Chapter Summaries

Chen Xiaojun revealed his ten-thousand-year third soul ring and struck the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise with a devastating attack, but the Super Soul Beast repaired its shell and endured. It recognized Chen Xiaojun and questioned him about the soul ring bestowed by another Super Soul Beast.

• Chen Xiaojun charged the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise and revealed his ten-thousand-year third soul ring, astonishing his clan brothers.
• Chen Xiaojun used his Fish Intestine Sword and assassin phantoms to break through the Black Tortoise's defenses and shatter one corner of its shell.
• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise survived the attack and repaired its damaged shell with earth and stone.
• Chen Jianjun and the others regrouped beside Chen Xiaojun, who checked on their injuries as the Black Tortoise focused on him.
• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise spoke to Chen Xiaojun through thought, recognized him, and asked whether another Super Soul Beast had bestowed his soul ring.

The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise revealed that the Five-Colored Deer’s gift had given Chen Xiaojun the Power of Destiny, then demonstrated its strength and explained why it had entered the secret realm. It proposed sacrificing itself to help Chen Xiaojun absorb its power and obtain a high-quality soul bone.

• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise told Chen Xiaojun that the Five-Colored Deer’s Soul Ring had granted him the Power of Destiny, which could alter fortune and protect a clan.
• Chen Xiaojun recalled the Five-Colored Deer’s final words and realized its power might have aided his good fortune and his clan’s prosperity.
• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise created a powerful earth-and-stone counterpart and used Black Tortoise Suppression to immobilize Chen Xiaojun and his companions.
• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise explained to Chen Cong that it had been trapped in the secret realm and believed its death was unavoidable.
• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise offered to sacrifice its Soul Ring, essence, and Mental Power for Chen Xiaojun, while condensing a high-quality soul bone.

Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise made a deal with Chen Xiaojun, entrusting him with its two eggs and asking him to visit its clan after its death. After Chen Xiaojun contracted with the eggs, Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise began sacrificing itself and its spirit ring merged into him.

• Chen Xiaojun swore an oath to accept Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise's deal as long as it would not seriously harm him or his family.
• Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise retrieved two Spirit Eggs from Black Water Pond and asked Chen Xiaojun to help them hatch, adopt them as War Beasts, and take them away once they could protect themselves.
• Chen Xiaojun agreed to visit Spirit Xuan Ge's clan territory and tell its people what had happened.
• Chen Xiaojun completed a secret-art contract with the two Spirit Eggs, and Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise prepared to sacrifice itself.
• Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise burned with silver-red bloodflame, formed an enormous black ring, and sent it into Chen Xiaojun.

Chen Xiaojun completed his soul-ring absorption from the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise, which transformed his Soul Power and formed the Gan Jiang and Mo Xie swords within his Lower Soul Nest. As his Soul Power surged past level 42, he began condensing an External Soul Bone, leaving Chen Cong and the others watching anxiously.

• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise’s sacrifice purified Chen Xiaojun’s Soul Power, and Gan Jiang and Mo Xie fully formed as twin swords in his Lower Soul Nest.
• The Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise died and produced a Torso Bone, which Chen Cong said Chen Xiaojun could choose whether to use.
• Chen Xiaojun’s Soul Power surged through levels 40, 41, and 42 as he absorbed the sacrifice without a resentful remnant soul interfering.
• Chen Xiaojun suddenly collapsed and trembled in pain, prompting Chen Cong to inspect him with his Sword Eye.
• Chen Cong explained that Chen Xiaojun was condensing an External Soul Bone from the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise’s abundant physical essence, and the others marveled at his luck.

Chen Xiaojun endured the painful fusion of a Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise spine bone with his External Soul Bone. When the process ended, his new black-and-white External Soul Bone had become a turtle shell, leaving his family laughing.

• Chen Jianjun reflected that he did not need to compete with Chen Xiaojun, while Chen Jianzun praised his calm and steady approach.
• Chen Mu asked Chen Cong for a soul bone, and Chen Cong showed him a seventy-thousand-year-old left arm bone but decided to save it until Chen Mu was stronger.
• Chen Yanwu noticed black-and-white light on Chen Xiaojun's back, and Chen Cong drew the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise spine bone into him.
• Chen Xiaojun endured severe pain as the bone fused with his External Soul Bone, and his back swelled before a burst of light ended the transformation.
• Chen Feng and the others laughed when they saw that Chen Xiaojun's External Soul Bone had become a black-and-white turtle shell marked with a Yin Yang Taiji Diagram.

Chen Xiaojun absorbed the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise's True Water and awakened an External Soul Bone shaped like a tortoise shell. He named its visible marking the Yin Yang Taiji Black Tortoise Diagram and learned that the bone could absorb and transform surrounding energy as his Torso Bone reached forty thousand years.

• The Black Tortoise True Water surrounded Chen Xiaojun and was absorbed through the rotating Yin Yang Taiji Diagram on his shell.
• Chen Xiaojun recovered and endured teasing from Chen Mu and Chen Feng about the tortoise shell on his back.
• Chen Cong explained that the shell was Chen Xiaojun's External Soul Bone and advised him to focus on mastering its power.
• Chen Xiaojun sensed that the External Soul Bone enhanced his defense and could absorb and transform nearby energy.
• Chen Xiaojun withdrew the shell, leaving a Yin Yang Taiji pattern bearing the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise, and named it the Yin Yang Taiji Black Tortoise Diagram.
• Chen Xiaojun revealed that his Torso Bone had reached forty thousand years, and Chen Cong concluded that it had connected with the External Soul Bone and grown by absorbing the True Water.

Chen Xiaojun learned that his torso bone might continue to grow and revealed its skill, Black Tortoise Suppression, while the Chen Clan prepared for the Soul Offering Competition. After burying the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise, he placed its two Spirit Eggs in the Spring of Life and visited the sleeping Xiao Yi, hoping she would soon awaken.

• Chen Cong theorized that Chen Xiaojun's torso bone could keep growing because it was connected to his External Soul Bone, and Chen Xiaojun revealed that its skill was Black Tortoise Suppression.
• Chen Xiaojun said he was almost rank 44, and Chen Jianzun told Chen Feng and Chen Mu to prepare for the Soul Offering Competition one year later.
• Chen Cong ordered the Chen Clan members to review their battle with the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise and said he would personally supervise their formation training.
• Chen Xiaojun and the others solemnly buried the Spirit Abyss Black Tortoise, then he placed its two Spirit Eggs in the Spring of Life with Old Green's permission.
• Chen Xiaojun visited the sleeping Xiao Yi in the Life Holy Land, told her about his breakthrough and the Spirit Eggs, and hoped she would soon wake up.

After Chen Xiaojun absorbed his Fourth Soul Ring, he entered the system space and learned that its thirty-thousand-year age had earned him a non-fixed reward for being unprecedented. He drew the Eight Wonders from Under One Person and ended by asking the Artifact Spirit whether his Ten Great Divine Swords were connected to the system.

• Chen Xiaojun waited until he was alone, then entered the system’s illusory space to claim his lottery reward.
• The Artifact Spirit revealed that his Fourth Soul Ring’s thirty-thousand-year cultivation had earned him a non-fixed draw reward, though godly inheritance rewards meant his earlier rings were not necessarily the highest in history.
• Chen Xiaojun chose the fixed reward lottery, and the wheel landed on “Technique.”
• Chen Xiaojun selected the middle card and won the Eight Wonders from Under One Person, which the system placed in his Storage Soul Tool.
• Chen Xiaojun inferred that lottery prizes came in silver, gold, and purple-gold tiers, then asked the Artifact Spirit whether his Ten Great Divine Swords were connected to the system.

Chen Xiaojun received a purple-gold card that let him choose any second Martial Soul, then weighed the risks of choosing a God-level option against his duties to the Chen Clan. He made his choice and activated the card, as the system began to respond.

• Chen Xiaojun learned that the roulette reward was a second Martial Soul he could shape however he wished.
• The Artifact Spirit explained that the reward was a one-time benefit and would not recur in the future.
• Back in reality, Chen Xiaojun considered God-level Martial Souls and several famous alternatives, then hesitated over the risks tied to the Heaven and Earth Rules.
• Chen Xiaojun decided that his responsibilities as a member of the Chen Clan's Direct Lineage would guide his choice.
• Chen Xiaojun activated the purple-gold card, and the system began issuing a notification.

Chen Xiaojun gained the Nethersea Seven Kill Sword after Heaven and Earth Rules suppressed its full power, and he gave the excess Creation Energy to Xiao Yi. As he left the Life Holy Land, he reflected on the system’s limits and mysteries, then felt pain in his Lower Soul Nest and encountered Chen Cong.

• Chen Xiaojun confirmed the Seven Kill Sword’s advancement into the Nethersea Seven Kill Sword, a mutated Martial Soul that could be temporarily unsealed into a Super Martial Soul.
• Chen Xiaojun gave the excess Creation Energy to Xiao Yi, healing her injuries and improving her constitution until she gained a blank second Martial Soul.
• Chen Xiaojun concluded that system rewards came from Creation Energy and remained constrained by the Heaven and Earth Rules, while questioning the Artifact Spirit, the system’s origins, and its purpose.
• Chen Xiaojun felt a faint swelling pain in his Lower Soul Nest as he left the Life Holy Land and ran into Chen Cong.
• Chen Xiaojun bid farewell to Old Green.

Chen Xiaojun revealed his Twin Martial Souls to Chen Cong and explained that his mutated Nethersea Seven Kill Sword was a King Martial Soul and the transitional form of the divine Nethersea Sword. Its appearance stirred powerful figures across the continent, while Chen Cong saw proof that the Chen Clan's Seven Kill Sword could advance to God-level.

• Chen Xiaojun's Nethersea Seven Kill Sword sent a mysterious fluctuation across the continent, drawing reactions from powerful figures in several places.
• Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er sensed the fluctuation and wondered whether a Super Martial Soul's ascension had succeeded or failed.
• Chen Xiaojun summoned his Seven Kill Sword, and Chen Cong recognized that he possessed Twin Martial Souls.
• Chen Xiaojun showed Chen Cong the blood-red fuller and identified the mutated weapon as the Nethersea Seven Kill Sword, a King Martial Soul and embryonic divine sword.
• Chen Xiaojun released the sword's full aura, and Chen Cong's own Seven Kill Sword trembled with excitement and reverence.
• Chen Xiaojun explained the Nethersea Sword, and Chen Cong concluded that it proved the Chen Clan's Seven Kill Sword could potentially reach God-level.

Chen Xiaojun revealed his Nethersea Seven Kill Sword to the Chen Clan, and Chen Cong discussed its powers and hidden attributes with him. Chen Cong concluded that the sword may possess the many associated attributes characteristic of a God-level Martial Soul, leaving its nature and full potential to be explored.

• Chen Mu, Chen Feng, and the others gathered after sensing a tremendous burst of sword energy, and Chen Cong announced that Xiaojun would practice the formation with them the next day.
• Chen Xiaojun summoned the Nethersea Seven Kill Sword, shocking the gathered clan members and exciting Chen Jianjun.
• Chen Jianjun told Chen Jianzun that Xiaojun awakening the sword relieved him of the burden of carrying the Direct Lineage's Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul alone.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that his Nethersea Seven Kill Sword had metal, water, spirit, slaughter, erosion, and Blood attributes, and that he sensed more hidden within it.
• Chen Cong reasoned that the Nethersea Seven Kill Sword might have at least six attributes like a God-level Martial Soul and explained how associated attributes supported a main attribute and the comprehension of rules.

Chen Cong explained why Chen Xiaojun could safely add a soul ring to his Nethersea Seven Kill Sword and recommended a suitable area-attack skill. After examining Chen Xiaojun’s Lower Soul Nest, Chen Cong found that it was struggling to contain his powerful martial souls, leaving Chen Xiaojun asking how to fix the problem.

• Chen Cong explained that successful Twin Martial Soul users balanced their physique, soul power, soul rings, and cultivation progress rather than adding rings recklessly.
• Chen Cong said Chen Xiaojun’s strengthened physique and shared sword-based cultivation technique would let him absorb a twenty- or thirty-thousand-year soul ring for the Nethersea Seven Kill Sword without risking an explosion or exposing the second martial soul.
• Chen Xiaojun chose an area-attack soul skill as the missing part of his combat abilities.
• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Cong that his Lower Soul Nest felt swollen and painful, so Chen Cong guided his soul power into it to examine the space.
• Chen Cong found that Chen Xiaojun’s powerful martial souls were straining the expanded Lower Soul Nest, and Chen Xiaojun asked him for a solution.

Chen Xiaojun revealed his Yin Yang Five Elements Eyes and explained that they could perceive the Heaven and Earth Rules, though only briefly and at great risk. He then gave Chen Cong a secret manual for the Eight Wonders, leaving Chen Cong to ask what Chen Xiaojun planned to do with them.

• Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong discussed strengthening his constitution and opening the Middle Soul Nest to address the danger in his Lower Soul Nest.
• Chen Cong praised Chen Xiaojun’s Fourth Soul Ring rewards and suggested he develop the abilities of his External Soul Bone.
• Chen Xiaojun revealed his Yin Yang Five Elements Eyes and demonstrated how they let him perceive the web of Heaven and Earth Rules.
• Chen Xiaojun warned Chen Cong that rule perception lasted only ten seconds and that he must keep the ability secret from others.
• Chen Xiaojun gave Chen Cong a golden secret manual describing the Eight Wonders and explained that the unprecedented Fourth Soul Ring had earned him an extra reward.
• Chen Cong read the manual, admitted he only partly understood the Eight Wonders, and asked Chen Xiaojun what he planned to do.

Chen Xiaojun explained how the Eight Wonders might benefit the Chen Family, from formations and machinery to cultivation and healing. He argued that Spirit Binding and Dispatching could control martial souls, prompting Chen Cong to make it the clan’s top research priority and agree to test it.

• Chen Xiaojun linked Feng Hou Qimen to formation research, Shenji Bailian to weapons and industry, Tongtian Lu to talismans, and Da Luo Dongguan to intent and domains.
• He described Six Treasures Immortal Thief, Dual Mastery Hand, and Source of Qi as ways to strengthen the body, heal and affect souls, and improve cultivation, potentially advancing the family’s path to godhood.
• Chen Xiaojun advised against freely exchanging the Eight Wonders, recommending that the clan reserve them for designated practitioners or members who had made great contributions.
• He proposed that Spirit Binding and Dispatching could control martial souls because they were manifestations of spirits, and might work especially well on martial souls with negative attributes.
• Chen Cong agreed to make Spirit Binding and Dispatching the clan’s primary research subject, and Chen Xiaojun suggested testing it on each other before trying it on Mo Yuqi’s clan’s Black Shadow Martial Soul.

Xue Chuxin, Xue Churan, and Zuo Tinggang discussed the powerful factions gathering for Chen Cong’s eightieth birthday banquet and prepared to attend. A blond young man in the next room had secretly listened to their entire conversation and found it interesting.

• Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan counted the prominent families and organizations arriving for the banquet and discussed the appeal of the Chen Clan’s markets.
• Zuo Tinggang asked Xue Churan about the copied formation and Chen Cong’s invitation to Chang'an Academy, then promised the women he would drink less while recovering from his injuries.
• Xue Churan told Xue Chuxin that Mu Lingyun had slapped her before offering an appeasing gesture, and Xue Chuxin explained Mu Lingyun’s concern about household authority.
• Xue Churan asked whether Sister Qing Yun would attend, but Zuo Tinggang interrupted and urged the women to get ready for their turn to appear.
• Xue Chuxin, Xue Churan, and Zuo Tinggang left Moon Gazing Pavilion with their attendants and headed for the Chen Clan estate.
• A blond young man in the room next door revealed that he had overheard their conversation and remarked that it was interesting.

Chen Xun hosted a huge birthday banquet for Chen Cong, where guests sampled Xiao Jun’s new food and wine while discussing business and Xiao Jun’s future at the Soul Fighting Academy. Xue Tianming remained angry with Chen Xun over the academy issue, and Chen Xun offered to arrange a discussion with Snow City Lord and the others.

• Zhu Hefeng announced Sect Master Ning Rui Ting’s arrival with an extravagant gift of two Fifty Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Ma Zhibin, Long Wenkai, Ximen Rongcheng, Yang Zhiqiang, and Chen Xun discussed the huge turnout and the buffet Xiao Jun had devised to accommodate the guests.
• Ning Ze praised the new wine and asked Chen Xun about granting the Glazed Tile Merchant Guild exclusive agency rights, but Chen Xun directed him to Ling Yun, Yun Xiao, or Xiao Jun.
• Ma Zhibin tasted the Ice and Fire Dual Heavens wine, praised it, and asked Chen Xun to share some with his family.
• Xue Tianming complained that Chen Xun had angered him over Xiao Jun’s inability to attend their Soul Fighting Academy, and Chen Xun offered to arrange a meeting with Snow City Lord and the others.

At Chen Cong’s birthday banquet, Chen Xiaojun defended the Medicinal Materials Market and won support for a new auction house. Ling Yunxiao refused to return to the Ling Family but agreed to consider whether Ling Xinghe should undergo Clan Recognition.

• Ling Yunxiao introduced Chen Xiaojun to Ning Jiang and Zhu Baiwan at the crowded birthday banquet.
• Chen Xiaojun answered Zhu Baiwan’s concerns about the Medicinal Materials Market, then invited the Treasure Pavilion and other business figures to join a medicinal materials auction house; Ning Jiang and the guests pledged support.
• Ling Yunxiao asked Chen Xiaojun what he thought of Zhu Baiwan, and Chen Xiaojun recognized that Zhu Baiwan had deliberately given him a chance to impress the crowd.
• Ling Changchuan urged Ling Yunxiao to return to the Ling Family, but Ling Yunxiao said he was tired of its power struggles and wanted to remain in the Chen Clan as a liaison between the families.
• Ling Changchuan raised the possibility of Ling Xinghe undergoing Clan Recognition after awakening the Wind Cloud Fan, and Ling Yunxiao said he would think it over.

Ling Yunxiao warned Ling Changchuan that the Yuwen Family was leading the Crimson Church’s operations in Tianshan, then counseled Ling Xinyao about her defeat by Chen Xiaojun. Chen Xiaojun reunited with his maternal relatives, and Ye Xiuyuan took him to meet seniors from the Medical Alliance.

• Ling Yunxiao told Ling Changchuan that the Yuwen Family had returned and was overseeing the Crimson Church’s affairs across North and South Tianshan.
• Ling Changchuan introduced Ling Xinyao to Ling Yunxiao and asked him to advise her.
• Ling Yunxiao urged Ling Xinyao not to let her duel with Chen Xiaojun become a Heart Demon and told her the Chen Clan viewed Xiaojun as someone who could defeat a century’s worth of the continent’s prodigies.
• Chen Xiaojun greeted his maternal uncle Ye Xiuyuan, aunt Ye Xiuhao, and cousins Ximen Chuixue and Ye Zijun.
• Ye Xiuyuan led Chen Xiaojun to meet seniors from the Medical Alliance.

Sea God Island's Chloe Russell arrived with a powerful entourage to celebrate with the Chen Clan, while Chen Xiaojun talked with Xi Xi as she enjoyed the banquet. Xi Xi planned to continue traveling across the continent, and Chen Xiaojun considered her and Xiao Yi suitable for the Six Treasures Immortal Thief.

• Chloe Russell led Sea God Island's experts into the square with congratulatory gifts, drawing attention to the island's strong ties with the Chen Clan.
• Xi Xi explained to Chen Xiaojun that she had avoided the envoy group and formal exchanges so she could eat in peace.
• Xi Xi praised the banquet's seafood dishes and described how the Sea God Art helped her digest food and maintain her appearance.
• Chen Xiaojun reflected that Xi Xi and Xiao Yi were well suited to the Six Treasures Immortal Thief because Douluo Continent had many Spirit Qi-rich foods.
• Chen Xiaojun asked Xi Xi about her plans, and she said she would continue traveling to see the rest of the continent.