Chapter Summaries

After their dangerous match ended in a draw, Ling Xinyao and Zhu Wuxin recovered in a Chen Clan infirmary and talked while they rested. Ling Xinyao learned that Zhu Wuxin could not withstand Chen Xiaojun’s two techniques, and felt reassured that she was not alone in that.

• Ling Xinyao and Zhu Wuxin woke in a recovery room, where Zhu Shiqing treated them and gave them Purple Cloud Silver Leaf Pills.
• Zhu Wuxin prepared to leave and touched up her makeup while Ling Xinyao learned she was nearly seventeen and attended Moonlight Academy as a follower.
• Zhu Wuxin told Ling Xinyao that their draw counted as passing the test, but agreed she should not challenge her eldest young lady.
• Ling Xinyao asked whether Zhu Wuxin could withstand Chen Xiaojun’s Subduing Demon Seal and Life Severing Sword Drawing Technique, and Zhu Wuxin said she could not.
• Ling Xinyao felt relieved that Zhu Wuxin also could not take Chen Xiaojun’s two techniques.

Du Gu Fu and Zhu Wuneng joked about Zhu Wuneng’s sister before watching Zhu Wukui lose to Ge Tianhao and Liu Ruyan defeat Ge Tianhao. Ge Tianhao reflected on the weaknesses in his martial soul and cultivation that had led to his defeat.

• Du Gu Fu teased Zhu Wuneng about his fierce older sister and admitted he had no chance after learning she already liked someone and cared about looks.
• Zhu Wuneng explained that his older brother Zhu Wukui had fewer resources and was only level 43 as Du Gu Fu watched him lose to Ge Tianhao.
• Zhu Wuneng described how Ge Tianhao’s Yazi Martial Soul and Zhu Wukui’s Stone Armor Porcupine made their fight a test of endurance.
• Du Gu Fu and Zhu Wuneng cheered for Liu Ruyan as she faced Ge Tianhao in the next match.
• Ge Tianhao lost to Liu Ruyan, whose Origin Spirit Water Fire Needle, soul skills, and combat experience overwhelmed his Blazing Gold Yazi.
• Ge Tianhao considered how Liu Ruyan had exposed his incomplete grasp of the Yazi Heavenly Origin Art and outmatched him in Soul Power and experience.

After Shen Youchu lost to Yang Lu, Bei Ming Lingyu challenged Yang Lu, turning the gathering into a duel between two top young archers. The Chen Clan’s elders raised the arena barrier as both fifteen-year-old Soul Ancestors prepared to fight.

• Du Gu Fu and Zhu Wuneng discussed Shen Youchu’s loss and wondered which Chen Clan member would challenge Yang Lu next.
• Bei Ming Lingyu leaped onto the arena and asked Yang Lu to fight him instead of a Chen Clan youth.
• Bei Ming Lingyu introduced himself as a fifteen-year-old rank 45 Soul Ancestor from the Bei Ming Family, wielding the Light Feather Ice Bow.
• Spectators recognized Bei Ming Lingyu and Yang Lu as highly ranked young archers from rival bow clans.
• The Chen Clan’s four Soul Sages activated the arena barrier while Yang Lu and Bei Ming Lingyu faced each other, ready to begin their duel.

Bei Ming Lingyu and Yang Lu fought an intense archery duel, trading rapid volleys and powerful soul skills. Their strongest attacks collided, leaving both fighters standing after retreating, and the contest remained undecided.

• Bei Ming Lingyu opened with Shadowless Arrows, but Yang Lu evaded them with Seven Absolutes Step and countered with Returning Wind Willow Dance.
• Bei Ming Lingyu used Light-Shadow Step and Chaotic Flying Stars to evade and clash with Yang Lu's arrows as both archers exchanged hundreds of shots.
• Bei Ming Lingyu unleashed Ice Wings and froze Yang Lu's Prairie Fire arrow, shattering the frozen fire dragon into ice shards.
• Yang Lu attacked with Falling Star, and Bei Ming Lingyu answered with High Explosive Piercing Strike; their attacks collided and sent both fighters retreating over ten steps.
• The spectators praised the duel and remarked on Bei Ming Lingyu, the Bei Ming Family, and Spirit Hall's rising young talents.

Yang Lu and Bei Ming Lingyu fought an extended archery duel, but Yang Lu conceded when her Soul Power ran low. Bei Ming Lingyu won and had to remain in the arena as a ring defender or challenge another fighter, so he chose to challenge.

• Yang Lu countered Bei Ming Lingyu's arrows with her ice-based First Soul Skill, then the two exchanged powerful attacks that clashed without either gaining a decisive advantage.
• Yang Lu's Phoenix Feather Arrow battered Bei Ming Lingyu's Light Feather Barrier, while their later arrows canceled each other out in midair.
• After a prolonged duel, Yang Lu conceded because her Soul Power was nearly exhausted, and Bei Ming Lingyu accepted the win in confusion.
• Yang Lu left after scolding Bei Ming Lingyu for calling her Sister Lu, and Zhu Yanfeng stopped Bei Ming Lingyu from chasing after her.
• Zhu Yanfeng told Bei Ming Lingyu to defend the ring or challenge another fighter, and Bei Ming Lingyu chose to challenge after receiving a Purple Cloud Silver Leaf Pill.

Yang Jingxue negotiated with Chen Yu for a Ninth Grade Treasure Medicine to help Xiao Lu and secured a larger trade partnership between their families. Meanwhile, Chen Yu and Spirit Hall's elders discussed the Bei Ming Family's rising genius Ling Yu and the pressure he could put on rival archers.

• Yang Jingxue asked Chen Yu for a Ninth Grade Treasure Medicine to raise Xiao Lu's Innate Soul Power, and offered a thirty-percent discount on the Yang Family's goods in exchange.
• Chen Yu accepted Yang Jingxue's offer and invited the Yang Family to invest in a timber trade market in Five Mountains County, which she agreed to join.
• Yang Jingxue described Ling Yu's exceptional combat and flexibility, while Chen Yu reassured her that Xiao Lu's reflexes and spiritual perception could help her catch up.
• Qian Daoliu praised Ling Yu's performance, and Bei Ming Xinghai revealed that Ling Yu had Innate Soul Power of level 9.3.
• She Yaolei boasted about Ling Yu's talent, and Sa Gu'er answered that his own grandson had at least made the Genius List.

Chen Xiaojun secured the Medical Alliance’s initial order for the Purple Cloud Silver Leaf Pill, then Chen Yanwu made a striking entrance to face Bei Ming Lingyu. Her swordplay and poem impressed Lingyu and the observers, leaving the Ma Family impressed by the Chen Clan’s flair.

• Chen Xiaojun presented the Purple Cloud Silver Leaf Pill to the Medical Alliance, and Zhong Chunhua agreed to purchase one thousand pills for initial testing.
• Ye Xiuyuan praised Chen Xiaojun’s business dealings and asked who the Chen Clan would send to face the archer; Chen Xiaojun said Chen Yanwu would handle it.
• Bei Ming Lingyu challenged the Chen Clan, and Chen Yanwu rode her Seven Kill Sword onto the arena while reciting a poem.
• Bei Ming Lingyu praised Chen Yanwu’s entrance and asked which of the Seven Stars swords she wielded; she answered that she was the Tian Quan Sword.
• Ma Tianyang praised Chen Yanwu and the Chen Clan’s style to Chen Menglin, repeating the poem’s memorable line.

Chen Yanwu faced Bei Ming Lingyu in a duel after demonstrating her swordsmanship, while he unleashed his secret art, Ultimate Feather Light. She responded by activating her Fourth Soul Skill, Falling Moon, leaving the confrontation poised at the moment her power began to manifest.

• Ma Tianyang learned from Chen Menglin that Chen Yanwu had opened her Upper Soul Nest and could fly on a sword.
• Bei Ming Lingyu challenged Chen Yanwu to show her swordsmanship, and she revealed she had reached level 49.
• Bei Ming Lingyu attacked with successive archery techniques, but Chen Yanwu evaded them with her Sword Steps and sword-riding movement.
• Bei Ming Lingyu unleashed his Profound Meaning Level secret art, Ultimate Feather Light, and loosed a radiant arrow at Chen Yanwu.
• Chen Yanwu used Spiral Nine Shadows to fade from the arrow's path, then began casting her Fourth Soul Skill, Falling Moon.

Chen Yanwu defeated Bei Ming Lingyu with her Fourth Soul Skill, Falling Moon, whose illusion and swift sword strike overwhelmed him. Qian Daoliu and the others analyzed her strength as the crowd celebrated and debated what title to give her.

• Chen Yanwu's Falling Moon trapped Bei Ming Lingyu in an illusion and struck him down with a sword beam.
• Bei Ming Lingyu conceded defeat and collapsed, and Bei Ming Xinghai carried him from the arena.
• Qian Daoliu explained how Chen Yanwu used the full moon as an illusionary medium before delivering her finishing blow.
• Sa Gu'er and She Yaolei praised Chen Yanwu's exceptional mental strength and the speed of her sword strike.
• The youths cheered Chen Yanwu and argued over whether to call her the Sword Monarch, Goddess of Heavenly Sound, or Goddess of Heavenly Sound Sword Monarch.

After Chen Yanwu defeated Bei Ming Lingyu, she explained that her new Heart Sword Technique combined Falling Moon with the Sword Drawing Technique and remained a technique she still needed to refine. Then Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect entered the arena, and spectators waited to see who the Chen Clan would send to face him.

• Ling Xinyao and Zhu Wuxin discussed Chen Yanwu's strength and her previously unseen Falling Moon move.
• Qing Yue declared that she would take Chen Yanwu as her disciple, even if she had to leave her sect.
• Chen Feng and Chen Mu recognized that Chen Yanwu had fused Falling Moon with the Sword Drawing Technique, and Chen Yanwu named the result the Heart Sword Technique.
• Chen Yanwu said the technique was only an early prototype and considered the goal of achieving Sword Heart Clarity.
• Tang Chen entered the arena with his Clear Sky Hammer, prompting spectators to anticipate a match against a Chen Clan fighter.

Tang Chen challenged Xiao Hongchen, but Chen Jianjun stepped in to fight him instead. The two level 48 soul masters clashed with their lightning-infused weapons, and the chapter ended while their fierce duel was still underway.

• Tang Chen called out Xiao Hongchen twice, prompting Chen Xiaojun to prepare to answer before Chen Jianjun took the stage.
• Chen Jianjun identified himself and persuaded Tang Chen to fight him as their families' eldest legitimate grandsons and their ages and ranks closely matched.
• Tang Chen and Chen Jianjun introduced themselves as level 48 Battle Soul Elders and agreed to duel.
• Chen Jianjun used Sword Power and Rigid Sword to strengthen and enlarge his lightning-infused Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Jianjun and Tang Chen exchanged powerful sword and hammer strikes, sending lightning, sparks, and shockwaves across the arena.

Chen Jianjun and Tang Chen fought an increasingly fierce duel, with Chen Jianjun’s lightning-enhanced swordsmanship and defenses giving him an edge. Tang Chen escalated with Yang Metal Thunder, and Chen Jianjun answered with the Nine Yang Divine Skill, leaving their powers poised to clash.

• Chen Jianjun revealed that the Seven Kill Sword had gained lightning power, and he and Tang Chen exchanged attacks amid interweaving blue and purple lightning.
• Chen Jianjun’s enhanced speed and strength gave him a slight advantage, while his lightning immunity let him withstand Tang Chen’s attacks.
• Tang Chen unleashed Phantom Hammer Array, but Chen Jianjun blocked the barrage with Golden Bell Shield and mocked Tang Chen for talking too much.
• Tang Chen activated Clear Sky True Yang Force and fused its metal and yang attributes with lightning to create Yang Metal Thunder.
• Chen Jianjun activated the Nine Yang Divine Skill to test it against Tang Chen’s Nine Yang Force, as Xiao Jun had advised.

Chen Jianjun demonstrated that his Nine Yang Divine Skill could overpower Tang Chen’s Clear Sky Nine Yang Force, then attacked him with the Subduing Demon Seal. Tang Chen defended with Clear Sky Initial Yang Force, which resisted the technique’s suppression better than his True Yang Force.

• Tang Chen challenged Chen Jianjun to compare their Yang Attribute techniques, and Chen Jianjun explained that the Nine Yang Divine Skill was not created for the Tang Clan.
• Chen Jianjun’s Nine Yang Divine Skill and lightning-enhanced Seven Kill Sword broke through Tang Chen’s Clear Sky True Yang Force, forcing Tang Chen to retreat farther.
• On the second floor, Chen Yu told Tang Yue that the Nine Yang Divine Skill came from an inheritance the Chen Clan had obtained through other channels.
• Chen Jianjun launched the Subduing Demon Seal, sending a giant Golden Red handprint crashing down toward Tang Chen.
• Tang Chen activated Clear Sky Body Protection and used Clear Sky Initial Yang Force, whose Water Attribute evaporated slowly under the Nine Yang Divine Skill, reducing its restraining effect.

Chen Jianjun and Tang Chen fought through powerful techniques until both gambled everything on a final clash between Tang Chen’s Soaring Sky Strike and Chen Jianjun’s Thunder Great Goodness. The lightning engulfed Tang Chen and his hammer, but the chapter ended before the victor was revealed.

• Tang Chen shattered Chen Jianjun’s Subduing Demon Seal, and Chen Jianjun followed with Sun Breathing’s Tenth and Eleventh Forms.
• Tang Chen countered Chen Jianjun’s attacks with Disorder Splitting Wind Forty-Nine Hammers, and their final blows unleashed a wave of Soul Power across the arena.
• Both fighters, battered and exhausted, agreed to decide the battle with one move.
• Tang Chen enlarged his Clear Sky Hammer for Soaring Sky Strike as Chen Jianjun gathered lightning into his Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Jianjun unleashed Thunder Great Goodness, and its lightning engulfed Tang Chen and his Clear Sky Hammer, which shrank back to its original size.

Chen Jianjun defeated Tang Chen in a fierce arena duel, leaving both fighters battered and their clothes in tatters. After the spectators discussed the result, Chen Xiaojun reflected on Tang Chen’s defeat and noticed Xi Xi’s feelings for him had not changed.

• Chen Jianjun blasted Tang Chen’s Clear Sky Hammer beyond the arena and remained inside the boundary, winning the duel despite his injuries.
• Zhu Yanfeng told the battered fighters to bathe and change, while spectators praised the battle and discussed the Genius List rankings.
• Bo Saixi cheered Chen Jianjun’s victory, and Chen Xiaojun joked with Xi Xi about Tang Chen’s challenge.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that Tang Chen had come for the Nine Yang Divine Skill and had clashed with Chen Jianjun after seeing him use it.
• Chen Xiaojun watched Xi Xi’s reaction to Tang Chen and noticed she showed little admiration for him while quietly responding to Chen Xiaojun’s attention.

Chen Xun celebrated his sons’ success as his friends discussed the Chen Clan’s youth tournament and its difficult reward challenge. Chen Xiaojun had secretly prepared Chen Jianjun to counter Tang Chen, leaving the story poised for the next matches and the question of who would guard the Chen Clan’s pass.

• Ma Zhibin congratulated Chen Xun on Chen Yanwu and Chen Jianjun’s high Genius List rankings, then secured a promise of a celebration after the matches.
• Ma Zhibin remarked that Tang Chen’s techniques seemed thoroughly countered, unknowingly describing Chen Xiaojun’s preparations for Chen Jianjun.
• Chen Xiaojun had taught Chen Jianjun countermeasures against the Tang Clan’s famous inheritances and strengthened his cultivation during special training in the Vine Sea Secret Realm.
• The chapter recounted how the Vine Sea Special Training helped the Chen Clan youths achieve strong results, with Chen Xiaojun contributing as a shadow instructor.
• Long Wenkai, Ma Zhibin, and Xue Tianming discussed how difficult it would be for visiting youths to win the Eighth Grade Purple Ganoderma before Ma Zhibin asked who would guard the Chen Clan’s pass.

At the gathering, the elders discussed the Seven Stars Sword Formation and Xiao Jun’s role as its versatile substitute. Ximen Chuixue revealed that Jian Jun’s final move had stirred his martial soul, prompting Chen Cong and Ximen Rongcheng to take them to test a possible Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Ma Zhibin and the others discussed the strength of the Seven Stars Swords and learned that Xiao Jun had temporarily filled Yan Wu’s position in the formation.
• Chen Jingyao suggested Xiao Jun could serve as an all-around substitute, and Chen Cong praised his insight.
• Ye Xiuqin brought Ximen Chuixue to Ximen Rongcheng and Chen Cong, where Chuixue explained that Jian Jun’s fight had caused his martial soul to resonate.
• Ma Zhibin recognized the signs of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Chen Cong decided to take Chuixue and Jian Jun to the backyard to test it.
• Chen Cong asked Mu Lingyun to handle the guests and call Xiao Jun over while Yan Wu continued the matches.

After Tang Chen lost to Chen Jianjun, he discussed the Chen Clan’s Nine Yang Divine Skill and his opponent’s talents with Tang Yue. Tang Yue outlined ways the Tang Clan could counter the technique, leaving Tang Chen reassured that he could improve and challenge Chen Jianjun again.

• Tang Chen told Tang Yue that his injuries were mostly external and that the Purple Cloud Silver Leaf Pill had eased his internal injury.
• Tang Chen described how Chen Jianjun’s Nine Yang Divine Skill countered his True Yang Force and how Chen Jianjun’s linked martial techniques withstood his Chaotic Cloak hammer strikes.
• Tang Yue analyzed the Nine Yang Divine Skill’s strengths and suggested the Tang Clan refine its existing Nine Yang Force or cultivate its Sun Attribute forces to weaken the countering effect.
• Tang Chen felt encouraged that he still had room to improve and said he suspected Chen Jianjun had a mutated martial soul and Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tang Yue acknowledged Chen Jianjun’s exceptional talent and looked out the window toward the distant plaza.

Tang Yue explained the Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation to Tang Chen, including their dangers and the preparation required to use them. Tang Chen learned why the sect had concentrated its resources on him and was told he could begin preparing to inherit Soul Bones after reaching level 50.

• Tang Chen asked Tang Yue whether he would teach him the Great Sumeru Hammer, and Tang Yue said it was too dangerous for him to practice yet.
• Tang Yue described the technique's physical, mental, and Soul Power requirements, warning that Ring Detonation could kill its user without sufficient strength and preparation.
• Tang Yue told Tang Chen that Ring Detonation could multiply his strength several times, but required Soul Bones, ideally a full set.
• Tang Chen asked why Tang Xiao could not inherit the technique too, and Tang Yue explained that the sect had only gathered two sets of suitable Soul Bones across more than a thousand years, with one set already on him.
• Tang Yue said Tang Chen would have to reach level 50 and withstand a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring before he could safely begin absorbing the strength-type Soul Bones.

Tang Yue explained the dangers and lasting costs of Ring Detonation, urging Tang Chen to protect the Clear Sky Sect and keep his Innate Full Soul Power secret. He warned Tang Chen that young prodigies faced hidden threats and revealed how the Chen Clan retaliated after Xiao Hongchen was nearly killed.

• Tang Yue told Tang Chen that Ring Detonation could kill its user and permanently damage the soul rings, leaving the user gravely wounded.
• Tang Yue described the Clear Sky Sect's predecessors as protectors and martyrs, and Tang Chen promised to become strong enough to protect his grandfather and future descendants.
• Tang Yue warned Tang Chen to conceal his Innate Full Soul Power and said Chen Jianjun likely had the same talent and could sense Tang Chen's aptitude.
• Tang Yue revealed that Unbenevolent Tower's assassins had badly wounded Xiao Hongchen and that Chen Yu and several Titled Douluo had stormed the tower's headquarters and killed its current and former masters.
• Tang Chen wondered whether Xiao Hongchen had stayed out of their match because of his injuries, and Tang Yue said he seemed mostly recovered after demonstrating the formation.