Chapter Summaries

Tang Chen chose Old Yang Force as a third kind of Nine Yang Force and asked why the Great Sumeru Hammer was passed down to only one person. Tang Yue explained that the Clear Sky Sect could not afford to train multiple heirs, leaving Tang Chen to understand the financial burden and the sacrifices made for him.

• Tang Chen asked whether he could cultivate a third kind of Nine Yang Force after absorbing a soul bone, and Tang Yue said it depended on his constitution.
• Tang Chen chose Old Yang Force to strengthen his foundation and defense, and Tang Yue approved his decision.
• Tang Yue revealed that Tang Chen's body-tempering had already cost at least four million gold coins and would require around twenty million to reach the Soul Saint Stage.
• Tang Yue explained that the Clear Sky Sect had limited funds and many people to support, so training additional Great Sumeru Hammer heirs would risk unfairness and sect stability.
• Tang Chen realized that the sect's financial limits had shaped Tang Xiao's sacrifices for him.

Tang Yue explained to Tang Chen why the Tang Clan had fallen behind the wealthy Chen family, tracing their different strategies and the effects of population growth and territorial conflict. The chapter ended with the Tang Clan’s lack of money framed as the consequence of its poor circumstances and inability to expand its influence.

• Tang Yue told Tang Chen that the Chen family’s wealth, secret realm, and business network gave its young generation abundant resources.
• Tang Yue explained that the Chen family had spread its branches across the continent early, while the Tang Clan had built outward from its sect.
• Tang Yue said that population growth fueled competition and fighting over territory, leaving the Tang Clan’s later expansion efforts badly weakened.
• Tang Yue explained that the Tang Clan had retreated to the Imperial Central District and faced further losses against the Snowman Clan and the Tianshan Plateau’s soul beasts.
• Tang Yue said the Tang Clan had absorbed the Mountain Piercing Great Hammer branch to gain population, fighting strength, and territory.

Ximen Chuixue and Chen Jianjun achieved their first Martial Soul Fusion Skill, creating the Purple Blue Masked Knight and a weapon with three forms. Chen Xiaojun identified the fusion’s core as the harmony between Heavenly Thunder and Nether Earthly Fire, then recognized the weapon as resembling a supreme deadly weapon from Wind and Cloud.

• Ximen Chuixue and Chen Jianjun synchronized their Martial Souls and summoned the Purple Blue Masked Knight.
• The knight tested its weapon in blade-sword, bladed-whip, and ferocious-beast forms before the onlookers.
• Yang Zhiqiang, Ma Zhibin, Zhong Kui, and Chen Jingyao marveled at the fusion’s power and unprecedented weapon forms.
• Chen Xiaojun described Ximen Chuixue’s flame as Nether Earthly Fire and identified its bond with Chen Jianjun’s Heavenly Thunder as the fusion’s core.
• Chen Xiaojun compared the weapon’s three forms to a supreme deadly weapon from Wind and Cloud.

Chen Jianjun and Ximen Chuixue demonstrated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, a powerful Thunder-Fire knight, and Chen Cong explained balanced and attachment-type fusions. Chen Xiaojun connected the Dai and Zhu clans’ legendary fusions to later martial-soul evolutions and the power of immortal herbs.

• Chen Xiaojun recognized that Chen Jianjun and Ximen Chuixue’s fusion had achieved a powerful union of their conflicting attributes, and Chen Cong ended their demonstration.
• Chen Jianjun told Chen Cong that he and Ximen Chuixue could both control their fused form, and Chen Cong explained balanced and attachment-type Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
• Chen Cong described the Hell White Tiger’s battlefield strength, its easy fusion, and how the Zhu Clan’s Nine Lives Cat Demon could form the rarer Undying White Tiger.
• Chen Cong speculated that a Dai Family member awakening the Saint Light White Tiger could make the Undying White Tiger even stronger.
• Chen Xiaojun suspected that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s immortal herbs had evolved their martial souls and helped make their fusion so powerful.

Chen Jianjun and Ximen Chuixue demonstrated a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Xue Tianming urged Ximen Rongcheng to send Chuixue to Soul Fighting Academy. The skill was named Heavenly Sin Knight, while Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan were led to meet an unnamed noble person at the Chen Clan.

• Chen Cong announced that Chen Jianjun and Ximen Chuixue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill had a three-second fusion time and a seventy percent fusion rate, and predicted it could grow stronger with practice.
• Xue Tianming persuaded Ximen Rongcheng to consider sending Ximen Chuixue to Soul Fighting Academy with Chen Jianjun, and Ximen Chuixue showed eagerness to go.
• Chen Xiaojun named their Martial Soul Fusion Skill Heavenly Sin Knight, and Chen Jianjun approved of the name.
• Zhu Hanshu escorted Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan to a secluded courtyard to meet an unnamed noble person, whom they suspected might be Uncle Chen.

Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan visited Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er, where Bo Xian'er revealed that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was Sea God Island’s sacred Sea God’s Heart and arranged to reclaim it in exchange for an immortal herb. Xue Chuxin accepted the trade and Xue Churan received a gift, while Bo Xian'er later explained that Sea God Island approved the exchange.

• Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan met Chen Zixiu and his wife, Bo Xian'er, at the Duke Residence.
• Bo Xian'er told Xue Chuxin that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was Sea God Island’s sacred Sea God’s Heart and that she had agreed with King Ming to retrieve it.
• Xue Chuxin returned the Sea God’s Heart and received the Sea Blue Jade Lotus in exchange, while Bo Xian'er gave Xue Churan a Ninth Grade Treasure Medicine.
• Bo Xian'er invited the sisters to visit again and said she would often rest at the Duke Residence.
• Chen Zixiu asked whether Sea God Island would object to the exchange, and Bo Xian'er explained that its leaders had approved the return of the Sea God’s Heart.

Bo Xian'er and Chen Zixiu discussed their family’s obligations and the Sea God’s Heart, then revealed Sea God Island’s broader plans for entering the mainland. Bo Xian'er intended to oversee the expansion herself, using cooperation with the Heaven Dou Empire to secure territory for the Chen Clan and spread Sea God faith.

• Chen Zixiu questioned the Bright King’s complaints about Chu Xin and Chu Ran, and Bo Xian'er explained the imperial family’s marriage rules and recalled her past clashes with the Bright King.
• Chen Zixiu asked Bo Xian'er to help their eldest son with Xia Qingyun, and Bo Xian'er admitted she liked her daughter-in-law because her temperament resembled her own.
• Bo Xian'er said she would return the complete Sea God's Heart to Sea God Island and keep it there, while frequently traveling to the mainland to oversee the island’s affairs.
• Bo Xian'er explained that her god-daughter and godmother could manage Sea God Island’s routine affairs while she focused on its mainland expansion.
• Bo Xian'er told Chen Zixiu that Sea God Island’s mainland strategy served both the Chen Clan’s need for territory and the island’s need to restore and spread its faith.
• Bo Xian'er said giving Chu Xin an immortal herb built goodwill with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, whose cooperation served Sea God Island’s interests.

Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er discussed the threat of Spirit Hall and how faith power supports divine assessments and other factions. They agreed to investigate the Yin-Yang Two-Yin Eyes further and planned a visit to Qu Teng Hai Secret Realm.

• Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er discussed joining forces with the Chen Clan and Heaven Dou Empire if Spirit Hall challenged them in the Great Northwest.
• Bo Xian'er explained that faith power supported the Sea God Assessment and that the Seven Sacred Pillars stored, transformed, and used faith power.
• Bo Xian'er said Spirit Hall and the Crimson Church also possessed sacred methods for sustaining faith and power, while the two imperial families relied on their clan lineages and large armies.
• Bo Xian'er reassured Chen Zixiu that Life Water and the Yin-Yang Two-Yin Eyes could give the Chen Clan exceptional advantages.
• Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er agreed to return to the Yin-Yang Two-Yin Eyes, enter seclusion, and investigate the pool's depths.
• Bo Xian'er asked Chen Zixiu to take her to Qu Teng Hai Secret Realm to see the Green Vine Clan.

Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan discussed Xue Chuxin’s guilt over her past with Xia Qingyun and Chen Yu, as well as the immortal herb that could help Xue Chuxin advance to Titled Douluo. Xue Churan urged her to tell Chen Yu a long-hidden truth, but Xue Chuxin refused, fearing it would reopen old wounds.

• Xue Churan praised Aunt for giving Xue Chuxin and her a precious immortal herb, and remarked that Chen Yu resembled Aunt.
• Xue Chuxin recalled how Xia Qingyun had once protected her and admitted she still felt guilty toward Xia Qingyun and Chen Yu.
• Xue Churan criticized the imperial clan for interfering in Xue Chuxin’s past and failing to inform her about the agreement with Sea God Island.
• Xue Chuxin rebuked Xue Churan when she began to suggest that Xue Chuxin might have been involved with Chen Yu while Xia Qingyun was his wife.
• Xue Churan asked whether Xue Chuxin would tell Chen Yu the truth, but Xue Chuxin refused because Xia Qingyun had already suffered enough and she did not want to cause more pain.

Chen Jianzun defeated Ma Liangxiang by using his Water Origin Shocking Heaven Seal to suppress the Glass Purity Fire. After recalling Chen Xiaojun’s teachings and challenge, he vowed to keep his younger brother out of the arena and called for his next opponent.

• The tournament awarded Tang Chen second place and Ling Xinyao third place, giving each a Seventh Grade Purple Ganoderma.
• Chen Jianzun combined his Fifth Soul Skill with the Subduing Demon Seal and attacked Ma Liangxiang with the Water Origin Giant Palm.
• Ma Liangxiang used five glass beads and unleashed his Fire Phoenix Scorching the Sky, but Chen Jianzun’s water attack suppressed and extinguished it.
• Chen Jianzun recalled Chen Xiaojun’s teachings about water, comprehension, and cultivation, along with his promise to take on the Soul King alone.
• Chen Jianzun vowed not to let Chen Xiaojun enter the arena and called for his next opponent.

After Chen Jianzun defeated Ma Liangxiang with his enhanced Water Origin Shocking Heaven Seal, onlookers marveled at his strength and learned how Azure Ripple Glazed Grass had transformed him. The chapter explained how the herb strengthened his Water Attribute and raised his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul to King rank, leaving him poised to develop an Ultimate Attribute.

• Chen Jianzun defeated Ma Liangxiang almost instantly by combining Starfall Thunder Strike with an enhanced Water Origin Shocking Heaven Seal.
• The crowd recognized Chen Jianzun as a seventeen-year-old, level 55 Soul King whose Fifth Soul Ring had reached 17,000 years.
• Chen Hong had arranged for Chen Jianzun to absorb soul bones and a high-age soul ring, relying on his exceptional martial soul, physique, and Mental Power.
• Chen Jianzun's Azure Ripple Glazed Grass increased his Innate Soul Power, raised him to level 55, and greatly strengthened his Water Attribute.
• His five Water Attribute soul skills grew stronger, and he developed delicate water control that he named the Water Spirit Attribute.
• The herb elevated Chen Jianzun's Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul to King rank and brought its Water Attribute closer to an Ultimate Attribute.

Ma Liangxiang fell to Chen Jianzun’s single move, while Chen Jianzun prepared to refine his Fifth Soul Skill into the core of his tactics. Watching the younger generation reflect on Chen Xiaojun’s insights, Chen Xiaojun considered how the real Soul Master world differed from the fictional Douluo One and how comprehension shaped growth at higher levels.

• Ma Liangxiang, a Level 51 Soul Master who had not made the Genius List, failed to withstand one move from Chen Jianzun.
• The chapter explained why Fifth and Sixth Soul Skills often served as tactical cores, and Chen Jianzun planned to make his Fifth Soul Skill, “Water Origin Shocking Heaven,” his core technique.
• Chen Jianzun and Chen Hong modified “Water Origin Shocking Heaven” using inspiration from the Three Realms of Water and Chen Xiaojun’s theories.
• Chen Xiaojun watched from below the stage and reflected on how the real world’s Soul Master system differed from the simplified world of “Douluo One.”
• Chen Xiaojun’s ideas prompted the Chen Clan youths to consider their own paths, while the chapter emphasized that comprehension became essential at the Soul Sage, Titled Douluo, and Super Douluo stages.

Chen Jianzun defeated three Soul King opponents with his Water Origin Shocking Heaven Seal before facing He Qiang, the celebrated captain of Chang'an Academy. He Qiang evaded Chen Jianzun’s giant palm, prompting Chen Jianzun to transform it into a Water Essence Dragon as their battle continued.

• Zhu Wuxin cheered Chen Jianzun’s one-strike victory while Chen Yanwu urged her to wait until he held the arena.
• Chen Jianzun defeated three more opponents with his Water Origin Giant Palm, leaving He Qiang as the next challenger.
• He Qiang entered the arena, introduced himself as a level 52 Power Attack Type Battle Soul King with a Thunder Dragon Halberd, and revealed his Genius List rank of forty-seventh.
• Chen Jianzun opened the fight with Starfall Thunder Strike and launched a modified Water Origin Shocking Heaven Seal, but He Qiang used Thunder Wandering Dragon Step to evade it.
• Chen Jianzun transformed his palm technique into Water Origin Shocking Heaven Dragon, sending a Water Essence Dragon diving toward He Qiang.

He Qiang and Chen Jianzun exchanged soul skills in a fierce duel, with Chen Jianzun revealing his sword and unleashing powerful water-infused attacks. Chen Jianzun’s Water Blades steadily overwhelmed He Qiang’s Dragon Halberd Whirlwind, forcing him backward.

• He Qiang used Dragon Soul Awakening and sent a lightning dragon against Chen Jianzun’s Water Essence Dragon, which Chen strengthened with Water Spirit.
• Chen Jianzun vanished into mist with Cloud Concealment Flowing Light and attacked He Qiang with hidden sword qi.
• He Qiang weakened Chen Jianzun’s attack with Dragon’s Roar Shakes the Heavens, then used Dragon Halberd Whirlwind to disperse the mist.
• Chen Jianzun dispelled the roar’s effects with Sword Shadow Body, declared himself, and attacked with Ripple Sword Qi and Water Radiance Sky Wheel.
• Chen Jianzun’s Water Blades gradually weakened He Qiang’s whirlwind and forced him to retreat.

Chen Jianzun overwhelmed He Qiang by combining his water-element Soul Skills into a devastating attack. He Qiang’s Thunderous Body Protection began to give way beneath Chen Jianzun’s tide of sword light.

• He Qiang used Secret Skill Thunderous Fury to strengthen his Dragon Halberd Whirlwind and counter Chen Jianzun’s attack.
• Chen Jianzun fused his First, Second, and Fifth Soul Skills into Water Origin Shocking Heaven, shattering He Qiang’s Dragon Halberd Whirlwind and launching him into the air.
• Chen Jianzun followed with Azure Wave Triple Layer and Water Origin Shocking Heaven Tide, sending a vast tide of sword light toward He Qiang.
• He Qiang activated Secret Skill Thunderous Body Protection, but Chen Jianzun’s relentless sword light thinned the barrier and forced him backward in midair.

Chen Jianzun defeated He Qiang by combining five soul skills into a surging sword tide, then the fighters and spectators discussed the technique's power and its roots in the Chen family's training. He Qiang recovered with help from his companions and accepted medicine from Chen Xiaojun, while Qian Chongling and Chen Zixiu exchanged comments about the Chen Clan.

• He Qiang countered Chen Jianzun's sword tide with Thunder Strike, but Chen Jianzun gathered the scattered sword lights and fused them with the Water Essence Dragon to overwhelm him and send him beyond the arena.
• The spectators marveled at Chen Jianzun's five-skill combination, while the narration explained how his water control, the Chen family's Upright Sword Qi Technique, and Chen Xiyuan's sword philosophy informed his layered technique.
• He Qiang landed battered but stood, and Chen Jianzun saluted him and thanked him for the match.
• Yu Youwei and the others rushed to support He Qiang, who said he was safe because Chen Jianzun had restrained the final attack.
• Chen Xiaojun gave He Qiang a Purple Cloud Silver Leaf Pill, and He Qiang thanked him and acknowledged Chen Jianzun's victory.
• Qian Chongling praised the Chen Clan's growing interest, and Chen Zixiu objected to his visit.

The Three Elders of Chang'an Academy discussed Chen Cong’s appointment as Chief Vice-Dean and reconsidered their doubts after witnessing the Chen Family Seven Stars Sword and his students’ abilities. They accepted that his teaching and theories could help the academy overcome its stagnation, and decided to see what changes he would bring.

• Old Man Ku Rong and Wang Wei praised Chen Cong’s knowledge after He Qiang had been suppressed in a brief fight.
• Old Man Ku Rong described the Chen Family Seven Stars Sword and its techniques, convincing Silver Emperor Zhuo Qianren that the Chen Family had made major advances.
• Zhuo Qianren reflected on his concerns about Chen Cong’s lack of long-term teaching experience and admitted that the Seven Stars Sword had dispelled his doubts.
• Old Man Ku Rong and Wang Wei urged the elders to accept Chen Cong’s appointment and hoped his expertise might help them improve their cultivation.
• Zhuo Qianren agreed that Chen Cong’s arrival could help Chang'an Academy break its bottleneck, and the three elders resolved to wait and see what changes he brought.

After Chen Jianzun defeated Mo Xiaotian and the Chen family was declared the Soul King contest’s victor, Qian Daoliu unexpectedly entered the arena and challenged the Chen Family Seven Stars Sword Formation. The Chen family faced the prospect of testing its formation against a Saint Son whose strength Chen Zixiu feared might approach Titled Douluo level.

• Chen Jianzun defeated Mo Xiaotian with his Water Origin Shocking Heaven Sword, ending his challenger's attempt to overcome the arena defender.
• Zhu Yanfeng declared that the Chen family had defended the arena and that the contest was over, but Qian Daoliu arrived and called for a match.
• Chen Cong questioned Qian Daoliu, who explained that he wanted to test the Chen Family Seven Stars Sword Formation rather than challenge Chen Jianzun alone.
• Qian Daoliu recalled that Qian Chongling had urged him to challenge the formation, assuring him that the match would not amount to bullying a junior.
• Chen Zixiu warned Bo Xian'er that Qian Daoliu's strength might approach that of a Titled Douluo, leaving the Chen family facing his challenge.

Chen Yanwu led six members of the Chen family against Qian Daoliu in a test of their Big Dipper Heavenly Array. The formation took shape around Qian Daoliu, who awakened his Angel Martial Soul and began probing its workings.

• Chen Yanwu and six Chen family members accepted Qian Daoliu’s challenge, and he agreed to wait while Chen Jianzun regulated his breathing.
• Chen Yanwu clarified that the family’s sword formation was called the Big Dipper Heavenly Array, while Chen Xiyuan said Yanwu ranked second among the new generation.
• Chen Yanwu led Chen Jianzun, Chen Jianjun, Chen Feng, Chen Mu, Chen Bin, and Chen Shurui in forming the Big Dipper Seven Stars Sword Formation around the arena.
• Qian Daoliu awakened his Angel Martial Soul, revealing four wings, and stood ready to test the formation.
• Qian Daoliu began drifting around the formation to sense its mysteries rather than attacking it directly.

The Chen Clan’s Sword Canon recorded its sword inheritances and Chen Cong’s perfected Big Dipper Heavenly Array. The Chen Clan elites tested the Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation against Qian Daoliu, while the chapter explained the Angel God Art’s realm-bound secret skills and how sealed Angel Martial Soul powers could recover through cultivation.

• The Sword Canon gathered the Chen Clan’s sword traditions, including the Big Dipper Heavenly Array, which Chen Cong had nearly perfected.
• Chen Yanwu guided six Chen Clan disciples as they prepared to test the Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation against Qian Daoliu.
• Chen Jianzun combined Tian Shu Dawn with Water Origin Shocking Heaven Transformation and sent a massive sea of sword lights surging toward Qian Daoliu.
• The chapter described how the Angel God Art bound its secret skills to cultivation realms and soul master ranks.
• The chapter explained that cultivating Angel Wings and Angel Sword could gradually restore the powers sealed within the Angel Martial Soul.