Chapter Summaries

Chen Xiaojun explained his theories about gods, immortals, and martial souls to Chen Cong, then discussed the suspicious attack and plans to investigate. Meanwhile, Xin Mengshen chose an antique porcelain gift and prepared to visit Luo Zhenjun’s grandfather.

• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Cong that gods relied on Divine Authority and faith, while immortals cultivated freely, and said soul masters were suited to the Daoist path.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that martial souls were souls and that fully realized martial souls at the Titled Douluo level became Dharma Idols.
• Chen Cong warned Chen Xiaojun that the force behind the black-clad man might be dangerous, and identified the Ji Clan and Liu Clan children as the clear targets.
• Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong agreed to prepare carefully and proceed with their plan while investigating the suspected Evil Soul Masters.
• Xin Mengshen bought an antique porcelain piece as a gift for Luo Zhenjun’s grandfather and prepared to travel with Luo Zhenjun to Chen Lin Village.

Chen Xiaojun visited Ji Boda to deliver spices and warned him that the Black-Clad Men were likely Evil Soul Masters who had taken Bloodthirsty Dew. He returned to the Ji Residence the next day to teach Lao Kong how to use the spices, building ties with the Ji Clan as he sought clues about the attackers.

• Chen Xiaojun brought spices to Ji Boda and discussed the Black-Clad Men’s attack.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that the attackers were likely Evil Soul Masters who had used Bloodthirsty Dew, and Ji Boda agreed to warn his family and take precautions around his engagement.
• Chen Xiaojun arranged to visit the Ji Clan’s kitchen the next day to teach its cooks how to use the spices.
• Chen Xiaojun taught Lao Kong about the spices, demonstrated pairings and cooking techniques, and prepared several dishes.
• Lao Kong asked to serve some of Chen Xiaojun’s new-style dishes at the engagement banquet, and Chen Xiaojun agreed.

At the Ji Residence engagement banquet, Ito Makoto interrupted Liu Ruyan and Ji Boda’s ceremony and demanded that she leave with him. Liu Ruyan rejected him and affirmed her love for Ji Boda, but Ito Makoto vowed not to give up.

• Chen Xiaojun and his companions attended the Ji Residence banquet to congratulate Liu Ruyan and Ji Boda.
• Ito Makoto arrived with flowers as the couple prepared to make their vows and begged Liu Ruyan to leave with him.
• Ji Boda told Ito Makoto to stop clinging to Liu Ruyan and leave, while Ito accused Ji Boda of stealing her.
• Liu Ruyan kissed Ji Boda, then explained that she had always treated Ito Makoto like a younger brother and loved Ji Boda instead.
• Ito Makoto rejected Liu Ruyan’s decision and vowed that he would not give up or let the couple have an easy time.

At Liu Ruyan and Ji Boda’s engagement banquet, Liu Ruyan exposed Ito Makoto’s plot to arrange an attack on them and explained how she had uncovered his deception. Ito Makoto’s schemes collapsed, and Liu Ruyan left him alone to face the consequences.

• After Ito Makoto threatened revenge, Father Liu turned away and left him to face the guests’ condemnation.
• Liu Ruyan accused Ito Makoto of sending Black-Clad Men to kill her and Ji Boda, and described how his feigned weakness had delayed their return to Chang'an City.
• Liu Ruyan said her perception had revealed Ito Makoto’s deception and identified his 30,000 Year Illusion Fox Head Bone, shocking the Liu Clan and the other guests.
• Ito Makoto tried to deny the accusations, then admitted he was wrong and claimed he loved Liu Ruyan too much.
• Liu Ruyan rejected Ito Makoto without sympathy and walked away, while Chen Xiaojun watched and praised her cleverness.

After Liu Ruyan exposed Ito Makoto’s conspiracy, more than a hundred Black-Clad Men attacked the Ji Clan residence, and Ji Boda identified them as members of the Crimson Church. The Ji and Liu Families and their guests joined forces against the attackers, and the chapter ended as the battle began.

• Ji Boda’s warning led Ji Sijian to bring the Ji Clan guards to detain Ito Makoto, but a masked Soul Douluo knocked the guards aside and revealed that he had come to kill them.
• More than a hundred Black-Clad Men arrived with three Soul Douluo, surrounding the Ji and Liu Families and their guests alongside Ito Makoto.
• Ji Chenglie, Ji Chengjian, and Liu Yirong emerged from the inner hall, and Ji Boda recognized the attackers as people from the Crimson Church by their clothing and use of Bloodthirsty Dew.
• The Ji and Liu Families and their guests activated their martial souls and declared they would fight the Crimson Church, while Zhu Yanfeng moved to test one of its Soul Douluo.
• The Black-Clad Men attacked, and the Ji and Liu Families’ side struck back as a fierce battle erupted.

The Ji Clan and their allies fought the black-clad attackers in a chaotic battle, with the eight Soul Douluo pairing off across the courtyard. Ji Chenglie and He Tiancheng unleashed their signature Soul Skills against each other, and the chapter ended with their flames and black feathers colliding in a towering pillar of light.

• Ji Chenglie and Ji Chengjian used their Nine Phoenix Auspicious Xiao while Zhu Yanfeng and Liu Yirong helped hold back the black-clad attackers.
• The eight Soul Douluo paired off, with Ji Chenglie facing He Tiancheng, Ji Chengjian facing Pang Yanfeng, Zhu Yanfeng facing Xiong Li, and Liu Yirong facing Yan Shenglong.
• Ji Chenglie launched his Sixth Soul Skill, Nine Phoenixes Soaring to the Heavens, summoning nine flaming phoenixes against He Tiancheng.
• He Tiancheng used his Fifth Soul Skill, Black Feather Storm, sending countless dark feathers at the phoenixes.
• Ji Chenglie's phoenixes and He Tiancheng's black feathers collided, filling the sky with fire, darkness, and a towering pillar of light.

Ji Chengjian, Zhu Yanfeng, and Liu Yirong fought powerful opponents during the battle at the Ji Residence. Yan Shenglong trapped Liu Yirong inside a massive demonic crystal, leaving her struggling to escape.

• Ji Chengjian defended himself with his Flying Phoenix Barrier as Pang Yanfeng attacked with Shadow Traces, but Pang Yanfeng could not break through.
• Zhu Yanfeng used Stone Armor Rampage to clash head-on with Black Iron Giant Bear Douluo's Giant Bear Iron Wall, shaking and damaging the surrounding courtyard.
• Liu Yirong attacked Yan Shenglong with Drizzle Piercing Clouds, while Yan Shenglong used Dark Devour to suck in most of her rain needles.
• Yan Shenglong unleashed Breath of Hell, freezing Liu Yirong's movements and trapping her inside a massive demonic crystal.

Liu Yirong fought Yan Shenglong, the Dark Demon Dragon, and showed that her strength could challenge his powerful Ninth Grade Martial Soul. After they exchanged devastating attacks without either being defeated, Yan Shenglong prepared to fight on, confident that his Martial Soul would secure victory.

• Liu Yirong pierced Yan Shenglong’s defenses with her Eighth Soul Skill, Godly Needle Piercing Dawn, and wounded his chest.
• Yan Shenglong unleashed Unrestrained Heaven and Earth Demonic Dragon Transformation, sending out dragon-shaped afterimages that struck Liu Yirong and sent her flying.
• Liu Yirong combined Primal Thunder Strike with her right arm bone skill, Primal Power, and drove her lightning-charged needle toward Yan Shenglong.
• Yan Shenglong met Liu Yirong’s attack with a powerful dragon claw, and their collision caused an explosion that left both fighters injured but still standing.
• Yan Shenglong was shocked by Liu Yirong’s strength but remained confident that his Martial Soul advantage would let him win.

Liu Yirong fought Yan Shenglong in a prolonged, evenly matched clash while Ji Sijian, Liu He, and their allies battled the black-clad men attacking the engagement ceremony. After the attackers used Bloodthirsty Dew to grow stronger, nearby soul masters arrived to help the Ji Clan and Liu Clan turn the tide.

• Liu Yirong used her Primal Rain Needle and battle skill to withstand Yan Shenglong’s fierce assault as he unleashed his eighth soul skill, Unrestrained Heaven and Earth Demonic Dragon Transformation.
• Ji Sijian and Liu He led their clans and the guests in fighting the black-clad men, while Ji Boda protected Liu Ruyan from a black-clad Soul Emperor’s attack.
• A black-clad Soul Saint ordered his men to take Bloodthirsty Dew, sharply increasing their strength and putting pressure on the defenders.
• Ji Boda held back the Soul Emperor long enough for Liu Ruyan to retreat, inspiring the Ji Clan guards to fight more fiercely.
• Dozens of nearby soul masters arrived and joined the Ji Clan and Liu Clan, surrounding the Crimson Church attackers and pushing them into a disadvantage.

Chen Xiaojun sent Ou Ya to support Liu Yirong against the Black-Clad Men’s leader, Yan Shenglong. After Ou Ya helped Liu Yirong knock Yan Shenglong down, she launched her Eighth Soul Skill at him, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Chen Xiaojun told Ou Ya to help Liu Yirong while he and Xi Xi continued fighting with the reinforcements.
• Ou Ya joined Liu Yirong and struck Yan Shenglong with his Fifth Soul Skill, forcing him back and draining his Soul Power.
• Liu Yirong activated her Godly Needle True Body and arm-bone skills, then pierced Yan Shenglong’s defense and sent him crashing into a tree.
• Liu Yirong used her Eighth Soul Skill, Godly Needle Piercing Dawn, against the injured Yan Shenglong, who realized he might not survive if he failed to block it.

Yan Shenglong used his torso bone skill to withstand Liu Yirong’s attack and counterattacked, but Ou Ya shielded Liu Yirong and then struck Yan Shenglong with his strongest attack. Yan Shenglong’s defenses shattered, and he crashed to the ground as Liu Yirong and Ou Ya took control of the fight.

• Yan Shenglong activated Demon Dragon Body Protection to block Liu Yirong’s divine needle attack, then countered with the Soul Power he had devoured earlier.
• Ou Ya pulled Liu Yirong to safety and used Heavenly Sea Raging Blue Shield to stop Yan Shenglong’s counterattack.
• Liu Yirong thanked Ou Ya, and he focused on the battle before unleashing Comet Vast Sea Sunset Fist.
• Ou Ya’s water fist broke through Yan Shenglong’s shield and shattered his Demon Dragon Body Protection.
• Yan Shenglong was sent flying and crashed to the ground, leaving Liu Yirong and Ou Ya with the upper hand.

Yin Tengcheng released Gentle Breeze Jade Dew Fragrant Numbness by combining Netherworld Blood Lily with Drunken Dream Dew, poisoning most of the engagement banquet guests. Ji Chenglie discovered that Chef Kong, revealed as Kong Youde, had betrayed the Ji Clan after serving it for twenty years and was connected to the Crimson Church, leaving the Ji and Liu Families in a dire crisis.

• Yan Shenglong called on Yin Tengcheng to attack as Ou Ya prepared to finish him.
• Yin Tengcheng spread the scent of a Netherworld Blood Lily, and Liu Yirong identified the resulting poison as Gentle Breeze Jade Dew Fragrant Numbness.
• Yin Tengcheng revealed that the poison formed when the lily fragrance met Drunken Dream Dew, which most guests had consumed.
• The poison incapacitated many people, while Ou Ya, Zhu Yanfeng, and others who had avoided the wine gathered the victims behind them.
• Ji Chenglie confronted Yan Shenglong and learned from his gesture that Chef Kong had orchestrated the poisoning.
• Chef Kong identified himself as Kong Youde, denounced his twenty years of service to the Ji Clan, and confirmed the families faced a grave threat tied to the Crimson Church.

Chen Xiaojun’s group used Drunken Dream Dew to spread the Netherworld Blood Lily’s scent and turn the poison-filled battle against Kong Youde’s side, but Bloodthirsty Dew protected the Black-Clad Men from the paralysis. As the opposing forces closed in again, Ji Chenglie ordered everyone to flee, leaving the group fighting to escape.

• Chen Xiaojun and the others threw Drunken Dream Dew barrels, and Ou Ya shattered them with his Third Soul Skill to spread the Netherworld Blood Lily’s scent.
• Kong Youde realized the plan had gone wrong, but Ito Makoto and Yan Shenglong revealed that Bloodthirsty Dew suppressed the effects of Gentle Breeze Jade Dew Fragrant Numbness.
• Liu Ruyan gave out Clear Heart Potion to temporarily relieve the paralysis, and Liu He regained consciousness.
• Ito Makoto raised another Netherworld Blood Lily while Yan Shenglong ordered the Black-Clad Men to attack again.
• Ji Chenglie told everyone to escape and urged them to avenge the Ji Clan, as the Black-Clad Men’s attacks intensified.

Ji Chenglie and his companions tried to escape the Black-Clad Men, but Yan Shenglong and Xiong Li overwhelmed their defenses. With several people wounded and surrounded, their attempt to break out remained uncertain.

• Ji Chenglie and Ji Boda urged Liu Yirong, Liu Ruyan, Chen Xiaojun, and the others to escape while they stayed behind.
• Yan Shenglong unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, Breath of Hell, and shattered Ji Boda's Fourth Soul Skill, Sonic Boom, sending him flying.
• Xiao Yi and Ruia helped Ji Boda recover as Yan Shenglong summoned his Fourth Soul Skill, Dark Dragon Ball, to attack the group.
• Zhu Yanfeng rushed in and used his Stone Armor Shield to block the Dark Dragon Ball, but Xiong Li shattered the shield with his Third Soul Skill, Iron Bear Claw.
• Xiong Li's claw struck toward the exposed group, leaving their fate uncertain as they faced the Soul Douluo.

Chen Xiaojun struck Xiong Li with his Triple Strike, but the Soul Douluo recovered and charged at the group. Xiao Yi and Xi Xi restrained him with vines and seawater, but Xiong Li countered with Giant Bear Iron Wall, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Chen Xiaojun used Sweeping Through Thousands of Troops to knock Xiong Li down and injure him.
• Xiong Li recovered and charged Chen Xiaojun, Xiao Yi, and the others with Giant Bear Charge.
• Xiao Yi used Endless Growth to create an Azure Vine Cage that restrained Xiong Li and drained his strength.
• Xi Xi used Pressure Harm to fill the cage with heavy, pressurized seawater and further restrict Xiong Li.
• Xiong Li activated Giant Bear Iron Wall, weakening the restraints, while Xiao Yi and Xi Xi sought ways to maintain their pressure.

Chen Xiaojun’s group coordinated their soul skills to overwhelm Xiong Li, slowing him, piercing his defenses, and trapping him in Zhu Wuneng’s Five Elements Extinction Divine Light. Zhu Wuneng then transformed the attack into a five-colored meteor that shattered Xiong Li’s defenses as it bore down on him.

• Xiong Li broke free of Xi Xi’s seawater and the Azure Vine Cage by unleashing his Force Field Soul Skill.
• Chen Xiaojun ordered Ji Boda to slow Xiong Li, and Ji Boda’s Slowing skill reduced Xiong Li’s speed.
• Liu Ruyan struck the slowed Xiong Li with her Rainstorm Dance, piercing his defenses with Primal Rain Needles.
• At Chen Xiaojun’s command, Zhu Wuneng attacked Xiong Li with the Five Elements Extinction Divine Light, binding and burning him.
• Zhu Wuneng transformed the five-colored light into a vortex that absorbed Xiong Li’s Soul Power, then launched a fused attack that overwhelmed his shield.

Zhu Wuneng wounded Xiong Li, but the Soul Douluo retaliated with a roar that disrupted the attackers and empowered his allies. As Ji Boda challenged the roar and Ruia boosted Xi Xi, Xi Xi’s trident strike was blocked and torn apart by Xiong Li, who counterattacked her.

• Zhu Wuneng shattered Xiong Li’s shield with his Five Elements Extinction Divine Light and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Xiong Li unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, Raging Bear Roar, disorienting Chen Xiaojun and the others while strengthening his allies.
• Chen Xiaojun urged Ji Boda to attack, and Ji Boda used Sonic Boom to clash with Xiong Li’s roar.
• Ruia used Source of Power to increase Xi Xi’s Soul Power, attack power, and defense by 50%.
• Xi Xi hurled her Golden Trident at Xiong Li with Water Control Art—Piercing the Sky, but he blocked it with Iron Bear Claw and tore her attack apart with his other hand.

Xi Xi battered Xiong Li with water-based Soul Skills, but he endured the assault. Chen Xiaojun then launched a surprise attack, wounded Xiong Li’s right eye with the Han Guang Sword, and continued pressing his advantage.

• Xi Xi unleashed Water Control Art Surging Tide and Water Control Art Tornado against Xiong Li, whose Black Iron Body cracked before he weathered the attack.
• Chen Xiaojun appeared on the battlefield and used Fleeting Light Shadow to slash Xiong Li’s cheek while aiming for his left eye.
• Chen Xiaojun summoned the Han Guang Sword and struck Xiong Li’s right eye, leaving him badly wounded and screaming in pain.
• Chen Xiaojun pressed his attack while Xiong Li reeled from the wound.

Ji Boda, Xiao Yi, Liu Ruyan, and Xi Xi combined their skills to overpower and seal the wounded Xiong Li. Xi Xi’s Sea Ripple weakened his Mental Power, leaving him badly impaired as the decisive battle continued.

• Ji Boda attacked Xiong Li with Phoenix Seal Imprisonment, and Xiong Li countered with Giant Bear's Furious Tremor.
• Xiao Yi summoned Evergreen Ivy Flying Dragon, which clashed with Xiong Li’s earthquake wave and disrupted his assault.
• Liu Ruyan struck Xiong Li’s Mental Power with Soul Needle, giving Ji Boda the opening to seal him with the phoenix seal for three seconds.
• Xi Xi used Sea Ripple to weaken Xiong Li’s Mental Power further, slowing him and reducing his Soul Power and defense.

Chen Xiaojun used a powerful three-strike attack to kill the gravely wounded, sealed Xiong Li. The battle ended with the younger fighters’ strength on display, marking their rise as formidable talents.

• Chen Xiaojun activated his soul skills and attacked the sealed Xiong Li with the Fish Intestine Sword’s Triple Strike.
• Xiong Li blocked the first strike with his Soul Power Shield, but the sword’s penetration effect broke through it.
• Chen Xiaojun’s second strike cut Xiong Li across the waist despite his Black Iron Body.
• Chen Xiaojun drove his third strike through Xiong Li’s heart, killing him.
• The fighters’ combined victory over Xiong Li demonstrated the younger generation’s extraordinary strength.