Chapter Summaries

After six months of cultivation, Xu Xingyu planned to use his newly gained Soul Saint power and Dragon God Martial Soul Avatar to break through the restriction around the bottommost level of the Divine Dragon Pool. He believed the water beasts guarding it feared a powerful creature inside, possibly a Demigod-level water beast that could grant him a Perfect Baptism.

• Xu Xingyu had grown strong enough to fight most water beasts but still had not found enough Blood Crystals for a Perfect Baptism or encountered a Demigod-level water beast.
• Xu Xingyu recalled that water beasts repeatedly attacked him when he tried to break the restriction around the Divine Dragon Pool’s bottommost level, then fled from it in fear.
• Xu Xingyu concluded that a powerful water beast might be hiding beyond the restriction and decided to try reaching the level again.
• Xu Xingyu determined that he needed to prevent the water beasts from interfering while he attacked the restriction, which repaired itself whenever he was distracted.
• Xu Xingyu realized his Dragon God Martial Soul Avatar could let him break the restriction in one blow, since it was a Blood Soul Avatar that greatly increased his strength.

Xu Xingyu reached the restriction blocking the lowest level of the Divine Dragon Pool and used his Dragon God Avatar to shatter it with seven-colored lightning. The way forward opened as the water beasts converged on him.

• Xu Xingyu concealed himself from the water beasts and reached the golden formation guarding the lowest level.
• Xu Xingyu summoned his Dragon God Martial Soul Avatar, transforming into a nine-colored eastern dragon.
• Xu Xingyu’s draconic might alerted the water beasts throughout the pool, and they rushed toward him.
• Xu Xingyu fused the seven elements, swallowed their combined power, and refined it into seven-colored lightning.
• Xu Xingyu struck the restriction with the lightning and shattered it, opening the path to the lowest level.

Xu Xingyu broke through the Divine Dragon Pool’s restriction with a seven-colored Godhood Tribulation and entered its bottommost layer to cultivate. There, his Dragon God Bloodline reacted to a powerful call from the pool’s deepest point, and he headed toward it.

• Xu Xingyu used a seven-colored Heaven and Earth Tribulation to blast open the restriction, then slipped through before it repaired itself.
• Xu Xingyu found that the bottommost layer’s rising water pressure was formidable but that its Immortal Spirit Qi could greatly accelerate cultivation.
• Xu Xingyu wondered whether God Level dragon bones buried at the bottom of the Divine Dragon Pool produced the Immortal Spirit Qi.
• A powerful pressure spread through the bottommost layer, causing Xu Xingyu’s Dragon God Bloodline to boil and cover him in nine-colored scales.
• Xu Xingyu traced the call to the deepest part of the Divine Dragon Pool and headed toward it.

Xu Xingyu reached the bottom of the Divine Dragon Pool and found the lost Dragon Clan Law Saber, the Dragon Slaying Saber. The Second Trial began, and the saber recognized his kingly intent, but a furious roar interrupted him before he could finish leaving his imprint.

• Xu Xingyu reached the deepest part of the Divine Dragon Pool and discovered the Dragon Slaying Saber, a Super Divine Artifact once wielded by the Light Dragon King.
• The Dragon God Nine Trials announced that Xu Xingyu had passed the First Trial and began the Second Trial, requiring him to earn the saber’s recognition within one day or be erased.
• Xu Xingyu grasped the Dragon Slaying Saber's hilt and tried to calm its resistance with his Dragon God Bloodline, but the saber rejected that alone.
• Xu Xingyu released his kingly intent and resolved to master his fate and lead the Soul Beast Clan in his own way.
• The Dragon Slaying Saber’s intent began merging with Xu Xingyu’s, allowing him to leave a spiritual imprint, when a furious roar interrupted him.

While Xu Xingyu was performing the Dragon Slaying Saber's uninterruptible master-recognition ritual, three Demigod-level water beasts ambushed him. Buer, the Thundering Hell Vine, and the Void Hun Star Spirit restrained the attackers, leaving Xu Xingyu free to continue the ritual.

• Xu Xingyu discovered three Demigod-level water beasts had appeared and realized he could not move or stop the Dragon Slaying Saber's master-recognition ritual.
• The chapter explained that the water beasts had hatched from eggs that slipped through a damaged restriction, cultivated near the Dragon Slaying Saber, and hidden from A Jin's purges.
• The three water beasts, hoping to devour Xu Xingyu and advance to God Level, attacked while he was immobilized.
• Buer, the Thundering Hell Vine, and the Void Hun Star Spirit bound all three water beasts as Xu Xingyu resumed focusing on the ritual.

Xu Xingyu completed the Dragon Slaying Saber’s recognition ritual, but discovered it was draining his life to repair itself. He redirected the saber’s hunger to a demigod-level water beast, obtained its blood crystal, and watched Buer and the others capture the two remaining beasts.

• Xu Xingyu made the Dragon Slaying Saber recognize him as its master, but the damaged saber began draining his Soul Power and life force to repair itself.
• Xu Xingyu realized the saber could draw power from a demigod-level water beast instead and asked Buer to throw one to him.
• Buer bound a water beast with vines and hurled it toward Xu Xingyu, who struck it with the Dragon Slaying Saber.
• Xu Xingyu used Ziwei Star Lightning Chain to restrain the beast while the saber drained it, leaving behind a demigod-level blood crystal.
• The two remaining water beasts tried to flee, but Buer and the others captured and sealed them.

Xu Xingyu learned that the Dragon Slaying Saber had to evolve before he could pass the Second Trial, and Buer suggested forging a new saber spirit to speed the process. With little time and no experience in Heavenly Forging, Xu Xingyu began hammering the saber, then resorted to a blood sacrifice when the forging progressed too slowly.

• Xu Xingyu realized that the Dragon Slaying Saber had absorbed enough energy to evolve, but he had not received notice that he had passed the Second Trial.
• Buer told Xu Xingyu that forging a new saber spirit could make the Dragon Slaying Saber digest its stored energy faster, but the method required Heavenly Forging.
• Xu Xingyu brought out his Heavy Silver hammers and struck the Dragon Slaying Saber, gathering spiritual Qi that the saber absorbed.
• Xu Xingyu found the forging too slow to meet the trial’s deadline and cut his wrist, beginning a blood sacrifice on the Dragon Slaying Saber.

Xu Xingyu used his blood to bond with the Dragon Slaying Saber and advanced its Soul Forging, but discovered its newborn soul was too weak to survive Heavenly Forging. The Thundering Hell Vine sacrificed itself to become the saber’s new spirit, and a nine-colored chaos great tribulation gathered over Dragon Valley, startling Gu Qiuxi, A Jin, and Gu Yuena.

• Xu Xingyu’s mutated Dragon God Bloodline allowed the Dragon Slaying Saber to accept his blood and begin forming a soul.
• Xu Xingyu completed Soul Forging Solidification and awakened the saber’s newborn soul, but realized it could not withstand Heavenly Forging.
• The Thundering Hell Vine swallowed the newborn soul and offered to merge with the Dragon Slaying Saber as its new saber spirit.
• Xu Xingyu used his Heavenly Forging technique to help the Thundering Hell Vine fuse with the saber over roughly three hours.
• A nine-colored chaos great tribulation gathered above the Divine Dragon Pool, and Gu Qiuxi, A Jin, and Gu Yuena recognized it as a sign of God King-level aptitude.

Xu Xingyu used the Dragon Slaying Saber, newly forged with the Thundering Hell Vine, to devour much of the Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation. When the tribulation gathered its remaining power for a final strike, he used three Demigod-level blood crystals to activate the Divine Dragon Pool’s baptism ritual.

• Xu Xingyu flew into the nine-colored lightning and used the Dragon Slaying Saber to absorb its power.
• A Jin and Gu Yuena recognized the saber and realized the tribulation had been triggered by the weapon rather than Xu Xingyu’s cultivation.
• Xu Xingyu understood that fusing the Thundering Hell Vine with the Dragon Slaying Saber had forged a new Divine Artifact with God King-level potential.
• The tribulation gathered its remaining power for a strike the Dragon Slaying Saber could not safely absorb.
• Xu Xingyu infused Soul Power into three Demigod-level aquatic beast blood crystals, drawing water dragons from the Divine Dragon Pool and triggering its baptism ritual.

Xu Xingyu began a Divine Dragon Pool baptism while facing the Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation, intending to use the lightning to condense a Soul Core. As Gu Yuena stopped A Jin from intervening, Xu Xingyu also began receiving the Dragon Slaying Saber’s energy, leaving his survival uncertain.

• Xu Xingyu used three Blood Crystals to begin a Perfect Baptism in the Divine Dragon Pool as the tribulation lightning prepared to strike.
• A Jin tried to help Xu Xingyu, but Gu Yuena stopped her and said she trusted him.
• Xu Xingyu used the pool water to form a vortex shield that purified some of the lightning and directed its energy into him.
• Xu Xingyu circulated and compressed the lightning and baptism energy, forming a Soul Power vortex between his brows as he attempted to condense a Soul Core.
• Xu Xingyu also began receiving the Dragon Slaying Saber’s energy while undergoing the baptism and enduring the lightning tribulation.

Xu Xingyu endured the Lightning Tribulation while condensing a Spiritual Soul Core between his brows, then absorbed the remaining lightning and completed the Dragon God Trial’s second stage. His fused purple-gold saber gained new powers and a new name: Abyss.

• Xu Xingyu used the Lightning Tribulation’s power to condense a Spiritual Soul Core between his brows, enduring an hour of agony.
• Xu Xingyu absorbed the returning lightning and forced the Lightning Tribulation to end.
• Xu Xingyu reached level eighty in Soul Power, advanced his body to the peak of a Second-Level God, and raised his Divine Sense to the level of a First-Level God.
• Xu Xingyu completed the Dragon God Trial’s Second Trial, raising his Dragon God affinity by fifteen percent to a total of twenty-five percent.
• The Thundering Hell Vine became the saber spirit of the Dragon Slaying Saber, giving it the ability to suppress and seal most Bloodline Power.
• Xu Xingyu renamed the fused purple-gold Dragon Slaying Saber Abyss.

Tang San brooded over his failed attempts to control Xu Xingyu and the Divine Realm while cleaning at home under Xiao Wu’s orders. When a visitor arrived, he saw a chance to begin one of his remaining plans.

• Tang San recalled how Xu Xingyu had repeatedly thwarted him, leading the other God Kings to strip him of the Sea God Position and punish him.
• Tang San resented Xu Xingyu for damaging his standing with Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong and for obstructing his scheme to make the Tang family rule the Divine Realm.
• Tang San reflected on his plan to use his daughter and the crisis facing the Divine Realm to eliminate Destruction and the Goddess of Life from power.
• A visitor called out, “Third Brother! I'm here!” and Tang San laughed, ready to begin his plan.

Wang Dong'er continued her Sea God trials on Sea God Island, where she faced constant admiration and unwanted courtship while reflecting on her responsibility to the islanders. After rejecting the high priest’s son again, she looked forward to Xu Xingyu visiting and supporting her.

• The Sea God's high priest's son confessed to Wang Dong'er, but she rejected him and told him she already loved someone.
• When he demanded to know why he was unworthy, Wang Dong'er said he was inferior to her beloved in every way.
• Wang Dong'er had traveled to Sea God Island after completing the First Trial of her Sea God Nine Trials, and the islanders had welcomed her as the Sea God's heir and daughter.
• Wang Dong'er felt guilty about how her father had treated Sea God Island and vowed to treat its people well, while restraining herself from punishing the persistent suitor.
• Xu Xingyu periodically teleported to visit Wang Dong'er and his other girls, and Wang Dong'er looked forward to him standing up for her.

Wang Dong'er completed her Second Sea God Trial and befriended Xiao Bai, then began a year of Tidal Body Training for her Third Trial. As she adapted to the grueling trial and enjoyed its unexpected effects on her appearance, an unseen crisis began to approach.

• Wang Dong'er crossed the Ring Sea without killing any Sea Soul Beasts or using Soul Ring skills or Soul Tools, tricking Xiao Bai with Bai Xiuxiu's name and Butterfly God's Light.
• Xiao Bai confronted Wang Dong'er about Bai Xiuxiu, then grew close to her after learning her daughter was safe and appreciating Wang Dong'er's sincere treatment of her.
• Wang Dong'er's mother restored the Third Trial's requirement to twelve shichen of Tidal Body Training each day after Wang Dong'er completed the Second Trial too quickly.
• Wang Dong'er began the year-long trial and relied on the physical and spiritual training Xu Xingyu had given her to endure the tides.
• Wang Dong'er became enthusiastic about the trial after noticing that it made her body more supple and her skin fairer, while a silent crisis approached.

Ning Rongrong visited Tang San in the Divine Realm and worried about his confinement and loss of influence, but he insisted the situation remained under control. After Xiao Wu joined them in her Sea God form, she took Ning Rongrong aside to speak privately, while Tang San suggested his plan could proceed.

• Ning Rongrong visited Tang San and asked how he was coping after losing the Sea God Position and facing possible danger to his Asura God position.
• Tang San reassured Ning Rongrong that events were still under his control, and she offered help from herself and the other Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Tang San told Ning Rongrong that Xiao Wu was overseeing Xiao Qi's Sea God Nine Trials from the meditation room.
• Xiao Wu emerged in her Sea God form, greeted Ning Rongrong, and took her to a room sealed with divine power for a private conversation.
• Tang San watched them leave and quietly said that his plan could proceed.

Tang San used his Asura divine thoughts to interfere with Wang Dong'er during her Sea God trial, provoking memories of her past as Tang Wutong. Wang Dong'er suspected her father was responsible, but a girl identical to her appeared in her Sea of Consciousness and claimed to be her avatar.

• Tang San sent Ning Rongrong away with Xiao Wu so he could secretly interfere with Wang Dong'er's trial.
• Tang San used divine thoughts hidden on Sea God Island to locate Wang Dong'er during her Tidal Body Tempering trial.
• Tang San sent a red divine thought from the Deep Sea Silver Pillar into Wang Dong'er, then turned his attention elsewhere.
• Wang Dong'er was pulled into her Sea of Consciousness and watched memories from her life as Tang Wutong resurface.
• Wang Dong'er suspected Tang San had tampered with her mind and angrily called him out.
• A girl who looked exactly like Wang Dong'er appeared and called her an avatar.

Wang Dong'er confronted Tang Wutong, who claimed to be her original self and demanded her body back. Tang Wutong unleashed Asura God power and her Killing God Clear Sky Hammer, overwhelming Wang Dong'er’s Sea God's Light as her existence began to be devoured.

• Wang Dong'er recognized the arrogant girl as Tang Wutong, her former self, and rejected her claim that Wang Dong'er was only an avatar.
• Tang Wutong explained that she had awakened from a portion of her Divine Sense and accused Wang Dong'er of misusing her body.
• Wang Dong'er prepared to attack, but Tang Wutong released blood-red baleful Qi that invaded Wang Dong'er's Sea of Consciousness and threatened to erase her.
• Wang Dong'er realized the baleful Qi resembled the power of Tang San's Asura God Godhood, which could contend with the Sea God's power.
• Tang Wutong summoned the Killing God Clear Sky Hammer, strengthening the assault and forcing Wang Dong'er's Sea God's Light onto the back foot.

Wang Dong'er fought Tang Wutong for control of the Sea of Consciousness after Tang Wutong seized her Killing God Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul. Wang Dong'er summoned a projection of the Sea God Trident and clashed with Tang Wutong, whose Chaotic Cloak Dance reached its eighty-first strike.

• Tang Wutong attacked Wang Dong'er with Wang Dong'er's own Killing God Clear Sky Hammer, severing her connection to the Martial Soul.
• Wang Dong'er realized that defeat in the Sea of Consciousness would let Tang Wutong consume her and take control, so she resolved to resist.
• Wang Dong'er recognized Tang Wutong's Chaotic Cloak Dance and planned to counter it with greater power before it fully built up.
• Wang Dong'er summoned a projection of the Sea God Trident and fought Tang Wutong with her self-taught trident techniques.
• Tang Wutong's hammer accumulated power through eighty-one strikes and began to suppress Wang Dong'er as their battle neared its final stage.

Wang Dong'er shattered Tang Wutong's Clear Sky Hammer by turning its accumulated power against it, but Tang Wutong unleashed the Asura Blood Sword. Just as Wang Dong'er prepared to die, a purple-haired youth caught the sword and rescued her.

• Wang Dong'er used Pointed at by a Thousand and Golden Light to make Tang Wutong's overloaded Clear Sky Hammer shatter.
• Tang Wutong suffered the backlash, and Wang Dong'er mocked her for underestimating the attack.
• Tang Wutong lost control and summoned the Asura Blood Sword, despite Wang Dong'er recognizing that she should not have been able to use it.
• Wang Dong'er realized she lacked the strength and the Unfixed Storm technique to stop Tang Wutong, and said goodbye to Brother Xingyu as the sword descended.
• A handsome purple-haired youth caught the Asura Blood Sword with one hand and told Wang Dong'er he was sorry he was late.

Xu Xingyu rescued Wang Dong'er from Tang Wutong's attack and discovered that Tang Wutong was a personality implanted into Wang Dong'er's soul by Tang San. When Xu Xingyu tried to bind Tang Wutong, both women felt the restraints, leaving him unsure how to separate them without hurting Wang Dong'er.

• Wang Dong'er embraced Xu Xingyu after he saved her from the Asura Blood Sword.
• Xu Xingyu crushed Tang Wutong's imitation of the Asura Blood Sword and examined her soul fluctuations.
• Xu Xingyu discovered that Tang Wutong was a virtual personality Tang San had created with Asura Divine Power and implanted into Wang Dong'er.
• Xu Xingyu bound Tang Wutong, but Wang Dong'er also felt the chains because the two shared sensations.
• Xu Xingyu released the restraints and realized that removing Tang Wutong's consciousness could also cause Wang Dong'er pain.