Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce
Alias(es)	HSCC
Original Name	天剑商会
Type	Continent-spanning chamber of commerce
Affiliation	Heavenly Sword Village; led by Lin Ye as General President
Occupation/Role	Manufacturer, seller, and patent administrator for Hidden Weapons, Soul Tools, pills, and related technologies
Status	Active
First Appearance	51

Background

Lin Ye built the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce over six years. By the time it is introduced, it has branches across the continent—nearly every city has one—and operates shops in numerous industries. Its daily Gold Soul Coin income is described as immense. 51

The chamber’s growth is supported by Heavenly Sword Village’s formidable strength, high-quality products, and uncompromising cooperation standards. Its expansion creates jobs, boosts local economies, and generates substantial tax revenue for the two great empires. 132 169 183

The chamber is backed by Heavenly Sword Village, whose strength has deterred even Martial Soul Hall from further hostilities following an earlier confrontation. Its headquarters are based in Heavenly Sword City, a settlement built on a mountain near Heaven Dou City that can house more than 100,000 people. 77 132 148

In Suotuo City, Lin Ye orders the chamber to enter the ore trade by acquiring the city’s ore and metal shops. 51

Organization

Leadership

• Lin Ye — Founder and General President. He directs major negotiations, product strategy, patent operations, and custom commissions; his identity is initially concealed from many associates. 51 133 201
• Li Xilai — President connected to the Suotuo City branch; assists Lin Ye with patent operations and negotiations. 72 81 83
• Qi — President who reports on the chamber’s Suotuo City ore-industry position. He is a Soul King above level 50. 51
• Xia Lifeng — Elder from the headquarters. He procures rare materials, handles contracts, and communicates with prospective partners. 83 131 132

Branch Structure

The chamber uses a headquarters-and-branch structure. Branches in Heaven Dou City and Star Luo City are Level 1, those in large cities are Level 2, those in medium-sized cities such as Suotuo City are Level 3, and those in small cities such as Nuoding City are Level 4. 77

Forging Group

The chamber operates a Forging Group in Heavenly Sword City capable of producing Hidden Weapons in large quantities. Lin Ye personally instructs the group in Portal Soul Tool production, beginning with the first portal in Seven Treasure City. 133 175

The Heavenly Sword City Forging Group has more than 1,000 members, including numerous master blacksmiths. Five hundred smiths, including ten grandmaster blacksmiths, were dispatched to Seven Treasure City for Portal construction while production in Heavenly Sword City continued uninterrupted. Divine craftsman Lou Gao leads Heavenly Sword City’s Forging Department. 175

Operations and Infrastructure

• Maintains branches throughout the continent and across the two great empires. 51 132
• Classifies branches by four levels according to the importance of their city, with Level 1 branches in the two imperial capitals. 77
• Owns a broad range of shops and can rapidly acquire or source industries and rare materials when required. 51 131
• Provides commercial lending at low interest rates and commercial intelligence services to merchants. 66
• Built numerous Signal Towers for long-distance communication using Communication Crystals. 132
• Operates an instant communication and intelligence network capable of transmitting information across the continent in real time. 175 247
• Uses Heavenly Sword City as a heavily defended headquarters; reported defenders include Soul Douluo-level experts and Titled Douluos. 88
• Deploys Titled Douluos to protect its branches and personnel when necessary. Two chamber Titled Douluos repelled the Heaven Dou Academy Education Committee and Royal Guards at the Heaven Dou City branch, while four accompanied Xia Lifeng during the Barak negotiations. 183 236 237
• Enforces product grading and emphasizes quality control, reputation, and reliable supply for Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools. 131
• Does not evade taxes, making it a valued commercial partner of the two great empires. 183

Products and Services

Hidden Weapons

The chamber commercializes Lin Ye’s Hidden Weapons, displays them at public exhibitions, and accepts large-scale faction orders. The Suotuo City exhibition generated orders exceeding 500 million Gold Soul Coins over three days. 83 88

• Produces Hidden Weapons through the Heavenly Sword City Forging Group. 87 133
• Sells weapons to individual Soul Masters and major Soul Master factions. 88
• Manufactures patented Tang Sect-style weapons, including the Silent Sleeve Arrow, Tight-Back Flower-Patterned Crossbow, Sand-Blasting Shadow, Zhuge Crossbow, and Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb. 87
• Provides separate personal-use and export versions of its Hidden Weapons. 87
• Treats Hidden Weapons as a means for Support System Soul Masters to gain offensive capability and improve survival. 131 169

Soul Tools

The chamber sells and develops Soul Tools ranging from combat equipment to specialized training and transportation devices. At the time of the Martial Soul Hall negotiations, commercially available Soul Tools had reached up to the fourth level, while higher-level tools remained unreleased. 131 133

• Flight Soul Tools — High-speed aerial tools developed by Lin Ye and considered valuable enough for commercial sale. 78 80
• Trial Towers — Training Soul Tools that simulate opponents and environments for cultivation and combat practice. 125 126
• Portal Soul Tools — Fixed and mobile teleportation portals produced through the chamber’s Forging Group. 170 175
• Custom Soul Tools — The chamber accepts exclusive commissions, including spatial-displacement tools and higher-grade equipment. 145 169
• Recording Soul Tools — Used by the chamber to preserve and publicly disseminate evidence, including the recorded threats and conduct surrounding the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. 232 247

The chamber possesses expertise in lost Soul Array techniques, including rare spatial-attribute arrays used to construct Portals. It intends to eventually establish a Level 12 Portal Tower in Heavenly Sword City to link its branches and accelerate material transport. 175 176

Pills and Materials

• Sources rare materials needed for Soul Tool production, including items Xia Lifeng states can be assembled within three days. 131
• Sells cultivation-related products, including Martial Soul Evolution Pills. 181 201
• Offers a broader range of pills, including Soul Power-restoration, healing, and temporary attribute-enhancement medicines. 181
• Was approached by the Barak royal family for production of pills, Soul Tools, and Hidden Weapons within the kingdom; Lin Ye rejected the proposal to surrender production and technology. 181
• Martial Soul Evolution Pills can substantially strengthen Martial Souls and may enable evolution to god-grade Martial Souls, depending on the user’s potential. 207 210

Patent Administration

Lin Ye establishes a Patent Agency with the chamber to manage the rights and mass production of Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools. The organization subsequently begins negotiations with the two great empires and Spirit Hall. 76 81 83

The Patent Agency’s registrations are recognized by the Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, and Martial Soul Hall. The chamber’s patents enable it to classify later reproductions of its registered Hidden Weapons as imitations. 83 87

Business Principles

• The chamber is open to cooperation as long as proposed terms do not violate its principles or bottom line. 169
• Lin Ye prioritizes profit, but insists that production quality and the chamber’s reputation cannot be compromised. 131
• It refuses exploitative arrangements that would hand over its manufacturing capacity or technology, as demonstrated during negotiations with Barak King Kundera. 181
• It can grant preferential terms when strategically agreed upon; Martial Soul Hall receives a 10% discount and priority supply for its order. 133 134
• The chamber maintains a policy of equal treatment and refuses to take sides between political powers, including the Heaven Dou royal family. 249
• It does not permit a major client’s priority supply to eliminate the products that must remain available through its branches. 133

Major Partnerships and Deals

Partner	Agreement	Terms
Martial Soul Hall	Purchase of Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools	10,000 sets at a 10% discount, with priority supply. 133 134
Martial Soul Hall	Purchase of Trial Towers	Ten towers at 10 million Gold Soul Coins each. 155 163
Bibi Dong	Inheritance Trial Tower commission	100 million Gold Soul Coins; the tower is to be completed within three months and lasts ten years before self-destructing. 156
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect	General cooperation agreement	Cooperation for Hidden Weapons, Soul Tools, Trial Towers, and a custom spatial-displacement Soul Tool; no supply priority or discount was granted. 169
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect	Portal Soul Tool order	Ten fixed portals at 200 million Gold Soul Coins each and five mobile portals at 500 million each. 170
Martial Soul Hall	Portal Soul Tool order	Fifty fixed and ten mobile portals for a total of 15 billion Gold Soul Coins. 198
Martial Soul Hall	Martial Soul Evolution Pill purchase	Ten pills for 5 billion Gold Soul Coins. 201
Martial Soul Hall	Follow-up Martial Soul Evolution Pill order	Bibi Dong authorizes the transfer of another 5 billion Gold Soul Coins to purchase ten additional pills. 211
Dugu Yan	Martial Soul Evolution Pill purchase	Two pills at 1 billion Gold Soul Coins each. 249
Dugu Bo	Proposed immortal-herb exchange	Offers immortal herbs and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in exchange for Martial Soul Evolution Pills; negotiations remain ongoing. 252

Reputation and Influence

The chamber’s rapid expansion and unknown backing make Soul Master factions wary of provoking it. Attempts to investigate Heavenly Sword City reportedly ended with infiltrators being eliminated or intimidated by its stationed experts. 88

Its commercial importance grows further after the release of Hidden Weapons and Soul Tools. The two great empires regard it as economically valuable, while powerful organizations—including Martial Soul Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—seek partnerships and large-scale orders. 132 169 181

The Barak royal family’s attempt to seize a 50% share of chamber production ends disastrously: Lin Ye forces Kundera to pay 11 billion Gold Soul Coins in compensation and grants the chamber fifty years of tax exemption. 183

The chamber’s protection of Lin Ye and the Shrek group at its Heaven Dou City branch forces Prince Xue Xing and the Heaven Dou Academy Education Committee to retreat. The chamber subsequently demands clarification and compensation from Heaven Dou Academy. 236 237

The rise of its Soul Tools, Hidden Weapons, and Spirit Elixirs has altered the continent’s balance of power. Its products are viewed as exceptional goods capable of strengthening ordinary Soul Masters and major factions alike, while its technology is treated as an effective monopoly that even Martial Soul Hall hesitates to challenge. 237 248 251

Dugu Bo reports that the chamber possesses at least ten Titled Douluos, a number that shocks Emperor Xue Ye and reinforces the prevailing view that the chamber must be befriended rather than provoked. 252