Recaps

Qian Xunling brought his companions and the captive mermaids to Vast Sea City, then attacked the Red Pearl Pirate Crew’s ship while Captain Rousi was away. He ordered Chen Jianjun to bring the others aboard so they could sail to Red Pearl Island.

• Bibi Dong fed the captive mermaids, and Ah Yin and Chen Xin helped drive the group’s carriages toward Vast Sea City.
• Qian Xunling hid Xiao Wu in the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse before entering Vast Sea City, then rented a residence and ordered Ah Yin to guard the mermaids.
• Qian Xunling and Chen Jianjun found the Red Pearl Pirate Crew’s ship at the port and killed the pirates who confronted them.
• A remaining pirate told Qian Xunling that Captain Rousi was away, so Qian Xunling ordered Chen Jianjun to kill the crew.
• Qian Xunling sat aboard the cleared ship and told Chen Jianjun to bring the others so they could sail to Red Pearl Island.

After sailing to Red Pearl Island, Qian Xunling and Chen Jianjun fought their way toward the island’s leader while Ah Yin and the others remained aboard the ship. Qian Xunling entered the leader’s hall and interrupted her negotiations with five captains.

• Bibi Dong explored the ship, and Qian Xunling ordered Ah Yin and the merfolk to clean the blood and corpses as the ship set sail.
• Qian Xunling warned Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin that powerful Sea Soul Beasts might threaten their voyage to Sea God Island.
• After reaching Red Pearl Island, Qian Xunling and Chen Jianjun left Chen Xin to guard the ship and headed inland to capture the leader.
• Chen Jianjun unleashed his nine Soul Rings and killed the pirates who tried to rob him and Qian Xunling.
• The red-haired leader offered five captains information about Rousi’s merfolk-catching route in exchange for a larger share of their profits.
• Qian Xunling entered the leader’s hall after a corpse flew through the doorway and invited her to let him join in the fun.

Qian Xunling captured Zhong Li, a leader of the Zhong Family, after killing the other Evil Soul Masters on Red Pearl Island. He took her ship toward Sea God Island with Bibi Dong and the others, while Ah Yin was ordered to clean it.

• Red Pearl recognized Chen Jianjun as a Titled Douluo, and he killed the five captains while Qian Xunling confronted her.
• Qian Xunling identified Red Pearl as Zhong Li, wounded her, and learned that the Zhong Family was based in Blood Soul Village near Longxing City.
• Chen Jianjun sealed Zhong Li's Soul Power and carried her away as the group found her larger ship.
• Qian Xunling chose Zhong Li's ship for the trip to Sea God Island and refused to stop her bleeding despite her offers of treasure.
• Bibi Dong arrived riding Xiao Wu, and Qian Xunling ordered Ah Yin to clean the ship.

Qian Xunling brought his companions to the Ring Sea, where he used the mermaids to approach Xiao Bai and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks guarding Sea God Island. After Xiao Bai refused to let them pass, Qian Xunling opened a wormhole and led everyone through, leaving her unsure where they had gone.

• Qian Xunling concealed the Red Pearl from sea creatures and explained that the Demon Soul Great White Sharks guarded the Ring Sea near Sea God Island.
• Qian Xunling had the mermaids greet the approaching Demon Soul Great White Sharks, and Xiao Bai arrived in human form to meet them.
• The mermaids told Xiao Bai that Qian Xunling had saved them, and Xiao Bai asked whether his group wanted to land on Sea God Island.
• Qian Xunling dismissed Xiao Bai’s expected refusal and opened his Seventh Soul Skill, Wormhole Jump.
• Bibi Dong, Xiao Wu, Ah Yin, Chen Jianjun, and Chen Xin followed Qian Xunling into the wormhole, which vanished before Xiao Bai could tell where they had gone.

Qian Xunling and his companions arrived on Sea God Island, where Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin negotiated permission to take the Sea God trials. After the Great Enshrined approved, the group set off to meet her.

• Qian Xunling teased the yellow-clad Soul Masters by having Xiao Wu reveal her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura, frightening them.
• Sea Horse Douluo arrived and challenged the newcomers, but Chen Jianjun explained their peaceful purpose and asked to take the trials.
• Sea Horse Douluo introduced himself and went to seek the Great Enshrined's permission, while the group headed toward Seahorse City.
• Qian Xunling asked about the island's Sacred Pillars and learned that most were fifty or younger, unlike Sea Witch and Sea Horse.
• Sea Horse Douluo returned with the Great Enshrined's approval and told Chen Jianjun that the group must meet her before beginning the trials.
• Qian Xunling carried Bibi Dong as he flew after Sea Horse Douluo toward the meeting.

Qian Xunling arrived at Sea Horse Sacred Pillar with his companions and met Bo Saixi, who recognized him as Qian Daoliu’s descendant. When the Sacred Pillar refused to grant him a trial, he threatened to hide the Sea God’s Heart, provoking a sudden response from the Sea God’s Power.

• Bo Saixi confronted Qian Xunling, and he revealed that he was Qian Daoliu’s descendant and an eighteen-year-old level-eighty-three Soul Douluo.
• Bo Saixi let Qian Xunling, Ah Yin, and the other gifted young girls skip the preliminary trial and proceed directly to the Sacred Pillar trial.
• Qian Xunling repeatedly touched the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, but it showed no reaction, leading Bo Saixi to suspect that the Sea God was withholding a trial.
• Qian Xunling activated the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which Bo Saixi identified as the Sea God’s Heart, then threatened to hide it if the Sea God did not respond.
• Qian Xunling placed the Sea God’s Heart in a wormhole despite Bo Saixi’s protests, and the sky darkened as the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar sent light into the heavens.

Qian Xunling learned that the Five Great God Kings had effectively blocked him from receiving any God Trial except the Angel Godhood, leaving him to consider creating a Godhood of his own. He left to clear his head, while Bo Saixi allowed him to remain on Sea God Island.

• Qian Xunling confronted the Old Sea God and threatened to destroy the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud unless he explained why he could not receive a God Trial.
• The Old Sea God revealed that the Five Great God Kings had restricted the Angel God and that the gods were too afraid to offer Qian Xunling an inheritance; the Angel Godhood was his only available path.
• Qian Xunling asked whether he could create his own Godhood, but the Old Sea God said the conditions were lacking and doubted the God Kings would let him succeed.
• After the Sea God's power withdrew and everyone returned to Sea God Island, Qian Xunling told Bibi Dong he needed time alone and left through a wormhole.
• Bibi Dong feared Qian Xunling was abandoning her, but Chen Jianjun, Chen Xin, Ah Yin, and Xiao Wu gathered to comfort her.
• Bo Saixi ruled that Qian Xunling could stay on Sea God Island because he was half the master of its sacred object.

After shutting himself away for three days, Qian Xunling came out and attended the banquet held in Sea Maiden City. He revealed the Sea God’s request and struck a bargain with Sea Witch, then began sampling the island’s wine.

• Bibi Dong waited outside Qian Xunling’s room and begged him to eat, and he finally opened the door.
• Qian Xunling teased Bibi Dong and Ah Yin, then had them lead him to the banquet.
• At the banquet, Qian Xunling told Sea Witch he would show her the Sea God’s Heart if she beat up Xiao Bai first, and Sea Witch agreed.
• Qian Xunling told Sea Dragon and the other Sacred Pillars that the Sea God had asked him to find an heir and give them the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Qian Xunling tasted the island’s wine and remarked that it had a kick.

Qian Xunling got drunk at the banquet and revealed supposed secrets about divine inheritances before Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin took him back to his room. Bibi Dong stayed behind to care for him, pleased to have him alone for the night.

• Qian Xunling drunkenly mocked Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi, then boasted that he would one day defeat Tang Chen and ruin his chances with Bo Saixi.
• Chen Jianjun confirmed that Qian Xunling had escaped Tang Chen by summoning a phantom of the Angel God.
• Qian Xunling told the Sacred Pillars that Slaughter City held the inheritances of the Asura God and Rakshasa God, and predicted Tang Chen would die there.
• Qian Xunling began undoing his pants, so Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin escorted him away from the banquet and brought him to bed.
• Bibi Dong insisted on caring for Qian Xunling herself and, after Ah Yin and Xiao Wu left, approached his sleeping form with a delighted smile.

After Bo Saixi questioned Qian Xunling about his meeting with the Sea God, he asked her to help kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, but she refused because it was part of the Sea God's trial. Qian Xunling confronted her about her hidden desire to leave Sea God Island, then offered to make her the next Sea God, leaving her stunned.

• Qian Xunling woke after drinking and went with Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin to meet Bo Saixi at Sea God Hall.
• On the way, Qian Xunling learned Xiao Wu had been cultivating on the Nine Heaven Mysterious Steps because she could not take the Sea God's trials.
• Bo Saixi asked Qian Xunling why he had the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and why he had not become the Sea God's successor, and he explained that a stronger deity had blocked his inheritance.
• Qian Xunling asked Bo Saixi to help him kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, but she refused to defy the Sea God's will.
• Qian Xunling accused Bo Saixi of wanting to leave Sea God Island and said Qian Daoliu had understood her feelings and let her go.
• Qian Xunling asked Bo Saixi what she would say if he could make her the next Sea God, and she stared at him in surprise.

Qian Xunling persuaded Bo Saixi to consider becoming the Sea God's successor and left the Sea God Hall after she asked for time to think. He then joined Xiao Wu and Chen Xin on the Nine Heaven Mysterious Steps, where he began climbing under the Sea God's Light.

• Qian Xunling offered Bo Saixi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and argued that her divine talent made her the best candidate to succeed the Sea God.
• Bo Saixi questioned whether she could defeat the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and Qian Xunling proposed joining forces with Qian Daoliu and possibly Tang Chen.
• Bo Saixi asked Qian Xunling to leave while she considered his offer, and he departed the Sea God Hall believing he had achieved half his goal.
• Sea Horse Sacred Pillar explained the pressure and benefits of the Sea God's Light on the Nine Heaven Mysterious Steps.
• Chen Xin began climbing the steps, and Qian Xunling steadied himself and started climbing as well.

Qian Xunling climbed the Nine Heaven Mysterious Steps as his Divine Aspect Martial Soul absorbed the Sea God's Light, allowing him to surpass Tang Chen's record and approach the summit. Bo Saixi stopped him and, after discovering what his Martial Soul had done, sent him flying down the mountain when he teased her about talking with him for three days and three nights.

• Sea Horse Sacred Pillar explained the Nine Heaven Mysterious Steps and Tang Chen's record of 787 steps as Qian Xunling and Xiao Wu struggled upward.
• Qian Xunling's Divine Aspect Martial Soul absorbed the Sea God's Light, removing the pressure and letting him race up the steps.
• Qian Xunling surpassed Tang Chen's record and reached 800 steps, prompting Bo Saixi to fly out of the Sea God Hall.
• Bo Saixi tried to stop Qian Xunling, then tossed him away from the steps after realizing his Martial Soul was absorbing the Sea God's Light.
• Qian Xunling said his Martial Soul could not return the Sea God's Light and teased Bo Saixi about a three-day talk; Bo Saixi called him a rogue and sent him flying down the mountain.

Qian Xunling discovered that his Divine Aspect Martial Soul could absorb the Sea God's Light and began secluded cultivation on Sea God Island. After a year, he emerged as a nineteen-year-old Titled Douluo and learned that the Great Enshrined wanted to meet him, leaving Bibi Dong and the others surprised when he said they might soon return to Spirit Hall.

• Qian Xunling found that his Divine Aspect Martial Soul could wield the Sea God's Light and considered testing whether it could absorb the divine power in Slaughter City.
• Qian Xunling told Bibi Dong to manage affairs while he cultivated, then left the city lord's residence for a secluded site.
• Bibi Dong, Ah Yin, and Xiao Wu waited for Qian Xunling during the year he spent cultivating.
• Qian Xunling emerged after a year and reached the Titled Douluo realm at nineteen, while Bibi Dong complained that he had been away so long.
• Chen Jianjun told Qian Xunling that the Great Enshrined wanted to see him once he reached level 90, and Qian Xunling said they might return to Spirit Hall before flying toward the Sea God Hall.

Qian Xunling returned to Sea God Hall to secure Bo Saixi’s help against the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then used his new teleportation skill to bring Bibi Dong back to Spirit Hall. He reunited with Qian Daoliu and the enshrined, whose warm welcome was overshadowed by Qian Daoliu’s anger over Qian Xunling’s prank.

• Qian Xunling told Bo Saixi he had reached Level 90, and she agreed to make one full-strength attempt against the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King alongside Qian Daoliu, leaving success to fate.
• The Sea Witch reminded Qian Xunling that he had promised to show her the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but he put her off and flew back to his companions.
• Qian Xunling used his Seventh Soul Skill, Wormhole Jump, to take Bibi Dong directly to the square in front of Spirit Hall’s Pope’s Hall.
• Qian Daoliu confronted Qian Xunling and learned that he had reached Level 90, then angrily mentioned the gift Qian Xunling had planted under his courtyard.
• The enshrined gathered to welcome Qian Xunling and Bibi Dong, while Qian Xunji greeted his returning disciple.

Qian Xunling returned to Spirit Hall, revealed that Tang Chen had likely gone to Slaughter City, and asked Qian Daoliu to help him hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for his ninth Soul Ring. The chapter ended with Qian Xunling proposing that Bo Saixi join them, leaving Qian Daoliu stunned.

• Qian Xunling revealed that he had reached Level 90, then went with Qian Daoliu to the Worship Hall to speak privately.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji that Qian Xunling had treated her well and that she liked being called Little Spider, leaving Qian Xunji jealous and upset.
• Qian Xunling confirmed that the Angel God had saved him but declined to explain how her divine power had appeared.
• Qian Daoliu explained that the Clear Sky Sect had suddenly stopped expanding, and Qian Xunling concluded that Tang Chen had left for Slaughter City.
• Qian Xunling asked Qian Daoliu to help hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and, after Qian Daoliu refused, suggested that Bo Saixi join them.

Qian Xunling persuaded Qian Daoliu to help hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King by revealing his deal with Bo Saixi and her possible ascension as Sea God. Qian Daoliu agreed on the condition that Qian Xunling have a child within three years, and Qian Xunling left for the Pope's Hall to speak with Golden Crocodile.

• Qian Xunling told Qian Daoliu that Bo Saixi would help hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King because he had promised her his half-inheritor position as Sea God.
• Qian Daoliu tried to encourage Qian Xunling to inherit the Angel God's position, but Qian Xunling rejected the idea because it required him to sever his emotions and desires.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to help with the hunt after demanding that Qian Xunling give him a grandchild within three years.
• Qian Daoliu offered to introduce Qian Xunling to potential partners, but Qian Xunling refused and left to meet Uncle Golden Crocodile at the Pope's Hall.

Qian Xunling reunited with Bibi Dong and the offerings, then revealed that he had created a method for condensing Soul Cores to increase strength. He explained that breaking through to Level 98 required a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and began teaching the offerings how to form Soul Cores.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji and the offerings about Qian Xunling's climb up the Nine Heaven Mysterious Steps and his connection to the Sea God.
• Qian Xunling met the group, teased Qian Xunji about Bibi Dong, and revealed that he had a method to boost the offerings' combat strength and Soul Power.
• Qian Xunling showed the offerings the Soul Core in his dantian and explained that condensing Soul Cores could raise their strength, but would not let them break through to Level 98.
• Qian Xunling explained that a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was necessary to reach Level 98, prompting Qian Xunji to decide his ninth Soul Ring would need to come from a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Qian Xunling taught the offerings the steps for condensing a Soul Core.

Qian Xunling took Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu through a wormhole to Sea God Island, where Qian Daoliu reunited with Bo Saixi after decades apart. The chapter ended with him managing only a nervous greeting.

• Qian Xunji and the others hurried away to cultivate after learning how to condense a Soul Core.
• Qian Xunling told Bibi Dong they would return to Sea God Island, while Golden Crocodile admitted he and the other elders had urged Qian Daoliu to push him toward marriage.
• Bibi Dong grew troubled when she heard Qian Xunling might marry, though she did not understand why.
• Qian Xunling brought Bibi Dong to Qian Daoliu and used his Seventh Soul Skill to open a wormhole to Sea God Island.
• Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunling arrived on the island, where Bo Saixi came to meet them and Qian Daoliu greeted her nervously.

Qian Xunling joined Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi as they set out to hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, while hiding his grudge against Tang Chen from Bo Saixi. The group departed from Sea God Island, leaving Bibi Dong and the others behind.

• Qian Xunling teased Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu before agreeing to go after the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Chen Jianjun and Chen Xin reunited with Qian Daoliu, and Bo Saixi decided that only Xiao Bai would accompany the group from Sea God Island.
• Qian Xunling told the Sacred Pillars that they would only get in the way of a demigod-level battle, and Bo Saixi ordered them to stay behind.
• Bibi Dong worried that Qian Xunling would be in danger, so he reassured her that he would escape with a wormhole and warned her not to mention Tang Chen.
• Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi departed, Xiao Bai entered the sea, and Qian Xunling followed them toward the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.

Qian Xunling, Qian Daoliu, and Bo Saixi entered the Demon Whale Sea Area to lure out and fight the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Qian Xunling escaped after the whale attacked, leaving Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi to face it as the first exchange ended with the whale retreating underwater.

• Qian Xunling proposed using the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to draw out the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and Qian Daoliu agreed after Bo Saixi confirmed Qian Xunling could escape with Wormhole Jump.
• Qian Xunling unleashed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's power inside the Demon Whale Sea Area while Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi prepared for the whale's arrival.
• Qian Xunling waited until the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King approached, then opened a wormhole and escaped as Bo Saixi restrained the whale with pillars of seawater.
• Qian Daoliu struck the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with Angel's Punishment, but the whale endured the blow, attacked with its tail, and retreated into the sea.

Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi joined forces with Xiao Bai and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks to attack the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. As Bo Saixi dragged him from the sea for Qian Daoliu's finishing strike, the whale king used his Whale Pearl to take human form, dodged the sword, and struck Qian Daoliu down.

• Xiao Bai and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks attacked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who unleashed his domain and killed many of them.
• Bo Saixi threw her Sea Power Scepter while Qian Daoliu struck the whale king with Angel's Punishment, and the two clashed their domains against his.
• Bo Saixi controlled the sea to draw the whale king upward as Qian Daoliu's Angel's Light forced him deeper and he summoned demon whale clones.
• Bo Saixi pursued the whale king underwater, struck him with Sea God's Light, and seized him with her Sea God True Body to drag him toward the surface.
• Qian Daoliu prepared to strike the whale king with his Angel Holy Sword, but the whale king used the Whale Pearl to take human form and evade the blow.
• The whale king shattered Qian Daoliu's Angel Light Shield and struck him in the chest, and Bo Saixi caught him.

Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu tried to trap the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King so Bo Saixi could unleash Sea Burial, with Qian Daoliu risking severe injury to hold him back. Just as the whale king seemed to break free, a wormhole opened beside him and someone stepped out.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King changed into human form and fled underwater, forcing Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu to pursue him.
• The whale king used armor that devoured Bo Saixi’s Eighth Soul Skill, but Qian Daoliu interrupted his attack and helped her continue the pursuit.
• Bo Saixi began preparing her Ninth Soul Skill, Sea Burial, while Qian Daoliu fought the whale king underwater to keep him from escaping.
• The whale king overwhelmed Qian Daoliu with Demon Whale Phantom, but Bo Saixi completed Sea Burial and sealed a vast area of the sea.
• Qian Daoliu used Angel Divine Power to intercept the fleeing whale king, but the whale king burned his lifespan and devoured the divine power in their clash.
• As the whale king tried to escape the barrier, a wormhole opened beside him and someone stepped out.

Qian Xunling helped Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu trap and kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then began absorbing its nearly million-year Soul Ring. The chapter ended with Bo Saixi waiting for him to fulfill his promise and both she and Qian Daoliu watching his absorption in astonishment.

• Qian Xunling restrained the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with his Soul Skills, but the beast broke free and nearly attacked him before Qian Daoliu intervened.
• Bo Saixi completed Sea Burial, trapping the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King behind a barrier of light and pulling Qian Xunling and Qian Daoliu out of the water.
• Qian Xunling argued with Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu, then agreed to let them finish the fight before settling their dispute.
• Bo Saixi unleashed Sea Burial and Qian Daoliu used Angel's Breath, while a swarm of illusory Sea Soul Beasts devoured the exhausted Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Qian Xunling drew the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Ring toward himself and began absorbing it as Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi watched.

After absorbing a Million-Year Soul Ring and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's torso bone, Qian Xunling gained five Soul Power levels and revealed his Eighth Soul Skill, Death Kaleidoscope. He returned to Sea God Island with Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu, where Bo Saixi demanded that he fulfill his promise in Sea God Hall.

• Qian Xunling reached Level 95 after absorbing the Million-Year Soul Ring and torso bone, and Qian Xunling wondered if his Divine Aspect Martial Soul had gained sentience.
• Qian Xunling took the Whale Pearl from Xiao Bai and used Death Kaleidoscope to briefly bring forth the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's departed soul before reassuring Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi that the whale was still dead.
• Qian Xunling suggested that Bo Saixi consider Ah Yin as a future enshrined on Sea God Island, and Bo Saixi agreed.
• Qian Xunling, Bo Saixi, and Qian Daoliu returned to Sea God Island, where Little Spider welcomed them.
• Bo Saixi insisted that Qian Xunling fulfill his promise, and he led her toward Sea God Hall while the others followed.

Qian Xunling removed his power and blood essence from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud so Bo Saixi could claim it, but he kissed her as the final strand emerged and fled when she attacked. Bo Saixi became the Shroud’s new master and received permission from the Sea God to begin the Sea God Nine Trials, while vowing to kill Qian Xunling.

• Qian Xunling drew his Soul Power and blood essence out of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud so Bo Saixi could make it acknowledge her as its master.
• Qian Xunling kissed Bo Saixi as the last strand of blood essence left the Shroud, then used Time Stop to flee when she retaliated.
• Bo Saixi broke through Time Stop and blasted Qian Xunling from Sea God Hall, but he escaped through a wormhole with Bibi Dong as Bo Saixi swore to kill him.
• Qian Daoliu left Sea God Island to search for Qian Xunling after Bo Saixi drove everyone away from Sea God Hall.
• Bo Saixi mastered the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and the Sea God appeared and allowed her to begin the Sea God Nine Trials.