Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi used her Life Resonance secret technique to heal Chen Xiaojun after pulling the scythe from his chest, restoring his heart and wounds by sharing his injuries. Chen Xiaojun survived, but Xiao Yi collapsed from the cost, and Chen Cong led everyone away to find a doctor for her.

• Xiao Yi stopped Chen Xiaojun's bleeding and told Chen Cong to hold him steady while she removed the scythe from his chest.
• Xiao Yi pulled out the scythe and used Life Resonance to repair Chen Xiaojun's heart and heal his wounds.
• Xiao Yi took on the consequences of Chen Xiaojun's injuries, grew pale, and began bleeding from her mouth and seven orifices.
• Xiao Yi finished healing Chen Xiaojun, passed her blessings to him, and fell unconscious as Shao Siming's phantom disappeared.
• Chen Cong confirmed Chen Xiaojun was out of mortal danger, then left with the group to find a doctor for Xiao Yi.

After waking from his near-fatal injuries, Chen Xiaojun learned that Xiao Yi had used her Life Sharing technique to save him and fallen into a coma. He went to see her and learned that an unknown force was both damaging and repairing her body, leaving Liu Yirong unable to find a way to help.

• Chen Xiaojun woke and learned from Zhu Wuneng that Xiao Yi had saved him by pouring her Life Force into his body.
• Zhu Wuneng told Chen Xiaojun that Xiao Yi had killed the assassins with an inherited secret technique, then collapsed from exhausting her Life Force.
• Despite his weakness, Chen Xiaojun insisted on going to see Xiao Yi, while Cheng Yun continued standing in the courtyard to punish herself.
• Chen Xiaojun saw Xiao Yi lying pale and unconscious, and Zhu Shiqing asked Liu Yirong whether she could save her.
• Liu Yirong and Liu Ruyan explained that a powerful force was simultaneously destroying and repairing Xiao Yi's body, and Liu Yirong had no solution.

Xiao Yi briefly woke to see Chen Xiaojun and receive his birthday bracelet before her condition worsened and she fell into a deep unconsciousness. Liu Yirong said Xiao Yi’s Upper Soul Nest had sealed shut and advised continually nourishing her living body while they waited to see whether she could adapt to the force threatening her life.

• Liu Ruyan and Liu Yirong said Xiao Yi’s Upper Soul Nest was under severe pressure and might be shutting down, and Zhu Shiqing said they should focus on preserving her life.
• Chen Xiaojun sat beside Xiao Yi and held her hand until she woke and told him she had been willing to do anything to help him recover.
• Chen Xiaojun gave Xiao Yi a red bracelet for her birthday, and she thanked him before saying she could not stay with him for now and slipping into unconsciousness.
• Xiao Yi trembled and grew ghastly pale, and Zhu Shiqing and Liu Yirong examined her while the others watched anxiously.
• Liu Yirong said Xiao Yi’s Upper Soul Nest had sealed shut and that her life depended on whether a force could protect her again.
• Liu Yirong agreed with Chen Cong that they needed to keep nourishing Xiao Yi’s body until it could adapt to the force.

Chen Cong reprimanded Chen Xiaojun for underestimating the enemy and confirmed that Shao Siming’s divine power may have manifested through Xiao Yi. He carried the critically injured Xiao Yi to seek help, while Long Ma and Ou Ya discussed the shocking divine power she had displayed.

• Chen Cong told Chen Xiaojun that his reckless underestimation of the assassins had put him and Xiao Yi in danger, and Chen Xiaojun promised to remember the lesson.
• Chen Cong confirmed that Shao Siming existed on Douluo Continent and might be inside Xiao Yi, whose mysterious power appeared to be divine power.
• Chen Xiaojun urged Chen Cong to take Xiao Yi to Old Green for life energy, and Chen Cong carried her toward the Vine Sea Secret Realm.
• Chen Cong told Cheng Yun to investigate the incident and gather intelligence before departing with Xiao Yi.
• Ou Ya told Long Ma that Xiao Yi’s power contained a portion of a divine soul, leaving Long Ma shocked at the possibility of a god appearing.
• Ruia arrived to change Ou Ya’s dressing, and Long Ma teased him about Liu Yirong’s concern for him.

Ou Ya and Long Ma discussed the mysterious god’s unusual mix of powers and decided Sea God Island should observe Him and report to its leaders. Xue Churan reviewed the report on the young Chen Clan members’ battle, ordered the search for the assassins’ buyers to continue, and learned the Mystic Bird Division was ready for her command regarding a previous incident.

• Ou Ya described the mysterious god’s opposing attributes and benevolent yet majestic aura, and Long Ma concluded He was likely a Righteous God.
• Ou Ya and Long Ma agreed to wait for Priest Chief Russell and let Sea God Island’s higher-ups decide how to respond to the god.
• Xue Churan questioned Yu Nanyu’s report that several children had held off three Soul Sages and two Soul Emperors for ten minutes, and Zuo Tinggang praised their abilities and intelligence.
• Yu Nanyu told Xue Churan that the Mystic Bird Division had found no leads on who hired the assassins, as Unbenevolent Tower had vanished from intelligence sources.
• Xue Churan ordered Yu Nanyu to continue investigating and prepare for emergencies, then learned the Mystic Bird Division had made arrangements concerning a previous incident and awaited her command.

Xue Churan and Zuo Tinggang decided to increase their contact with the Chen Clan and investigate its recent changes. In the Vine Sea Secret Realm, Chen Cong learned that Xiao Yi’s Life Sharing ability came from Shao Siming’s divine inheritance, while she remained gravely injured and under treatment.

• Xue Churan and Zuo Tinggang discussed the power Xiao Yi had displayed and agreed to strengthen their ties with the Chen Clan while investigating its possible allies and intentions.
• A guard told Zuo Tinggang that Chang'an Academy’s three vice deans had arrived, and he and Xue Churan went to meet them.
• Old Green and Old Heaven told Chen Cong that Qing Xing was treating Xiao Yi in the Life Holy Land’s Life Essence Pool.
• Chen Cong recounted Xiao Yi’s recent ordeal, and Old Green and Old Heaven said their clan did not possess the Life Sharing secret technique.
• Chen Cong and Old Green concluded that Xiao Yi had received Shao Siming’s divine inheritance and had used Life Sharing to take on Xiao Jun’s injuries, worsening her condition.
• Old Green, Old Heaven, and Chen Cong agreed to focus on Xiao Yi’s recovery and support Qing Xing’s treatment.

Azure Xing explained that Xiao Yi was safe but remained unconscious as divine power transformed her body and sealed her Upper Soul Nest. The others could only wait for her to awaken, potentially after years, unless they found a treasure to strengthen her Mental Power.

• Azure Xing treated Xiao Yi with the Spring of Life and a Law Seal, and advised against expelling the divine power inside her.
• Old Green and Azure Xing agreed that Xiao Yi should adapt to the divine power, which might benefit her and the Green Vine Clan.
• Azure Xing discovered that Xiao Yi's Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass were harmonizing with the divine power and helping transform her constitution.
• Azure Xing estimated that Xiao Yi might awaken in two or three years, though the process could take more than ten years, while her cultivation continued to rise.
• Azure Xing revealed that Xiao Yi's Upper Soul Nest was sealed and said a treasure that strengthened Mental Power might hasten her awakening.
• Azure Xing hinted that the Chen Clan might possess such treasures, and Chen Cong understood her meaning.

While recovering from his injuries, Chen Xiaojun had Liu Ruyan examine Xi Xi, Zhu Wuneng, and Su Ningxia, then comforted Xi Xi when she questioned her usefulness compared with Xiao Yi. Xi Xi remained unsure of herself, recalling that she had panicked during this battle and the Beast Tide.

• Liu Ruyan treated Chen Xiaojun with the Burning Mountain Fire Needle Technique and said he needed more time to recover.
• Chen Xiaojun urged Liu Ruyan to examine Xi Xi, Zhu Wuneng, and Su Ningxia, and she found that they only needed a few days of rest.
• Liu Ruyan left the room with Zhu Wuneng and Su Ningxia so Xi Xi could speak privately with Chen Xiaojun.
• Xi Xi tearfully asked Chen Xiaojun if she was useless because Xiao Yi had fought and defeated powerful soul masters while she had not helped.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that Xiao Yi’s strengths matched her opponents’ tactics and praised Xi Xi’s courage and ability to withstand Power Attack Type Soul Masters.
• Xi Xi remained doubtful and said she had panicked in this battle and during the Beast Tide, leaving Xiao Yi to turn things around.

Chen Xiaojun comforted Xi Xi after her difficult fight and explained the origins and abilities of the Mountain Piercing Great Hammer. He urged her to keep quiet about his killing of the Blood Scythe Soul Saint, while Xi Xi left determined to catch up to Xiao Yi and Chen Xiaojun was left staring out the window in lonely silence.

• Chen Xiaojun reassured Xi Xi that her fight against the Mountain Piercing Great Hammer Soul Emperor proved her strength and potential.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that the Mountain Piercing Great Hammer developed from an Earth-attribute branch of the Tang Clan that split from the Clear Sky Hammer lineage.
• Xi Xi recognized why the Mountain Piercing Great Hammer's gravity and suppression abilities had made her fight difficult, then lamented that her low level had kept her from protecting Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Xiaojun told Xi Xi not to reveal how he killed the Blood Scythe Soul Saint and asked her to watch over Xiao Wuneng, Ningxia, and the others while he rested.
• Xi Xi realized Chen Xiaojun had only comforted her, but resolved not to give up on surpassing Xiao Yi before she left his room.
• Chen Xiaojun gazed out the window, feeling an unprecedented loneliness and coldness.

Chen Xiaojun learned that Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew could help Xiao Yi recover and discussed seeking it from the clan. Chen Cong explained the clan’s developing rules for allocating immortal herbs and treasure medicines, leaving Xiaojun considering how to earn more Clan Contribution Points.

• Chen Cong returned and told Chen Xiaojun that the Azure Xing Healer expected Xiao Yi’s recovery to take two or three years at best, or more than a decade, and that Mental Power treasures might speed it up.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed requesting Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew for Xiao Yi, explaining its benefits for Mental Power and its possible effects on her soul skills.
• Chen Cong said Xiaojun had the right to request immortal herbs and that the clan would likely approve one for Xiao Yi, so Xiaojun also asked for one for himself.
• Chen Cong explained that the clan reserved immortal herbs for younger members with great talent or major contributions, while using Ninth Grade Treasure Medicines as broader resources.
• Chen Cong described the clan’s plans to cultivate spirit medicines and distribute resources through Clan Contribution Points, telling Xiaojun he would need to contribute more to earn them.

Chen Xiaojun explained why he wanted the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to complement the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and strengthen his physique for sword techniques. He proposed choosing wind- and lightning-attribute immortal herbs for Chen Xun and Jian Jun, and Chen Cong praised the plan as a way to improve the Chen Clan’s soul masters.

• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Cong that the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum would complement the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and strengthen his body for the Upright Sword Qi Technique and layered sword techniques.
• Chen Cong pointed out that the herb could also suit Chen Xun and Jian Jun, prompting Chen Xiaojun to consider how the family’s remaining immortal herbs should be allocated.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that he wanted to give Chen Xun a wind-attribute herb and Jian Jun a lightning-attribute herb to expand their combat abilities.
• Chen Cong praised Chen Xiaojun’s proposal and said that proving immortal herbs could grant related attributes would strengthen the Chen Clan’s soul masters.

Chen Xiaojun told Chen Cong that the Fish Intestine Sword had evolved, boosting his Soul Rings and soul skills, and asked how to handle his transformed Third Soul Ring and whether his Martial Soul had become a Super Martial Soul. Chen Cong advised secrecy while they considered the Soul Ring, and their discussion was interrupted by a familiar visitor asking about Super Martial Souls.

• Chen Xiaojun showed Chen Cong the evolved Fish Intestine Sword and demonstrated his purple, purple, and black Soul Rings.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that the Triple Strike now reached 150%, 250%, and 350% power, with stronger effects when boosted, and attributed the sword’s evolution to Heroic Blood and Peerless Courage.
• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Cong that the divine swords were modeled on the Ten Ancient Famous Swords from Blue Star and might be connected to the system and his Master’s memories.
• Chen Xiaojun asked how to handle his transformed Ten Thousand Year Third Soul Ring and whether his Martial Soul qualified as a Super Martial Soul.
• Chen Cong advised him not to use the Third Soul Ring’s skill and said the Fish Intestine Sword seemed super but did not fit ordinary Super Martial Soul criteria.
• A familiar voice called from outside the courtyard and asked why Chen Cong had not shared the discussion of Super Martial Souls.

Chen Yu recommended the dangerous Yin Yang Two-Life Flower for the injured, unconscious Xiao Yi, explaining why her abilities and cultivation made her the strongest candidate. Chen Xiaojun remained worried about the risks as the discussion ended.

• Chen Yu arrived after hearing that something had happened and joined Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong to discuss the immortal herbs.
• Chen Yu agreed that the herbs should be distributed according to each person's circumstances and proposed the Yin Yang Two-Life Flower for Xiao Yi.
• Chen Xiaojun recognized the flower as a powerful king of immortal herbs whose life-and-death effects could destroy someone who lacked sufficient fortune.
• Chen Yu revealed that Ye Xiuxin had also chosen Xiao Yi for the flower and outlined how Xiao Yi's ice-and-fire body, cultivation, and Martial Soul might help her absorb it.
• Chen Yu argued that the flower could strengthen Xiao Yi's body, Mental Power, and cultivation, while Chen Xiaojun worried about the danger because Xiao Yi was severely injured and unconscious.

Chen Yu explained why the Yin Yang Two-Life Flower might help Xiao Yi awaken and why Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew could benefit Han Xin, Yan Wu, and the others, leaving Chen Xiaojun to accept the clan’s plans after weighing the risks. Chen Xiaojun then proposed the Xing Luo Spirit Pearl for Chen Cong, arguing it could strengthen his sword arts and advance the Chen Clan’s cultivation.

• Chen Yu urged Chen Xiaojun to consider giving Xiao Yi the Yin Yang Two-Life Flower once her body stabilized, saying her abilities and Shao Siming’s divine power could reduce the danger and perhaps hasten her awakening.
• Chen Yu said Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew could raise Han Xin, Yan Wu, and the others’ potential, and Chen Xiaojun accepted the need to plan for the clan’s members and verify the effects of immortal herbs.
• Chen Yu asked Chen Xiaojun which immortal herb he would choose for Chen Cong.
• Chen Xiaojun recommended the Xing Luo Spirit Pearl, saying its star and moon attributes could strengthen Chen Cong’s sword formations and help him advance the Big Dipper Grand Technique.
• Chen Cong laughed at Chen Xiaojun’s proposal, and Chen Xiaojun recalled that Chen Cong had once dismissed his ideas about the Natural Array at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Chen Xiaojun explained Shao Siming’s origins, divine authorities, and fighting powers to Chen Yu and Chen Cong, arguing that she was a divine immortal from Xiao Yi’s previous life. He left them with the view that Shao Siming might also wield part of Da Siming’s authority and powers tied to destiny and reincarnation.

• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Yu and Chen Cong that Xiao Yi had never told him about a divine inheritance and that Shao Siming had likely come through the system alongside her.
• Chen Xiaojun described Shao Siming as a sacrificial deity with divine thought, divine power, and Divine Authority, though her Divine Body remained uncertain.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that Xiao Yi had once been Shao Siming of the Yin Yang School and that she and Da Siming had fought together using yin-yang power.
• Chen Cong teased Chen Xiaojun about taking the courtesy name Da Siming, and Chen Xiaojun admitted he had wanted to harmonize with Xiao Yi.
• Chen Xiaojun outlined Shao Siming’s and Da Siming’s Divine Authorities and speculated that Shao Siming’s finger techniques could involve destiny, reincarnation, and fused powers.
• Chen Xiaojun concluded that Shao Siming and the Nine Songs gods were divine immortals who possessed divine sources of power but used immortal methods.

Chen Xiaojun explained his theories about Shao Siming’s divine rank and combat strength, suggesting she could surpass the Sea God and Angel God in a same-rank fight. The discussion ended with Chen Cong raising uncertainties about whether the native gods might unite against her or otherwise weaken her.

• Chen Xiaojun argued that Shao Siming’s mastery of yin and yang suggested the Yin Yang Theory was central to her power system and that her divine rank was at least above Second-Class God.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that divine status among the Gods of the Nine Songs did not necessarily reflect combat strength, and estimated Shao Siming might outfight the Sea God and Angel God at the same rank.
• Chen Cong wondered whether his sword array could reach the realm of using heaven and earth’s power, and Chen Yu encouraged him by praising his comprehension.
• Chen Xiaojun noted that the Sea God and Angel God had home-world advantages, faith power, and greater familiarity with the world’s rules, while Shao Siming’s adaptation and lack of believers remained uncertain.
• Chen Cong pointed out that the gods’ response to Shao Siming was another unknown, including whether they would join forces against her or weaken her by other means.

Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed Chen Xiaojun’s growth and the danger of sending him to Soul Fighting Academy, then began tracing the assassins who attacked him. Cheng Yun identified Heavenly Wolf Gate as the likely mastermind and traced its motive to revenge for Chen Xiaojun’s destruction of several gangs.

• Chen Yu told Chen Cong that Chen Xiaojun should remain under their protection for a few years, while they worried about his safety in Soul Fighting City and the Unbenevolent Tower’s attack.
• Cheng Yun and Xia Ying reported that their investigation pointed to Heavenly Wolf Gate as the force behind the assassination attempt.
• Cheng Yun ruled out the Crimson Church and the recent Chang'an Academy battle, concluding that the attack was likely driven by revenge.
• Cheng Yun connected the suspected revenge to Chen Xiaojun’s earlier raids on the Ghost Wolf Gang, the Red Sand Gang, and the Wandering Dragon Gang.

Cheng Yun and Xia Ying presented evidence that the Heavenly Wolf Gate had commissioned the assassination of Chen Xiaojun through the Unbenevolent Tower, using intelligence from the Heaven Knows Pavilion. Chen Yu ordered them to gather everything they could about the Heavenly Wolf Gate within three days and investigate any powers that might have aided it.

• Cheng Yun linked the Ghost Wolf Gang's escape route, the Unbenevolent Tower's withdrawal, and Lang ZhengHui's family ties to the Heavenly Wolf Gate, identifying it as the likely mastermind.
• Xia Ying reported that the Unbenevolent Tower's Southern Five Counties branch in Heavenly Wolf City accepted the mission and paid its killers an unusually generous reward.
• Xia Ying explained that the Heaven Knows Pavilion supplied intelligence used to plan the ambush, then read the profile the killers had received about Chen Xiaojun.
• Xia Ying warned that the failed assassination would likely prompt the Heaven Knows Pavilion to create a detailed file on Chen Xiaojun and intensify its intelligence gathering.
• Chen Yu ordered Cheng Yun and Xia Ying to collect all intelligence on the Heavenly Wolf Gate within three days and investigate any powers that might have colluded in the attack.

After Chen Xiaojun was attacked, Chen Yu decided the Chen Clan would establish its authority and use the Great Northwest’s strategic position to expand its influence. Chen Xiaojun proposed accelerating the medicinal materials trade and organizing the clan’s economic work, while Chen Cong suggested placing him in charge of a new Economic Department.

• Chen Yu ordered Xia Ying to monitor the region and heard that the captured Breaking Mountain Soul Emperor had become an assassin after fleeing the Clear Sky Sect’s efforts to absorb his Mountain Piercing Great Hammer line.
• Chen Yu explained that the Chen Clan hoped to become the representative power of the Great Northwest by working with its allied families and Sea God Island.
• Chen Yu said the clan was supporting Chen Xiaojun’s medicinal materials Market Plan as a way to unite forces and grow the regional economy.
• Chen Cong reported that Dao Gao of the Xi Li Family and Shen Lang had asked about the clan’s emergence and their branches’ roles in the medicinal materials market.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed giving the Shen Family shares in the Chang'an market and considering a separate market with the Xi Li Family after the first had operated for half a year.
• Chen Cong proposed creating Economic and Research Departments and putting Chen Xiaojun in charge of the Economic Department, while Chen Yu considered the suggestion.

Chen Yu, Chen Cong, and Chen Xiaojun discussed the Tang Clan’s incorporation of the Mountain Piercing Great Hammer Lineage and the hardships clans faced as they lost members and made political compromises. Chen Xiaojun learned that the Three Upper Sects’ titles had been conferred by Spirit Hall, revealing political entanglements behind their status.

• Chen Yu and Chen Cong said the Tang Clan had suffered heavy losses but could gain strength by incorporating the Mountain Piercing Great Hammer Lineage.
• Chen Cong explained that the Tang Clan’s manpower shortage and growing threats from the Snowman Race had driven Tang Yue to set aside old grudges.
• Chen Cong described how the Seven Heavenly Martial Soldiers’ families had endured hardship, submitted to empires or institutions, and made sacrifices to survive.
• Chen Xiaojun asked how the Clear Sky Sect had gained its prestige, and Chen Yu explained that Spirit Hall had conferred the Three Upper Sects’ titles.
• Chen Xiaojun realized that political entanglements lay behind Spirit Hall granting titles to sects within the Heaven Dou Empire.