Chapter Summaries

After Chen Xiaojun defeated Xiong Li, a sinister dark power emerged from the Soul Duel Arena and threatened the exhausted fighters. A refined middle-aged man arrived and shattered the darkness with a hundred-meter sword strike.

• Chen Xiaojun collapsed from the strain of defeating Xiong Li, and his companions gathered around him.
• Yan Shenglong mourned Xiong Li and demanded that someone make a move while he remained held back by Zhu Yanfeng.
• An evil voice declared that the battle was not over as black cracks spread across the courtyard and dark power surged from them.
• Chen Xiaojun urged everyone to unite against the darkness, but a hundred-meter sword light descended from the horizon and smashed it apart.
• A refined middle-aged man with nine soul rings descended through the air.

He Tiancheng’s Dark Night Storm overwhelmed Ji Chenglie’s weakened defense until a sudden sword strike interrupted the attack and a Titled Douluo arrived. The newcomer revealed that he was Chen Yu’s younger brother, leaving Ji Chenglie and the others to learn the identity of the powerful ally who had intervened.

• He Tiancheng unleashed Dark Night Storm as Ji Chenglie used Azure Feather Sky Covering to defend himself, but the storm began to overpower the feather arrows.
• A hundred-meter sword radiance struck Dark Night Storm, giving Ji Chenglie an opening to wound He Tiancheng with a renewed attack.
• A Titled Douluo descended onto the battlefield, and Yan Shenglong demanded to know who he was.
• Chen Cong recognized the newcomer as connected to the Crimson Church, while He Tiancheng identified his Seven Kill Sword as the Chen Clan’s inherited martial soul.
• Ji Chenglie hoped the Titled Douluo was Chen Yu, but the newcomer said Chen Yu was his elder brother.

Chen Cong arrived to confront the Crimson Church and joined the battle when the mysterious attacker appeared. The attacker revealed his Netherworld Shadow Dragon martial soul and unleashed a powerful assault on Chen Cong.

• Chen Cong identified himself as the Qiankun Swordsman, warned Yan Shenglong to leave, and tossed something to Chen Xiaojun before watching the ongoing fight.
• Yan Shenglong and the others refused to retreat, and the battle remained at a standstill under Chen Cong's watch.
• A black shadow with powerful killing intent attacked Chen Cong, and the two fought in midair.
• Chen Cong recognized the attacker as a peak level-89 Soul Douluo with the Netherworld Shadow Dragon martial soul, while the attacker identified Chen Cong as a level 92 Titled Douluo.
• The shadowy figure unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill, Shadow Wave Assault, sending destructive waves of dark power toward Chen Cong.

Chen Cong fought a shadowy man with Titled Battle Power, breaking his Shadow Wave Assault with Universe Sword Rain and defeating his Nether Ghost Shadow with Sword Universe Qiankun. Afterward, Chen Cong declared that Titled Battle Power was not much after all.

• The shadowy man challenged Chen Cong, confident that his speed, power, and shadow abilities could contend with a Titled Douluo.
• Chen Cong used Universe Sword Rain to suppress and shatter the shadowy man's Shadow Wave Assault.
• The shadowy man activated Nether Ghost Shadow, sending swift ghostly silhouettes at Chen Cong.
• Chen Cong unleashed Sword Universe Qiankun, creating a huge ball of light that destroyed the Nether Ghost Shadows.
• Chen Cong stood with his Seven Kill Sword and remarked that Titled Battle Power was not much after all.

The man in black used his Netherworld Shadow Dragon abilities to fight Chen Cong, whose Seven Kill Sword techniques overwhelmed him despite his powerful Shadow Dragon True Body. The man in black unleashed Nether Dragon Roar as the battle continued.

• After Chen Cong's attack weakened the man in black, the man in black combined his Third and Fourth Soul Skills to charge at him with Nether Tail Strike.
• Chen Cong activated Seven Kill True Body and clashed with the Nether Tail Strike, canceling out their attacks in a powerful blast.
• The man in black activated Shadow Dragon True Body and fought Chen Cong in the night sky.
• Chen Cong's fierce Seven Kill Sword techniques overpowered the man in black, who then unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill, Nether Dragon Roar, against his enemies.
• Nether Dragon Roar shook the weaker soul masters' minds and left them unable to sense or move.

Chen Cong used the Seven Sword Control Absolutes’ Great Sound is Silent to break the man in black’s Nether Dragon Roar, then struck him down with Sword Wings Like Flight. The man in black knelt wounded and defeated as Chen Cong stood victorious.

• The man in black unleashed Nether Dragon Roar through his Shadow Dragon True Body, filling the battlefield with oppressive sound waves.
• Chen Cong activated Great Sound is Silent, and his soundless sword cry dismantled the man in black’s Nether Dragon Roar.
• The man in black asked what Soul Skill had broken his attack, and Chen Cong explained it was his Chen Clan’s sword sound secret art.
• As the man in black gathered Soul Power for another attack, Chen Cong used Sword Wings Like Flight and sent the Seven Kill Sword streaking at him.
• The man in black’s Defensive Barrier failed to stop Chen Cong’s strike, and he crashed to the ground, spitting blood and defeated.

Yan Shenglong and his elder brother fused their dragon spirits into the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon to challenge Chen Cong. After healing their injuries with Undying Will, they attacked him with a technique that swallowed the battlefield in darkness, leaving Chen Cong to search for a way through.

• Yan Shenglong called on He Tiancheng to take his place against Zhu Yanfeng as the exhausted fighters withdrew from the high-end battle.
• Yan Shenglong and his elder brother fused their Dark Demon Dragon and Netherworld Shadow Dragon spirits into the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon.
• The fused dragon used Dark Night Dragon Soul · Undying Will to rapidly heal their injuries and increase their combat power.
• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon attacked Chen Cong with Dark Night Dragon Wings · Darkness Descends, enveloping him in darkness and obscuring his vision.
• Chen Cong sensed the danger closing in and searched for a way to survive the darkness.

Chen Cong battled the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon, using Sword Universe Qiankun to pierce its darkness and gain the advantage before its powerful tail strike broke through his defense. He escaped the darkness with Sword Wings Like Flight, but the fight remained unresolved.

• Chen Cong faced the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s assault and sensed that its Darkness Descends skill was disrupting him.
• Chen Cong used Sword Universe Qiankun, first sending a pillar of light into the dragon’s darkness and then striking it with a faster, concentrated spark.
• Chen Cong exploited the dragon’s pain to attack its Soul Power Shield and force it backward.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon attacked with Nether Night Dragon Tail: Thousand Jun Strike, shattering Chen Cong’s Spirit Sword Guard and sending him flying.
• Chen Cong used the force of the blow and Sword Wings Like Flight to escape the area affected by Darkness Descends.

Chen Cong fought the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon, countering its shadow attacks with his Seven Kill Sword before the dragon activated its innate law domain. Chen Cong answered with his Yin Yang Universe Domain, and the two domains collided.

• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon unleashed Shadow Wave Assault, and Chen Cong blocked it with his Sword Qi Eternal Radiance.
• Chen Cong’s sword qi clashed with the dragon’s shadow waves before a massive shadow wave met his Bright Moon Slash and dissipated.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon activated its Netherworld Dark Night Dragon Domain, filling the area with oppressive Dragon Might and netherworld darkness.
• Chen Cong opened his Yin Yang Universe Domain, and the two domains collided with violent energy fluctuations.

Chen Cong overwhelmed the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s domain and Dragon Shadow Clones with his Yin Yang Universe Domain and Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation. The demon dragon’s Netherworld Dark Dragon Wave then damaged the formation and its Soul Power, leaving Chen Cong struggling to defend.

• Chen Cong’s Yin Yang Universe Domain defeated the Netherworld Dark Night Dragon Domain, but the demon dragon summoned nine powerful Dragon Shadow Clones.
• Chen Cong formed the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation with six sword-shadow clones and fought the nine dragons.
• Chen Cong used the formation’s star-position attacks to destroy all nine Dragon Shadow Clones.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon unleashed its Dark Night Dragon Breath: Netherworld Dark Dragon Wave, damaging the formation and weakening its Soul Power.
• Chen Cong activated the formation’s defense, but he could not fully withstand the dragon breath.

Chen Cong abandoned the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation after the Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon’s attack disrupted it, then used Sword Array · Sword Peak Suppresses Heaven to withstand the Black Nether Storm and counterattack. His sword peaks battered the dragon’s defenses and struck its body, leaving the fight unresolved.

• The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon’s Netherworld Dark Dragon Wave disrupted Chen Cong’s sword formation, so Chen Cong withdrew its power and let the seven sword shadows dissipate.
• The dragon unleashed Black Nether Storm, and Chen Cong summoned thirty-six sword peaks to form a defensive array.
• Chen Cong’s sword formation broke the Black Nether Storm, giving him the advantage in the exchange.
• Chen Cong sent the sword peaks at the dragon, which countered with Purple Radiance Flash and Dragon Scale Body Protection.
• Twenty-eight sword peaks battered the dragon’s scales and finally struck its body, shaking the night sky.

The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon used its spacetime and shadow abilities to escape Chen Cong’s sword formation and reappear nearby. It then launched a mental soul skill at Chen Cong.

• The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon endured the Sword Peak Suppress Heaven Sword Formation’s assault, then used “Nether Night Dragon Shadow · Spacetime Disorder” to send the remaining sword peaks into another dimension.
• The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon reappeared more than two hundred meters away and used “Nether Night Dragon Travel: Shadow Stealth” to enter the Shadow World and flee Chen Cong’s sight.
• Chen Cong recognized the Shadow World and reasoned that the dragon was using it to move quickly and evade him.
• The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon emerged about thirty meters to Chen Cong’s right after the men in the shadows and Yan Shenglong concluded that mental soul skills might work against him.
• The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon unleashed “Nether Night Dragon Roar · Mind Tremor” at Chen Cong.

Chen Cong resisted the Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon's Mind Tremor with the Bright Star Primordial Spirit Sword and countered its Nether Night Divine Light with his Ninth Soul Skill, Qiankun Nine Starbursts. The sword pillar overpowered the dragon's attack and struck it, leaving the battle ongoing.

• The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon attacked Chen Cong from the side with Mind Tremor, but Chen Cong used the Bright Star Primordial Spirit Sword to suppress the mental assault.
• The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon unleashed Nether Night Divine Light, sending a powerful beam toward Chen Cong.
• Chen Cong countered with his Ninth Soul Skill, Qiankun Nine Starbursts, condensing nine stars into a giant sword pillar.
• Chen Cong's sword pillar clashed with and overwhelmed the Nether Night Divine Light, then struck the Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon and made it roar in pain.

Chen Cong badly wounded the Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon with his soul skills, but Yan Shenglong healed it completely with Demon Dragon Rebirth. The dragon recovered stronger than before, and Chen Cong prepared to resume the fight.

• Chen Cong's sword skills inflicted severe wounds on the Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon, weakening its body and spirit.
• The black shadow man told Yan Shenglong that the dragon needed healing, since the shadow man's Undying Will was still on cooldown.
• Yan Shenglong took control and used Nether Night Dragon Soul - Demon Dragon Rebirth, restoring the dragon's injuries and scale armor.
• The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon recovered its strength and grew more powerful as it absorbed surrounding elemental attributes.
• Chen Cong challenged the restored dragon, and both fighters prepared to continue their battle.

Chen Cong used the Chen Clan’s Sword Step to evade the Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon and attack it with Sword Qi Eternal Light Wheel. The demon dragon devoured the sword energy, but Chen Cong vanished just as it prepared to consume the rest.

• Chen Cong attacked the Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon with Void Star Shatter, but its automatic dragon-scale protection blocked his sword strikes.
• Chen Cong used Veiling Moon Returning Snow to disappear from the demon dragon’s sight and reappear behind it.
• Chen Cong unleashed Sword Qi Eternal Light Wheel, breaking through the demon dragon’s defensive shield.
• The Nether Dark Night Demon Dragon used Dark Night Engulf to devour the sword energy and began recovering its strength.
• Chen Cong suddenly vanished as the demon dragon tried to devour the remaining sword energy.

Chen Cong used his swordplay and elusive footwork to gain the upper hand against the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon, forcing it to escape into the shadows. Chen Xiaojun watched closely and studied Chen Cong’s combat skill as the battle continued.

• Chen Cong escaped the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s Black Hole Soul Skill and attacked it with the Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Cong used Bright Moon Slash and Double Moon Slash to pressure the dragon, whose Nether Night Dragon Scale defense failed to stop his sword qi.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon activated Nether Night Dragon Travel: Shadow Stealth and vanished into the Shadow World.
• Chen Xiaojun watched from a rooftop, using his sword eyes to observe Chen Cong’s techniques, footwork, and Circular Star Swordplay.
• Chen Xiaojun reflected on what he had learned about swordsmanship and the martial way while the battle remained unresolved.

Chen Cong used Sword Rending Qiankun against the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon, but the demon dragon weakened the attack with Dragon Soul Tear and escaped. It then unleashed Eternal Night, plunging the battlefield into darkness and scrambling Chen Cong’s perception as it closed in.

• Chen Cong sensed the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon approaching through the Shadow World and struck with his Sixth Soul Skill, Sword Rending Qiankun.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon countered with Nether Night Dragon Spirit Dragon Soul Tear, weakening the spatial rift enough to escape it.
• Chen Cong said the demon dragon was not strong enough to defeat him and sent streams of sword energy across the battlefield.
• The black shadow man controlled by the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon shouted Nether Night Dragon Wings Eternal Night, spreading absolute darkness across the battlefield.
• Chen Cong lost sight of his surroundings and could not locate the demon dragon by its aura as it approached and declared he had nowhere to run.

Chen Cong blocked the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s hidden strike with Starry Sky Protection, though he was injured. He then summoned the Big Dipper Qiankun Formation and launched another attack, leaving their battle at its climax.

• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon attacked Chen Cong through Eternal Night, and he used his perception and Seven Kill Sword to deflect the strike.
• Chen Cong activated Starry Sky Protection and endured the dragon’s attack, suffering an injury as the light curtain held.
• Chen Cong summoned the Big Dipper Qiankun Formation, covering the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s Eternal Night with a vast formation of nine sword peaks.
• Soul masters across the battlefield were thrown back by the formation’s force, and witnesses recognized it as the Chen Clan Sword Array Masters’ technique.
• Chen Cong swung the Seven Kill Sword and sent the nine sword peaks to attack the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon as the battle reached its climax.

Chen Cong and the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon clashed within the Big Dipper Qiankun Formation, trading powerful attacks as Chen Cong’s sword techniques challenged the dragon’s dark energy and devouring suction. Chen Cong then summoned seven enormous swords for a decisive strike, and the dragon prepared to face them with its full strength.

• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon transformed and unleashed a surge of dark energy against Chen Cong’s formation-guided sword light.
• Chen Cong activated Big Dipper Seven Kills—Greedy Wolf Illuminates the World, and its sword light overwhelmed the dragon’s darkness.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon used Dark Night Engulf to pull Chen Cong’s area-wide sword attack into its dragon maw.
• Chen Cong poured more Soul Power into his Seven Kills Sword and continued battling the dragon’s suction with the Big Dipper Qiankun Formation.
• Chen Cong summoned seven enormous Seven Kills Swords with Seven Kills Cross and Sweep, and the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon gathered its full power to meet the attack.

Chen Cong’s Seven Kill Sword Formation overwhelmed the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s chains until the dragon shrouded the battlefield in Eternal Night. Chen Cong answered with Big Dipper Seven Stars Dawn Light, which severed the chains, while the demon dragon unleashed a surge of dark energy.

• Chen Cong used Seven Kills Cross and Sweep to drive his seven swords against the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s Nether Chains.
• Chen Cong adjusted the Seven Kill Sword Formation and pressed the attack, cutting through the demon dragon’s defenses.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon roared and used Eternal Night to engulf the battlefield in darkness and strengthen its chains.
• Chen Cong drew power from the Big Dipper Qiankun Formation and activated Big Dipper Seven Stars Dawn Light.
• The Dawn Light severed the netherworld chains, and the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon released a violent surge of dark energy.