Vol. 18The Underground Offensive

The Chen Clan and its allies fought the Crimson Church and underground factions while Chen Xiaojun awakened a new power and Xiao Yi struggled to reclaim her consciousness. The Bone Excavation Group was defeated and negotiations began, while Xiao Yi destroyed the Heart Demon but remained alone at the core of her consciousness.

  • The Chen Clan allied with the Si Clan and assaulted the Bao Family stronghold, where its forces fought the Black Nether Legion.
  • Chen Weizhe and Zuo Tinggang discovered that the Crimson Church planned to use the Ancient Death Spiral Array to raise Titled Douluo.
  • Chen Weizhe urged the major forces to disrupt the Crimson Church’s blood supplies as the allied forces defeated the Black Nether Legion at Bao Manor.
  • Tong Yangyuan and four Titled Douluo burned the Throat of Sinful Devouring to ash, while Chen Xiaojun later reunited with Zhu Wuneng and his friends.
  • The Chen Clan and its allies raided Heaven Dou’s underground factions as Ye Xiuxin treated four cursed Titled Douluo and Xiao Yi remained unconscious.
  • Chen Zhang’s allied force broke into Iron Jaw Fortress, but the Rust Brothers Company counterattacked and forced the allied flank to retreat.
  • Chen Xiaojun awakened his judgment domain and led the allied forces to defeat the Bone Excavation Group, prompting Tang Hengyu and Tan Yashuang to negotiate.
  • Xiao Yi confronted and destroyed the Heart Demon imprisoning her consciousness, then remained alone at its core.
Chapters 1733–1836 Read from ch. 1733

Arc 69The Bao Residence Assault

The Chen Clan brought the Si Clan into its alliance and launched an assault on the Bao Family stronghold, where its forces fought the Black Nether Legion. The fighting exposed the Crimson Church’s plan to use the Ancient Death Spiral Array to raise a vast number of Titled Douluo, leaving the Chen Clan seeking a way to face the coming threat.

  • Chen Xun accepted the Si Clan’s oath and named it the fourteenth Zhaowu family, then planned to support Si Bainin and Si Baining and expand the clan’s network.
  • The Chen Clan arranged a large clothing order with the Bao Family, but a battle erupted at the Bao Residence, where Chen Zhang and Li Xunhuan revealed themselves and fought Ming Xingyun and Bao Nansong.
  • Xue Hongtao led the Heaven Dou Knights Order against the Black Nether Legion, whose defenses and Soul Masters inflicted heavy casualties before Ning Hai’s support helped the knights advance.
  • Han Yiyu and Xuan Qingya suppressed Wan Hanyou, while Chen Qingrui, Xia Lechuan, Chen Gushan, and Qin Luguang fought Qiu Ba and left him gravely wounded.
  • Long Jing'an and Yu Yongyuan battled Zhai Henbai until Zhi Mengze trapped them in his illusion domain, forcing the dragons to prepare the Tyrant Dragon Secret’s hidden profundity.
  • Chen Weizhe and Zuo Tinggang concluded that the Crimson Church was gathering living blood essence to power the Ancient Death Spiral Array and help its high-level Soul Douluo break through to Titled Douluo.
  • Chen Weining recognized that the Chen Clan’s three Titled Douluo could not meet the looming danger, while Chen Xiaojun realized the scheme might explain the later decline of soul masters and loss of inheritances.
Chapters 1733–1758 Summaries Read

Arc 70The Bao Manor Campaign

Chen Weizhe’s strategy against the Crimson Church accompanied a major assault that devastated the Black Nether forces, while Heaven Dou fighters destroyed the Blood Desire Cult’s monstrous creation. Afterward, Chen Xiaojun considered the widening conflict and reunited with Zhu Wuneng and his friends.

  • Chen Weizhe urged Zuo Tinggang and the major forces to cut off the Crimson Church’s blood essence and Netherworld Blood Lily supplies, protect remains, and kill its Titleholders and Title Seeds.
  • Lin Qichuan learned that Ge Laihao had disarmed and taken the surrender of all 31,478 soldiers in his camp.
  • Chen Weizhe aided Long Jing'an and Yu Yongyuan against Zhai Henbai and Zhi Mengze, while Chen Zhang and Zhu Yanfeng fought Ming Xingyun in the villa ruins.
  • Li Xunhuan wounded Ming Xingyun, and Ximen Wenlan revealed herself as the Red Lotus Douluo and struck him with her Ninth Soul Skill.
  • Ming Xingyun’s forces retreated through Bao Family tunnels as Heaven Dou fighters killed or pursued their opponents, though Ming Xiangyun and Li Lingfeng escaped.
  • Tong Yangyuan and four Titled Douluo fought Azumonke and the Throat of Sinful Devouring, eventually burning the monster to ash while Azumonke escaped badly injured.
  • Chen Zhang told Chen Xiaojun about the campaign’s casualties and the Blood Desire Cult, and Chen Xiaojun reflected on the political turmoil before meeting Zhu Wuneng, An Mingyuan, Yuan Run, and Qiu Qingquan.
  • Da Huang attacked Zhu Wuneng after hearing him suggest eating dog meat, and Zhu promised the group would eat pork.
Chapters 1759–1784 Summaries Read

Arc 71The Underground Campaign

As Xiao Yi remained unconscious and Ye Xiuxin treated four cursed Titled Douluo, the Chen Clan and its allies moved against the forces controlling Heaven Dou’s underground network. Their assault on Iron Jaw Fortress broke through the gate but stalled when the Rust Brothers Company counterattacked and forced the allied flank to retreat.

  • Gu Yuanchao brought food to Chen Xiaojun’s group, who discussed Gu Zijian’s plans and learned that Jian Xinyue was grieving Jian Hesong’s death.
  • Chen Xiaojun asked An Mingyuan, Yuan Run, and Qiu Qingquan to investigate the Blood Desire Cult stronghold, then checked on Xiao Yi as she slowly recovered with her Upper Soul Nest still closed.
  • Qian Chongling linked Chen Xiaojun’s divine names and the Chen Clan’s rising fortune to a possible group of high-ranking gods, then ordered Spirit Hall agents to observe the clan and test its response to conflict.
  • Bo Xian'er deepened her understanding of Emperor Intent and began fusing it with her soul power and Sea God Martial Soul, while Lu Xueqi’s breakthrough caused a Super Martial Soul fluctuation.
  • Ye Xiuxin treated Shi Yuanyuan, Ji Hongming, Lei Xing, and Tong Yangyuan, suppressing their Bloodline Curses after Azumonke’s attack, while the court launched a search for missing Qinghuang.
  • Mo Yuzheng and the young investigators found traces and rumors in the underground network as imperial forces and city troops raided its factions, and the Lin Family found evidence that Lin Wuyou had been abducted.
  • Chen Zhang secured allied families’ support for expanding Soul Fighting City’s influence into the Underground Dark City, while Lin Yu traced Lin Wuyou’s disappearance toward the Waste Abyss and the broker Black Tongue.
  • Chen Zhang’s allied force attacked Iron Jaw Fortress, broke through its gate, and fought into the stronghold before the Rust Brothers Company tore open the army’s flank and forced a retreat.
Chapters 1785–1811 Summaries Read

Arc 72Judgment and Awakening

Chen Xiaojun awakened his sword’s judgment power and led the Chen Family Allied Forces to defeat the Bone Excavation Group and force the remaining factions to negotiate. Meanwhile, Xiao Yi confronted and destroyed the Heart Demon imprisoning her consciousness, leaving her alone at its core.

  • Chen Xiaojun entered the battle and his Judgment Will strengthened the Chen Clan fighters as they struggled to protect him from the Bone Excavation Group.
  • After his sword cocoon shattered, Chen Xiaojun awakened his judgment domain, helped defeat the enemy Soul Saints, and unleashed Azure Yellow Soldier Tribulation to kill two more Soul Saints.
  • Chen Xiaojun and Zuo Jinhua drove into the Bone Excavation Group’s ranks, killing its leaders and breaking its forces while the allied forces captured or pursued the survivors.
  • Chen Zhang persuaded Tang Hengyu and Tan Yashuang to end their resistance and negotiate, while Chen Xiaojun examined crystal shards that resonated with the Black-Red Light Cocoon in his sea of consciousness.
  • Xiao Yi explored the layered worlds of her consciousness, reached the Purple Qi Cloud Sea, and confronted a seated version of herself beneath Shao Siming’s Dharma Idol.
  • Xiao Yi resisted the divine will’s attempt to expel her, then fought it with her Twin Martial Souls, seven vines, and the Nine Palaces Soul Shifting Technique.
  • Xiao Yi identified her opponent as a Heart Demon and destroyed it with the Annihilation Formula, learning that the Heart Demon had used stolen power from Shao Siming to imprison her.
Chapters 1812–1836 Summaries Read
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