Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi answered Xue Shiming’s doubts by displaying the power of her six vines and unleashing an enhanced Taiji Jade Hand Seal. The Heaven Dou Three Heroes faced the crushing attack as Ning Zhongtian activated his strongest defenses.

• Xiao Yi summoned six vine bodies in a Myriad Vine Profound Manifestation to answer Xue Shiming’s challenge without words.
• Xiao Yi revealed her External Soul Bone Wheel Fan and continued directing the vines’ relentless attacks against the Heaven Dou Three Heroes.
• Xiao Yi formed a massive Taiji Diagram from countless leaves and sent the Taiji Jade Hand Seal crashing down on the arena.
• Gao Cuilan, Su Ningxia, Zhu Wuneng, and Chen Xiaojun recognized the technique, while Chen Xiaojun suspected Xiao Yi had refined it with new insights.
• Ning Zhongtian burned Soul Power, activated Holy Light’s protection, and reinforced his defense with the Light Pattern Barrier.

Xiao Yi’s Taiji Jade Hand Seal overwhelmed the Heaven Dou trio, who only stopped it by attacking in succession. Ning Zhongtian then discovered that Xiao Yi’s Wheel Fan held immense Life Soul Power, and Xue Shiming resolved to stake everything on one final move.

• Ning Zhongtian’s Light Pattern Barrier and Tang Chen’s Soaring Sky Strike failed to stop Xiao Yi’s jade vortex, but Xue Shiming’s Heaven Rending shattered its last ring.
• The Heaven Dou trio struggled to withstand the continuing sea of vines as Ning Zhongtian questioned how Xiao Yi could still attack so powerfully.
• Ning Zhongtian used Evil-Breaking Eye and saw that the Wheel Fan behind Xiao Yi contained vast reserves of Life Soul Power.
• Xue Shiming concluded that the Wheel Fan might be connected to Xiao Yi like an External Soul Bone, while Ning Zhongtian said the match could be investigated afterward.
• Xue Shiming abandoned his remaining doubts and called for the trio to pour everything into one final move.

The Heaven Dou Three Heroes unleashed their combined Saint Meteor Hammer Starfall, devastating the arena’s vine array, while Bai Tianrui collapsed after helping them land the attack. Xiao Yi then used the Life Vine to channel Heavenly Rain Dew and began restoring the six damaged vines.

• Xue Shiming used Cloud Concealment Escape to send shadow clones against the closing vines and buy time for the Heaven Dou Three Heroes’ formation.
• Bai Tianrui forced himself up and used Star River Stasis Ring to block the vines’ attack, giving Tang Chen, Ning Zhongtian, and Xue Shiming time to finish their combined skill.
• Tang Chen, Ning Zhongtian, and Xue Shiming unleashed Saint Meteor Hammer Starfall, destroying the surrounding vines and badly damaging the six main vine bodies.
• Bai Tianrui lost consciousness after Zhi Xuan praised his final effort, and he faintly answered her before passing out.
• Xiao Yi used Heavenly Rain Dew on the massive Life Vine, which spread life essence to restore the other five damaged vines.

Xiao Yi used Feng Hou Qimen’s Xuanwu Divine Power to summon a sacred water beast that blocked Tang Chen’s devastating hammer strike. The experts recognized the compass array behind the technique, while the nature of the Eight Divine Powers’ world-origin summons was explained.

• Tang Chen combined his power with Xue Shiming and Ning Zhongtian’s Sacred Power to unleash World-Suppressing Mountain Strike at Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi activated Feng Hou Qimen’s Xuanwu position, drawing together the energies of heaven, earth, and humanity to summon Xuanwu.
• Xuanwu absorbed and dispersed Tang Chen’s hammer strike, leaving its tortoise shell unmoved and forcing the hammer back.
• Ji Hongming, Qinghuang Sword Monarch, Ge Laihao, and Lei Xing debated what kind of technique had summoned the beast.
• Zuo Tinggang identified the invisible compass array around Chen Xinyi as the energy anchor for the summoned beast.
• The narration explained that the Eight Divine Powers adapted on Douluo Continent to summon manifestations of powerful imprints left by the world’s origins.

Tang Chen, Xue Shiming, and Ning Zhongtian combined their ultimate techniques into the Heavenly Emperor's Hammer and shattered Chen Xinyi's Xuanwu defense. The hammer kept falling toward Chen Xinyi, leaving her in immediate danger.

• Tang Chen demanded one final attack while Xue Shiming and Ning Zhongtian agreed to lend him their remaining strength.
• Xue Shiming invoked the Five-Colored Heavenly Feather, and Ning Zhongtian activated the Glazed Sacred Heart to empower Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Chen used his left arm bone's Mountain Shaking Strike and combined their powers into the Heavenly Emperor's Hammer.
• The Heavenly Emperor's Hammer overpowered Xuanwu's Profound Nether True Water and broke the sacred beast's tortoise shell.
• The shattered Xuanwu collapsed, but the hammer retained enough momentum to descend toward Chen Xinyi on her vine throne.

Xiao Yi revealed a blood-red hundred-thousand-year soul ring and used Spacetime Cage to stop Tang Chen’s giant hammer above her throne. As Tang Chen failed to break through the barrier, a seventh vine rose beside the Ageless Evergreen Ivy.

• Xiao Yi’s blood-red hundred-thousand-year soul ring appeared, stunning Chen Xiaojun, the Titled Experts, and the spectators.
• Xiao Yi used her Sixth Soul Skill, Spacetime Cage, to halt Tang Chen’s Heavenly Emperor’s Hammer in midair.
• Tang Chen strained to force the hammer through the transparent barrier, but it remained completely unmoved.
• Xiao Yi regarded the hammer calmly and explained that her spacetime defense could only be broken by a full-force strike from at least a Power Attack Type Titled Douluo.
• A seventh vine rose beside the Ageless Evergreen Ivy throne, quietly displaying an ancient and transcendent presence.

Xiao Yi used the Spacetime Cage to repel and destroy the Heavenly Emperor's Hammer, defeating Tang Chen, Xue Shiming, and Ning Zhongtian. The arena then reacted to her revealed 100,000 Year Soul Ring and Sixth Soul Ring, while powerful observers considered the consequences for Spirit Hall and the wider future.

• Xiao Yi tapped the Spacetime Cage, which recoiled against the Heavenly Emperor's Hammer and shattered it.
• Tang Chen, Xue Shiming, and Ning Zhongtian suffered backlash as their formation broke, leaving Tang Chen and Ning Zhongtian collapsed while Xue Shiming remained standing.
• The arena erupted when the Golden Red flames cleared and revealed Xiao Yi's blood-colored Soul Ring and a new vine.
• Spectators recognized Xiao Yi's 100,000 Year Soul Ring, spacetime Soul Skill, and status as a six-ring Soul Emperor.
• Shan Wei, Long Xiaoqian, Chen Haokai, and Lei Xing reacted with shock, while Qian Gu Hongying told She Yaolei that Spirit Hall would have to reconsider how it dealt with Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi revealed a willow-vine martial soul and a simulated 100,000-year soul ring, shocking the arena. Chen Hong and Yang Jingxue discussed the secret behind the display, while Chen Zhang and Chen Menglin recognized that Xiao Yi was using it to establish her dominance.

• Chen Mu asked Chen Xiaojun whether he had known Xiao Yi possessed a 100,000-year soul ring, and Chen Xiaojun silently looked toward Chen Hong and the Chen Clan’s VIP box.
• Yang Jingxue asked Chen Hong about Xiao Yi’s blood-red ring, and he explained that it was a real 79,999-year ring whose apparent 100,000-year age came from the Void Willow God Vine’s Simulation skill.
• Chen Hong told Yang Jingxue that Xiao Yi had Twin Martial Souls and that her innate first soul ring could grow toward Saint King Level after she obtained another ring.
• Chen Menglin told Chen Zhang that Chen Xiaojun had guessed Chen Zhang prompted Xiao Yi to go all out, and Chen Zhang admitted he had not expected her display to shake the arena so thoroughly.
• Chen Zhang concluded that Xiao Yi meant to leave the gathered prodigies in despair with her public display of power, then wondered how Chen Xiaojun would feel being overshadowed by his wife.

After the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team lost, Xue Shiming challenged the identity of the mysterious woman on the throne, suspecting she was the Eastern Emperor. She confirmed that Chen Xinyi was her alias and revealed her name and title, leaving the arena stunned.

• Ling Xinyao and Zhi Xuan watched in shock as the Heaven Dou Three Heroes lost their fighting strength.
• Xue Shiming straightened his torn uniform while Ning Zhongtian and Tang Chen acknowledged their defeat and rested.
• Xue Shiming told the woman on the throne that her inheritance did not come from the Chen Clan.
• Xue Shiming asked whether she was the top Genius List ranker known as the Eastern Emperor.
• The woman rose and revealed that Chen Xinyi was her alias, her name was Eastern Emperor Xiu Yi, and her title was Shao Siming.

Donghuang Xiuyi’s seven vines transformed into a spectacular flower-and-catkin display, though the Meteor Vine withered into ash soon after blooming. She explained the meaning of “Shao Siming,” and the crowd recognized her as the Genius List’s top-ranked fighter, leaving the arena cheering her name.

• Donghuang Xiuyi’s seven vines bloomed across the arena, and the Meteor flower soon withered and scattered into ash.
• Xue Shiming asked Donghuang Xiuyi what “Shao Siming” meant, and she answered with two lines about the greatest sorrow and joy in life.
• Chen Xiaojun recognized Donghuang Xiuyi’s words and bearing as a recreation of a famous scene from her previous life.
• Jin Xin and Zhou Yi realized that Donghuang Xiuyi was the Genius List’s number one and celebrated her place on the Chang’an Team.
• Chang’an supporters cheered for Donghuang Xiuyi as she used a concealed Mental Illusion Technique to make the flowers and her words more affecting.

After Donghuang Xiuyi revealed her identity, Chen Xiaojun explained the political motives behind Xue Shiming’s public gesture, while Han Yiyu and Xuan Qingya discussed what the revelation meant for their family. The disclosure eased the confusion and pressure among the arena’s defeated teams.

• Chen Xiaojun explained that Xue Shiming had framed his defeat as honorable and strengthened ties with the Silver Plume Alliance by announcing Donghuang Xiuyi’s identity.
• Chen Mu realized Xue Shiming had shifted blame, while Zhu Wuneng and Du Gu Fu joked about the prince’s political maneuvering.
• Xuan Qingya questioned Han Yiyu about how much she had known of Donghuang Xiuyi’s identity, and Han admitted that she and Senior Brother Bo had suspected it.
• Xuan Qingya and Han Yiyu speculated that their eldest sister had helped orchestrate the identity reveal and anticipated that her plans would continue beyond the competition.
• After Donghuang Xiuyi’s announcement, Xue Shiming and other defeated teams let go of their confusion and pressure.

Wang Wei and Lian Changzhi celebrated Xiao Yi’s reveal as Donghuang Xiuyi and her first-place Genius List ranking, while Chang'an Academy’s students and teachers reacted to the spectacle. Dean Zhuo Qianren worried that the honor would draw the academy into even greater dangers, leaving him resigned to its fate alongside the Chen family.

• Wang Wei rejoiced that his former student Xiao Yi had become first on the Genius List, and Lian Changzhi taunted Zhi Xing and Bai Canhong while reflecting on his growing ties to her and the Chen Clan.
• Ji Tiantian told Lin Jingshu that she had long believed Xiao Yi was Donghuang because of her strength at Zhongnan Mountain.
• Yan Xiaolai expressed a wish to compete alongside his older peers, and Yan Nanfei encouraged him to train for the next tournament.
• Zhuo Qianren considered the risks accompanying Donghuang Xiuyi and Chen Xiaojun’s future at Chang'an Academy and wondered whether their fame would be a blessing or a curse.

After Donghuang Xiuyi revealed her identity and overwhelmed her opponents, Zhou Tianshu recognized the consequences for the Genius List, while Chen Clan elders prepared to step into the public eye. Prince Xue Jiqing reconsidered his plans as the Ghost King assessed the rare soul bones Xiuyi might possess.

• Zhou Tianshu discussed how to rank Donghuang Xiuyi without violating the Chen Clan’s agreement or damaging the Genius List’s credibility, then planned a special issue about her identity and battle.
• Yang Jingxue remarked on Xiuyi’s bold declaration, and Chen Hong warned that the Chen Clan would face growing attention before deciding they would support her rise.
• Prince Xue Jiqing suspected that Zuo Tinggang had known Xiuyi’s identity in advance and decided his plans needed adjusting.
• The Ghost King estimated that Xiuyi possessed three Saint King Level soul bones, a Wood External Soul Bone, and possibly a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

After Chen Hong and Yang Jingxue emerged above the arena, She Yaolei concluded that Donghuang Xiuyi and possibly Chen Xiaojun were God Envoys whose paired powers might allow a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He urged Qian Gu Hongying to report the discovery and reconsider the Qian Gu Family’s closeness to the Chen Clan as the continent faced upheaval.

• The Ghost King denied that his warning about four soul bones was an attempt to sow discord and said he had only reminded everyone about his debt to the Chen Clan.
• Zuo Tinggang announced that Chen Hong and Yang Jingxue were coming out, and the pair rose into the air above the arena.
• She Yaolei told Qian Gu Hongying that the titles Da Siming and Shao Siming might refer to deities and pointed out Donghuang Xiuyi’s extraordinary abilities and soul rings.
• She Yaolei declared that Donghuang Xiuyi was a God Envoy and suggested that she and Chen Xiaojun might be paired God Envoys capable of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Qian Gu Hongying decided they had to send a secret report to the Pope and the Grand Offering, while She Yaolei warned him to reconsider the Qian Gu Family’s ties to the Chen Clan.

After defeating the Heaven Dou Academy team, Donghuang Xiuyi returned to a grand welcome from Chang'an Team. Bo Saixi then presented her with a ceremonial wreath and offered a blessing before the stunned arena.

• Donghuang Xiuyi walked from the arena toward the contestants' tunnel as the crowd applauded her victory over Heaven Dou Academy.
• Chang'an Team and the Canghui Three formed an applauding passage and bowed to welcome Donghuang Xiuyi back.
• Bo Saixi emerged from the western tunnel carrying a wreath and passed through the formation toward Donghuang Xiuyi.
• Bo Saixi placed the wreath in Donghuang Xiuyi's hair and congratulated her on reaching the highest realm and riding the Sea of Fate.
• The spectators reacted with astonishment, interpreting Bo Saixi's presentation as a coronation.

During Xiao Yi’s coronation, Chen Yanwu joined Bo Saixi in presenting her with a wreath, and Xiao Yi answered them with an ancient rite of respect. The three women left the passage together, guarded by Chen Hong and Yang Jingxue, as the arena watched.

• Chen Yanwu presented Xiao Yi with a wreath and congratulated her on her coronation.
• Xiao Yi performed an ancient Yin Yang School rite, bowing to Chen Yanwu and Bo Saixi in gratitude and respect.
• Chen Xiaojun felt relieved that the two women’s wreaths and friendship suited the moment better than the wreath he had prepared.
• Chen Yanwu and Bo Saixi linked arms with Xiao Yi, standing beside her as her twin companions.
• Chen Hong and Yang Jingxue rose to protect the passage as Xiao Yi, Chen Yanwu, and Bo Saixi walked toward the sunlight.

After the arena battle, Xiao Yi told Chen Xiaojun she wanted to rebuild the Wood Department and establish an independent inheritance rooted at the Five Mountains. Chen Xiaojun promised the Chen Clan would help her find suitable seeds and protect the new organization as her own, and Xiao Yi fell asleep from exhaustion as he guarded her.

• Xiao Yi told Chen Xiaojun that she wanted to rebuild the Wood Department, and he recognized her battle as a declaration of Shao Siming's returning authority.
• Xiao Yi said she needed suitable seeds, both living plants to form the foundation and candidates to carry on the Wood Department's cultivation system.
• Xiao Yi chose the Five Mountains as the foundation, and Chen Xiaojun agreed to help find candidates among its students, follower families, the Brocade-Clad Guards, and Chang'an Academy.
• Chen Xiaojun said the Wood Department would belong solely to Xiao Yi and promised no one would use her role as a Chen Clan daughter-in-law to interfere with it.
• Xiao Yi relaxed and fell asleep in the carriage, and Chen Xiaojun covered her with a blanket and quietly watched over her.

White Emperor Si Baining and his younger sister visited Chen Lin Village to seek something from the Chen Clan. Clan Leader Chen Xun confirmed that the clan had what they needed and offered to give it without demanding equal value in advance.

• Meng Wei met Si Baining and his sister at the village gate and escorted them into Chen Lin Village.
• Si Baining noticed mourning streamers and learned that a Crimson Church ambush had killed several members of a medicinal herb convoy.
• Meng Wei led the siblings to the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, where they met Chen Xun, who revealed that his father was gravely ill and unable to manage the clan’s affairs.
• Chen Xun recognized why the siblings had come and said the Chen Clan could provide what they wanted without asking for something of equal value beforehand.

Chen Xun offered Si Baining the position of Chen family Enshrined Elder if he advanced to Titled Douluo, explaining both the dangers and the benefits. Si Baining and his sister weighed the offer as Chen Xun laid out the Chen family's support, and he asked them to consider carefully before deciding.

• Chen Xun told Si Baining that becoming a Titled Douluo would require him to swear an oath as a Chen family Enshrined Elder.
• Chen Xun described the Chen family's deadly conflicts with the Crimson Church and Hidden Organizations, including the casualties and his father's ongoing unconsciousness.
• Si Baining said he welcomed the chance to face the dangers and prove himself, while Si Baining's sister asked whether his treatment would match Zhuo Qianren's.
• Chen Xun offered an annual salary of one million gold coins, access to cultivation resources and secret inheritances, and economic support for the Si Clan and Tian Feng Academy.
• Chen Xun promised resources, insights, and protection to help Si Baining break through to Titled Douluo, then urged the siblings to consider the risks before accepting.

Chen Xun discussed recruiting Si Baining as an Enshrined Expert, but Si Baining and his sister proposed bringing the entire Si Clan under the Chen family's banner. Chen Xun took time to consider the clan-wide offer and promised them an answer that afternoon.

• The Chen family weighed its need for more mobile Titled Douluo against the risks of recruiting Si Baining.
• Chen Xun explained the terms and risks of joining the Chen family, and Si Baining said he understood but needed to account for his clan and dependents.
• Si Baining's sister proposed that the whole Si Clan pledge allegiance, offering its fighters, Sky Peak City, and Tian Feng Academy in exchange for the Chen family's support.
• Chen Xun recognized the proposal's importance and said he would not decide in haste.
• Chen Xun asked Meng Wei to take the siblings around the village while he considered their offer, promising a firm answer that afternoon.