Chapter Summaries

Chen Xiaojun and his companions joined Zhu Wukui, Zhu Wuxin, and Zhu Wuneng in Clear Summer Courtyard to fight off the Gale Wolf Bandits. Their coordinated attacks overwhelmed the bandits and left them unable to organize a defense.

• Chen Xiaojun, Chen Jianjun, and Xiao Yi arrived to find Zhu Wukui and Zhu Wuxin defending Zhu Wuneng against the Gale Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Xiaojun ordered Zhu Wukui and Zhu Wuxin to scatter the bandits, and they used Earth Vein Surge and Whirlwind Sweep to break up the attackers.
• Chen Xiaojun and Chen Jianjun joined the fight with their sword techniques, easing the pressure on Zhu Wukui and Zhu Wuxin.
• Chen Xiaojun directed Xiao Yi to target the bandits' eyes with Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream, blinding and disrupting them.
• Chen Xiaojun, Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wukui, Zhu Wuxin, and Xiao Yi kept attacking as the bandits fell into disarray and were forced onto the defensive.

Chen Xiaojun and Chen Jianjun rescued the wounded Chen Feng from wolf bandits, while Ximen Shaoping led the fight against the invaders at the North Gate. The chapter ended with Shaoping killing the wolf bandit leader and scattering the remaining bandits.

• Xiao Yi replenished her soul power as she and the others wiped out the wolf bandits they had been fighting.
• Chen Xiaojun realized Chen Feng might be in danger, and he and Chen Jianjun hurried to Joyful Jade Residence with the others.
• Chen Xiaojun and Chen Jianjun rescued Chen Feng from a dozen wolf bandits, treated his wound, and learned that a large force had entered the village.
• At the North Gate, Ximen Shaoping fought the wolf bandits while Ma Suyun and Ding Dang tried to reach her.
• Ximen Shaoping unleashed her Purgatory Karma Fire Slash, killed the wolf bandit leader, and drove the surviving bandits into a retreat.

Ximen Shaoping took command as Wolf Bandits attacked Chen Lin Village from multiple directions, while Chen Xiaojun assessed the scale of the assault and the village’s defenses. He concluded that more than ten thousand Wolf Bandits might be involved, leaving just over two hundred Soul Masters scattered throughout the village.

• Ximen Shaoping agreed to command the defenders after the Wolf Bandits scattered into the village, and she suspected they had timed their attack for when the old lords were away.
• Tri-Color Fireworks rose from the Southeast Gate, Green Peak Mountain, and Fragrant Snow Mountain, forcing Ximen Shaoping to revise her orders.
• Chen Xiaojun estimated that thousands of Wolf Bandits had attacked from the north, southeast, and surrounding mountains, bringing the known total to more than ten thousand.
• Chen Xiaojun calculated that the village had only around four hundred residents, fewer than two hundred and fifty adults with actual combat strength, and just over two hundred Soul Masters still scattered through the village.

As Wolf Bandits attacked Chen Lin Village, Chen Xiaojun assessed the defenses and organized a youth team to gather fighters and help protect the village. Before they set out to find Sword Saint and Yan Wu, Chen Jianjun ordered everyone to prioritize Chen Xiaojun’s life, calling him the hope of the Chen Clan and the whole village.

• Chen Xiaojun explained the village’s layout and predicted how the clans and Defense Force would defend the gates, mountains, and Ancestral Hall.
• Chen Xiaojun identified the Southeast Gate as the crucial turning point and proposed gathering young fighters to clear weaker Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Xiaojun planned a route around North Main Street to find Sword Saint, Yan Wu, and Chen Bin before heading to the Ancestral Hall, while hoping Chen Mu had escaped.
• Chen Xiaojun founded the Chen Lin Village Self-Rescue Youth Team and assigned Zhu Wukui to the front, Chen Jianjun and Zhu Wuxin to attack from the sides, and himself to cover the rear.
• Chen Jianjun declared that everyone must protect Chen Xiaojun at all costs because he was the hope of the Chen Clan and the village.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions ran through Ring Village Avenue, finding homes destroyed and villagers killed by the Wolf Bandits. They defeated a pack led by an Elite Wolf Bandit and hurried toward Grandfather Hong’s estate, worried that Sword Saint Brother was in danger.

• Chen Xiaojun and the others found Da Gu and Grandfather Gu dead at the Gu Clan courtyard, while Xiao Gu and Aunt Gu were missing.
• The group continued through the devastated village, seeing dead villagers and swearing to fight the Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Feng urged Chen Xiaojun to hurry because Sword Saint Brother and big sister might be in danger on another road.
• Zhu Wukui, Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wuxin, Xiao Yi, and Chen Xiaojun fought a pack of Gray Wolf Bandits led by a high-level Third Ring Elite Wolf Bandit.
• Chen Xiaojun wounded the Elite Wolf Bandit with his Chengying Sword and Sword God Pearls, then Chen Jianjun killed it with Starfall Thunder Strike.
• The group finished off the remaining Gray Wolf Bandits and hurried toward Grandfather Hong’s estate.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions rescued Chen Jianzun and Chen Yanwu from the wolf bandits, then used their combined soul skills to turn the battle around. Chen Xiaojun revealed a powerful Spiral Sword God Pearl attack and, after killing three Elite Wolf Bandits, launched another volley at the survivors.

• Chen Jianzun and Chen Yanwu were surrounded and badly injured by wolf bandits, including several Elite Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Xiaojun arrived with Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wukui, and Zhu Wuxin, and ordered everyone to use their strongest attacks.
• Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wukui, Zhu Wuxin, Chen Jianzun, and Chen Yanwu unleashed their skills, creating openings and trapping three Elite Wolf Bandits between linked spinning attacks.
• Chen Xiaojun formed three Sword God Pearls into a Spiral Pill and killed the three off-balance Elite Wolf Bandits with consecutive strikes.
• Chen Xiaojun reflected that he had adapted the Spiral Pill technique to Soul Power and the Sword God Pearls, then launched three more pearls at the remaining wolf bandits.

Chen Xiaojun and his allies defeated the Wolf Bandits, with Chen Xiaojun unleashing Void Star Shatter and pushing his Soul Power up to level 15. The last Gray Wolf Bandits were nearly hunted down as the battle came to an end.

• Chen Xiaojun’s Spiral Sword God Pearls killed three Elite Wolf Bandits and scattered the remaining Gray Wolf Bandits.
• Xiao Yi pulled Chen Jianzun to safety and flung Chen Yanwu toward the strongest Elite Wolf Bandit, whom Chen Yanwu killed with her sword.
• Chen Xiaojun chased down the fleeing Gray Wolf Bandits, using Void Star Shatter to cut down several in rapid succession.
• Chen Xiaojun’s Soul Power rose from level 14 to level 15 after he killed his tenth Wolf Bandit.
• Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wukui, and Zhu Wuxin continued hunting the remaining Gray Wolf Bandits as the battle neared its end.

Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi treated Chen Jianzun, Chen Yanwu, and Chen Feng after the fight with the Wolf Bandits. Chen Yanwu marveled at Xiao Yi’s Ageless Evergreen Ivy and its extraordinary healing, growth, and soul-power absorption, leaving the group to wonder how many powerful attributes it possessed.

• Chen Xiaojun gave Chen Jianzun an Ancient Dust Pill, and Xiao Yi used her Ageless Evergreen Ivy to heal him and restore soul power to him and Chen Yanwu.
• Chen Yanwu asked about Xiao Yi’s unringed Martial Soul, and Chen Xiaojun explained its high quality and its connection to Xiao Yi’s Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream.
• Chen Yanwu recounted encountering several Wolf Bandit groups and thanked Chen Xiaojun for arriving in time to save her and Chen Jianzun.
• Chen Yanwu praised Chen Xiaojun’s Spiral Attack and Void Star Shatter, and she commended Xiao Yi’s battlefield judgment and control.
• Chen Xiaojun asked Xiao Yi to treat Chen Feng, and her vines quickly improved his wounds and internal injuries.
• Chen Yanwu and Chen Xiaojun speculated that the Ageless Evergreen Ivy had life, Devouring, and Earth attributes, alongside its wood attribute.

At the North Gate, Chen Cong learned that Alexei Astana’s Wolf Bandits were part of a coordinated attack by four great tribes, while the village came under assault from multiple directions. Mu Lingyun and other reinforcements arrived, and her Creation Azure Lotus strengthened the defenders as Chen Cong led a counterattack.

• Alexei Astana revealed that the Hurricane Demon Wolf King had ordered revenge for the prince’s death and that four great tribes were attacking the village.
• Tri-Color Fireworks lit up three parts of the village, and Alexei Astana ordered the Wolf Bandits to attack the North Gate.
• Chen Cong unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, Sword Dividing Heaven and Earth, cutting down many Wolf Bandits with a massive sword formation.
• Mu Lingyun led Zhao Derong, Ding Hui, and other Martial Soul Family experts to reinforce the North Gate.
• Mu Lingyun used her Fifth Soul Skill, Azure Lotus Bell, to boost the defenders’ Soul Power, attacks, and defenses.
• With the reinforcements strengthened, Chen Cong and the North Gate guards shifted from defense to counterattack.

Chen Xiaojun’s predictions about the Wolf Bandits’ attack proved accurate as defenders fought across Green Peak Mountain and the village. Ximen Shaoping helped rescue the Southeast Gate guards, but the battle continued, and she wondered whether Feng’er would survive his own trial.

• Chen Jianjun and two others returned exhausted, and Xiao Yi used her Ageless Evergreen Ivy to help them recover.
• The defenders’ positions at Green Peak Mountain and Fragrant Snow Mountain confirmed Chen Xiaojun’s prediction that the Cheng, Zhu, and Xia families would hold off the Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Jianzun and Chen Feng reported that their injuries had improved, while Chen Jianjun began explaining Xiaojun’s judgment to the others.
• Ximen Shaoping and her allies fought through Wolf Bandits on Southeast Avenue, and she defeated several Wolf Bandit Captains with her Karma Fire Demon Blade.
• After a scout reported that Southeast Gate guards were surrounded, Ximen Shaoping led reinforcements to them and battled stronger Wolf Bandit Captains using her Martial Soul True Body.
• Ximen Shaoping’s side won a dangerous clash, but more Wolf Bandits kept attacking, and she worried about Feng’er as she looked northwest.

Chen Xiaojun accepted that his place in the Chen family Main Lineage meant taking responsibility for the villagers, then led his group toward the Ancestral Hall along Third Ring Road. After defeating a large Wolf Bandit force, they hurried toward a village battle already raging between hundreds of bandits and dozens of villagers.

• Chen Yanwu told Chen Xiaojun that the Chen family Main Lineage had to stand before the villagers in danger, and Chen Xiaojun resolved to shoulder that responsibility.
• Chen Xiaojun ordered the group to take Third Ring Road, gather villagers along the way, and head for the Ancestral Hall; Chen Yanwu insisted on guarding the rear beside him.
• Chen Xiaojun organized the nine-person assault formation, and the group defeated several Wolf Bandit units and then a large, well-trained force.
• Chen Xiaojun noticed that they had seen few villagers or bodies along the route and urged the group to hurry, reasoning that villagers had gathered together and would be attacked.
• On Third Ring Road southwest of Chen Lin Village, several hundred Wolf Bandits fought dozens of villagers, including low-level and young soul masters who used nearby buildings for cover.

Mo Xuanbing, Qin Huacheng, Tie Fu'er, and Fei Xiang helped the young soul masters break the Wolf Bandits' attack and turn the fight against a powerful Elite Wolf Bandit. Fei Xiang's assault drove the enemy back, shifting the battle in the youths' favor.

• Mo Xuanbing bound the Wolf Bandits with Shadow Shackles, allowing Qin Huacheng to strike them down with Layered Spear Shadows.
• Tie Fu'er used Great Hammer Impact to blast the Wolf Bandits into the air, and Fei Xiang followed with Tear Space Rending Claw.
• A Soul Ancestor-level Elite Wolf Bandit attacked Zhao Mingchen, whose Immovable Golden Body barely withstood the enemy's fierce strikes.
• Luo Zhenjun tried to flank the Elite Wolf Bandit with Blackfin Stealth, but the enemy detected and repelled him.
• Fei Xiang attacked the Elite Wolf Bandit while Jian Xinyue reinforced him with Ink Crystal Body, and his Gale Blade assault forced the enemy back.

Fei Xiang and the young soul masters struggled to hold off four Elite Wolf Bandits while the Gray Wolf Bandits pressed the rest of the group. Chen Xiaojun’s group arrived and Chen Jianzun and Zhu Wuxin swept the ordinary bandits back, shifting the battle in their favor.

• Fei Xiang pinned down a High-Level Elite Wolf Bandit, but Tie Fu'er’s mother was knocked from the fight as more elite bandits attacked the young soul masters.
• Tie Fu'er, Mao Jiajia, Zhao Mingchen, Xia Yiping, Yang Chunyuan, Qin Huacheng, Mo Xuanbing, and Luo Zhenjun fought to protect one another and hold off the wolf bandits.
• The young soul masters’ coordination improved, but the four Elite Wolf Bandits and dozens of Gray Wolf Bandits gradually put them under mounting pressure.
• Chen Xiaojun’s group of nine arrived after hearing the battle and called on Chen Jianzun and Zhu Wuxin to clear a path through the Gray Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Jianzun unleashed Water Bloom Heavenly Wheel while Zhu Wuxin used Whirlwind Sweep, scattering the Gray Wolf Bandits and forcing them to retreat.

Chen Xiaojun directed his group of nine in a coordinated assault that devastated the Gray Wolf Bandits and shifted the battle in the villagers’ favor. The young Soul Masters killed the elite bandits and continued pursuing the survivors under Chen Xiaojun’s command.

• Chen Feng scattered Gray Wolf Bandits with his sword qi while Chen Jianjun and Mo Xuanbing killed an elite wolf bandit with a combined attack.
• Zhu Wukui switched places with Zhao Mingchen, armored himself, and fought a High-Level Elite Wolf Bandit as Chen Xiaojun assigned attacks to the others.
• Xiao Yi struck fallen Gray Wolf Bandits in the eyes, and Chen Yanwu’s sword wheel cut down more of them, leaving the bandits panicked and outnumbered.
• Chen Xiaojun ordered the young Soul Masters to sweep up the remaining Gray Wolf Bandits, kill the elite targets, and support Fei Xiang and the other fighters.
• Chen Jianzun, Chen Jianjun, and their allies killed an elite Wolf Bandit, while Chen Xiaojun intercepted a fleeing High-Level Elite Wolf Bandit and killed it with a sword through the neck.
• Fei Xiang and several Soul Masters surrounded and fatally wounded the strongest elite Wolf Bandit.

Ling Xinghe fought the wolf bandit leader while Chen Xiaojun led Yanwu, Jian Jun, and Sword Saint around to attack from behind. With their surprise assault distracting the leader, Ling Xinghe bound him with his Whirlwind Barrier, leaving the battle poised for their next move.

• Chen Xiaojun redirected his group to help Ling Xinghe defeat the wolf bandit leader, while Wu Kui, Wu Xin, and Xiao Yi stayed to support the female Soul Masters.
• Ling Xinghe used Wind Blade Array and Wind Cloud Body to battle the stronger wolf bandit leader, dodging his Wolf Tooth Club and counterattacking.
• Ling Xinghe unleashed Gale Dance, but the collision with the leader's club knocked him back and left both fighters battered.
• Chen Xiaojun, Yanwu, Jian Jun, and Sword Saint attacked the leader from behind with over a hundred streams of sword qi.
• At Chen Xiaojun's call, Ling Xinghe used Whirlwind Barrier to bind the distracted wolf bandit leader.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions worked together to break through the Wolf Bandit Leader’s Wild Rampage defenses and give Ling Xinghe a chance to strike. Their combined assault defeated and killed the Wolf Bandit Leader.

• Chen Jianjun and Chen Jianzun combined their attacks, piercing the Wolf Bandit Leader’s defenses and knocking it back.
• Chen Yanwu used her illusion-based sword skills to confuse the Wolf Bandit Leader and wound it.
• Chen Xiaojun struck with his three Spiral Pill Sword God Pearls, damaging the Wolf Bandit Leader and creating an opening for Ling Xinghe.
• Ling Xinghe unleashed Eye of the Storm, overpowering the Wolf Bandit Leader and battering it with the storm.
• Chen Xiaojun and the others joined Ling Xinghe’s assault until the Wolf Bandit Leader’s defenses collapsed and it died.

After the Chen Clan and Ling Xinghe’s group defeated the Gale Wolf Bandits attacking them, they learned that the village was under attack from the north and through the Southeast Gate. Chen Xiaojun studied the village map and began formulating a plan to counter the crisis, but the Southeast Gate remained open and the wolf bandits were still pouring in.

• Ling Xinghe’s return helped break the bandits’ morale, and the surviving High-Level Elite Wolf Bandits ordered a retreat as the Soul Masters pursued them.
• Zhu Wukui asked why Zhao Mingchen and the other young Soul Masters were there, and they explained they had stayed late at Tie Fu’er’s barbecue gathering.
• Tie Fu’er reported that his mother’s internal injury had stabilized, while Ling Xinghe told the Chen Clan that wolf bandits had entered through the Southeast Gate in numbers at least as large as the northern force.
• Ling Xinghe explained that Brother Wu had led defenders toward the Southeast Avenue and sent the old, weak, women, and children toward the Ancestral Hall, but Fifth Sister-in-law’s group had arrived late.
• Chen Xiaojun asked about the village’s remaining high-level fighters and concluded that the North Gate, Fragrant Snow Mountain, and Green Peak Mountain forces were already occupied.
• Chen Xiaojun said the Southeast Gate was the crucial problem and asked Ling Xinghe whether the village had any hidden strength.

Ximen Shaoping and her companions were trapped by overwhelming wolf bandits in the village, while the Wolf Bandit Leaders argued over their next moves and sent more fighters into the assault. As the defenders prepared for a desperate last stand, Ximen Shaoping urged the Flying Soul Masters to escape and thought of the husband she might never see again.

• Several thousand wolf bandits stormed through the Southeast Gate as Ximen Shaoping and her companions fought against more than a thousand attackers on a small mound.
• Muhammed Vasquez urged Darcy Rahman Khan to act, but Darcy chose to wait while Gunter Strick led elite wolf bandits toward the village.
• A wounded guard blamed himself for Ximen Shaoping's predicament, and she ordered Ding Dang to escape while offering to cover the rear.
• Ximen Shaoping told Ma Suyun and the other Flying Soul Masters to break out, but Ding Dang refused and charged back into the wolf bandits.
• Qi Shuiyue accepted the possibility of dying and hoped the Sword Saint would survive, while Ximen Shaoping worried about the children and regretted not seeing her husband again.

Gunter Strick nearly killed Ding Dang, but a white-haired old man from the Zhu Clan appeared and protected her. He unleashed a powerful shield attack that sent Gunter Strick and the wolf bandits flying, though Gunter quickly recovered.

• Gunter Strick countered Ding Dang's strongest Soul Skill, wounded her, and knocked her down with his Giant Spirit Wind Cone.
• Ximen Shaoping rushed to help Ding Dang, but Fellon Strick blocked her path.
• A white-haired old man appeared before Ding Dang and blocked Gunter Strick's dark shock wave with his Stone Armor Shield.
• The old man used his Sixth Soul Skill, Stone Armor Rampage, to hurl Gunter Strick and the wolf bandits to the ground.
• Gunter Strick quickly got back to his feet, while Ding Dang recognized the old man as her grandfather.

Zhu Hongzhen arrived to aid Ding Dang and the others, while Chen Xiaojun recognized a chance to turn the battle around. Chen Zixiu revealed himself at the Southeast Gate and annihilated over a thousand wolf bandits with his ninth soul skill, leaving the Chen Family’s strongest elder to face the threat despite his lingering divine injury.

• Zhu Hongzhen healed Ding Dang and challenged Gunter Strick as wolf bandits continued entering the village.
• Chen Xiaojun told Ling Xinghe that they had an opportunity to wipe out the wolf bandits, just as a tremendous pillar of energy appeared in the sky.
• At the Southeast Gate, Chen Zixiu unleashed his ninth soul skill, Accumulated Destruction, and erased more than a thousand elite wolf bandits.
• The defenders recognized Chen Zixiu as the Chen Family’s Old Master, a Level 97 Peak Douluo who had survived the calamity fifty years earlier.
• The chapter explained that Chen Zixiu had long endured Rakshasa God’s divine power while suppressing it and cultivating his strength.