Chapter Summaries

At the banquet, the elders discussed the Seven Stars Sword Formation and the younger generation’s talents. Ximen Chuixue revealed that his martial soul resonated with Chen Jianjun’s during a match, prompting Chen Cong and Ximen Rongcheng to take them to test a possible martial soul fusion skill.

• Zhong Kui explained that his seventeen-year-old son had reached Soul King, while Ximen Rongcheng said Ximen Chuixue would not compete.
• Chen Xun explained that the Seven Stars Swords were the Soul Masters who formed his second uncle’s Seven Stars Sword Formation, with Chen Jianjun serving as a substitute for any position.
• Chen Cong and Mu Lingyun joined the group while making the rounds at the banquet, and Ximen Chuixue arrived with Ye Xiuqin.
• Ximen Chuixue said his martial soul had resonated strongly when Chen Jianjun used his final move against Tang Chen.
• Ma Zhibin identified the reaction as a possible martial soul fusion skill, and Chen Cong took Ximen Chuixue and Chen Jianjun to the rear courtyard to test it.

After Tang Chen lost to Chen Jianjun, he discussed the Chen Clan's Nine Yang Divine Skill with Tang Yue and considered how the Tang family's Nine Suns Force could counter it. Tang Yue also learned that Chen Jianjun likely had innate full Soul Power, while the distant square remained noisy.

• Tang Chen told Tang Yue that his injuries were mostly external and that the Purple Cloud Silverleaf Pill had eased his internal injuries.
• Tang Chen described how the Nine Yang Divine Skill absorbed and suppressed his yang forces, while its linked Martial Skills overcame his Chaotic Cloak.
• Tang Yue proposed that the Tang family rely on the versatility of its first five Nine Suns Force forms or cultivate the sun-attribute final four forms to resist the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
• Tang Chen felt reassured that he could improve and someday overcome Chen Jianjun, though he did not want to be repeatedly suppressed by the Chen Clan.
• Tang Chen suggested that Chen Jianjun had undergone a Martial Soul Mutation and possessed innate full Soul Power, and Tang Yue acknowledged the possibility before looking toward the noisy square.

Tang Yue explained the risks and requirements of the Clear Sky Sect's Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Detonation to Tang Chen, revealing why the sect concentrated its training resources on a single inheritor. Tang Chen learned that he would be prepared to inherit a set of soul bones once he reached level 50.

• Tang Yue told Tang Chen that he could not safely practice the Great Sumeru Hammer until he was much stronger and that Ring Detonation could destroy an unprepared user's body.
• Tang Yue explained that the techniques multiplied the user's power but required an exceptionally strong physique and a complete set of soul bones for safety.
• Tang Chen asked why Tang Xiao could not also inherit the techniques, and Tang Yue revealed that the sect lacked enough rare, high-level soul bones to support multiple inheritors across generations.
• Tang Yue told Tang Chen that one set of soul bones was inferior and the other, entirely strength-type set, was intended for him.
• Tang Yue advised Tang Chen to wait until level 50, after absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, before beginning to absorb soul bones; Tang Chen agreed.

Tang Yue explained the dangers and sacrifices of ring detonation, then warned Tang Chen to conceal his innate full soul power and stay alert to threats. He revealed that the Chen Clan had retaliated against the Heartless Tower after an assassination attempt on Xiao Hongchen, leaving Tang Chen to wonder whether Xiao’s injury had kept him from competing.

• Tang Yue told Tang Chen that ring detonation could cause fatal bodily damage and permanently damage Soul Rings, limiting their Soul Skills.
• Tang Yue described the Clear Sky Sect’s ring-detonation inheritors as martyrs who had defended the sect at the cost of severe injuries and sometimes their lives.
• Tang Chen promised to become a Peerless Douluo and protect Tang Yue and their descendants, while Tang Yue urged him to hide his innate full soul power.
• Tang Yue warned Tang Chen that Chen Jianjun could likely sense his talent and explained that the Soul Master World posed dangers to young prodigies.
• Tang Yue revealed that a Heartless Tower assassin had badly injured Xiao Hongchen, prompting Chen Yu and other Titled Douluos to attack the tower and kill its current and former masters.
• Tang Chen asked whether Xiao Hongchen had been held back by his injuries, and Tang Yue said he could not be sure because Xiao’s formation demonstration suggested he had mostly recovered.

Tang Chen chose to cultivate Elder Yang Force, then learned from Tang Yue why the Clear Sky Sect trained only one heir in the Great Sumeru Hammer: the enormous cost would strain the sect and create unfairness. The chapter ended with Tang Chen understanding the sacrifices behind his training and the sect’s precarious finances and strategic position.

• Tang Chen asked Tang Yue whether he could cultivate a third kind of Nine Suns Force after absorbing the Soul Bone, and Tang Yue said he could if his constitution allowed it.
• Tang Chen chose Elder Yang Force to strengthen his foundations, vitality, and defense, and Tang Yue approved his decision.
• Tang Yue realized Tang Chen wanted to know why the sect did not train several Great Sumeru Hammer heirs, and explained that the ancestors had faced the same question.
• Tang Yue told Tang Chen that his body-tempering had already cost at least four million gold coins and that raising one heir to Soul Saint would cost at least twenty million more.
• Tang Yue described the Clear Sky Sect’s limited wealth and explained that training multiple Great Sumeru Hammer heirs would strain its resources and upset fairness among the clan.
• Tang Chen learned that Tang Xiao’s sacrifice and his own training reflected the sect’s financial limits, while the Clear Sky Sect also guarded a major passage against the Snowman Otherworlders.

Tang Yue explained to Tang Chen why the Tang Family was poorer and weaker in resources than the Chen Clan, tracing the difference to the clans’ histories, territories, and economic strategies. He concluded that absorbing the Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer branch would give the Tang Family valuable territory, while its financial troubles remained unresolved.

• Tang Yue told Tang Chen that the Chen Clan’s wealth, wood-type secret realm, and business network gave its youths abundant resources.
• Tang Yue explained that the Chen Clan had dispersed its branches early, while the Tang Family had expanded from its sect and later suffered heavy losses amid population growth and conflict.
• Tang Yue said the Tang Family had retreated to the Empire Central District and now faced poor returns from fighting the Snowmen and soul beasts of the Heaven Mountain Plateau.
• Tang Yue explained that the Tang Family absorbed the Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer branch to gain territory as well as replenish its numbers and fighting strength.

Ximen Chuixue and Chen Jianjun achieved their first Martial Soul Fusion Skill, creating the Purple-Blue Mask Knight and a weapon with three forms. Chen Xiaojun identified the fusion’s core as the harmony of heavenly thunder and netherworld earthfire.

• Ximen Chuixue and Chen Jianjun’s Martial Souls resonated, fused, and formed the Purple-Blue Mask Knight.
• At Chen Cong’s request, the knight tested its weapon, which shifted between saber-sword, bladed-whip, and Winged Dragon forms.
• Yang Zhiqiang, Ma Zhibin, Zhong Kui, and Chen Jingyao marveled at the fusion skill’s power and flexibility.
• Chen Xiaojun analyzed Ximen Chuixue’s spectral blue flames as netherworld earthfire and Chen Jianjun’s purple lightning as heavenly thunder.
• Chen Xiaojun concluded that heavenly thunder and earthfire formed the fusion’s core, then recognized its three-form weapon as resembling the Peerless Evil Weapon from Storm Riders.

Chen Jianjun and Ximen Chuixue successfully demonstrated their Heavenly Thunder Earthfire Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Chen Cong explained how balanced and attachment-type fusions differed. Chen Xiaojun realized that later generations’ Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing may have awakened king-level Martial Souls, potentially raising their fusion to the level of the Undying White Tiger.

• Chen Jianjun and Ximen Chuixue unleashed their Thunderfire Domain before Chen Cong told them to stop.
• Chen Jianjun said he and Ximen Chuixue could both control their fusion, and Chen Cong praised their balanced-type Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Chen Cong explained that the Star Luo Imperial Family’s Hell White Tiger was an attachment-type fusion and described the Dai and Zhu families’ strength in numbers.
• Chen Cong revealed that the Nine-Lives Cat Demon could fuse with the White Tiger to create the rare Undying White Tiger.
• Chen Cong speculated that a Holy Light White Tiger could make the Undying White Tiger even stronger, prompting Chen Xiaojun to connect the idea to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.

After Chen Jianjun and Ximen Chuixue revealed their powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the group discussed their future at the Soul Fighting Academy and named the technique the Heavenly Sin Knight. Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan were then summoned by an unnamed honored personage and arrived at a secluded courtyard to meet them.

• Chen Cong praised Chen Jianjun and Ximen Chuixue’s 70% compatibility and predicted it could improve with practice.
• Xue Tianming urged Ximen Rongcheng to let Ximen Chuixue attend the Soul Fighting Academy and train alongside Chen Jianjun, and Ximen Rongcheng considered the proposal while Chuixue showed eagerness.
• Chen Xiaojun named the Martial Soul Fusion Skill the Heavenly Sin Knight, and Chen Jianjun approved of the name.
• Zhu Hanshu escorted Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan toward an unnamed honored personage, prompting them to speculate that the person might be Uncle Chen.
• Zhu Hanshu led Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan into a moonlit courtyard and invited them into the central hall to meet the person waiting there.

Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan met Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er, who revealed that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was Sea God Island’s sacred Sea God’s Heart. Xue Chuxin traded it to Bo Xian'er for an immortal herb, while Xue Churan received a welcoming gift, and Bo Xian'er later explained why Sea God Island supported the exchange.

• Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan met Chen Zixiu and learned that the woman with him was Bo Xian'er, mother of Chen Yu and Chen Cong.
• Bo Xian'er revealed that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was actually Sea God Island’s sacred Sea God’s Heart and explained her duty to recover it.
• Xue Chuxin agreed to return the Sea God’s Heart and accepted a Sea-Lan Jade Lotus in exchange, while Bo Xian'er gave Xue Churan a Ninth-Grade Treasure Medicine.
• Bo Xian'er invited the sisters to visit her at the Duke's Mansion, then told Chen Zixiu that Sea God Island had approved the trade and supplied the immortal herb.
• Bo Xian'er said the Sea God’s Heart would restore a key part of Sea God Island’s divine artifact and teased Chen Zixiu over their sons and their lack of grandchildren.

Bo Xian'er and Chen Zixiu discussed their family’s relationships and Sea God Island’s plans for establishing itself on the continent. Bo Xian'er explained that she intended to keep the Sea God's Heart on the island while pursuing faith, territory, and closer ties with the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Chen Zixiu questioned Bo Xian'er about her history with the Ming King, and she said they had once clashed during their travels.
• Chen Zixiu asked Bo Xian'er to help with Xia Qingyun's affairs, and she said she was fond of her eldest daughter-in-law.
• Bo Xian'er said she would return the Sea God's Heart to Sea God Island and remain responsible for the Divine Artifact there.
• Bo Xian'er explained that she planned to travel often to the continent while her goddaughter and adoptive mother handled routine affairs on Sea God Island.
• Bo Xian'er revealed that Sea God Island sought to spread its faith on the continent while the Chen Clan pursued territory and a foothold.
• Bo Xian'er said helping Chuxin and cultivating goodwill with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family served both Sea God Island and the Chen Clan.

Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er discussed the power of faith, the sacred relics that sustain divine factions, and the Chen Clan’s own resources. They agreed to return to the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire to explore its depths, and Bo Xian'er asked to visit the Vine Sea Secret Realm.

• Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er discussed how the Chen Clan, Sea God Island, and the Heaven Dou Empire might counter Spirit Hall in the Greater Northwest.
• Bo Xian'er explained that the Sea God Trial used the power of faith and that the Seven Sacred Pillars stored, transformed, and wielded that power.
• Bo Xian'er described the Crimson Church's accumulated faith, the Plant Association's and Xuan Ye Pavilion's resources, and the imperial families' strength through family networks and armies.
• Bo Xian'er reminded Chen Zixiu that the Water of Life and the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire gave the Chen Clan powerful advantages, and they agreed to investigate the depths of the pools together.
• Bo Xian'er asked Chen Zixiu to take her to the Vine Sea Secret Realm to see the Azure Vine Clan.

Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan discussed the gifts Auntie had given them and recalled Xue Chuxin’s painful history with Xia Qingyun and Brother Yu. Xue Churan urged Xue Chuxin to tell Brother Yu a long-hidden truth, but Xue Chuxin refused, fearing it would reopen old wounds.

• Xue Churan praised Auntie for giving Xue Chuxin an immortal herb and herself a Ninth-Grade Treasure Medicine, and Xue Chuxin encouraged her to visit Auntie more often.
• Xue Chuxin recalled how Xia Qingyun had once protected her and confessed that she still felt she had wronged Qingyun and Brother Yu.
• Xue Churan criticized the Imperial Family for interfering in Xue Chuxin’s marriage and keeping her uninformed about arrangements with Sea God Island.
• When Xue Churan began comparing Xue Chuxin’s past with Xia Qingyun’s, Xue Chuxin sharply told her to stop, then accepted her comfort.
• Xue Churan urged Xue Chuxin to tell Brother Yu the truth about the incident, but Xue Chuxin said she would not reopen Qingyun’s wounds and doubted Brother Yu needed to know.

Chen Jianzun defeated Ma Liangxiang in the tournament with his modified Water-Origin Heaven-Shaking Seal. Inspired by Chen Xiaojun’s teachings about the path of water, he prepared to face the next Soul King himself.

• The tournament awarded Tang Chen second place and Ling Xinyao third place, while the eighth-grade Purple Reishi remained unclaimed.
• Chen Jianzun unleashed his modified Water-Origin Heaven-Shaking Seal against Ma Liangxiang’s Fire Phoenix Scorching the Sky.
• Chen Jianzun’s water palm suppressed and extinguished Ma Liangxiang’s glazed fire phoenix, defeating him.
• Chen Jianzun recalled Chen Xiaojun’s teachings on water, cultivation, and the need to understand the essence of a path.
• Chen Jianzun declared that he would not let Chen Xiaojun take the stage and challenged the next opponent to come forward.

Chen Jianzun defeated Ma Liangxiang with a powerful water-based soul skill, drawing attention to his strength and his 17,000-year fifth soul ring. The chapter explained how Jade-Wave Glazed Grass transformed his water attribute and strengthened his Seven-Kill Sword Martial Soul.

• Chen Jianzun defeated Ma Liangxiang in a single move with his Water-Origin Heaven-Shaking Seal.
• Spectators marveled at Chen Jianzun’s strength, soul skill, and 17,000-year fifth soul ring.
• Chen Hong had prepared Chen Jianzun to absorb unusually powerful soul rings by arranging for him to obtain soul bones.
• Chen Jianzun had consumed Jade-Wave Glazed Grass, raising his innate soul power and bringing his level to 55 while greatly enhancing his water attribute.
• Jade-Wave Glazed Grass strengthened Chen Jianzun’s water-based soul skills, granted him water-spirit control and attribute immunity, and elevated his Seven-Kill Sword Martial Soul into a king martial soul.

Chen Jianzun planned to refine his fifth soul skill into the core of his tactics, drawing on ideas Chen Xiaojun had introduced to the Chen Clan. As Chen Xiaojun reflected on the differences between the novel and the real world, the chapter left the clan’s youths considering how to develop their own paths through comprehension and talent.

• The chapter explained that Ma Liangxiang, though prominent at Barak Academy, had lost to Chen Jianzun in a single move.
• Chen Jianzun chose his fifth soul skill, "Water Origin Shakes the Heavens," as his tactical core and refined it with Chen Hong, inspired by the Three Realms of Water and Chen Xiaojun’s theories.
• Chen Xiaojun watched from below the platform and reflected that the real world’s Soul Master system demanded comprehension as well as cultivation.
• Chen Xiaojun’s ideas had broadened the Chen Clan’s perspective and inspired its younger Soul Masters to seek their own paths.
• The chapter highlighted Chen Yanwu’s exceptional comprehension, which had impressed Qing Yue and appeared in both her combat technique and her zither playing.

Chen Jianzun defeated several Soul King challengers with his Water-Origin Heaven-Shaking Seal before facing He Qiang, the level fifty-two captain of Chang'an Academy. He Qiang evaded the giant water palm, and Chen Jianzun transformed it into a water dragon that dove at him.

• Chen Jianzun defeated three more Soul King challengers with his modified fifth soul skill, leaving He Qiang as the focus of the crowd’s attention.
• He Qiang entered the arena, introduced himself as a level fifty-two Battle Soul King with a Thunderclap Dragon Halberd, and received cheers from Yu Youwei and the crowd.
• Chen Jianzun opened the fight with Starstream Thunderstrike, but He Qiang charged at him with lightning-fast speed.
• Chen Jianzun thrust a giant water palm toward He Qiang, who used Thunderclap Wandering Dragon Steps to slip past it.
• Chen Jianzun transformed the dispersing palm into a water dragon, which roared and dove toward He Qiang.

He Qiang and Chen Jianzun fought a fierce duel, each unleashing powerful soul skills. Chen Jianzun gained the upper hand with his enhanced sword techniques, forcing He Qiang to retreat as the battle continued.

• He Qiang awakened his dragon soul and summoned a lightning dragon, but Chen Jianzun strengthened his Water-Origin Dragon with water spirit intent.
• He Qiang pursued Chen Jianzun, who vanished into mist with Cloud-Hiding Glimmer and attacked with sword qi.
• He Qiang countered the mist with Dragon Roar Shaking the Heavens, then used Dragon Halberd Whirlwind to break through and reveal Chen Jianzun.
• Chen Jianzun shed the roar's effects with Sword Shadow Form and attacked with Ripple Sword Qi and Water Blossom Sky Wheel.
• Chen Jianzun's water blades wore down He Qiang's whirlwind and defenses, forcing him to retreat.

Chen Jianzun overwhelmed He Qiang with a combination of water-based soul skills and unleashed a vast tide of sword light. He Qiang’s lightning barrier began to fail as the attack drove him backward through the air.

• He Qiang activated Thunderclap’s Wrath, strengthening his Dragon Halberd Whirlwind and recovering ground against Chen Jianzun.
• Chen Jianzun used Water Origin Shakes the Heavens to combine his water skills into a vortex that shattered He Qiang’s Dragon Halberd Whirlwind and sent him flying.
• Chen Jianzun transformed the vortex into a sweeping tide of sword light with Threefold Azure Waves and Water Origin Shakes the Heavens Tide.
• He Qiang invoked Thunderclap Bodyguard to form a lightning barrier that weakened and redirected some of the sword light.
• Chen Jianzun’s continuing attack thinned He Qiang’s barrier and drove him backward through the air.

Chen Jianzun defeated He Qiang by combining five soul skills into a powerful sword tide, leaving the spectators in awe of his technique and the Chen Clan’s training. He Qiang survived with injuries, and Chen Jianzun’s performance further impressed Qian Zhongling.

• He Qiang unleashed Thunderclap Strike against Chen Jianzun’s sword-light tide, but Chen Jianzun used Cloud-Hiding Glimmer to gather and strengthen the scattered sword light.
• Chen Jianzun merged the Water-Origin Dragon into the five-skill sword tide, which overwhelmed He Qiang’s halberd and barrier and hurled him beyond the arena.
• The spectators marveled at Chen Jianzun’s skillful technique, while the narration explained that his control grew from the Chen Clan’s layered techniques and training.
• He Qiang struggled to his feet and thanked Chen Jianzun for holding back; Yu Youwei and the others rushed to check on him, and Chen Xiaojun offered him a Purple Cloud Silverleaf Pill.
• Qian Zhongling reflected that the Chen Clan had become increasingly interesting, while Chen Zixiu wished the old man had not come.