Chapter Summaries

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.

Qian Xunling arrived in the Far North with Bibi Dong and used his Eighth Soul Skill, Death Kaleidoscope, to summon and control the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. After offering the whale a chance to be resurrected if he served him, Qian Xunling noticed figures approaching through the snow.

• Qian Xunling identified their snowy surroundings as the Far North, while Bibi Dong clung to him in fear.
• Qian Xunling released his Soul Rings and used Death Kaleidoscope to summon the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King before them.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King tried to attack Qian Xunling, but Qian Xunling repeatedly restrained his body and Soul Power.
• Qian Xunling explained that the whale was dead and now existed as a controlled soul body, then offered to resurrect him if he served as hired muscle after Qian Xunling became a god.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King refused, and Qian Xunling recalled him before noticing figures approaching through the snow, apparently pursued by Soul Beasts.

Qian Xunling rescued Shui Ling'er and the female Soul Masters of Skywater Academy from a pack of Ice Blade Wolves, then accepted their money and flirtatious gratitude. Bibi Dong grew increasingly possessive of her Martial Uncle as he prepared to find a place to rest and investigate a change in his Divine Aspect Martial Soul.

• Qian Xunling killed several pursuing Ice Blade Wolves with wind blades and told Shui Ling'er and her students to come to him.
• Qian Xunling released Soul Saint-level Soul Power and drove the pack away without using his Soul Rings or Soul Skills.
• The women crowded around Qian Xunling to thank him, while Bibi Dong objected to their attention and insisted he would not visit Skywater Academy.
• Qian Xunling asked the women for lodging money, and they gave him more than fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Qian Xunling invited the women to find him if they could not sleep, prompting Bibi Dong to protest and him to scold her for being possessive.

In Snow Woman Town, Qian Xunling investigated the mysterious changes in his Divine Aspect Martial Soul and discovered it contained a vast, growing world that the Five Great God Kings could not control. Bibi Dong then interrupted him to ask him to save the many people dying downstairs at the inn.

• Cui Yurou told Qian Xunling the legend of the Snow Empress and Snow Woman Town, while Shui Ling'er explained that the stories were only rumors.
• The group entered Snow Woman Town and settled into its best inn; Qian Xunling told Bibi Dong she would sleep in a separate room while he attended to something.
• Qian Xunling explored the space inside his Divine Aspect Martial Soul and realized it could absorb divine power, grow, and resist control by the Five Great God Kings.
• Bibi Dong waited outside Qian Xunling's room, then told him that many people downstairs were dying and asked him to save them.

Qian Xunling reluctantly healed the injured people in the inn for payment after Bibi Dong begged him to help. He learned that their injuries followed a tremor near an ice cave, and asked whether they had taken the thousand-year-old Profound Ice Grass.

• Bibi Dong persuaded Qian Xunling to treat the wounded, and he agreed to follow her downstairs.
• Qian Xunling demanded payment before healing; after one injured man paid for himself and two companions, Qian Xunling restored them with his Divine Aspect Martial Soul.
• Qian Xunling treated the other injured people who paid, and a middle-aged man gave him five hundred Gold Soul Coins as thanks.
• The middle-aged man told Shui Ling'er that a tremor had trapped his group in an ice cave and that several Ice Bears attacked them after they escaped.
• Qian Xunling suspected the tremor came from summoning the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then asked whether the group had taken the thousand-year-old Profound Ice Grass.

Qian Xunling planned to search for the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow beneath Dragon City and asked for a map of the Far North. After refusing Skywater Academy’s invitation and declining a free map from the Soul Hunting team, he was called to treat more injured men.

• Qian Xunling recalled the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow beneath Dragon City and decided to seek a map before heading northeast.
• Shui Ling'er considered inviting Qian Xunling to teach at Skywater Academy, but her companions doubted he would accept.
• The next morning, Shui Ling'er and Cui Yurou invited Qian Xunling and Bibi Dong to visit Skywater City, but Qian Xunling said he had other plans.
• Cui Yurou and the Soul Hunting team gave Qian Xunling maps, and he chose the team’s more detailed map while refusing to take it for free.
• When more injured members of the Soul Hunting team arrived, Qian Xunling told everyone to pay him for his treatment.