Chapter Summaries

Chen Mu fought Zhu Wukui in the second round of the martial arts matches, using his speed and sword techniques to pressure the stronger opponent before losing to Zhu Wukui’s defense and force. The round ended with Zhu Wukui advancing and Chen Mu injured but praised by the spectators.

• The Chen Clan members advanced through the first round, and the second round began after a fifteen-minute rest.
• Chen Mu and Zhu Wukui introduced themselves before their match, with Chen Mu at Level 23 and Zhu Wukui at Level 33.
• Chen Mu used his Seven Kill Sword and rapid attacks to exploit Zhu Wukui’s weak points, while Zhu Wukui relied on his Stone Armor Porcupine defenses.
• Chen Mu broke through parts of Zhu Wukui’s defense with Swordfall Lonely Goose and Solitary Peak Illusory Shadow, but Zhu Wukui countered with Boundless Earth and Clear Wave Stone Fist.
• Cheng Yuan helped the injured Chen Mu up and declared Zhu Wukui the winner as spectators praised both fighters.

Chen Xiaojun defeated Cheng Tai in the second round of the clan competition after a fast-paced sword fight. The elders praised his self-created Sword Drawing Technique and discussed adding it to the Chen Clan's Sword Canon.

• Cheng Tai warned Chen Xiaojun that he would fight at full strength, then opened with Vast Eagle Eye and attacked using the Cheng family's grappling techniques.
• Chen Xiaojun met Cheng Tai with Green Duckweed Swordplay, while both fighters traded rapid attacks and defenses across the arena.
• Cheng Tai used Gale Eagle Beak against Chen Xiaojun in midair, but Chen Xiaojun's Fleeting Light Shadow shattered the divine eagle phantom.
• Cheng Tai activated Wind Riding Pride, but Chen Xiaojun closed the distance with Starfall Thunder Strike and stopped his Wind Phoenix Sword at Cheng Tai's shoulder.
• Cheng Tai admitted defeat, and Chen Xiaojun withdrew his sword and returned his salute.
• The elders praised Chen Xiaojun's Sword Drawing Technique and proposed adding the self-created art to the Chen Clan's Sword Canon.

Chen Feng lost to Zhu Wuxin in the second-round arena match after her higher soul-power rank and Nine-Toothed Rake overwhelmed his sword skills. The competition moved into the third round with ten contestants remaining, including four members of the Chen Clan and both Zhu siblings.

• Zhu Wuxin used her Nine-Toothed Rake martial soul and Soul Elder-level strength to suppress Chen Feng, a ten-year-old Soul Grandmaster.
• Chen Feng unleashed his first and second soul skills, but Zhu Wuxin countered with her third skill and left him battered and bleeding.
• Zhu Wuxin comforted Chen Feng after winning, and he accepted the loss as a consequence of their difference in rank.
• Ding Dang worried that Zhu Wuxin had injured Chen Feng, while Ximen Shaoping said injuries were normal for soul masters and asked Ye Xiuxin to check on her son later.
• By the third round, Chen Yanwu, Chen Jianjun, Chen Jianzun, and Chen Xiaojun had reached the top ten, as had Zhu Wuxin and Zhu Wukui.

Chen Xiaojun faced Chen Yanwu in the clan competition and impressed the crowd with an elegant sword duel before losing once they used soul skills. Chen Yanwu advanced toward the championship, while Chen Xiaojun finished the competition with two wins and one loss.

• Chen Xiaojun drew Chen Yanwu, and they exchanged Chen family sword techniques without using soul skills in a dazzling, closely matched duel.
• Chen Yanwu praised Chen Xiaojun's swordsmanship, then activated her Second Soul Skill, Sword Wings Like Flight, to increase her speed and attack power.
• Chen Xiaojun used Fleeting Light Shadow and Chengying Sword, but Chen Yanwu evaded his attacks with her perception and Veiling Moon Returning Snow.
• Chen Yanwu unleashed Glazed Brilliant Star Sword, and Chen Xiaojun's Sword Drawing Technique missed as her Seven Kill Sword came to rest against his neck.
• Chen Xiaojun conceded defeat and wished Chen Yanwu luck in winning the championship; the villagers applauded his strong performance of two wins against Soul Elders and one loss.

Chen Jianzun defeated Zhu Wuxin in a fierce third-round match, and the tournament’s top five were decided. Zhu Yanfeng and Ding Bingyuan discussed having Wuxin become a close follower of Chen Yanwu.

• Zhu Wuxin changed tactics, but Chen Jianzun countered her attacks with Cloud Water Swordplay.
• Zhu Wuxin and Chen Jianzun unleashed spinning Soul Skills that collided in a clash called Dual Wheel Sky Dance, while Chen Wu and Chen Xun shielded the arena.
• Chen Wu revealed Chen Jianzun’s sword at Zhu Wuxin’s shoulder and announced that he had won; Wuxin said she was unharmed.
• Zhu Yanfeng suggested that Ding Bingyuan let Zhu Wuxin follow Chen Yanwu, and Ding Bingyuan agreed they should pursue the opportunity.
• Chen Xiaojun lost to Chen Yan, while Chen Jianjun and the others won their matches; the top five became Chen Yanwu, Chen Jianzun, Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wukui, and Ma Wenyi.

Ma Wenyi and Zhu Wukui fought for a place in the Azure Beast Youth Four Young Masters’ top three, with Zhu Wukui winning after a fierce exchange of soul skills. The chapter left Zhu Wukui advancing while Ma Zhaoyang defended his grandson’s hard work and future prospects.

• Ma Wenyi and Zhu Wukui activated their martial souls and began a close-range battle using the Ma Family’s leg techniques and the Zhu Clan’s defensive fists.
• Ma Wenyi gained the advantage with his First Soul Skill and struck Zhu Wukui with Blazing Flame Stomp, breaking his Earth Armor and sending him flying.
• Zhu Wukui countered with Earth Vein Surge and Earth Rampage, landing a heavy punch that injured Ma Wenyi.
• Ma Wenyi unleashed his Third Soul Skill, Warhorse Burst Strike, while Zhu Wukui answered with Clear Wave Stone Fist, Boundless Earth.
• Both fighters were blasted away by the clash, but Zhu Wukui stood and claimed victory.
• Zhu Yanfeng celebrated Zhu Wukui’s advancement, while Ma Zhaoyang argued that Ma Wenyi’s hard work would eventually carry him to success.

Chen Jianjun and Chen Jianzun fought a fierce, evenly matched duel that ended with Jianjun’s sword astral energy securing his victory. The Chen Clan elders discussed Jianjun’s talent and the danger he would face if he joined the Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, leaving Chen Yu resolved to let him face the challenge.

• Chen Jianjun and Chen Jianzun exchanged sword techniques and soul skills in a fierce duel, with neither gaining a clear advantage.
• Chen Jianjun used his Lightning Wind Shadow Peng soul skill and Wind and Thunder Sword Qi to break Jianzun’s sword qi vortex, leaving both fighters badly injured.
• Chen Jianzun challenged Jianjun to decide the match with one final move, and Jianjun answered with sword astral energy.
• Chen Jianjun stood victorious as Ye Xiuxin went to treat both fighters’ injuries.
• Chen Hong and the other elders praised Jianjun’s talent and discussed his rare third soul ring and possible invitation to Soul Fighting Academy.
• Chen Qiujun raised concerns that the Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition would expose Jianjun to danger, but Chen Yu said a sharp sword was forged through grinding.

Chen Yanwu defeated Chen Jianjun in the clan tournament final after the two exchanged sword techniques and unleashed powerful sword qi attacks. Chen Xun declared Chen Yanwu the champion, while Chen Jianjun was left injured on the arena.

• Chen Jianjun opened the final by activating three soul skills and attacking Chen Yanwu, who defended with her sword techniques as they fought to a stalemate.
• Chen Jianjun launched Sword Qi Hundred Step Flying Sword, and Chen Yanwu answered with Sword Qi Eternal Radiance, filling the arena with colliding sword qi.
• Chen Jianjun attempted a surprise assault, but Chen Yanwu interrupted it with Unparalleled Sword Finger and then struck him with Shining Star Eye Sword.
• Chen Jianjun fell to the ground, and Chen Yanwu placed her sword on his shoulder to claim victory.
• Chen Xun announced Chen Yanwu as the clan tournament champion.

Chen Yu concluded the clan competition and praised the young contestants, while the village families discussed the Chen Clan’s promising next generation and the secrets behind Chen Xiao Jun’s talent. They left believing the Chen Clan was poised to rise again as turbulent days approached.

• Chen Yu awarded the competition prizes and delivered a speech urging the young contestants to keep striving and grow.
• Xue Tianming and the other VIP guests praised the Chen Clan’s contestants and discussed the prospects of recruiting Chen Jianjun and Chen Xiaojun.
• Zhu Yanfeng revealed that Chen Xiao Jun had Innate Full Soul Power, which the clan concealed by telling outsiders he had Innate Ninth Grade.
• Zhu Yanfeng explained that Chen Xiao Jun’s invisible, flying sword was one of ten sealed Sword Martial Souls, prompting Cheng Nanxing to wonder whether it could become a Super Martial Soul.
• Zhao Deyun warned that turbulent days were coming, and the gathered family leaders reflected on the past catastrophe and the Chen Clan’s renewed strength.

After the clan competition, Chen Jianzun accepted his defeat and committed to mastering Cloud Water Swordplay, while his family gave him soul bones and a secret technique to aid his training. Chen Hong challenged him to discover what his own sword meant, leaving him to seek a sword with soul and purpose.

• At the Chen Clan Compound, Xiao Yi gave Chen Xiaojun a Moon Opening Flower, and Chen Jianjun, Chen Feng, and Chen Xiaojun joked about their results in the clan competition.
• Chen Jianjun calmly accepted losing to Yan Wu, while Chen Feng lamented his own early defeat and Chen Xiaojun encouraged him to train for the next competition.
• At Cold Jade Manor, Chen Jianzun explained that his focus and swordsmanship had fallen short, then resolved to train Cloud Water Swordplay until he mastered sword force and asked to be called Chen Jianzun.
• Chen Hong gave Chen Jianzun a forty-thousand-year Dark Blood Demon Wolf Head Soul Bone, and Zhong Kui offered him a water-type Left Arm Bone and access to the Profound Yellow Vibration Sound Technique.
• Chen Hong described the many meanings of a swordsman's path and told Chen Jianzun that his sword had no soul, challenging him to find his own sword intent.

Chen Yanwu reunited with Chen Hanxin and Ling Yunxiao, discussed her cultivation plans, and considered Zhu Wuxin as a possible personal follower. The chapter left Chen Yanwu open to the pairing, with Chen Menglin and Chen Hanxin approving her choice.

• Chen Menglin thanked Chen Hanxin and Ling Yunxiao for raising and guiding Chen Yanwu, who expressed her gratitude to them.
• Chen Yanwu said she was doing well at Moonlight Academy and explained that Chen Surong had hurried away after Chen Shihua sent word about an important matter.
• Chen Yanwu planned to strengthen her Sword Qi Eternal Radiance and Sword Control Technique, then attempt to comprehend Sword Sound, and Chen Hanxin offered to guide her each morning.
• Chen Hanxin revealed that Zhu Yanfeng and Ding Bingyuan had proposed sending Zhu Wuxin to Moonlight Academy, likely hoping she would become Chen Yanwu's personal follower.
• Chen Yanwu judged that Zhu Wuxin's Power Attack Type martial soul could complement her Spirit Type fighting style and said the pairing was worth considering; Chen Menglin had no objection.

After Zhu Wukui and Zhu Wuxin earned honors in the competition, Zhu Yanfeng and Ding Bingyuan proposed that Wuxin follow Miss Yan Wu to Moonlight Academy. Wuxin’s parents worried about the dangers, but she insisted on taking the opportunity and pursuing a life beyond mediocrity.

• Zhu Yanfeng admired Zhu Wukui’s Bronze Inlaid Jade Seven Kill Sword and praised his top-three finish, while Ding Bingyuan teased him.
• Zhu Yanfeng and Ding Bingyuan praised Zhu Wuxin for reaching the top ten and discussed her talent.
• Zhu Yanfeng told Zhu Tianhao, Ding Dang, and Zhu Wuxin that they had asked Manager Han Xin to let Wuxin attend Moonlight Academy and follow Miss Yan Wu.
• Zhu Tianhao and Ding Dang worried that Wuxin would face danger, while Zhu Yanfeng and Ding Bingyuan argued that the opportunity and resources would help her grow.
• Zhu Wuxin declared that she wanted to pursue the path of a soul master and accept its risks, and Zhu Wuneng voiced his support.

Chen Xiaojun broke through to level 14 and reflected on the clan competition, his weaknesses, and the principles of swordsmanship. His study of the Chen Clan’s sword techniques led him to understand how inherited techniques and soul skills guided a swordsman’s path toward sword intent.

• Chen Xiaojun absorbed moonlight and spiritual energy during cultivation and broke through to level 14.
• Chen Xiaojun reviewed his matches and identified key abilities a swordsman needed, including initiative, courage, adaptability, and emotional control.
• Chen Xiaojun reflected on Chen Yanwu’s skill and Chen Jianjun’s composure, recognizing that his own abilities still fell short.
• Chen Xiaojun considered the clan’s sword styles and inheritance system, including the different combat paths he had witnessed in the competition.
• Chen Xiaojun realized that foundational sword techniques helped guide a swordsman’s development and that a suitable path depended on a person’s nature.

Chen Yu and Chen Cong told Chen Xiaojun that his Innate Soul Power had been level twelve, confirming that his martial soul was likely the embryonic form of a Super Martial Soul. They warned him and Xiao Yi to keep the secret, then discussed how he should develop his ten Sword God Pearls through resonance, sword arrays, and the Seven Sword Control Absolutes.

• Chen Cong reasoned that Chen Xiaojun’s soul power gains showed his Innate Soul Power had exceeded level ten, and Chen Yu estimated it had originally been level twelve.
• Chen Cong explained that innate level twelve meant faster cultivation, greater potential, and evidence that Chen Xiaojun’s martial soul was the embryonic form of a Super Martial Soul.
• Chen Yu warned Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi to keep the secret, recalling the deaths and danger that followed Jin Wengong’s Innate Full Soul Power being exposed.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed that his Sword God Pearl and ten divine swords had raised his Innate Soul Power, and Chen Yu advised him to cultivate their spirituality together until they resonated.
• Chen Yu recommended that Chen Xiaojun develop sword arrays and learn all seven Sword Control Absolutes, envisioning him fighting with ten swords as a one-man formation.

Chen Xiaojun revealed Xiao Yi’s Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream, Wood Element Yin Yang Art, and explained Yin Yang Theory to Chen Yu and Chen Cong. Chen Cong saw it as a possible foundation for the Chen Clan’s methods and its long-sought breakthrough to Peerless Douluo, and the chapter ended with Chen Xiaojun suggesting the Five Elements as a starting point.

• Chen Cong explained that the Chen Clan lacked a suitable Plant System Meditation Method and advised Xiao Yi to consider methods from allied clans.
• Xiao Yi said she already had a method, and Chen Xiaojun described her Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream, Wood Element Yin Yang Art.
• Chen Xiaojun explained Yin Yang Theory, astonishing Chen Yu and Chen Cong with its broad principles.
• Chen Cong proposed that Yin Yang Theory could guide the Chen Clan’s methods, Martial Soul development, and pursuit of Peerless Douluo.
• Chen Yu asked to study Xiao Yi’s inheritance, and Xiao Yi agreed to share it for reference.
• When Chen Cong wondered how to integrate the theory into the Chen Clan’s methods, Chen Xiaojun suggested beginning with the Five Elements.

Chen Xiaojun explained the five-elements theory and its relationship to yin and yang to Chen Cong. Their discussion led Chen Xiaojun to conclude that Douluo Continent lacked a philosophical worldview, though its lost Soul Tool civilization might once have embodied one.

• Chen Cong asked whether Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream was one of several Yin Yang Arts, and Chen Xiaojun explained that it represented the Wood Element.
• Chen Xiaojun taught Chen Cong the five elements, describing their qualities, mutual generation and restraint, and connection to yin and yang.
• Chen Xiaojun realized that Douluo Continent’s scholars studied attributes but lacked a systematic philosophy of how the world operated.
• Chen Xiaojun reasoned that churches, gods, and the soul master system had left little room for philosophers because philosophy did not directly increase martial strength.
• Chen Xiaojun considered Soul Tools a possible exception, but concluded that the civilization behind them had been destroyed and only remnants remained on the Sun and Moon Continent.

Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong discussed how to develop Xiao Yi’s Ageless Evergreen Ivy Martial Soul, settling on a control-support path with carefully chosen vine Soul Beasts. Chen Xiaojun proposed gathering the origins of nine vine lifeforms to try to evolve it into a Super Martial Soul, and Chen Cong agreed to help research suitable Soul Beasts.

• Chen Cong explained that Xiao Yi’s Ageless Evergreen Ivy excelled in Life Force and Rapid Growth, and recommended a control-focused path with support as a secondary role.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed Sword Willow Vine for Xiao Yi’s First Soul Ring to add sword-like attacks and improve her floating ability, and Chen Cong approved.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested finding a vitality-focused vine Soul Beast for Xiao Yi’s Second Soul Ring, while Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed the Sky Azure Vine as a possible later offensive choice.
• Xiao Yi said she would follow Chen Xiaojun’s plan.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed using nine kinds of vine lifeforms to strengthen Xiao Yi’s Martial Soul origin and potentially evolve it into a Super Martial Soul, and Chen Cong agreed to help find records and information.

Chen Yu told Chen Xiaojun how twelve ancient martial soul families founded Soul Fighting City and faced suppression from the continent’s major forces. He explained that the Jingkang Agreement ended the conflict, requiring the Ning Family to withdraw and setting terms for Soul Fighting City’s expansion and the families’ protection.

• Chen Xiaojun described Soul Fighting City’s influence and said accounts disagreed about how many families stood behind it.
• Chen Yu revealed that twelve top martial soul families had founded Soul Fighting City, including the Chen and Ning families.
• Chen Yu explained that the other major forces had spent a century suppressing Soul Fighting City, bringing both sides close to war.
• Chen Yu said the human race’s crisis forced the opposing sides to negotiate rather than fight.
• Chen Yu listed the Jingkang Agreement’s terms: the Ning Family withdrew, Soul Fighting City could operate arenas in major cities while sharing profits, the families dispersed, and guest elders could protect the Ning Family.

Chen Xiaojun learned why the Ning Family’s departure weakened Soul Fighting City and how the Twelve Families endured by staying connected. Chen Yu and Chen Cong explained the continent’s external threats and Evil Soul Masters, ending with Chen Yu revealing that a god stood behind the Crimson Church.

• Chen Xiaojun reasoned that the Ning Family’s Pagoda amplification and leadership had been vital to Soul Fighting City, and Chen Yu confirmed both points.
• Chen Yu explained that the families moved out separately while keeping close ties, and that Soul Fighting City had weathered several catastrophes.
• Chen Cong described catastrophes as continent-wide conflicts involving soul beasts, Evil Churches, and powerful Foreign Race forces.
• Chen Cong explained the history and traits of Evil Soul Masters and named several formidable Foreign Race peoples.
• Chen Yu warned Chen Xiaojun to flee or kill any Evil Soul Master he encountered, especially one from the Crimson Church.
• Chen Yu revealed that the Crimson Church had endured because a god stood behind it.

Chen Yu explained the Crimson Church’s enduring ties to the Rakshasa God and recounted how it helped destroy the Chen Clan’s former peak. He warned Chen Xiaojun to hide his Innate Soul Power and described how human powers unite against catastrophes, leaving the clan mindful of the dangers surrounding its potential.

• Chen Yu told Chen Xiaojun that the Crimson Church repeatedly rose again through the Rakshasa God’s inheritance and the evil desires of people.
• Chen Yu revealed that the Crimson Church killed Jin Wengong during an attack fifty years earlier, breaking the Chen Clan’s strength despite Jin Wengong’s chance to escape.
• Chen Xiaojun comforted Chen Cong and promised that the Chen Clan would rise again.
• Chen Yu explained that powerful factions and Evil Churches feared the Chen Clan producing a Peerless Douluo, so Chen Xiaojun had to keep his Innate Soul Power secret.
• Chen Yu described how clans and major powers resisted Foreign Races and catastrophes, and said Spirit Hall guarded dangerous places and fought at the front.