Mubai volunteered to cross first, and Jian Lan offered to take Qi Ling across when the group worried he lacked the Soul Power to complete the trial.
• Dai Mubai transformed with his White Tiger True Body, broke through Sea Horse Douluo’s wave, and reached the opposite shore.
• Qi Ling said they should follow their plan and get Oscar and Rongrong across first, so Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang set out next.
• Bai Chenxiang flew through the gaps between the waves until Sea Horse Douluo raised a wall of water that blocked her path.
• Ma Hongjun evaporated part of the waves with his flames, creating an opening for Bai Chenxiang, and the two reached the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar Platform.

Ma Hongjun, Tang San, Hu Liena, and Oscar passed Sea Horse Douluo’s water trial, then Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu crossed through speed, clones, and teleportation. Yu Tianyi carried Ning Rongrong toward the Sacred Pillar, while Qi Ling and Jian Lan remained to attempt the trial.

• Bai Chenxiang passed the trial with Ma Hongjun’s help, and Tang San carried Hu Liena through the waves with his Clear Sky Hammer and Soul Bone flight.
• Oscar copied Bai Chenxiang’s flying Martial Soul and reached the Sacred Pillar alone.
• Zhu Zhuqing ran across the water and created clones so Xiao Wu could use them as footholds to leap forward.
• When Sea Horse Douluo sent towering waves at them, Zhu Zhuqing cut through the water while Xiao Wu used teleportation to pass safely.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu reached the Sacred Pillar without getting wet, and Yu Tianyi carried Ning Rongrong toward it through the waves, leaving Qi Ling and Jian Lan on shore.

Qi Ling and his companions reached the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, where Jian Lan’s sword parted the sea and impressed Sea Horse Douluo. After identifying their group as members of Dragon's Glory, they agreed to undergo the Sea God’s trials despite the deadly risks, and Sea Horse Douluo prepared to begin.

• Yu Tianyi and Ning Rongrong passed the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar platform, displaying their powerful lightning and support abilities.
• Jian Lan used Immortal Slayer to part the seawater and walked across with Qi Ling, astonishing and unsettling Sea Horse Douluo.
• Sea Horse Douluo deduced that the group belonged to Dragon's Glory, and Qi Ling confirmed it.
• Sea Horse Douluo asked whether the group would stay on Sea God Island if they passed, and explained that the Sea God did not force anyone to remain.
• Sea Horse Douluo warned Qi Ling that he had no Soul Power and that the trial had a high death rate, but Qi Ling and the others chose to proceed.
• Sea Horse Douluo told them to line up in the order they had passed and receive their trials one at a time.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar received black level six trials, while Hu Liena received black level five and Bai Chenxiang received a yellow trial. Sea Horse Douou warned that failed trials meant death, but Qi Ling and the others accepted the challenge; Qi Ling then delayed Tang San’s test, and Oscar hinted that someone present surpassed him in support talent.

• Dai Mubai received a black level six trial, and Sea Horse Douluo explained that it required six yearly assessments and failure meant death.
• Qi Ling and the others remained willing to take the dangerous trials despite Sea Horse Douluo’s warning.
• Ma Hongjun also received a black level six trial, while Bai Chenxiang’s trial stopped at yellow and left her discouraged.
• Qi Ling stopped Tang San from taking his trial yet, and Hu Liena received a black level five trial.
• Oscar received a black level six trial, astonishing Sea Horse Douluo, and said a more talented Support System Soul Master was present.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Tianyi each received top-tier seven trials on Sea God Island, stunning Sea Horse Douluo. Qi Ling told Tang San to take his test next, and Sea Horse Douluo began illuminating him with the Sea God's Light.

• Ning Rongrong received a top-tier seven trial, and Sea Horse Douluo explained that it marked her as a potential successor to the Great Enshrined.
• Qi Ling said the assessment would require powerful companions, and Ning Rongrong insisted that he would help her.
• Zhu Zhuqing also received a top-tier seven trial, and Qi Ling agreed to help her as well.
• Xiao Wu and Tianyi each received a top-tier seven trial, leaving Sea Horse Douluo stunned by the four red stars.
• Qi Ling told Tang San to take his test, and Sea Horse Douluo activated the Sea God's Light on him.

Tang San received the Sea God’s Nine Trials, while Qi Ling’s Sacred Pillar briefly turned gold before reverting to colorless and revealed a Trial of No Trial. Bo Saixi and a mysterious dragon-horned woman explained that no one but Qi Ling himself could test him, and the woman called him her long-awaited master.

• Tang San’s golden trident mark appeared as the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar granted him the Sea God’s Nine Trials.
• Qi Ling stood before the Sacred Pillar, which turned gold and then abruptly returned to its original color.
• Bo Saixi arrived and explained that Tang San’s trials concerned inheriting the Sea God’s Godhood.
• A dragon-horned woman appeared beside Qi Ling and said his Trial of No Trial meant only he could test himself.
• The dragon-horned woman told Qi Ling she had waited painfully long for him and called him her master.

Qi Ling and Jian Lan received the Sea God's trials of no trial, and Dragon Maiden identified Qi Ling as the person she had been waiting for and Jian Lan as a candidate for the Sword God Godhood. After Bo Saixi left to prepare for Tang San's succession, Dragon Maiden explained that she would not interfere in worldly affairs and refused to tell Qi Ling why his power had disappeared.

• Dragon Maiden called Qi Ling her master, and Jian Lan received the same trial of no trial as him.
• Dragon Maiden explained that heaven's chosen were candidates for vacant Godhoods and named the Sword God as the likely Godhood suited to Jian Lan.
• Dragon Maiden said Qi Ling was the only person she had been waiting for, though his situation differed from that of other heaven's chosen.
• Bo Saixi left to prepare for Tang San, whom she recognized as the Sea God's successor, and the others recovered from the pressure she had exerted.
• Qi Ling asked Dragon Maiden why he had lost his power, but she leaned in and teasingly refused to tell him.

Qi Ling learned that his strength and memories had been sealed after he fought an overwhelming opponent, while Dragon Maiden revealed that he was the Dragon God and the Dragon Clan’s hope. The chapter ended with Qi Ling learning how much his arrival meant to Dragon Maiden and her people.

• Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that his strength and memories had been sealed after he faced an opponent too powerful to defeat, and that he would recover in at least a month.
• Sea Horse Douluo led the group to Seahorse City and explained that most of them had received the first Sea God Trial, Crossing the Sea God's Light.
• Dragon Maiden recognized Qi Ling's dragon-shaped key and sensed that he had absorbed power from the little dragon he had met.
• Dragon Maiden took Qi Ling around Sea God Island, admitted she was lonely while waiting for him, and said she could not leave until he arrived.
• At a starlit cliff, Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that he was the Dragon God and represented the Dragon Clan's hope.

Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that the Dragon Clan’s future depended on him becoming the Dragon God, then kissed him goodnight. The next day, Sea Dragon Douluo barred Qi Ling from the Sea God’s trial and insulted him, so Qi Ling sent Tang San and the others ahead and confronted the guardian alone.

• Dragon Maiden explained Qi Ling’s importance to the Dragon Clan, kissed his cheek, and vanished, while a tall figure watched jealously from the forest.
• The group traveled with a purple-robed Soul Master to the Sea God’s Light, where they saw the Sea God Hall and its thousand-and-one-step trial.
• Sea Dragon Douluo arrived, dismissed the purple-robed Soul Master, and ordered everyone to cross the sea except Qi Ling.
• Tang San and Ma Hongjun protested Sea Dragon Douluo’s decision, and the group prepared to defend Qi Ling.
• Qi Ling told Tang San and the others to begin their trials without him, then warned Sea Dragon Douluo that he was in big trouble.

Qi Ling confronted Sea Dragon Douluo over being barred from the Sea God's Light test, but Bo Saixi confirmed that he was allowed to participate and escorted him across the sea. He joined his companions as Tang San and Dai Mubai tested the Sea God's Light, reaching the seventy-fifth and fiftieth steps before being forced back.

• Qi Ling challenged Sea Dragon Douluo's authority to forbid him from taking the Sea God Trial, and Sea Dragon Douluo threatened to expel him.
• Bo Saixi arrived and ordered Sea Dragon Douluo to treat Qi Ling like Tang San and the others and fulfill his requests.
• Bo Saixi warned Qi Ling about the Sea God's Light and carried him across the sea guarded by Sea Soul Beasts.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai climbed the Sea God's Light steps, resisting an increasingly powerful force that pushed them backward.
• Dai Mubai was thrown back from the fiftieth step, while Tang San reached the seventy-fifth before both ran low on Soul Power.

While waiting for his strength to recover, Qi Ling spent his time with Dragon Maiden, provoking Sea Dragon Douluo’s jealousy. Sea Dragon Douluo gave Qi Ling three days to leave Sea God Island, and Qi Ling planned to face him once his power returned.

• Qi Ling learned from Dragon Maiden that his strength would recover in three days.
• Sea Dragon Douluo confronted Qi Ling after growing furious over his closeness with Dragon Maiden.
• Sea Dragon Douluo ordered Qi Ling to leave Sea God Island or die, claiming the ultimatum was his own decision.
• Qi Ling agreed to answer in three days, and Sea Dragon Douluo threatened to kill him if he remained.
• Dragon Maiden dismissed Sea Dragon Douluo as weak and promised Qi Ling that his strength would soon return.

After a month of training under the Sea God's Light, Tang San and the others had made rapid progress while Qi Ling prepared to recover his strength. Dragon Maiden restored Qi Ling’s power with a kiss, leaving Sea Dragon Douluo stunned.

• Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yu Tianyi had surpassed one hundred steps under the Sea God's Light, with Zhu Zhuqing reaching the 121st step.
• Qi Ling checked Yu Tianyi for injuries and learned that Zhu Zhuqing and the others had helped keep her from overtraining.
• Sea Dragon Douluo confronted Qi Ling after the three-day deadline, and Qi Ling led him to Dragon Maiden.
• Dragon Maiden denied summoning Sea Dragon Douluo, and Qi Ling told him to leave or die before asking Dragon Maiden to restore his strength.
• Dragon Maiden kissed Qi Ling, releasing the power that had once belonged to him and leaving Sea Dragon Douluo dumbfounded.

Qi Ling recovered his strength, reached Soul Power rank 77, and awakened his Divine Dragon Avatar after Dragon Maiden empowered him. He overwhelmed Sea Dragon Douluo with the might of his Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and asked whether Sea Dragon would admit defeat.

• Dragon Maiden told Qi Ling that her power had helped him recover and that he had risen from rank 75 to rank 77, then whispered that one condition remained before he could begin the Dragon God Test.
• Sea Dragon Douluo attacked Qi Ling with a transformed dragon-claw hand, but Qi Ling caught the blow and Sea Dragon’s transformation reverted.
• Qi Ling explained that his Divine Dragon Emperor’s growing might had frightened Sea Dragon’s Martial Soul, while Sea Dragon refused to believe him and activated his Sea Dragon Avatar.
• Qi Ling used his Divine Dragon Avatar, and his dragon’s cry shook Sea God Island, startling Bo Saixi and the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians while delighting Tang San and his companions.
• Sea Dragon Douluo lost the will to attack in the presence of Qi Ling’s overwhelming dragon aura, and Qi Ling asked him whether he would admit defeat.

Qi Ling defeated Sea Dragon Douluo and returned to the group at the Sea God's Light, where he demonstrated his recovered strength by climbing to the top. He then increased the pressure on the steps and challenged the others to try the enhanced test.

• Sea Dragon Douluo refused to surrender, but Qi Ling defeated him twice and ordered him to leave and never return.
• Bo Saixi arrived after Sea Dragon Douluo had gone, but she could not tell what had happened.
• Qi Ling returned to the group, greeted Xiao Wu and the others, and climbed the Sea God's Light steps to the top without difficulty.
• Qi Ling invited the group to climb so he could see their progress, and Ma Hongjun volunteered to go first.
• Qi Ling increased the Sea God's Light pressure, and Ma Hongjun reached his limit at the twenty-seventh step despite Oscar's and Ning Rongrong's boosts.
• Qi Ling invited the rest of the group to try the enhanced Sea God's Light.

Tang San and the others tested Qi Ling's strengthened Sea God's Light, but only Tang San reached the forty-fifth step. Yu Tianyi revealed a second form of her Martial Soul Avatar and then activated her Thunder Domain, leaving her poised to continue overcoming the stairs.

• Tang San climbed to the forty-fifth step before retreating, while Dai Mubai and the others made it much less far.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Tianyi climbed together, and Yu Tianyi activated her Seventh Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Avatar, when the pressure became too great.
• Yu Tianyi transformed into a human-like dragon form, which she explained was a second form of her Martial Soul Avatar suited to endurance and breaking through Sea God's Light.
• Yu Tianyi continued climbing ahead of Zhu Zhuqing, reaching the thirty-eighth step before hitting her limit.
• Yu Tianyi activated her Thunder Domain, darkening the sky and making Qi Ling feel a numbing electrical current across his body.

Yu Tianyi stopped at the forty-fourth step after Qi Ling prevented her from injuring herself, while Zhu Zhuqing broke through the Beast God's Heart’s thirty-percent refinement barrier and climbed to Qi Ling on the fiftieth step. The chapter ended with Qi Ling embracing Zhu Zhuqing as Yu Tianyi vowed to do better next time.

• Yu Tianyi used her Thunder Domain to climb to the forty-fourth step, but Qi Ling stopped her before she overexerted herself on the next step.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her Spirit Cat Avatar and Netherworld Domain, pushing herself to the forty-second step.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s Beast God's Heart broke through the thirty-percent refinement barrier, unleashing new power.
• Zhu Zhuqing continued climbing and reached the forty-ninth step, then stepped onto the fiftieth and embraced Qi Ling.
• Yu Tianyi watched them and silently resolved to do better next time.

Qi Ling learned that Jian Lan’s Sword Intent made the Sea God’s Light part around her automatically, leaving her with a different path of cultivation. After three months of training, Hu Liena broke through to Soul Power level 70.

• Qi Ling asked Jian Lan why she did not train under the Sea God’s Light, and she explained that her Sword Intent automatically dispersed its pressure.
• Jian Lan demonstrated her Sword Intent by walking to the highest step without resistance, astonishing Qi Ling and discouraging the others.
• Bo Saixi and Dragon Maiden watched the group, and Dragon Maiden told Bo Saixi that Qi Ling was the Dragon God rather than someone chosen by him.
• After three months of diligent cultivation, Hu Liena reached Soul Power level 70 and entered the Soul Saint realm.

After Hu Liena broke through, Bo Saixi offered her the Sea God’s Blessing, which could grant a God-Given Soul Ring at a bottleneck. Tang San delayed Hu Liena’s blessing so she could strengthen her body, and Qi Ling gave him a prescription to help her withstand a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

• Bo Saixi explained that those who had accepted Black Level or higher trials could receive one God-Given Soul Ring when they reached a breakthrough.
• Tang San stopped Hu Liena from accepting the blessing and asked Bo Saixi to wait until after the first trial.
• Bo Saixi agreed to postpone Hu Liena’s blessing, and Qi Ling explained that further cultivation could increase the age of the Soul Ring she could bear.
• Qi Ling estimated that Hu Liena would still fall short of withstanding a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring without help.
• Qi Ling gave Tang San a medicinal prescription intended to improve Hu Liena’s constitution over more than half a year.