Chapter Summaries

Ao Yinuo, the Blazing Sun Douluo, rescued Bing Ruibo and turned the tide against the soul beast horde. Meanwhile, Ma Tianyang fought the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird above Phoenix Mountain and began preparing a powerful Phoenix technique.

• Ao Yinuo shielded Bing Ruibo from the Crimson Flame Demon Tiger’s flames and blasted the beast away with his Eighth Soul Skill, Sun Beam.
• Ao Yinuo used Sun Daze to immobilize the soul beasts, allowing the Balak Kingdom’s soldiers to counterattack and rout them.
• Ma Tianyang and the Rainbow Phoenix Ma Family battled the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird and other soul beasts above Phoenix Mountain.
• Ma Tianyang dismissed the bird’s threats and mocked Corrosion Old Monster, then began using Fire Fusion Secret and the Phoenix Fire Charging Formation.

Ma Tianyang attacked the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird, but the Corrosion Phoenix intervened and fought him. As Ma Tianyang was pressed by attacks from both enemies, an unknown archer struck at the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird with a Soul Chasing Sunset Arrow.

• Ma Tianyang transformed into a purple-black phoenix and badly wounded the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird.
• The Corrosion Phoenix appeared, rescued the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird, and struck Ma Tianyang with venom that corroded his wing.
• Ma Tianyang and the Corrosion Phoenix traded attacks, with Flame Phoenixes clashing against poisonous insects.
• The Three-Headed Red Feather Bird attacked Ma Tianyang with three pillars of flame while the Corrosion Phoenix's poisonous insects closed in.
• An unseen attacker fired an Eighth Soul Skill, Soul Chasing Sunset Arrow, which locked onto the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird.

Na Ruoyun and Ma Tianyang joined forces to overwhelm the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird, while Xia Qingyun blocked the Corrosion Phoenix from reaching the battlefield. The Corrosion Phoenix weighed retreating against its duty to protect its subordinates as the battle turned against its forces.

• Na Ruoyun struck the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird with a Soul Chasing Sunset Arrow that pierced its defenses and began draining its Soul Power.
• Na Ruoyun and Ma Tianyang coordinated a pincer attack, bombarding the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird with arrows and Flame Phoenixes until it was badly wounded.
• Xia Qingyun appeared in the Corrosion Phoenix's path and stopped it from going to the Three-Headed Red Feather Bird's aid.
• The Corrosion Phoenix saw its two Saint King subordinates under pressure and considered fleeing, but its pride and responsibility kept it from abandoning them.
• The chapter explained how the Four Emperors and their territories differed in strength, and why the Heaven Dou Imperial Family kept Xue Chuxin in Fasinuo Province.

Xia Qingyun fought the Corrosion Phoenix in the Xie Luo Mountain Range and gained the upper hand with her Golden Crow flames. As the Corrosion Phoenix struggled to defend itself, a powerful Ximen Family blade cultivator attacked from above, leaving it trapped between two opponents.

• The chapter explained why humans could resist the many powerful soul beasts in the Xie Luo Mountain Range, citing terrain, weapons, Soul Masters, rivalries among beast emperors, and the region’s surrounding human forces.
• The Corrosion Phoenix unleashed black mist and charged Xia Qingyun, but her solar divine bird met its attack and blasted it back while she held her ground.
• Xia Qingyun taunted the Corrosion Phoenix, then countered its poisonous sound waves and pursued it with a torrent of Golden Red flame.
• The Corrosion Phoenix barely contained Xia Qingyun’s flames with an ink-green barrier as a hundred-zhang fire lotus descended from above, formed from Ximen Family blade auras.
• The Corrosion Phoenix found itself unable to dodge the blade attack, turned into a giant poison orb, and curled its tail feathers back to protect itself.

Xia Qingyun and the Blackbird Legion defeated the Corrosion Phoenix and routed the soul beast horde, securing Phoenix Mountain. She ordered the Balak forces to join the Southern Barbarians at Five Phoenixes Mountain and break through Phoenix Terrace Road.

• The Corrosion Phoenix fell dead, devastating the soul beast horde and sending the remaining beasts fleeing as the Blackbird Legion cheered for Xia Qingyun and the Balak Kingdom.
• Xia Qingyun casually handled the Corrosion Phoenix's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone while four Titled Douluo representing Balak's major forces stood beside her.
• Xia Changyuan reported that Phoenix Mountain was secured and asked Xia Qingyun for her next orders.
• Xia Changyuan told Xia Qingyun that the Crimson Scales, Crimson Rainbow, and Burning Flame Legions were approaching.
• Xia Qingyun ordered the troops to march to Five Phoenixes Mountain in half an hour, meet the Southern Barbarians, and break through Phoenix Terrace Road.

After Phoenix Terrace Road was cleared, Xia Qingyun ordered Phoenix Platform’s defenses strengthened and planned a strike against the soul beasts of the Xie Luo Mountain Range. The chapter ended with her setting out with Ximen Xiaoran, Na Ruoyun, and Ma Tianyang to confront the Serpent Emperor, while Ao Yinuo stayed behind.

• Ao Yinuo told Xia Qingyun that the Corrosion Old Monster had been executed and Phoenix Terrace Road had no major obstacle left.
• Xia Qingyun ordered Phoenix Platform reinforced and explained that the Crimson Church’s Demon Dragon Legion had attacked the Balak Kingdom and wounded Chen Yu.
• Na Ruoyun warned that opening Phoenix Terrace Road could leave Jiuhua County and Nan Ling County isolated among soul beasts, while Ao Yinuo and Ma Tianyang assessed the threat.
• Xia Qingyun proposed going to Dan Cliff County to confront the Serpent Emperor, and Ximen Xiaoran said subduing it could deter soul beasts downstream.
• Xia Qingyun ordered Ao Yinuo to remain and maintain control while she, Ximen Xiaoran, Na Ruoyun, and Ma Tianyang went to meet the Serpent Emperor.

Xue Chuxin oversaw a major campaign against the soul beasts in the Sky Eagle Domain while the Demon Sky Eagle held up the empire’s forces. Ying Gu and Uncle Qiu arrived to help her deal with it.

• The chapter described how the Xia Clan built Sun Saint Hall into Balak Kingdom’s state religion and a force that controlled both the kingdom and its court.
• Ge Yingtian led the Chang'an Guard’s fierce assault on the land soul beasts, determined to prove himself and his clan after years of disgrace.
• Xue Chuxin received reports that the Roaming Dragon Guard had flanked the enemy and the Chang'an Guard was advancing, but the Flying God Guard remained stalled by the Demon Sky Eagle’s forces.
• Xue Chuxin ordered that Ge Yingtian would become Chang'an Guard Commander if he broke through the enemy line within ten minutes.
• Ying Gu and Uncle Qiu arrived with Xue Chuxin’s token, and she asked them to deal with the Demon Sky Eagle.

Xue Chuxin, Lu Xueying, and Leng Qingqiu helped drive off the Demon Sky Eagle as Ge Yingtian led the Chang'an Guard in breaking the soul beast line, while forces elsewhere advanced their campaigns. At Mystic Crystal Mountain, Gu Shaoyun prepared to lead the Sky Pillar Legion forward with three hundred Sword Cultivators from Holy Sword City.

• Xue Chuxin healed more than a thousand wounded soldiers, then joined Lu Xueying and Leng Qingqiu in attacking the Demon Sky Eagle.
• Ge Yingtian unleashed his Yazi Martial Soul and led eight hundred Chang'an Guards through the soul beast battle line, while the Demon Sky Eagle escaped after losing three tail feathers.
• The chapter described Chang'an Fortress's forces clearing territory and building defensive lines, and the Yue Family advancing against Wolf Clan tribes in Graceful Bearing County.
• Chen Zhang reported that three hundred Sword Cultivators from Holy Sword City had arrived, and Gu Shaoyun ordered the Sky Pillar Legion to march on Mystic Crystal Mountain.

Lu Xueqi defeated the Peng Emperor with her frozen sword strike, but he escaped after breaking free of the ice. A blood-red domain then overwhelmed him, and the Peng Emperor fell to his death.

• Lu Xueqi unleashed Ice Soul Dragon Soars, Firmament Frozen Severance, freezing the Peng Emperor and shattering the Ten Thousand Blades Wind Roc.
• The Peng Emperor broke out of the ice with a forbidden technique and fled, while Lu Xueqi told Chen Hong he could not escape.
• A blood-red domain appeared in the sky and trapped the fleeing Peng Emperor beneath the Ninefold Hell of Intermittence.
• Seven layers of Rakshasa phantoms attacked the wounded Peng Emperor, destroying his defenses and body.
• The Peng Emperor, leader of the hawks and pengs and one of the Four Emperors, fell from the sky and died.

The Chen Clan defeated the Peng Emperor with help from Lu Xueqi and Zhang Xiaofan, shocking the gathered cultivators and strengthening the clan’s reputation. Zhang Xiaofan shared the Peng Emperor’s soul bone and blood essence with Lu Xueqi and Chen Hong, then revealed its depleted Inner Core and other valuable remains.

• Lu Xueqi returned after the Peng Emperor fell, while the gathered experts reacted with shock and recognized her as Sky Glazed Douluo and Zhang Xiaofan as Blood Emperor.
• Chen Hua explained that the Chen Clan had targeted the Peng Emperor to disrupt the soul beasts and protect Chang'an City and the Fasinuo region.
• Shen Tianjun marveled at Zhang Xiaofan’s Ultimate Blood, while Yang Jingxue noted how rare it was to witness such power.
• Zhang Xiaofan gave Lu Xueqi the Peng Emperor’s soul bone, and she accepted it after he reminded her that she had heavily injured the beast.
• Zhang Xiaofan gave Chen Hong a bottle of the Peng Emperor’s blood essence and showed him its depleted Inner Core, noting that the beast’s remains were full of valuable materials.

Chen Hong explained how his Yin Yang Theory research had reshaped his Profound Nether Sword Intent and advised Zhang Xiaofan and Lu Xueqi to fuse their cultivation powers. Meanwhile, the group surveyed the spoils from the defeated Soul Beasts and realized their haul could be worth billions, with valuable Soul Bones still to count.

• Zhang Xiaofan praised Chen Hong's understanding of Yin Yang Theory and asked him to explain his Ice-Water Profound Nether Taiji Diagram.
• Chen Hong described how he combined ice and water through yin-yang principles to develop the Profound Nether Sword Intent Cosmos Reforging Method.
• Chen Hong advised Zhang Xiaofan and Lu Xueqi to merge their related cultivation powers before transforming yin and yang within themselves.
• Xiong Mao Er, Chu Tianshu, and Chen Xuanqi joked and argued over Wine Spirit Wine while working among the Soul Beast corpses.
• Gu Qianli estimated that the Soul Beast remains could be worth at least a billion and called for experts to assess them.
• You Dongshan and He Qingchuan counted the valuable Soul Bones and Soul Beasts, while Wang Wei insisted the Fear Griffon's Soul Bone should go to Boss Zhuo.

After the battle, Shen Tianjun revealed himself to the group and announced that he had broken through to Title, claiming the Azure Sea title. He then met Zhuo Qianren, who chose Silver Wing as his title, and began to discuss important matters with him on behalf of the Chen Clan.

• Xiong Mao Er, Chu Tianshu, and the others joked about receiving extra compensation for their dangerous work, while Liu Yirong treated their fatigue with her Medical Arts.
• Chen Xuanqi and the others pressed Xiong Mao Er about That Your Majesty’s identity, noting his Azure Sea Tide Sword and familiar bearing.
• Shen Tianjun arrived, removed his mask, and reunited with Xiong Mao Er and the others, who greeted him as Uncle Tianjun.
• Shen Tianjun said he had broken through to Title with the Main Family’s support, took the title Azure Sea, and promised the group a fair share of the operation’s gains.
• Shen Tianjun approached Zhuo Qianren, who chose Silver Wing as his title, and said he had matters to discuss with him on the Chen Clan’s behalf.

Five kingdoms and provinces launched an unprecedented offensive against the soul beasts, while reports of the Chen Clan’s brutal victories and hidden strength drew the continent’s attention. The powers suspected the Chen Clan was directing the war, but the chapter revealed that Xia Qingyun was the strategist behind it all.

• The armies of Hagen-Dazs, Southern, and Anxi advanced against the soul beasts, while Barak and Fasinuo gained major victories and Xia Qingyun and Ximen Xiaoran fought the Serpent Emperor before withdrawing safely.
• Reports linked the Chen Clan to the deaths of the Peng Emperor and six Saint Kings, and its reputation for ruthless retaliation frightened rival forces.
• The Chen Clan’s allies and newly revealed Titled Douluo impressed the other Soul Fighting City families, who chose to draw closer to the powerful clan as the Scarlet Cultists emerged.
• The major forces speculated that the Chen Clan was directing the continental offensive, but Xia Qingyun was revealed as the one controlling the situation.

Xia Qingyun coordinated five allied forces to launch a campaign in the Xie Luo Mountain Range, while Chen Xiaojun’s proposal inspired a continent-wide Soul Execution Order. The order drew crowds of Soul Masters and professionals into the mountains, and the campaign’s next phase began with bases opening in Fasinuo and Balak.

• Xia Qingyun coordinated the Chen Family, Xue Chuxin, the Southern Kingdom, the Yue Family, the Sky Pillar Legion, and Holy Sword City for a joint offensive in the Xie Luo Mountain Range.
• The Chang'an Military Region and Balak Kingdom's Southwest Military Region issued a Soul Execution Order, opening forward bases and organizing supplies, intelligence, trade, and rewards for participants.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed expanding the campaign into a continent-wide mission that combined military operations, civilian participation, and shared benefits.
• The Fasinuo region opened Chang'an Fortress, Zhongnan Camp, and Chang'an City, while the Balak Kingdom activated the Phoenix Platform ruins as a base.
• Large numbers of Soul Masters and other professionals gathered at the open bases and entered the mountains to join the purge.

Chen Xiaojun described the many professions that had developed alongside soul master cultivation, including their origins and the controversy over the creation of half-beastmen. The chapter ended with the mountain-adventuring effort spreading across the western continent and growing into a major industry.

• Chen Xiaojun outlined how professions such as Physical Cultivation Martial Artists, Sound Controllers, Beast Controllers, and Spirit Summoners used distinct abilities to support combat and other work.
• He explained that many professions had been developed by the Industry Guild's alliances, while most practitioners remained weaker than Soul Elders.
• He recounted how the Heavenly Beast Sect's Ferocious Beast Faction created half-beastmen as weapons, triggering a dispute with the Divine Beast Faction before the half-beastmen turned against humans.
• Low-level combatants began entering the mountains without fees, earning rewards, improving their skills, and attracting recruitment from powerful clans.
• The other three countries opened camp ports of their own, and large-scale expeditions into the Xie Luo Mountain Range developed into a continent-wide industry over the following years.

After learning that the Chen Clan had concealed multiple Titled Douluo and that Peng Emperor had died, Yan Wufeng ordered a secret investigation and worried that the Crimson Church was losing its allies in the northwest. Before he could act on the latest news of attacks near the Xie Luo Mountain Range, Sea Lake Manor came under a large-scale assault.

• Yan Qi reported the Chen Clan’s hidden Titled Douluo and Chen Hong’s breakthrough, and Yan Wufeng threatened him over his failure to uncover their strength.
• Yan Qi told Yan Wufeng that Peng Emperor had reportedly been surrounded and killed, prompting Yan Wufeng to order a secret investigation into Peng Emperor’s death and Chen Zixiu’s condition.
• Yan Wufeng reflected on the damage to the Crimson Church’s alliance and the threat posed by the Chen Clan and the five-nation coalition.
• A subordinate told Yan Wufeng that unknown attackers had struck several Crimson Church strongholds around the Xie Luo Mountain Range.
• Explosions shook Sea Lake Manor, and Yan Wufeng saw arrows and sword attacks engulfing the courtyard as the assault began.

The Chen Clan’s forces launched a surprise attack on Sea Lake Manor, the Demon Dragon Legion’s base, while Demon Bear Douluo Xiong Ba tried to escape through the burning compound. Long Wenkai, Xi Men Rongchen, Zhong Bai, and Ximen Rongcheng confronted him, leaving Xiong Ba facing Ximen Rongcheng’s attack.

• Chen Hong, Shen Tianjun, and the Soul Douluos reached Sea Lake Manor and arranged an assault after Cheng Hao and Mo Yuqi reported the manor’s layout.
• Xiong Ba emerged from his quarters amid collapsing buildings and flames, then tried to flee through the manor’s rear alley.
• Long Wenkai spotted Xiong Ba and sent eight azure-black dragons at him, prompting Xiong Ba to counter with his Heaven-Covering Demon Palm.
• Xi Men Rongchen and Zhong Bai combined their attacks to block Xiong Ba’s palm while Ximen Rongcheng steadied them and told them to clear the area.
• Ximen Rongcheng charged Xiong Ba with his Dragon Flame Burst Ram, and Xiong Ba summoned a giant bear phantom to defend himself.

Zhu Yanfeng and Ling Yunxiao led an assault through the manor until Yan Jiu revealed himself as a hidden Titled Douluo and stopped their advance. Chen Wu joined the battle and clashed with Yan Jiu, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Zhu Yanfeng led more than a dozen Soul Douluos through the manor while Ling Yunxiao used his Wind Cloud Fan to devastate the guards and clear a corridor.
• Yan Jiu appeared and used his Netherworld Demon Dragon to shatter Zhu Yanfeng's Golden Bell Shield and Stone Armor Shield, though Zhu Yanfeng endured the blow without injury.
• Yan Jiu's past was revealed: born Yan Guangxun in a branch family, he rose through the ranks after Yan Wufeng recognized his potential and secretly became a Titled Douluo.
• Chen Wu attacked Yan Jiu with his Seven Kill Sword Shadow, then detonated the sword shadows after Yan Jiu destroyed them.
• Yan Jiu spun his Netherworld Demon Dragon into a nine-layer iron curtain and redirected the sword qi as he continued fighting Chen Wu.

Chen Wu fought Yan Jiu until Shen Lang intervened, and Xi Li Dao Gao joined them against Yan Jiu’s Netherworld Demon Dragon. The three prepared to settle their long-standing feud as the battle continued.

• Yan Jiu attacked Chen Wu with Netherworld Dragon Flame, but Chen Wu dodged it and wounded him with Starfall Extermination.
• Yan Jiu used Dragon Whisker Pan Tuo to surround Chen Wu with poisonous tentacles, then struck at his back with Demonic Motion Fist.
• Shen Lang arrived and blocked Yan Jiu’s attack with the Green Blood Sword, identifying himself as Fasinuo’s First Fast Sword.
• Xi Li Dao Gao descended into the battlefield and attacked Yan Jiu’s demon dragon with Nine Heavens Thunderclap.
• Yan Jiu solidified the Netherworld Demon Dragon, and Shen Lang joined Xi Li Dao Gao in striking it as Chen Wu declared that their old grudges would be settled that night.

The Chen Clan launched a four-sided siege on Sea Lake Manor while Chen Wu, Shen Lang, Xi Li Dao Gao, and Ning Jiang held off Yan Jiu. As the battle continued, Lu Xueying and Leng Qingqiu ambushed Yan Qi and his attendants at a secret southern exit, then prepared to watch for Yan Wufeng’s escape.

• Ning Jiang’s support boosted Chen Wu, Shen Lang, and Xi Li Dao Gao as they attacked Yan Jiu, while Ling Yunxiao directed the battle against the Demon Dragon Guard.
• Chen Hua and Zhuang Mochen led attacks on the manor’s flanks, Ximen Rongcheng blocked the rear gate, and Chen Clan forces closed in from four sides.
• Yan Qi and two attendants escaped through a hidden tunnel south of the manor, but Lu Xueying and Leng Qingqiu killed the attendants and wounded Yan Qi.
• Yan Qi questioned how the Chen Clan had found the manor, realized they had more Titled Douluos than expected, and ended his own life.
• Leng Qingqiu looted the three bodies and found intelligence files and three soul bones, while she and Lu Xueying discussed which route Yan Wufeng might take to escape.