Chapter Summaries

Xue Bentao and Old Man Nether Assassin wounded the Calamity Fish Saint King, but the Calamity Fish Saint Empress arrived and drove the attackers back with her Wind Fire Whirlwind. As the Saint King began regenerating, reinforcements led by Long Zhenrang and Chu Jiansong joined the battle.

• Xue Bentao struck the Calamity Fish Saint King with blades and a clone attack, while Old Man Nether Assassin pierced it with A Thousand Miles in an Instant.
• The Calamity Fish Saint Empress emerged from the sea and unleashed Wind Fire Whirlwind, forcing Xue Bentao, Old Man Nether Assassin, and the others apart.
• The Calamity Fish Saint King warned the Empress about the attackers and began healing with his Regeneration skill.
• Sa Shanghai, Xue Bentao, and Xu Xin recognized that facing two Saint Kings made the battle far more difficult.
• Long Zhenrang arrived with Zhu Yanfeng and Ou Ya, and Chu Jiansong and Zhang Huasheng joined the assembled defenders.

The Calamity Fish Saint Empress led a second massive wave of Sea Soul Beasts against Vast Sea City, turning the battle into a small Beast Tide. As Chu Jiansong warned that more beasts were still approaching, Xue Bentao ordered the city’s defenses to carry out their plan and hold the line.

• The Calamity Fish Saint Empress arrived with another enormous force of Sea Soul Beasts, and Xue Bentao, Sa Shanghai, and Long Zhenrang recognized the threat to Vast Sea City.
• Chen Xiaojun explained to Xi Xi how Beast Tides were classified and why the current assault counted as a small Beast Tide.
• Zhang Huasheng spotted three Ancient King Level beasts, and Long Zhenrang and Zhang Huasheng prepared their forces to defend the city’s different sections.
• Sa Shanghai and the other leaders reported that their fighters could hold for now, though low-level soul masters were nearly exhausted.
• Chu Jiansong sensed more Soul Power fluctuations behind the attacking beasts, so Xue Bentao ordered the signal sent and the soldiers began their planned response.

Xue Bentao’s group split up to isolate the Calamity Fish Saint King and Calamity Fish Saint Empress, then fought the two separately. Zhang Huasheng transformed into his Deep Sea Giant Octopus true body and helped trap and poison the Empress, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Xue Bentao assigned four Soul Douluo to keep the Calamity Fish Saint King occupied while Long Zhenrang led five others against the Calamity Fish Saint Empress.
• Zhu Yanfeng defended the group from the Empress’s attacks as Chu Jiansong spread Sea Ghost Algae beneath her and restrained her with enormous roots.
• Zhang Huasheng used his Seventh Soul Skill to transform into a gigantic Deep Sea Giant Octopus.
• Zhang Huasheng bound the Calamity Fish Saint Empress with Adsorption Entanglement and absorbed some of her attack energy, while he and Chu Jiansong separated her from the Saint King.
• Zhang Huasheng poisoned the Empress with Venomous Devour, causing her to tremble and suffer as the toxin invaded her body.

The Calamity Fish Saint Empress used Sea Heart Flame to burn away its restraints and toxins, then fought off attacks from Long Zhenrang and Ou Ya. It ended the chapter maintaining an energy shield that withstood the group’s repeated assaults.

• The Calamity Fish Saint Empress unleashed Sea Heart Flame, burning away the Deep Sea Giant Octopus tentacles, Sea Ghost Algae, and venom while recovering some Life Force.
• Long Zhenrang attacked with his jade dragon and Fifth Soul Skill—Jade Dragon Dance, but the Calamity Fish Saint Empress countered with an energy calamity fish, and both were knocked back.
• Ou Ya used Fourth Soul Skill—Sea Splitting Wing Strike to attack the Calamity Fish Saint Empress.
• The Calamity Fish Saint Empress activated Energy Field Manipulation, absorbing and diverting Ou Ya’s attack with its protective barrier.
• Ou Ya struck the barrier with Sea Shaking Ripple Fist and repeatedly alternated his soul skills, but the shield held against his attacks as well as Zhang Huasheng and Chu Jiansong’s strikes.

Zhu Yanfeng petrified Calamity Fish Saint Empress’s shield, and Long Zhenrang turned her into jade with Jade Divine Light. She survived both attacks by using Calamity Dawn, then gathered ocean energy with Ocean Return to One, creating a huge vortex as the battle continued.

• Zhu Yanfeng used his Eighth Soul Skill, Petrification Eye, to petrify and shatter Calamity Fish Saint Empress’s energy shield.
• Long Zhenrang followed with Jade Divine Light, turning Calamity Fish Saint Empress into an emerald jade statue.
• Calamity Fish Saint Empress activated her life-saving innate skill, Calamity Dawn, and emerged weakened from the shattered statue.
• Calamity Fish Saint Empress used Ocean Return to One to summon a massive vortex, forcing everyone to retreat as she gathered power within it.

Spirit Hall's warriors and the defenders fought to hold back the Beast Tide as the Sea Soul Beasts overwhelmed the Great Soul Arena's defensive zone. Chen Xiaojun considered how to turn the battle around but decided to wait and see whether the officials could stop the current attack.

• Spirit Hall's Punishment Officials and Patrol Warriors charged into the frontal battlefield under their Soul Saint leaders and fought the Beast Tide.
• Hua Rubing used Crane Feather Divine Needle to kill many Sea Soul Beasts while she and Wu Huiyun struggled to hold the Great Soul Arena's defenses.
• Wu Huiyun explained that Long Zhenrang, Zhu Yanfeng, and Ou Ya had left, while Luo Zongyan, Gui Mingyun, and Ning Chi were confronting a powerful Ancient King Level soul beast.
• Xi Xi, Xin Mengshen, and Chen Xiaojun fought increasingly large Sea Soul Beasts as the damaged sea-facing wall and exhausted garrison came under mounting pressure.
• Zhu Wuneng and Luo Zhenjun asked Chen Xiaojun for a way to change the battle, and he said they needed to find a breaking point but should first see whether the officials could hold off the current soul beasts.

Liu Rengui deployed the Vast Sea Thousand Jun Guards to stop the Soul Beasts’ advance and turn the battle in Vast Sea City’s favor. As the defenders regained ground, Chen Xiaojun considered whether their arrival had created the opportunity he had been waiting for.

• Liu Rengui ordered Zhai Shiyan and the Thousand Jun Guards to join the battle as Vast Sea City’s defenses neared collapse.
• Zhai Shiyan led more than ten thousand armored guards in a charge that smashed through the Soul Beasts and stabilized the city wall.
• Chen Xiaojun watched the guards take over the fighting, while Xi Xi and Luo Zhenjun remarked on their strength and their role in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Zhu Wuneng asked Chen Xiaojun whether the opportunity he had mentioned had arrived, and Chen Xiaojun considered the Thousand Jun Guards’ appearance as he planned his next move.

Chen Xiaojun launched a high-speed surprise attack on the Calamity Fish Ancient King, using Xi Xi’s Piercing the Sky to close the distance before striking with his sword. His attack severely wounded the Ancient King and left the battlefield momentarily stunned.

• Chen Xiaojun asked Xi Xi about the range of Piercing the Sky and announced that he would use it to attack the Calamity Fish Ancient King.
• Luo Zhenjun and the others warned Chen Xiaojun that the attack was dangerous, but Luo Zhenjun eventually stepped aside when Chen Xiaojun insisted he was confident.
• Ruia and Xiao Yi boosted Xi Xi’s power, and Xi Xi launched Chen Xiaojun toward the Calamity Fish Ancient King on her Golden Trident phantom.
• Chen Xiaojun used Thunder Breathing First Form: Thunderclap and Flash to propel himself beyond the trident’s range and close in on the Ancient King.
• Chen Xiaojun drew the Chunjun Sword and severed the Calamity Fish Ancient King’s vital organ, leaving the beast in pain and the surrounding battle stunned.

Chen Xiaojun used his boosted Sword Drawing Technique to wound the Calamity Fish Ancient King and draw its attention, creating an opening for Luo Zongyan and Gui Mingyun. Their coordinated attacks tore through the beast and left it badly wounded and reeling.

• Chen Xiaojun struck the Calamity Fish Ancient King with his Sword Drawing Technique, and Xi Xi, Zhu Wuneng, Xiao Yi, and Ruia reacted to his speed and attack.
• Luo Zongyan and Gui Mingyun spotted Chen Xiaojun engaging the Calamity Fish Ancient King and were astonished by his power.
• Chen Xiaojun dodged the Ancient King's wing attacks with Spiral Nine Shadows and distracted it from the other fighters.
• Ning Chi boosted Luo Zongyan and Gui Mingyun with his Seven Treasures incantation as they launched their soul skills.
• Luo Zongyan's Armor-Piercing Bite and Gui Mingyun's Ten Thousand Jun Steam Cannon struck the Ancient King, tearing open its wounds and leaving it in agony.

Chen Xiaojun unleashed a heavily amplified Fish Intestine Sword attack and killed the Calamity Fish Ancient King, turning the tide of the battlefield. After the victory, he collapsed from the strain and vomited blood, though he was relieved that the attack had succeeded.

• Ning Chi used several Seven Treasures buffs to strengthen Chen Xiaojun before his attack.
• Chen Xiaojun targeted the Calamity Fish Ancient King's earlier wound and struck three times with his Third Soul Skill, piercing through its body.
• The Calamity Fish Ancient King died, and its Black Soul Ring rose as the surrounding fighters cheered and the Sea Soul Beasts panicked.
• Gui Mingyun and Ning Chi marveled that Chen Xiaojun had killed a Soul Douluo-level Soul Beast despite being a Soul Elder.
• Chen Xiaojun collapsed from the strain of his attack, and Luo Zongyan caught him as he vomited blood.

Chen Cong revealed himself to protect Chen Xiaojun and turned his sword skills against the Sea Soul Beasts, disrupting their attack. He faced a Sailfish Tribe Titled Expert in a fierce clash, and both combatants remained poised to fight again as the surrounding beasts fled.

• Chen Xiaojun urged Ning Chi to aid Grandpa Long and explained that defeating the Calamity Fish Saint Empress would disrupt the Sea Soul Beasts' command and morale.
• Chen Cong appeared, recognized Chen Xiaojun's strategy, and ordered the others to take him away from the dangerous sea.
• Chen Cong unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill, Universe Sword Rain, and slaughtered and scattered many Sea Soul Beasts.
• A deep-blue Sailfish Tribe Titled Expert attacked Chen Cong with his Eighth Soul Skill, Wave Breaking Strike.
• Chen Cong countered with his Eighth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin Universe Throw, and the two attacks collided with devastating force.
• Chen Cong and the Sailfish Tribe Titled Expert retreated from the clash and faced each other as the Sea Soul Beasts fled the area.

Chen Cong and Zuo Tinggang confronted Banner Tribe leaders Leona Rhodes and Omari Bendt over their advance into Heaven Dou territory and the missing Sea God Island Saintess. The talks ended with Zuo Tinggang refusing to surrender her and inviting Leona to fight.

• Chen Cong called for the other Sailfish Titled Expert to reveal himself, and a Sailfish Tribe expert appeared on a sailfish soul beast.
• Leona Rhodes introduced himself as Banner Tribe Clan Leader and named Omari Bendt as the tribe’s Grand Elder.
• Chen Cong and Zuo Tinggang announced their titles and challenged the Banner Tribe’s presence in Heaven Dou territory.
• Zuo Tinggang offered the Banner Tribe gifts and cooperation if it withdrew, but Omari rejected the offer.
• Leona claimed the Sea God Island Saintess had gone missing in Vast Sea City and demanded her return, while Chen Cong accused him of inventing a pretext.
• Zuo Tinggang denied that the Saintess was there and declared himself ready to fight Leona.

Leona Rhodes and Omari Bendt faced Chen Cong and Zuo Tinggang in an unavoidable battle at sea. The four Titled Douluo unleashed their Martial Souls and fought in two duels, with neither side gaining a clear advantage.

• Leona Rhodes accepted that battle was unavoidable, while Zuo Tinggang assigned Chen Cong to fight Omari Bendt.
• The four Titled Douluo summoned their Martial Souls and filled the sea with their powerful auras.
• Chen Cong and Omari Bendt exchanged sword strikes and water attacks, each countering the other's moves.
• Zuo Tinggang and Leona Rhodes fought through the air, across the sea's surface, and underwater.
• Zuo Tinggang matched Leona Rhodes's superior speed and cultivation, while the Sea Soul Beasts fled the battlefield.

Chen Cong and Omari Bendt fought over the sea, with Omari Bendt’s greater Soul Power and command of the water giving him a slight advantage. Chen Cong countered Omari Bendt’s vortex with a thirty-six-sword array, stopping its rotation and suppressing Omari Bendt.

• Chen Cong taunted Omari Bendt’s Water Attribute power as the two fought with swordsmanship and surging waves.
• Omari Bendt used his Fifth Soul Skill, Pain of Thorn Fin, and Chen Cong answered with Sword Light Azure Sea Sky Sword; Omari Bendt’s attack broke Chen Cong’s sword light and gained a slight advantage.
• Omari Bendt unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, Deep Sea Rage, drawing Chen Cong toward a powerful vortex and crushing him with its pressure.
• Chen Cong summoned thirty-six sword lights with Sword Array Sword Light Seals the Sky, stopping the vortex and silencing the surrounding sea.

Chen Cong countered Omari Bendt’s Giant Wave Impact Array with Sword Peak Suppresses Heaven, but Omari Bendt activated his Giant Wave Intent Realm and renewed the assault. The battle continued amid surging waves and whirlpools, with neither fighter securing a decisive victory.

• Omari Bendt revealed that his apparent anger had been a ruse and unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Giant Wave Impact Array, battering Chen Cong’s sword array with towering waves.
• Chen Cong recognized Omari Bendt’s trap, then transformed his sword array into Sword Peak Suppresses Heaven, using his Sword Array Intent to withstand the attack.
• Omari Bendt realized Chen Cong’s intent realm strengthened his array and activated his own Giant Wave Intent Realm.
• Omari Bendt empowered the Giant Wave Impact Array, raising water pillars and whirlpools that sent renewed waves crashing against Chen Cong’s defenses.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Cong, a powerful Sword Array Master, faces off against Omari Bendt, a Giant Wave Douluo.
• Chen Cong uses his signature formation, the Big Dipper Qiankun Formation, which is a third-tier formation, to attack Omari Bendt.
• Omari Bendt counters with his Left Arm Bone soul bone skill, Raging Wave Tear Blade, creating a massive Water Blade.
• Chen Cong responds with his Spirit Transformation: Dragon and Phoenix Auspiciousness, using the Left Assistant Right Assistant Sword Peaks to create an azure dragon and a golden phoenix.

Character Developments

• Chen Cong demonstrates his immense power and calm demeanor under pressure.
• Omari Bendt shows his ability to adapt and counter powerful attacks.

Significant Themes

• The power of formations and array masters.
• The fusion of soul power with the power of nature.
• The clash of different combat styles (sword array vs. giant waves).

Character Interactions

• Chen Cong and Omari Bendt engage in a battle of wits and power, each trying to outmaneuver the other.
• Chen Cong shows respect for Omari Bendt's abilities, acknowledging him as an expert despite their conflict.

Chen Cong used his domain to stabilize the sword formation against Omari Bendt’s undercurrents, then summoned six sword clones to prepare for a serious attack. Omari Bendt was left facing Chen Cong’s overwhelming array of sword peaks, clones, and techniques.

• Chen Cong’s Azure Dragon and Golden Phoenix sword qi shattered Omari Bendt’s Raging Wave Tear and gained the upper hand.
• Omari Bendt used Undercurrent Surge to attack the bases of Chen Cong’s sword peaks, making them sway and dim.
• Chen Cong activated Yin Yang Universe Domain, reinforcing the Big Dipper Qiankun Formation and blocking Omari Bendt’s undercurrents.
• Chen Cong summoned six sword clones with Sword Shadow Spirit Body, surrounding Omari Bendt with seven versions of himself.
• Omari Bendt saw Chen Cong’s sword curtain, dragon and phoenix, seven figures, nine sword peaks, and domain, and realized he was at a disadvantage.

Chen Cong fused his Yin Yang Domain with the Big Dipper Qiankun Formation, while Leona Rhodes unleashed his Darkness Domain and attacked the formation with his Eighth Soul Skill. Zuo Tinggang weakened the strike with his Sky Water Sword, and Chen Cong intensified his assault on Omari Bendt inside the formation.

• Chen Cong activated the Big Dipper Qiankun Formation and merged it with his Yin Yang Domain, greatly increasing its power.
• Leona Rhodes recognized the danger to Omari Bendt and opened his Darkness Domain, suppressing Zuo Tinggang.
• Leona Rhodes used his Eighth Soul Skill, Flash Thrust, to launch a huge spiny fin toward the formation.
• Zuo Tinggang countered with his Eighth Soul Skill, Sky Water Sword, weakening the spiny fin before it hit the formation.
• The Big Dipper Qiankun Formation absorbed the remaining impact and quickly stabilized.
• Chen Cong felt the attack strike the formation and intensified his assault on Omari Bendt.

Sea Dragon Douluo Dragon Horse intervened in the battle, shattered Leona Rhodes's Darkness Domain, and overwhelmed him with a powerful attack. As Dragon Horse vowed to stop the Banner Tribe and Zuo Tinggang prepared to join the fight, a horn signaled that the decisive battle had begun.

• Sea Dragon Douluo Dragon Horse broke Leona Rhodes's Darkness Domain and struck him with the High Pressure Sea Dragon Cannon, sending him crashing into the sea.
• Leona Rhodes recognized Dragon Horse and tried to justify the Banner Tribe's actions, but Dragon Horse accused them of threatening the peace and the Holy Maiden.
• Dragon Horse vowed that none of the Banner Tribe fighters would leave, while Leona Rhodes sought to calm him and delay Sea God Island's intervention.
• Zuo Tinggang urged Dragon Horse to help eliminate the Banner Tribe, and he considered joining forces against Leona Rhodes while Chen Cong's side targeted Omari Bendt.
• A horn sounded from the mountains of Vast Sea City, and the fighters realized that the decisive battle had begun.

The Sailfish Tribe arrived at Vast Sea City with tens of thousands of Soul Masters, launching a fierce assault while the defenders recovered from earlier fighting. Twenty minutes later, Sea Dragon Douluo began the decisive battle against Leona Rhodes.

• Sea Dragon Douluo charged at Leona Rhodes as Zuo Tinggang declared that the decisive battle had begun.
• Twenty minutes earlier, tens of thousands of Sailfish Tribe members approached Vast Sea City while the defenders rested after repelling the Sea Soul Beasts.
• Chen Xiaojun came out of the Corner Tower, checked on Xiao Yi, and joined Wu Huiyun in preparing the Soul Masters for battle.
• The Sailfish Tribe attacked Vast Sea City, and the Vast Sea Thousand Jun Guards, city soldiers, and Soul Masters fought back.
• The battle intensified across the city as the defenders vowed to hold their ground.