Chapter Summaries

Wang Chen fought Zhang Ming at the Ordinary Alliance branch, using a concealed Martial Soul and a Level 7 Soul Cannon to overpower him. The chapter left Zhang Ming defeated and showed a worried woman at the Hongchen Family reacting to Xu Tianran becoming Crown Prince.

• Zhang Ming activated his Ghost Spirit Beast Martial Soul and challenged Song Yu, while Wang Chen prepared concealed Soul Tools for the fight.
• Wang Chen and Zhang Ming went to an arena, where Wang Chen fired a Level 7 Soul Cannon enhanced by four ten-thousand-year Soul Skills.
• Zhang Ming dodged the locked attack, but the beam broke his defensive barrier and wounded him through his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Zhang Ming retaliated with a Spirit Impact, but Wang Chen vanished and struck him down from behind.
• At the Hongchen Family, a grown white-haired, blue-eyed woman worried after learning that Xu Tianran had become Crown Prince.

Wang Chen defeated Zhang Ming and spared the Xishui Alliance members to avoid escalating conflict, then returned to the Wang Family as Crown Prince Xu Tianran’s rise put the family in danger. The chapter ended with the elders confronting Wang Yan over his decision to back the Second Prince.

• Meng Hongchen worried that Wang Chen might be in danger and planned to check their meeting place for a reply.
• Wang Chen defeated Zhang Ming without using his Martial Soul Avatar, took his soul tools, and ordered the Xishui Alliance members to leave.
• Wang Chen checked on his secretly recruited subordinates and returned to the Wang Family to see how his parents were faring.
• Wang Family members blamed Wang Yan for backing the Second Prince, and the elders demanded a family meeting.
• The First Elder and Third Elder challenged Wang Yan over the threat Xu Tianran posed to the family and the safety of its younger generation.

Wang Yan silenced the Wang Family elders who challenged his leadership, while secretly preparing to assassinate Crown Prince Xu Tianran. Wang Chen returned home to a warm reunion and learned the next day that Wang Yan had defeated the First Elder.

• The Wang Family elders argued over Wang Yan's past decisions, while he secretly planned an assassination of Crown Prince Xu Tianran with no more than five Soul Douluos.
• The First Elder demanded that Wang Yan step down, and Wang Yan defeated him in three moves, forcing the other elders to back down.
• Wang Yan stayed alone in the Ancestral Hall after the meeting and declared that he had no regrets.
• Wang Chen returned home, reassured his worried parents, and shared a reunion dinner with them.
• Wang Chen visited Elder Wang Yuan the next morning and learned about Wang Yan's fight with the First Elder, leaving him stunned by Wang Yan's strength.

Wang Chen considered taking control of the Wang Family after its crisis was resolved and revealed that his strength had grown enough for him to protect himself against powerful opponents. He told Wang Yuan he was not using a Soul Tool to hide his cultivation, leaving Wang Yuan to wonder if he had already reached the Soul King realm.

• Wang Chen decided that becoming family head would help him win the loyalty of the Wang Family and unlock the Black Book’s third function, but he planned to wait until the family crisis was over.
• Wang Yuan tried to sense Wang Chen’s cultivation and was astonished that he could not discern it.
• Wang Chen noticed Wang Yuan’s probing and concluded that Wang Yan’s prestige had fallen since Xu Tianran became crown prince.
• Wang Chen decided to reveal some of his strength to prepare Wang Yuan for what the family would eventually learn.
• Wang Chen denied wearing a Soul Tool that blocked detection, and Wang Yuan stood up in disbelief and asked if he had reached the Soul King realm.

Wang Chen revealed his fourteen-year-old Soul Emperor cultivation to Wang Yuan, who accepted the truth and urged him to keep it secret for the family’s safety. The next day, Wang Chen met Meng Hongchen in their usual room at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, where they embraced and shared a quiet, intimate moment.

• Wang Chen proved his Soul Emperor cultivation to Wang Yuan, who was stunned and then confirmed that Wang Chen had not used methods that harmed his potential.
• Wang Yuan warned Wang Chen to conceal his strength and keep it secret, and he urged Wang Chen to survive and rebuild the Wang Family if its fortunes collapsed.
• Wang Chen left Wang Yuan, visited other elders, and checked the meeting place where Meng Hongchen had left him a letter.
• The next day, Wang Chen met Meng Hongchen in Room 607 of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, and she leapt into his arms.
• Wang Chen held Meng Hongchen on his lap as they quietly embraced, then their breaths intertwined.

Wang Chen and Meng Hongchen shared an affectionate reunion, and Wang Chen kept his Soul Emperor cultivation secret from her. After returning home, he waited for Xu Tianran to be assassinated while Xu Tianran hosted a banquet to cement his authority as Crown Prince.

• Wang Chen and Meng Hongchen kissed and embraced, and she offered her grandfather’s protection if Wang Chen ever faced danger.
• Meng Hongchen said she had reached level forty-five and asked Wang Chen about his cultivation, but he kept his Soul Emperor breakthrough a secret.
• Wang Chen returned home at evening and decided that all he could do now was wait for Xu Tianran to be assassinated.
• Officials and nobles flocked to the Crown Prince Residence to present gifts, while the gate eunuch sorted visitors by rank.
• Xu Tianran hosted a private banquet for ministers and nobles, who toasted him and showered him with praise.

Xu Tianran celebrated his growing influence at a banquet and announced another gathering at Minghua Garden, giving Song Zhong a chance to report his plans to Xu Tianyu. Half a month later, five powerful experts attacked Xu Tianran’s convoy outside Mingdu.

• Xu Tianran hosted a lavish banquet, reveled in the ministers’ praise, and invited them to another gathering at Minghua Garden in half a month.
• A beautiful female Soul Sage danced for Xu Tianran, then left with him after the banquet.
• Song Zhong, an undercover agent serving Xu Tianyu, reported Xu Tianran’s Minghua Garden plans to the Second Prince.
• Xu Tianyu rewarded Song Zhong and began arranging an ambush with his maternal grandfather, uncle, and Wang Yan.
• Half a month later, five powerful experts charged toward Xu Tianran’s convoy on the outskirts of Mingdu.

Wang Yan and four other Soul Douluo attacked Xu Tianran’s convoy, overwhelming his guards’ defenses as they tried to assassinate the Crown Prince. When the guards’ shields were nearly exhausted, Wang Yan and Song Zhan revealed Level Eight Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, and Xu Tianran’s two Soul Douluo protectors fled as the shells rose into the sky.

• Wang Yan, Song Zhan, Song Peng, Li Fei, and Zhao Yuhang launched a coordinated assault on Xu Tianran’s convoy, with Zhao Yuhang enclosing it in metal pillars.
• Xu Tianran activated his Purple Emperor Annihilation Heavenly Dragon martial soul, promised his guards lavish rewards, and urged them to hold out for reinforcements.
• Wang Yan and the other assassins intensified their attack until Xu Tianran’s guards had almost no defensive Soul Tools left.
• Wang Yan and Song Zhan produced Level Eight Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, prompting Xu Tianran’s two Soul Douluo guards to flee.
• Two mushroom-shaped shells soared into the sky before Xu Tianran could curse the fleeing guards.

Two Level Eight Fixed Soul Cannon Shells devastated Xu Tianran’s escort, and his Ninth Level defensive Soul Tool saved his life but could not prevent catastrophic injuries. As the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion rushed toward the blast, Xu Tianran lay crippled in the crater while the assassins prepared to confirm his death and escape.

• The two Level Eight Fixed Soul Cannon Shells destroyed the guards’ barriers and killed the short, fat and tall, thin Soul Douluos, while Heavenly Dragon's Defense protected Xu Tianran from the worst of the blast.
• Xu Tianyuan detected the enormous Soul Power fluctuation and led the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion toward the explosion.
• Wang Yan, Song Zhan, Song Peng, Zhao Yuhang, and Li Fei retreated, discussed escaping and covering their tracks, and planned to check whether Xu Tianran had survived.
• After the explosions subsided, Xu Tianran lay alive in the crater with both legs and the means to carry on his bloodline destroyed.
• Several maidservants and the Female Soul Sage crawled out of the shattered carriage alive.

Ju Zi stayed behind during the assassination attempt on Xu Tianran and used her Invincible Shield to save him from a fatal attack, leaving herself gravely wounded. Xu Tianyuan arrived and drove the assassins away, while Xu Tianran survived and watched him with tears of relief.

• The Female Soul Sage and several maidservants fled as Wang Yan, Song Zhan, and the other assassins attacked the injured Xu Tianran.
• Ju Zi decided to protect Xu Tianran and moved toward him with her Fifth Level Invincible Shield.
• Ju Zi blocked Song Zhan's attack long enough for Xu Tianran to evade a fatal strike, but the shattered shield left her gravely wounded.
• Wang Yan, Song Zhan, and the other assassins launched another attack on Xu Tianran.
• Xu Tianyuan arrived and stopped the attacks with a crimson light curtain, then condemned the assassins.
• Li Fei fled with Wang Yan, Song Zhan, and the other two, while Xu Tianran watched Xu Tianyuan and wept with relief.

Xu Tianran survived an assassination attempt but lost both legs, and Xu Tianyuan escorted him and Ju Zi back to Mingdu for treatment. As the empire reacted to the attack, Wang Chen learned of Xu Tianran’s condition and prepared to make his move.

• Xu Tianran took a healing pill after Ju Zi saved him, and Xu Tianyuan chose to protect him rather than pursue the fleeing assassins.
• Xu Tianyuan treated Ju Zi, then led the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion as they escorted Xu Tianran and Ju Zi back to Mingdu.
• The Legion’s royal members reacted poorly to Xu Tianran’s crippled legs, while Xu Tianran resolved to conceal that he could no longer perform as a man.
• After news of the assassination spread, Emperor Xu Jing ordered a Ninth Level Soul Engineer to investigate, and Second Prince Xu Tianyu felt reassured that Xu Tianran had survived but was crippled.
• Wang Chen learned what had happened after lying low for half a month and decided it was his turn to act.

Wang Chen used his hidden identity as Song Yu to spread a rumor that Xu Tianran had lost not only his legs but also his ability to father children. As Xu Tianran faced political isolation and threats to his Crown Prince Position, he resolved to reclaim his power and summoned Ju Zi, the only person he still trusted.

• Wang Chen spread the rumor about Xu Tianran through criminals he had secretly recruited, then cut off contact with them and abandoned the Song Yu identity.
• Officials and nobles avoided the Crown Prince Residence, while the guest-receiving eunuch vowed they would return if Xu Tianran kept his Crown Prince Position.
• Li Wen told Xu Tianran that officials from rival princes’ factions had petitioned to replace him, but the emperor had refused to decide the matter hastily.
• Xu Tianran learned that many of his former supporters had turned neutral, then smashed his desk and swore to defeat his enemies and become emperor.
• Xu Tianran ordered the guards to withdraw and summoned Ju Zi, whose loyalty during the assassination attempt had earned his complete trust.

After Xu Tianran sought the Holy Spirit Cult’s support to protect his Crown Prince Position, Ye Xishui agreed to let Zhongli Wu handle the proposed alliance. Meanwhile, a rumor began spreading through Mingdu.

• Ju Zi told Xu Tianran that she had silenced the doctor and that Nangong Wan would answer his offer in three days.
• Xu Tianran resolved to seek the Holy Spirit Cult’s help because the assassination had crippled him and weakened his forces.
• Nangong Wan brought Xu Tianran’s letter to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters and delivered it to Ye Xishui.
• Ye Xishui criticized Xu Tianran for trying to use the Holy Spirit Cult as his father had, while Zhongli Wu argued that supporting him could help the cult grow.
• Ye Xishui assigned Zhongli Wu to handle the matter, as a rumor began spreading rapidly through Mingdu.

Wang Chen’s rumor about Xu Tianran’s impotence spread across Mingdu with help from the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and other powerful figures. Xu Tianran failed to contain the true rumor, Ju Zi fled the Crown Prince Residence, and an imperial messenger summoned Xu Tianran to the palace.

• Xu Tianyu and Xu Tianshi encouraged the rumor about Xu Tianran and sent people to spread it throughout Mingdu.
• Wang Chen heard the gossip sweeping the city and realized that the princes and influential figures had magnified his efforts.
• Xu Tianran smashed his study in fury after his attempts to suppress the rumor failed, and he despaired because it was true.
• Ju Zi feared Xu Tianran would kill her and fled the Crown Prince Residence, believing she had repaid her debt to him.
• A middle-aged imperial messenger arrived at the Crown Prince Residence and ordered Xu Tianran to appear before the emperor immediately.

Emperor Xu Jing summoned Crown Prince Xu Tianran to the Imperial Palace to investigate rumors that he was incapable of intercourse and bearing children. When Xu Tianran arrived, Xu Jing ordered attendants to examine him, and they restrained and silenced the Crown Prince as he struggled to resist.

• After receiving Xu Jing's summons, Xu Tianran tried to delay his departure by claiming his injuries made travel difficult.
• Shen Lang invoked the imperial decree and brought Xu Tianran to the palace in his Soul Tool Wheelchair.
• In Mingde Hall, Xu Jing decided to replace Xu Tianran as Crown Prince if the rumors were true and ordered a full-body examination.
• Xu Tianran argued that the examination would humiliate the Crown Prince, and Xu Jing took his protest as confirmation of the rumors.
• Two Titled Douluo attendants restrained Xu Tianran, sealed his Soul Power, and stuffed a towel into his mouth.

Xu Jing discovered that Xu Tianran was impotent and decided to strip him of the Crown Prince Position, leaving Xu Tianran devastated and enraged. Believing Ju Zi had exposed his secret, Xu Tianran ordered his guards to find her and bring her back alive.

• Xu Jing saw that Xu Tianran was missing his manhood and decided to announce the removal of his Crown Prince Position at morning court.
• Xu Jing sent Xu Tianran back to his residence, where Xu Tianran tried to kill himself but was jolted awake by the pain.
• Xu Tianran vowed revenge on everyone he believed had wronged him and decided to target the person who exposed his impotence first.
• Xu Tianran concluded that Ju Zi had revealed his secret because the doctors who treated him were dead and Ju Zi had left his residence.
• Xu Tianran offered rewards for information about Ju Zi and ordered his guards to bring her back alive.

Emperor Xu Jing stripped Xu Tianran of the Crown Prince Position, prompting rival princes and court factions to prepare for a succession struggle. Xu Tianran decided to back a weaker prince so he could destroy his rivals and reclaim power, and he began searching for a suitable candidate.

• Xu Jing announced that Xu Tianran’s disability made him unfit to serve as Crown Prince and issued a decree stripping him of the position.
• Officials and nobles shifted their loyalties, while Xu Tianyu and Xu Tianshi prepared to compete for the succession.
• Xu Tianran accepted the decree and recognized that his former supporters would likely abandon him and that his brothers would eventually try to kill him.
• Xu Tianran decided to support a weaker prince, hoping to help him take the throne and use imperial forces to eliminate Xu Tianyu and Xu Tianshi.
• Xu Tianran considered gaining the Holy Spirit Cult’s support and quietly surveyed the princes for a candidate.

Wang Chen decided to seek the Wang Family patriarch’s seat during a lull in the imperial struggle, believing the Black Book and his growing strength could help him protect his family. After he easily defeated Elder Wang Yuan, Wang Yuan agreed to take him to meet the First Elder and support his nomination.

• Wang Chen concluded that the Wang Family’s crisis had passed after Xu Tianran lost the Crown Prince Position, and he planned to use the calm period to increase his strength and become patriarch.
• Wang Chen determined that he needed the support of at least six of the Wang Family’s twelve Soul Sage-level elders before challenging Wang Yan for the position.
• Wang Chen visited Elder Wang Yuan and asked him to help persuade the other elders to nominate him as patriarch.
• Wang Yuan doubted that Soul Emperor Wang Chen could defeat peak Soul Douluo Wang Yan and agreed to spar with him to temper his confidence.
• Wang Chen defeated Level 76 Soul Sage Wang Yuan without using his Secret Art, then said he believed the Secret Art would let him defeat Wang Yan.
• Wang Yuan accepted Wang Chen’s strength and took him to see the First Elder, declaring that Wang Chen would become the Wang Family’s clan leader.

Wang Yuan brought Wang Chen to seek the First Elder’s support for Wang Chen to become clan head, while the First Elder worried about the Wang Family’s dangerous political position and prepared for its possible downfall. After Wang Yuan proposed Wang Chen as a candidate, the First Elder dismissed the claims about the boy’s strength as nonsense.

• Wang Yuan told Wang Chen that the First Elder could secure support from several other elders for his bid to become clan head.
• The First Elder reflected on the Wang Family’s perilous involvement in the imperial succession struggle and his secret plans to send younger family members away if the Second Prince lost.
• Wang Yuan arrived at the First Elder’s residence with Wang Chen, and the First Elder guessed their visit concerned the young man.
• Wang Yuan asked the First Elder to nominate Wang Chen as clan head, but the First Elder scoffed at the claim that Wang Chen was an under-fifteen Soul Emperor who could defeat Wang Yan.

Wang Chen revealed his Soul Emperor cultivation to the First Elder and declared that he wanted to become the Wang Family head. He entered the Trial Field to prove himself, putting on his Rank 7 Soul Tool Armor before facing the First Elder.

• Wang Yuan insisted that his account of Wang Chen's strength was true, but the First Elder thought he needed a healer.
• Wang Chen released his Soul Power, shocking the First Elder with his Soul Emperor cultivation, and said he wanted to become the Wang Family head.
• Wang Chen headed to the Trial Field, and Wang Yuan urged the First Elder to test him personally.
• The First Elder followed Wang Chen and agreed to face him, warning that Wang Yan was an exceptionally powerful Soul Douluo.
• Wang Chen equipped his Rank 7 Soul Tool Armor, whose Energy Gathering Array compressed his Soul Power into a liquid state.