Chapter Summaries

A mysterious phantom transformed Zhu Wuneng and Gao Cuilan’s Golden Armor Divine Being into Marshal Canopy and empowered their martial souls before disappearing with Shao Siming and the Black-Red Light Cocoon. The Chen Clan sealed the event from outsiders, and its Titled Douluo gathered with Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi to demand an explanation.

• The phantom bestowed light on the Golden Armor Divine Being, transforming it into Marshal Canopy before it vanished and Zhu Wuneng and Gao Cuilan reappeared with changed martial souls.
• Shao Siming produced a black-and-white Soul Ring and a platinum Soul Ring, then disappeared with the Black-Red Light Cocoon.
• The Chen Clan’s Titled Douluo ordered a gag order, arranged for the children to be settled, and led Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng away to rest.
• Chen Zixiu questioned Chen Xiaojun about the strange events while Bo Xian'er defended him and welcomed Xiao Yi warmly.

After a divine Martial Soul Fusion Skill appeared during Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi’s trial, the Chen Clan elders questioned them about the gods involved. Chen Xiaojun identified the phantom as possibly Donghuang Taiyi, a deity whose rank might exceed that of a god-king.

• Xiao Yi greeted Bo Xian'er, who welcomed her and defended her from any possible scolding.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that his Fifth Soul Ring reward, 'Bond,' had enabled a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between him and Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi confirmed that the blue-white figure was Shao Siming, who resided within her body, and Bo Xian'er said its power matched the Sea God's divine will.
• Chen Xiaojun identified the black-red light cocoon as Da Siming and confirmed that the phantom had been a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between the two gods.
• Chen Xiaojun said the phantom might instead have been Donghuang Taiyi, the supreme deity of the Nine Songs divine system, whose rank could exceed that of a god-king.

Chen Xiaojun warned his family not to discuss Taiyi God, then explained Shao Siming’s self-condensed divine soul rings and her techniques. Xiao Yi manifested one of the rings and began to reveal its power, leaving everyone captivated by its yin-yang pattern.

• Chen Xiaojun warned Chen Xun and the elders that discussing Taiyi God might draw the god’s attention, and Chen Zixiu ended the discussion.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that the black-and-white and white-gold rings were self-condensed soul rings used by gods, and Xiao Yi identified them as Shao Siming’s first two Great Azure Jade Heavenly Mandate Finger techniques.
• Xiao Yi said she could use Shao Siming’s divine techniques in a Divine Descent state after three years of adapting, though using them still burdened her.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested testing whether Shao Siming’s condensed ring made the techniques easier to use, despite Bo Xian’er’s objection.
• Xiao Yi manifested a black-and-white soul ring and a profound taiji pattern, captivating everyone in the hall.

Xiao Yi briefly mobilized Shao Siming's divine ring, which drained her Soul Power but demonstrated power comparable to a Titled Douluo. Chen Xiaojun realized Shao Siming might be able to grant Xiao Yi a Third Martial Soul and wondered if he could receive one too.

• Bo Xian'er and the others urged Xiao Yi to disperse the divine ring, and she stopped after becoming weak.
• Chen Menglin gave Xiao Yi a pill, while Chen Xun scolded Chen Xiaojun until Chen Cong and Chen Qiujun calmed him.
• Xiao Yi explained that the divine ring had drawn away one-tenth of her Soul Power and left her briefly unable to breathe.
• Chen Cong and Chen Zixiu noted the ring's strength and warned Xiao Yi to practice controlling her Soul Power carefully.
• Chen Xiaojun reasoned that Xiao Yi and Shao Siming might be two sides of the same being and speculated that Shao Siming could grant Xiao Yi a Third Martial Soul.

Chen Xiaojun reflected on how his second life and feelings for Xiao Yi sometimes made him act more childishly, then explained the four highly compatible Martial Soul Fusion Skills they had awakened. The chapter ended with the family learning how the skills worked while Xiao Yi watched Chen Xiaojun with affection.

• Chen Cong warned Xiao Yi to handle her divine ring carefully, then asked Chen Xiaojun to explain the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Chen Xiaojun revealed that his and Xiao Yi's Twin Martial Souls could form four Fusion Skills, each with calculated compatibility above ninety percent.
• Chen Xiaojun clarified that the compatibility figure was only a peak estimate and that he and Xiao Yi needed training to match his brother and cousin's experience.
• Chen Cong explained to Chen Xun that compatibility changed with the pair's condition and coordination and required practice to stabilize.
• Chen Xiaojun described the four Fusion Skills and their forms, while Bo Xian'er comforted Xiao Yi about her great-grandparents' long separation and Xiao Yi watched Chen Xiaojun fondly.

Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi discussed their four Martial Soul Fusion Skills with the clan elders, who praised their potential and approved their training strategy. The elders appointed Gao Cuilan as the Tian Qiao Star and prepared to discuss Xiao Wuneng’s benefits.

• Chen Cong praised Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi’s four Martial Soul Fusion Skills, and Chen Xiaojun explained that the system had strengthened their compatibility.
• Chen Xiaojun said they would prioritize practicing the Sword God Pearl and Ageless Evergreen Ivy fusion, keeping their other skills as backup options.
• Chen Xiaojun revealed that Xiao Yi had accepted Gao Cuilan as a follower, and Bo Xian'er approved Xiao Yi’s decision.
• The elders agreed to appoint Gao Cuilan as the Tian Qiao Star, and Chen Xiaojun supported the proposal.
• Chen Cong told Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi to inform Gao Cuilan, then said the clan should grant Xiao Wuneng the benefits he deserved.

The Chen family agreed to give Zhu Wuneng an immortal herb after his years of effort and his breakthrough to Soul Ancestor. Xiao Yi then reported a strong martial soul resonance with Su Ningxia, and Chen Xiaojun suspected the system’s transformation had enhanced compatibility with others; the family summoned Ningxia to confirm it.

• Chen Xun agreed to give Zhu Wuneng the immortal herb, and the elders approved handling it privately.
• Xiao Yi hesitantly told the elders she had sensed a strong martial soul fluctuation when she came close to Su Ningxia.
• Chen Cong connected the fluctuation to the system’s transformation and asked Chen Xiaojun for his thoughts.
• Chen Zixiu ordered Chen Menglin to bring Su Ningxia to the hall for confirmation.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested the system had enhanced martial soul compatibility beyond his connection with Xiao Yi, and Chen Cong agreed.

Xiao Yi and Su Ningxia confirmed that their martial souls resonated and fused into the Seven-Colored Vine Tree, a powerful form that drew an unexplained response from women across the continent. After testing its abilities, the pair left Chen Xiaojun suppressed, though the tree remained unable to move and relied on its far-reaching vines.

• Chen Cong and Chen Qiujun watched Xiao Yi and Su Ningxia touch palms and confirmed that their martial soul compatibility had grown stronger.
• Xiao Yi and Su Ningxia fused their Ageless Evergreen Ivy and Seven-Colored Mist into a towering rainbow-lit Seven-Colored Vine Tree.
• Women across the continent felt the fusion's mysterious fluctuation, and one woman wondered whether the Theory Master from the Main Family could explain it.
• Xiao Yi and Su Ningxia merged into the vine tree, with Xiao Yi serving as its main controller and bearing the greater mental burden.
• The Seven-Colored Vine Tree demonstrated its offense and defense against Chen Xiaojun, suppressing him with enhanced power and long-reaching vines despite being unable to move.

Chen Xiaojun told the elders that Du Gu Fu’s martial soul had risen to eighth grade and his Innate Soul Power to 9.2 after taking the Ice Crystal Eight-Angle Pistil, then discussed how the result might inform poison cultivation and array research. He began explaining how Dragon Phoenix Grass had helped Gao Cuilan advance to a Seventh Grade Spirit, leaving the elders waiting to hear the details.

• Chen Xiaojun revealed that Du Gu Fu’s martial soul had risen to eighth grade and his Innate Soul Power to 9.2 after taking the Ice Crystal Eight-Angle Pistil.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that the medicines’ effects depended on poison martial souls and the Soul Master’s potential, while Chen Qiujun and Chen Menglin praised his planning and research.
• Chen Cong proposed using Five Venoms Arrays to help poison Soul Masters share the dangers of practicing the Five Elements Poison Art.
• Chen Cong explained that he had previously helped the Dugu Family devise a personal Five Venoms Array, and Chen Qiujun remarked that Chen Xiaojun’s Poison Master Academy idea seemed promising.
• Chen Xiaojun introduced Gao Cuilan’s advancement to a Seventh Grade Spirit and began explaining the role of Dragon Phoenix Grass.

Chen Xiaojun explained how Dragon Phoenix Grass and Spirit Light Grass could raise sixth-grade martial souls to seventh-grade, and the Chen Clan discussed how to use the resources. Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng arrived, and Yang Jingxue claimed Xiao Yi as her god-granddaughter before pressing the Chen Clan to reveal how many Titled Douluo they had concealed.

• Chen Xiaojun said Spirit Light Grass amplified Dragon Phoenix Grass's effects, and Chen Zixiu told Chen Xun to have Xiu Xin plan how to use the resources.
• Chen Zixiu asked Chen Xun to bring Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng to the hall.
• Yang Jingxue recognized Xiao Yi as her intended god-granddaughter, and Bo Xian'er explained the arrangement to the confused Xiao Yi.
• Ximen Rongcheng learned that Xiao Yi was Donghuang Xiuyi, the top of the Genius List, and jokingly tried to become her adoptive father before Yang Jingxue rejected him.
• Yang Jingxue noted the Chen brothers' Titled Douluo ranks and Chen Xun's strength, then asked how many Titled Douluo the Chen Clan was still hiding.

Yang Jingxue learned that the Chen Clan had gained several Titled Douluo and confirmed her suspicions about its new secret realm. Chen Zixiu revealed the clan’s ambition to become a super clan, and Yang Jingxue pressed him about the mysterious godlike phantom.

• Yang Jingxue confronted the Chen Clan over its sudden rise in strength and learned that five more Titled Douluo were expected, bringing the potential total to fifteen.
• Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng asked Chen Zixiu whether the Chen Clan had discovered a second secret realm, and he confirmed that it had.
• Yang Jingxue joked about marrying into the Chen Clan, then asked what the family intended to do after refusing leadership posts and expanding its Chain Market.
• Chen Zixiu said the Chen Clan wanted to become a super clan, and Chen Cong explained that the family had to emerge from seclusion and take part in worldly affairs.
• Yang Jingxue asked whether the new secret realm was connected to the phantom and pressed Chen Zixiu on whether the phantom had been a god.

Chen Zixiu reassured Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng about the mysterious deity, then invited their families to send near-Titled Douluo to Chen Lin Village. Chen Xiaojun proposed a major market expansion partnership, and the chapter ended with him outlining recruitment needs and roles for the Yang and Ximen families.

• Chen Zixiu explained that Xiao Yi and Xiaojun were successors to a deity unrelated to the three great churches, while withholding the deity's origins.
• Yang Jingxue said the Old Yang Tree had reached Hundred Thousand Years, and Ximen Rongcheng reported that Ximen Xiaoran had recovered and advanced to Level 97 Peak Douluo.
• Chen Zixiu invited Yang Zhiqiang and any near-Titled Douluo from the Ximen Family to Chen Lin Village, then warned the families to keep the day's information secret.
• Chen Xiaojun asked the Yang and Ximen families to support the Chain Market's expansion by supplying Brocade-Clad Guards, and Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng agreed to help.
• Chen Xiaojun revealed that the market needed three to five thousand recruits each year and offered each family a half-tenth share and a deputy commander post, while proposing several specialized units.

Chen Xiaojun discussed rebuilding the Heavenly Soldier Sect’s elite troops with the Ximen and Yang families, while Chen Zixiu explained the political limits on forming them. The three clans agreed to work together, advancing the Chen Clan’s plan to make the other families its allies.

• Chen Xiaojun explained that the Tiger Brave Camp and Sound Shooting Camp would help restore the Heavenly Soldier Sect’s former military glory, and said the Sword Hall would be rebuilt later.
• Yang Jingxue questioned whether the Brocade-Clad Guards’ expansion would anger the imperial families, and Chen Zixiu said he had spoken with Prince Ming and that the troops could be established in Chang'an City under the Chang'an Military Region’s authority.
• Chen Zixiu said the eastern Soul Fighting City proposal still needed discussion and that he had not yet met with the Tiger Emperor; Chen Xiaojun judged that the Star Luo Empire might be more tolerant of troops based in Holy Sword City.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed recruiting five hundred Soul Ancestors initially, expanding to more than one thousand, and eventually forming a Soul King elite unit modeled on the Soul Fighting Legion.
• Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng agreed to help develop the troops, and Chen Zixiu declared that the Three Great Clans would build the super clan together.
• The Chen, Ximen, and Yang families reached agreement on the alliance plan, bringing the Chen Clan’s strategy of taking the other two families as its wings closer to completion.

Chen Xiaojun secured the Yang and Ximen families’ backing for the Brocade-Clad Guards and proposed an Archer Academy in Chang’an’s university city. Chen Zixiu announced Chen Xun as acting clan leader and heir, and Chen Xiaojun as Young Clan Leader, leaving the Yang and Ximen representatives surprised by Xiaojun’s apparent cultivation and combat strength.

• Chen Xiaojun gained the Yang and Ximen families’ commitment to help recruit talent for the Brocade-Clad Guards, and they nominated Zhi Jia and Xi Men Rongchen as deputy commanders.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed an Archer Academy, and Yang Jingxue agreed to establish it in the university city with Chen Clan funding and support from the Archer Guild and Na Clan.
• Yang Jingxue realized Chen Xiaojun had steered the discussion toward the academy and teased him for it.
• Chen Zixiu announced that Chen Xun would serve as acting clan leader and inherit the hereditary title, while Chen Xiaojun would become Young Clan Leader.
• Ximen Rongcheng questioned whether Chen Xiaojun was too young for the position, and Chen Zixiu said Xiaojun’s judgment, cultivation, and combat strength qualified him.

Chen Xiaojun laid out a broad strategy linking the University City Plan, the Chain Market, the Brocade-Clad Guards, and Soul Fighting City to strengthen the allied families’ economy and defenses. His proposal left the elders and allies with a vision of Chang’an City and Soul Fighting City as twin power bases able to withstand catastrophe and expand across the continent.

• Yang Jingxue challenged Chen Xiaojun to demonstrate deeper strategic thinking before she and Ximen Rongcheng agreed to assist.
• Chen Qiujun encouraged Chen Xiaojun to show his talent, while Chen Cong asked him to explain the Chen Clan’s plans as its future helmsman.
• Chen Xiaojun described the University City Plan as an integrated system supporting the Chain Market and the Brocade-Clad Guards, and called for stronger defenses against attacks.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed diversifying the allied families’ economy by linking medicinal-material markets, superstores, and Soul Fighting City’s industries.
• Chen Xiaojun urged the families to build a university city in Soul Fighting City and make it a military and economic partner to Chang’an City.
• Chen Xiaojun concluded that the two great cities could become the families’ power bases, improving their resilience and extending their influence across the continent.

Chen Xiaojun presented a strategy for the Chen Clan to grow by joining forces with Soul Fighting City, while expanding the Brocade-Clad Guards through the Chain Market. The chapter outlined Soul Fighting City’s military strengths and its shortfall in lower-level soul masters, then left the Chen Clan’s three-step ambition extending from becoming a super clan to establishing a foothold against the divine realm.

• Chen Xiaojun proposed that the Chen Clan and its allies cooperate with Soul Fighting City to secure the country and pursue the Chen Clan’s goal of becoming a super family.
• Ximen Rongcheng joked that Chen Xiaojun should present his cooperation plan to Soul Fighting City’s Council of Elders, and Chen Xiaojun pointed to Chang'an City's Shadow Council of Elders.
• The chapter described Soul Fighting City’s strength in Titled Douluos and higher-level combatants, including Bu Zheng, while noting that Spirit Hall had a much larger pool of mid- and low-level soul masters.
• Soul Fighting City’s elder clans opened smaller soul arenas in smaller cities, and the Chen Clan and Zhong Clan controlled many of those in Fasinuo Province.
• The Chen Clan expanded its Chain Market, whose partner businesses supported the growing Brocade-Clad Guards to protect new markets.
• The chapter set out the Chen Clan’s three-step strategy: become a super clan, advance toward immortality, and prepare to withstand the divine realm’s hostility toward immortals.

Chen Xiaojun outlined the economic benefits of the Chain Market and the Chen family's support for its Branch Families and Separate Lineages, then described its expanding Soul Tool research. The family learned that the military puppet project “Flower-Like” had passed preliminary testing and was undergoing evaluation.

• The Chen family had allocated market shares to Elder families and local forces, strengthening their financial interests in the Chain Market.
• The Chen family supported its Branch Families and Separate Lineages with jobs, welfare policies, and access to cultivation resources.
• Chen Zixiu told Chen Xiaojun to turn his plan into a concrete proposal for the Family Meeting.
• Chen Xiaojun argued that the family should invest in Soul Tools and described its new long-range weapons and humanoid mechanical puppets.
• Chen Cong confirmed that “Flower-Like” had completed preliminary testing and was undergoing detailed evaluation.
• Chen Xiaojun invited Yang Jingxue and his great-uncle to visit the village and see “Flower-Like” for themselves.

Chen Cong negotiated a materials-for-puppets exchange with Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng, while the Plant Guild’s position between Soul Fighting City and Chang'an City raised concerns about its politics. Chen Zixiu revealed that investigators had found human involvement in the Beast Tide and the ambush that devastated the Chen Clan, leaving Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng demanding to know who was responsible.

• Chen Cong explained that Flower-Like puppets could be mass-produced, and Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng agreed to trade tough poplars and Fire Attribute ores for them.
• Ximen Rongcheng warned Chen Xiaojun that the Plant Guild’s location and the Yang Family’s and Chen Family’s ties to Soul Fighting City created political risks.
• Chen Xiaojun and the Chen Clan fell silent, and Chen Zixiu changed the subject to the catastrophe in which the Chen Clan had been ambushed.
• Chen Zixiu said years of investigation showed that people had caused both the Beast Tide against Soul Fighting City and the leak of the Chen Clan’s movements.
• Yang Jingxue asked who was responsible, while Ximen Rongcheng recalled the devastation and losses their families had suffered.

Chen Zixiu explained that the Beast Tide that devastated Soul Fighting City had likely been engineered to weaken the great families, and the group concluded that the Plant Guild’s Inner Three Families had the motive to strike first. The chapter ended with Chen Xiaojun saying that although the plot failed, it still achieved its purpose of damaging their power.

• Chen Zixiu described how the Beast Tide and a Crimson Church ambush crippled the great families, while Zhang Xiaofan and Bu Zheng helped defeat a powerful Beast Emperor in Soul Fighting City.
• Yang Jingxue and Ximen Rongcheng questioned whether Spirit Hall, the empires, or the Inner Three Families had masterminded the attack.
• Chen Zixiu ruled out Spirit Hall and the Two Great Empires, citing his meeting with Qian Chongling and their need for the great families to contain Spirit Hall and the soul beasts.
• Yang Jingxue identified the Inner Three Families as the likely culprits, recalling their obstruction of support for Soul Fighting City and the Hulu Family.
• Chen Cong and Chen Xiaojun explained that the Inner Three Families feared being overthrown by the rising great families, so they struck first and weakened their rivals even though their broader plan failed.

Chen Xiaojun and the Chen Clan planned to investigate the Plant Guild for its suspected role in the Beast Tide while considering other powers that might be involved. Yang Jingxue agreed to investigate the Silver Blood Demon Tree Family, and the chapter ended with Chen Zixiu discussing future cultivation with her.

• Chen Xiaojun identified the Plant Guild as the next target for investigation and asked Yang Jingxue to search for evidence inside it.
• Yang Jingxue and Chen Cong suspected the Silver Blood Demon Tree Family could have used its martial soul to provoke the Beast Tide, while Chen Zixiu warned that Mystic Night Pavilion and other powers might also be involved.
• The group discussed Situ Taiyuan's silence and considered the possibility that multiple Super Powers were behind the plot.
• Chen Zixiu asked about Nephew Wei Ning, and Yang Jingxue said he had advanced to level 96 after stepping down and returning to a pastoral life.
• Chen Zixiu agreed to discuss the Daoist Sect with Ximen Rongcheng and exchange insights with Yang Jingxue about her Space Folding intent.