Chapter Summaries

Bo Xian'er explained how laws and rules related to cultivation, then revealed that Chen Zixiu’s Innate Soul Power had risen to the fourteenth grade after his injuries were healed. Chen Xiaojun learned that Sea God power came with serious drawbacks, and the family resolved to investigate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a possible path for Chen Zixiu’s advancement.

• Bo Xian'er explained that laws were the foundation of the world while rules were their practical application, and Chen Zixiu described the thresholds for reaching Peerless Douluo.
• Bo Xian'er had Chen Zixiu test his Innate Soul Power, which had risen to the fourteenth grade after his healing and exposure to god power.
• Chen Xiaojun reasoned that god power could improve Innate Soul Power, but Bo Xian'er warned that a Sea God mark would exclude him from other gods' assessments and cause suppression by the Sea God Hall.
• Bo Xian'er suggested that ownerless god power, such as the Icefire God Power in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, could raise Innate Soul Power.
• Bo Xian'er proposed that she and Chen Zixiu investigate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for an opportunity to help him advance, and Chen Zixiu agreed.

Chen Xiaojun told Bo Xian'er that the Sea God's Heart was in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's treasury as the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, prompting her to plan a trip to Heaven Dou City with Chen Zixiu. He also learned that Sea God Island's High Priest successors were mostly female, while Bo Xian'er suggested divine inheritance followed a balance beyond easy explanation.

• Chen Xiaojun revealed that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the lost Sea God's Heart, and Bo Xian'er confirmed its identity.
• Bo Xian'er said she would travel to Heaven Dou City to recover the Sea God's Heart, and Chen Zixiu offered to accompany her.
• Chen Xiaojun argued that Sea God Island and the Chen Clan could negotiate from a position of strength, while Bo Xian'er cautioned that they should proceed carefully.
• Chen Xiaojun asked why Sea God Island's High Priest successors were mostly Holy Maidens, and Bo Xian'er explained that female successors had lower innate soul power limits than men.
• Chen Xiaojun speculated that divine inheritance might be tied to gender, and Bo Xian'er replied that the world's balance was mysterious.

Zhu Yanfeng showed Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong the land allocated to their families and welcomed them into the Zhaowu Nine Clans as one family. He then revealed that the authorities had found a strange formation beneath Battle Dragon Mountain, leaving Ji Chenglie and the others alarmed.

• Zhu Yanfeng showed Ji Chenglie, Ji Chengjian, and Liu Yirong the proposed sites for the Ji and Liu Families' industries on Fragrant Snow Mountain.
• Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong praised the land, and Zhu Yanfeng explained that the village's industries were only part of the families' wider businesses.
• Zhu Yanfeng invited the Ji and Liu Families to live along Ring Village Avenue with the Zhaowu Nine Clans and welcomed them as the Zhaowu Eleven Clans.
• Ji Chenglie guessed that the Dugu Family and Yang Family might also join the Chen Clan, and Zhu Yanfeng confirmed the Clan Leader had been cautious in choosing follower families.
• Zhu Yanfeng told Ji Chenglie, Ji Chengjian, and Liu Yirong that the authorities had discovered a strange formation beneath Battle Dragon Mountain, then went to fetch something.

Ji Chenglie, Liu Yirong, and Ji Chengjian discussed Clan Leader Chen Yu’s intentions and learned about the Death Spiral Array’s ability to help Soul Masters reach the Titled level. Zhu Yanfeng advised them on spending Clan Contribution Points and revealed that the Chen Clan’s most powerful Special Class Techniques were not currently available for exchange.

• Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong concluded that Clan Leader Chen Yu wanted them to draw closer to Young Master Xiao Jun, whom they suspected was being groomed to lead the Clan.
• Zhu Yanfeng returned with a diagram of the Death Spiral Array and explained that it could help Soul Power Liquefaction and increase the chance of reaching the Titled level.
• Zhu Yanfeng said the Heaven Dou Imperial Family knew about the array and that the Clan would inform the Star Luo Empire.
• Liu Yirong asked Zhu Yanfeng how they should spend their Clan Contribution Points, and he recommended choosing Breathing Techniques carefully and prioritizing orthodox Nine Yin and Nine Yang martial skills.
• Zhu Yanfeng described the Upright Sword Qi Technique, the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and the Big Dipper Grand Technique, then said the Main Family would not offer the three techniques for exchange yet.

Zhu Yanfeng explained the Chen Clan’s cultivation options and revealed how its Main Family, Branch Families, and Separate Lineages were spread across the continent. The chapter ended with Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong learning that Wind Sword Sect and Sword Rain Academy were major Chen Clan strongholds in the Star Luo Empire.

• Zhu Yanfeng advised Ji Chenglie to consider the Nine Yin Martial Skill and explained that Ninth Grade Little Immortal Herbs could increase Innate Soul Power.
• Zhu Yanfeng told Liu Yirong that Branch Families and Separate Lineages lived near the Ancestral Shrine on Blue Heart Mountain rather than in Chen Lin Village.
• Zhu Yanfeng estimated that the Main Family and its followers in Chen Lin Village had seven Titled Douluo, about twenty Soul Douluo, and more than four hundred soul masters.
• Zhu Yanfeng explained that the Chen Clan had fourteen Branch Families and nineteen Separate Lineages, which had developed independently while maintaining close ties to the Main Family.
• Ji Chenglie guessed that the powerful eighth-grade branch family was the Wind Family, and Zhu Yanfeng confirmed it was part of Wind Sword Sect.
• Zhu Yanfeng revealed that Wind Sword Sect and Sword Rain Academy were the Chen Clan’s major footholds in the Star Luo Empire.

Zhu Yanfeng explained the identities of the Chen Clan’s crown-bearers, including the legendary Lu Xueqi, and revealed that the clan would hold an assembly and Martial Soul Grand Ceremony in one year. He left Liu Yirong and Ji Chenglie expecting the gathering, where Lu Xueqi might appear and their families’ children could compete.

• Liu Yirong asked Zhu Yanfeng about the crown-bearers, and he named Zhu Jiazhen and his father Zhu Hongzhen while explaining that they guarded the family’s secret ground.
• Zhu Yanfeng identified Lu Xueqi as the eighth crown-bearer and described how she had protected the Chen Clan during and after its catastrophe.
• Zhu Yanfeng said the ninth crown-bearer might be the clan leader Yu Ye’s wife, but he withheld details about her identity and strength.
• Liu Yirong asked about Lu Xueqi, and Zhu Yanfeng said she had gone into seclusion with her husband after leaving Chen Lin Village.
• Zhu Yanfeng announced that the Chen Clan would hold its Clan Assembly and Martial Soul Grand Ceremony in one year, followed by a Junior Clan Competition open to the children of Liu Yirong and Ji Chenglie’s families.

Zhu Yanfeng learned about Chang’an’s forces and explained the Chen Clan’s new Management Department and its authority to Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong. He urged them to consult Xiao Jun about the power vacuum left by the Battle Dragon Sect and invited their family to recommend talent for the department.

• Zhu Yanfeng asked Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong about the Gao Clan after learning that a Gao girl had grown close to his grandnephew Zhu Wuneng.
• Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong described the Gao Clan’s Gold Silver Ring martial soul and its animal-husbandry businesses, prompting Zhu Yanfeng to consider a business alliance.
• Zhu Yanfeng revealed that he would become Grand Manager of the Chang’an Duke Residence and asked about the city’s forces after the Battle Dragon Sect’s destruction.
• Zhu Yanfeng explained the Chen Clan’s voting structure and described Xiao Jun’s new Finance and Economics Management Department, which Xiao Jun would lead with Mu Lingyun and Ling Yunxiao as vice ministers.
• Zhu Yanfeng invited Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong’s family to recommend people for the Management Department and said Xiao Jun thought highly of Liu Ru Yan.

Zhu Yanfeng explained the Chen Clan’s plans to expand its influence in Chang’an through management, education, trade, and industrialization, while reassuring Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong about its political backing. He then asked Ji Chenglie to detail Chang’an’s local forces.

• Zhu Yanfeng told Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong that women would lead the Management Department, while the clan would also recruit male talent and integrate branch families and lineages.
• Zhu Yanfeng revealed that Xue Churan had invited Grandpa Cong to become Chief Vice-Dean of Chang’an Academy, paving the way for Xiao Jun to enroll there.
• Zhu Yanfeng described the clan’s plans to use Chang’an Academy, trade markets, and industrialization to expand its influence across the Southern Five Counties.
• Ji Chenglie assured Zhu Yanfeng that Chang’an’s aristocratic families cautiously supported the clan’s arrival, then asked whether the authorities would resist its growing power.
• Zhu Yanfeng said the clan’s alliances and ties with Xue Churan and Xue Chuxin would help secure the authorities’ support, then asked Ji Chenglie to explain Chang’an’s forces and connections.
• Ji Chenglie began describing Chang’an’s major organizations, aristocratic families, and gangs.

Chen Xiaojun met four younger clan members at the Martial Arts Training Ground and learned that Xi Xi seemed troubled. He agreed to spar with Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi, who planned to challenge him together.

• Chen Xiaojun encountered Chen Shurui and Chen Bin watching two boys train, and they told him Xi Xi had seemed grave and preoccupied.
• Chen Xiaojun said he would check on Xi Xi later and learned that Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi had been sparring nearby.
• Chen Zhouzhao reminded Chen Xiaojun of his promise to accept a challenge, then proposed that he and Chen Jieqi fight him together.
• Chen Xiaojun agreed to exchange a few moves with Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi, and the boys eagerly prepared for the challenge.

Chen Xiaojun sparred with Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi, calmly countering their Wind Thunder Dual Swords with the Unparalleled Sword Finger. He then called Chen Bin and Chen Shurui into the arena, where they began a coordinated assault with their Seven Kill Swords.

• Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi attacked Chen Xiaojun together with their foundational sword arts, but he evaded them with Square Inch Lotus Sway.
• Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi used their Wind Thorn and Thunder Radiance soul skills to launch the Wind Thunder Dual Swords.
• Chen Xiaojun stopped their attacks with Line of Sky and One Finger Zen, forcing Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi to stumble back.
• Chen Xiaojun summoned Chen Bin and Chen Shurui, and they entered the arena wielding Seven Kill Swords.
• Chen Bin and Chen Shurui attacked Chen Xiaojun together with the Thirteen Solitary Peak Swords.

Chen Xiaojun fought off Chen Bin, Chen Shurui, Chen Zhouzhao, and Chen Jieqi, revealing his mastery of the Seven Foundation Sword Techniques and the power of his twin swords. After his Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone was fully activated, he overwhelmed the four until they unleashed their soul skills together, leaving the battle at a dangerous turn.

• Chen Bin and Chen Shurui attacked Chen Xiaojun, then Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi joined their assault.
• Chen Xiaojun escaped their encirclement with Veiling Moon Returning Snow and drove them back with Void Star Shatter, forcing Chen Bin to defend with Horizontal Ridge Side Peak.
• Chen Xiaojun drew the Cheng Ying Sword and wielded it with the Chunjun Sword, using his varied sword techniques to pressure all four opponents.
• Chen Xiaojun's Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and Nine Yang Divine Skill had helped him complete his transformation and rapidly master the Seven Foundation Sword Techniques.
• Chen Shurui and Chen Bin activated their second soul skills, while Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi combined their attacks with Wind Thunder Dual Swords against Chen Xiaojun.

Chen Xiaojun defeated Chen Zhouzhao, Chen Jieqi, Chen Bin, and Chen Shurui in a sword match, then explained his swordplay and revealed his Thunder Breathing technique. The others had not heard of the Breathing Technique, leaving Chen Xiaojun puzzled and Chen Jieqi exasperated.

• Chen Xiaojun countered Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi's Wind Thunder Dual Swords with two Sword Qi techniques, knocking them out of the arena.
• Chen Bin and Chen Shurui used their Light and Darkness Dual Swords and First Soul Skills to withstand Chen Xiaojun's Sword Qi, but he swiftly defeated them as well.
• Chen Zhouzhao praised Chen Xiaojun, while Chen Jieqi and Chen Bin asked about his swordplay and how he performed the Thirteen Solitary Peak Swords.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that he had combined the domineering aura of Horizontal and Vertical Swordplay with the Thirteen Solitary Peak Swords, and encouraged Chen Shurui to keep practicing.
• Chen Xiaojun identified his final move as Thunder Breathing, First Form: Sixfold Flash, then discovered that the others did not know about the Breathing Technique.

Chen Xiaojun learned that Chen Shurui and Chen Bin were developing a complete set of Light and Dark Soul Skill Fusion Skills, inspired by their ancestor’s vision. He advised them on complementary cultivation methods to strengthen their partnership and advance the clan’s fusion techniques.

• Chen Xiaojun praised Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi’s Wind Thunder Dual Swords and encouraged them to choose suitable breathing techniques.
• Chen Xiaojun asked Chen Shurui and Chen Bin about their Light and Darkness Dual Swords and learned that they were pursuing a complete set of Soul Skill Fusion Skills envisioned by High Ancestor Jin Wengong.
• Chen Shurui explained that he and Chen Bin had achieved minor success in their first two forms after training under their great-uncle’s guidance.
• Chen Xiaojun recommended that Chen Shurui cultivate the Nine Yang Divine Skill and Sun Breathing Technique, while Chen Bin chose the Big Dipper Grand Technique and Moon Breathing Technique.
• Chen Xiaojun urged them to study Yin Yang Theory and balance light and darkness as they continued developing their fusion skills.

Chen Xiaojun met Luo Zhenjun and Xin Mengshen, then found Xi Xi upset after she realized she was his great-grandmother’s granddaughter and asked him to call her Thirteenth Aunt. Xi Xi left to calm down, while Chen Xiaojun reflected on her feelings for him and Chen Yanwu and Zhu Wuxin departed after calling him out for losing his composure.

• Chen Xiaojun met Luo Zhenjun and Xin Mengshen, congratulated them, and promised to spar with Luo Zhenjun and perhaps accompany the couple on their trip next year.
• Chen Xiaojun found Xi Xi with the other girls and teased her about being upset until she asked him to call her Thirteenth Aunt.
• Chen Xiaojun pointed out that Xi Xi would technically be his fourteenth aunt, upsetting her; she left to calm down, followed by Ruia.
• Chen Xiaojun recognized that Xi Xi had feelings for him but kept pretending not to understand because Xiao Yi was already by his side.
• Chen Yanwu questioned Chen Xiaojun about his feelings, then left with Zhu Wuxin, who told him he had lost his composure.

Bo Xian'er and Chen Zixiu discussed her decision to reform Sea God Island, then Chen Xiaojun explained how economic changes and the Pareto Principle could support gradual political reform. The chapter ended with Chen Xiaojun arguing that Sea God Hall needed to guide the key 20% while protecting the interests of the remaining 80%.

• Bo Xian'er asked Chen Zixiu whether she was right to reform Sea God Island, and he praised her sense of responsibility.
• Bo Xian'er and Chen Zixiu recalled Chen Xiaojun's ideas and considered his insight a possible opportunity for Sea God Island's transformation.
• Bo Xian'er asked Chen Xiaojun to explain his criticisms of Sea God Island's tribal political system, and he described its weak reach among ordinary people.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed changing the economic base through manufacturing, aquaculture, and tourism to create jobs and encourage gradual political change.
• Chen Xiaojun explained the Pareto Principle and urged Sea God Hall to guide the crucial 20% while safeguarding the interests of the other 80%.

Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er discussed whether Chen Xiaojun should become Clan Leader, while Bo Xian'er later visited Xi Xi to talk about her feelings for him. Bo Xian'er encouraged Xi Xi to gain more life experience before deciding what she truly wanted.

• Chen Zixiu told Bo Xian'er that Chen Xiaojun's abilities came from his master's gifts but that his loyalty to the Chen Clan made him a strong candidate for Clan Leader.
• Chen Zixiu said Jian Jun lacked the political skill, vision, and leadership needed for the position and agreed that the world faced a great upheaval unseen in a thousand years.
• Bo Xian'er left to visit Xi Xi, who was awake by her window and initially greeted the visitor with her Golden Trident ready.
• Xi Xi recognized Bo Xian'er, who teased her about missing someone and said she had come because of the person Xi Xi was thinking about.
• Bo Xian'er acknowledged Xi Xi's feelings for Chen Xiaojun and advised her to see more of the world before deciding what she truly wanted.

Chen Yanwu, Chen Jianzun, Chen Jianjun, Chen Feng, Chen Mu, Chen Bin, and Chen Shurui challenged the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise again with the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation. Their coordinated attacks pressured the beast, but it withstood their opening assault with its amplified strength and defense.

• Chen Jianzun asked how many times the group had challenged the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise that month, and Chen Mu recalled their three previous defeats.
• Chen Yanwu urged the group to keep fighting, and Chen Jianjun ordered them to activate the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation.
• The seven Chen fighters formed their sword formation around the Black Water Pond as the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise emerged from the water.
• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise activated Power Amplification and repelled Chen Jianzun's Tian Shu Dawn attack, though the collision left scratches on its claws.
• Chen Bin and Chen Shurui attacked together with Tian Ji Revolving Kun and Tian Xuan Dawnbreak, but the tortoise blocked their sword qi.
• Chen Mu and Chen Feng followed with Yu Heng Cloud Piercer and Kai Yang Sky Piercer, pressing the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise with coordinated attacks.

Chen Yanwu and Chen Jianjun found ways to pierce the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise’s formidable defenses during the sword formation’s training battle. Chen Jianjun wounded it for the first time, but the beast immediately counterattacked with its massive tail.

• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise used its Yin Yang Tortoise Shield to dissolve Chen Mu and Chen Feng’s attacks while Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong assessed its strength and the seven-person sword formation.
• The tortoise summoned a rampaging Water and Earth Spirit Flow, forcing Chen Feng and the others to dodge and take cover within the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation.
• Chen Yanwu used Tian Quan Moon Sever and Primal Spirit Shining Stars to land a spiritual attack that wounded the tortoise and made it roar in pain.
• Chen Jianjun seized the opening with Yaoguang Soul Extinction and stabbed the tortoise’s flank, drawing blood for the first time.
• The wounded tortoise swung its enormous serpent tail down toward the fighters.

The Chen Clan’s seven fighters used the Seven Stars Guard Diagram to contain Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise, but its domain reversal and spiritual attack strained their formation. Chen Yanwu countered the Silent Sound Wave with Great Sound is Silent, before the beast unleashed Spirit Abyss Water Waterfall and scattered the formation, leaving the fighters thrown apart but protected by their individual barriers.

• Chen Jianzun deflected Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise’s snake-tail strike with his Azure Sea Sky Sword, and Chen Mu caught Chen Jianjun as he was knocked back.
• Chen Yanwu led the seven Chen Clan members in forming the Seven Stars Guard Diagram, which suppressed the beast’s Yin Yang Domain and trapped it.
• Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise reversed its Yin Yang Domain, shaking the diagram, and Chen Yanwu ordered everyone to pour in their Soul Power to strengthen its defense.
• Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise released its Black Tortoise Silent Sound Wave, but Chen Yanwu used Great Sound is Silent to dissolve the spiritual attack and steady the others.
• Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise unleashed Spirit Abyss Water Waterfall, scattering the Seven Stars Guard Diagram and sending the seven fighters flying, though their individual barriers blocked the shockwave.

Chen Jianzun suppressed the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise’s water attack, but the beast absorbed starlight and the Chen Clan’s Big Dipper Sword wounded it. The Black Tortoise unleashed Yin Yang Reversal, shattered the Seven Stars Sword Formation, and left the Chen Clan members injured on the ground.

• Chen Jianzun combined Vast Sea Bright Moon and Tian Shu Dawn into Stars and Moon Shine Together, suppressing the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise’s Spirit Abyss Water Waterfall.
• Chen Cong and Chen Xiaojun discussed the Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation and the need to let other Sword Martial Souls take part.
• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise absorbed starlight through its shell, destabilizing the Seven Stars Sword Formation.
• Chen Yanwu ordered the seven fighters to use Big Dipper Rules Death—Big Dipper Sword, which broke through the Black Tortoise’s defense and split its shell.
• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise unleashed Yin Yang Reversal, reflected the absorbed starlight, shattered the formation, and blasted the Chen Clan members to the ground.