Chapter Summaries

The chapter compared the Chen Clan’s limited deployable Titled Douluo with the vast forces of the continent’s great powers and explained why the clan remained vulnerable despite its growing strength. It left the Chen Clan relying on the Sunset Glow Plan and time to protect its secrets and eventually become a true super family.

• Luo Ping was described as one of the Luo Family’s strongest members, while the clan’s four Titled Douluo were presented as a normal achievement for its deep-rooted lineage.
• The chapter outlined the Chen Clan’s generations of Titled Douluo, its cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and the small group currently guarding the treasure land.
• The Chen Clan was shown to have only five Titled Douluo it could readily deploy, while its elders and strongest hidden reserves were constrained or kept out of sight.
• The chapter compared the Chen Clan’s forces with those of the empires, Soul Fighting City, Spirit Hall, Sea God Island, and the Crimson Church, each of which could field many Titled Douluo.
• The Chen Clan’s Sunset Glow Plan was described as a way to reveal branch-lineage elders gradually while concealing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and preserving the Main Lineage’s foundations.
• The Chen Clan was expected to become a super family if it gained more Titled Douluo, secured Fasinuo Province, and built sufficient influence and strength.

Chen Yu escaped Luo Ping and Yan Wufeng by using five clones, but Youguang Zhou pursued him and triggered poison that had secretly accumulated in his body. The chapter left Chen Yu injured and poisoned as the three enemies closed in.

• Chen Yu used Spiral Nine Shadows to evade Luo Ping's attack and sent his real body fleeing while five clones distracted his pursuers.
• Luo Ping and Yan Wufeng destroyed the clones as Youguang Zhou chased Chen Yu's real body.
• Youguang Zhou used his speed and Soul Skills to harass Chen Yu while Luo Ping and Yan Wufeng pursued from behind.
• Chen Yu adapted to Youguang Zhou's attacks and began to gain distance, but Youguang Zhou triggered the poison he had secretly planted.
• Chen Yu recognized the poison as it surged through his already injured body, and his Nine Yang Divine Skill struggled to resist it.

Poisoned and pursued by Youguang Zhou, Chen Yu used the Nine Yang True Fire to destroy his serpent and wound Youguang Zhou before fleeing and trying to purge the poison. Youguang Zhou unleashed his ninth soul skill, the Void Giant Serpent, leaving Chen Yu facing a colossal serpent in the sky.

• Chen Yu redirected the poison in his body toward his liver and used the Nine Yang Divine Skill to hold it back as Youguang Zhou attacked him with poison mist and Shadow Strangulation.
• Chen Yu unleashed Nine Yang True Fire, destroyed Youguang Zhou's Void Dark Snake, and struck Youguang Zhou's shoulder with the Great Yang Sword.
• Chen Yu fled and used the true fire to burn the poison from his body while Youguang Zhou recovered from the sword strike.
• Youguang Zhou summoned his ninth soul skill, the Void Giant Serpent, whose enormous form filled the sky and threatened Chen Yu.

Chen Yu endured Youguang Zhou’s Void Giant Serpent attack by activating the Nine Yang True Body and Golden Bell Shield, but the assault shattered his defense and left him badly wounded. He escaped while healing with the Nine Yang Divine Skill, then produced a medicinal pill as Yan Wufeng and Luo Ping closed in.

• Youguang Zhou directed his Void Giant Serpent at Chen Yu, whose Moon-Covering Returning Snow could not evade its spatially constraining attack.
• Chen Yu activated the Nine Yang True Body and summoned his Golden Bell Shield to withstand the serpent’s assault.
• The Void Giant Serpent shattered the golden bell and struck Chen Yu, hurling him away and leaving him covered in wounds.
• Chen Yu flew onward to escape Yan Wufeng and Luo Ping while using the Nine Yang Divine Skill to heal.
• Chen Yu opened a porcelain bottle and took out a crystal-clear medicinal pill.

After swallowing a Chen Yuan Pill, Chen Yu recovered enough to keep fleeing while battling Yan Wufeng, Luo Ping, and Youguang Zhou. Near Chenlin Village, he suddenly stopped as the three attackers surrounded him, leaving the reason for his decision unresolved.

• Chen Yu swallowed a Chen Yuan Pill, healing his wounds and restoring his mental power and origin energy.
• Yan Wufeng, Luo Ping, and Youguang Zhou caught up with Chen Yu, and the four fought as Chen Yu used brief bursts of his domain to escape their attacks.
• Chen Yu continued toward Chenlin Village while sustaining new injuries and relying on his sword techniques and Golden Bell Shield to withstand the trio.
• Yan Wufeng threatened to visit Chen Yu's village, and Chen Yu abruptly stopped near Chenlin Village.
• Yan Wufeng, Luo Ping, and Youguang Zhou surrounded Chen Yu as he silently steadied his breathing.

Chen Yu fought off Yan Wufeng, Youguang Zhou, and Luo Ping’s attacks, but an unseen domain opened a crack in Yan Wufeng’s Darkness Domain and sent a sword-finger strike toward his back. The chapter ended as Yan Wufeng sensed he could not evade the incoming blow.

• Youguang Zhou attacked Chen Yu with Void Shadow Burst, but Chen Yu destroyed the Void Dark Snake clones with Sword Control: Changing Stars and Shifting Constellations.
• Yan Wufeng trapped Chen Yu in a demonic crystal cage with Hell’s Breath, but Chen Yu melted it using his Slaughter Domain and the Sun Yang God Pearl.
• Yan Wufeng and Chen Yu’s domains clashed as Youguang Zhou sent more Void Dark Snakes and Luo Ping hurled his assassination scythe at Chen Yu.
• Chen Yu evaded Luo Ping’s strike with Moon-Covering Returning Snow while continuing to fend off the three attackers.
• An unknown domain silently pierced Yan Wufeng’s Darkness Domain, and a sword-finger strike shot through the crack toward his back.

Yan Wufeng was badly wounded by an unseen attacker as six Azure Sea Heavenly Swords struck Youguang Zhou and Luo Ping. Youguang Zhou was blasted away, while Luo Ping narrowly dodged the final blade by rolling on the ground.

• An unseen attacker struck Yan Wufeng in the back, penetrating his Demon Dragon Transformation defenses and making him spit blood.
• Six Azure Sea Heavenly Swords split into two groups and attacked Youguang Zhou and Luo Ping.
• Youguang Zhou used Dark Snake Soul-Eater and a Full-Power Strike to repel two blades, but the emerald blade hit him and sent him crashing across the ground.
• Luo Ping used Rakshasa Thousand-Rend Shield to withstand the crimson blade, then met the deep-blue blade with his killing scythe.
• Luo Ping rolled across the ground to evade the pure-white blade, abandoning his dignity to avoid the strike.

Luo Ping and his allies were ambushed by seven masked Soul Masters, and Cheng Nanxing struck Youguang Zhou before Youguang Zhou summoned his Void Giant Serpent. Three Chen Clan women used the Dustbound Sword Lament against the serpent, leaving the battle locked in a clash of freezing power and soul power.

• Luo Ping saw seven masked attackers closing in as Yan Wufeng staggered and Youguang Zhou lay injured.
• Cheng Nanxing used his Eighth Soul Skill, Wind-Thunder Divine Eagle Strike, and blasted Youguang Zhou into a crater.
• Youguang Zhou recovered and unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Void Giant Serpent, against Cheng Nanxing.
• Cheng Nanxing retreated as three female Soul Masters joined forces and invoked the Dustbound Sword Lament.
• The women's colossal frost sword struck the serpent's tail, freezing half of it while Youguang Zhou poured soul power into the serpent to resist.

Lu Xueying, Yan Ruoyu, Yu Jinghan, and Cheng Nanxing joined forces against Youguang Zhou as he fought to free his Void Giant Serpent. Youguang Zhou detonated the serpent and directed the resulting shock wave toward the three women.

• Lu Xueying, Yan Ruoyu, and Yu Jinghan fought Youguang Zhou with their sword martial souls, while Cheng Nanxing joined them.
• Youguang Zhou unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Void Giant Serpent, but Lu Xueying pinned the beast’s rear half with a colossal frost sword.
• Cheng Nanxing charged Youguang Zhou, who used the Void Giant Serpent’s suction to draw in surrounding soul power and disrupt his approach.
• Youguang Zhou used Secret Art: Void Detonation to make the serpent explode.
• Youguang Zhou directed the explosive shock wave toward Lu Xueying, Yan Ruoyu, and Yu Jinghan.

Lu Xueying, Yan Ruoyu, and Yu Jinghan used Iceworld Still Splendor to shield themselves from Youguang Zhou’s explosion, while Cheng Nanxing was thrown by its aftershock. On the second battlefield, Qin Lang, Gai Chenliang, and Leng Qingqiu’s Dustbound Three Absolutes Formation met Luo Ping’s ultimate strike in a draw.

• Lu Xueying combined her Soul Power with Yan Ruoyu and Yu Jinghan’s to raise ice walls that withstood much of Youguang Zhou’s explosion.
• Youguang Zhou, Lu Xueying, Yan Ruoyu, and Yu Jinghan were injured by the blast, while Cheng Nanxing was hurled to the ground by its aftershock.
• Luo Ping used Limit Break and his Eighth Soul Skill, Dark Night Ferocious Light Slash, against Qin Lang, Gai Chenliang, and Leng Qingqiu.
• Qin Lang and Gai Chenliang poured their Soul Power into Leng Qingqiu, who summoned the tricolored sword of Dustbound Absolute-Kill Demon.
• The sword and Luo Ping’s slashes dissipated together, forcing Luo Ping and the three defenders backward and revealing their formation as the Dustbound Three Absolutes Formation.

Chen Xiaojun learned how the Chen Clan’s branches and collateral lineages spread across the continent, while the sunset glow plan assembled six Title Douluo Combatants from families with powerful sword martial souls. The chapter explained why several families could not participate and ended with Yu Jingsheng asking the Chen Clan to support his younger sister, Yu Jinghan.

• The chapter described the Chen Clan’s widespread branches and collateral lineages and how they quietly partnered with local families in its medicinal materials market plan.
• Lu Xueying, Yan Ruoyu, Gai Chenliang, Qin Lang, Leng Qingqiu, and Shen Tianjun were identified as the Six Title Douluo Combatants selected for the sunset glow plan.
• The chapter explained that Leng Qingqiu represented sixth-rank branches, while most other participants came from branches with top-tier martial souls.
• Several families could not provide participants because elders were injured, needed to guard their sects, or had lost suitable fighters in earlier calamities.
• Yu Jinghan and Chen Wenchao’s marriage was described as a bond that had helped protect the Yu Family after disaster struck.
• Yu Jingsheng told the Chen Clan that no one in the Yu Family could join the plan and asked it to support Yu Jinghan.

The chapter explained how the Dustbound Three Absolutes Formation’s strongest combination techniques relied on compatible attributes and how the elders in Chenlin Village had refined them. On the third battlefield, Shen Tianjun’s attacks failed to overcome Yan Wufeng, who unleashed his Demon Dragon Annihilation Claw; Chen Yu answered with his Sword Qi Ultimate Art, and their clash remained unresolved.

• The chapter described the formation’s powerful techniques and explained why Leng Qingqiu’s cloud attribute made her a strong candidate for the Sunset Glow Plan.
• The elders and prospective candidates in Chenlin Village continued refining the formation and developing combination techniques while serving as senior researchers.
• Shen Tianjun repeatedly struck Yan Wufeng, but Yan Wufeng’s Demon Dragon Transformation let him withstand the attacks.
• Chen Yu taunted Yan Wufeng, prompting Yan Wufeng to unleash his ultimate art, Demon Dragon Annihilation Claw.
• Chen Yu raised the Seven Kill Sword and used Sword Qi, Heaven and Earth Without Limit to attack one of Yan Wufeng’s claws with a vast net of sword qi.

The chapter outlined the cultivation paths of the Douluo world, then showed Chen Yu and Shen Tianjun countering Yan Wufeng’s Demon Dragon Annihilation Claws. Shen Tianjun’s new technique weakened one claw but could not fully overcome it, leaving him blasted back without serious injury.

• Chen Xiaojun’s account described martial souls, soul power, mental power, body tempering, soul beast bloodlines, and lesser cultivation paths.
• Shen Tianjun gathered power to unleash his new seven-colored True Heaven and Earth Finger, formed by combining the Nine Yang Divine Sword Finger with the Heaven and Earth Finger.
• Chen Yu’s second-tier Sword Qi Secret Technique restrained one of Yan Wufeng’s Demon Dragon Annihilation Claws and wore it away until it vanished.
• Shen Tianjun’s True Heaven and Earth Finger collided with Yan Wufeng’s other Demon Dragon Annihilation Claw and eroded most of its power.
• The remaining demonic energy blasted Shen Tianjun through the air, but he steadied himself with no serious injuries.

Chen Yu was struck by Yan Wufeng’s Eye of Destruction while directing sword qi to save Shen Tianjun, then fought the Light of Destruction inside his sea of consciousness. He suppressed it with the Primordial Spirit Brilliant Star Sword, surviving but left mentally exhausted and with cracks in his spatial formation walls.

• Chen Yu sent a torrent of sword qi toward Yan Wufeng’s Demon Dragon Annihilation Claw as he tried to rescue Shen Tianjun.
• Yan Wufeng unleashed the Eye of Destruction, and its gray light pierced Chen Yu’s brow and ravaged his sea of consciousness.
• Chen Yu used the Primordial Spirit Brilliant Star Sword to resist the gray light while replenishing his mental power with Skull Bone Skill-Tidal Surge.
• The Primordial Spirit Brilliant Star Sword struck the gray light’s core and suppressed it until it dissipated.
• Chen Yu survived the attack but was left drained, with numerous cracks in his spatial formation walls.

Yan Wufeng and Youguang Zhou unleashed their combined technique, Dragon-Snake Dance, summoning a Dark Dark Demon Dragon and a Void Giant Serpent to fight the seven great experts. Their creatures effortlessly neutralized the experts’ strongest attacks, leaving the battle at a decisive disadvantage for Chen Yu’s side.

• Yan Wufeng realized his trump card against Chen Yu had failed and that reinforcements were closing in on his group.
• Yan Wufeng called Youguang Zhou, and the two activated Dragon-Snake Dance by combining their eighteen soul rings.
• Their technique summoned enormous Dark Dark Demon Dragon and Void Giant Serpent, empowered by their perfected darkness attribute.
• Gai, Qin, and Leng attacked with Absolute-Kill Demon, but the dragon swallowed and annihilated their sword radiance.
• Lu, Yan, and Yu’s Dustbound Sword Lament shattered against the serpent, while the dragon deflected Shen Tianjun’s True Heaven and Earth Finger.

Chen Yu unleashed all Four Profound Arts and fused with his sword to withstand the Dark Dark Demon Dragon and Void Giant Serpent’s combined attack. The beasts were destroyed, but Chen Yu and his attackers were badly injured, leaving the outcome of the ambush unresolved.

• Chen Yu activated his Four Profound Arts, including Human and Sword as One, and transformed into a massive Heaven-Piercing Giant Sword.
• Chen Yu’s sword clashed with the Dark Dark Demon Dragon and Void Giant Serpent, shattering the surrounding space.
• The Void Giant Serpent vanished, and the mortally damaged Dark Dark Demon Dragon dispersed.
• Yan Wufeng and Youguang Zhou survived with severe injuries and said the outcome now depended on Old Luo.
• Chen Yu’s giant sword cracked and its blue stars dimmed, while Chen Yu suffered injuries from stacking his Four Profound Arts to reach Level 98 attack power.

Luo Ping shattered Chen Yu’s Heaven-Piercing Giant Sword with the soul-targeting Rakshasa Soul-Splitting Slash, exploiting the weakness of Human and Sword as One and leaving Chen Yu gravely wounded. Yan Wufeng claimed victory as the Chen Clan’s experts charged Crimson and the other two.

• Luo Ping unleashed Rakshasa Soul-Splitting Slash and shattered Chen Yu’s Heaven-Piercing Giant Sword.
• Luo Ping’s soul attack broke through Chen Yu’s mental defenses because Chen Yu could not fuse the Primordial Spirit Brilliant Star Sword with Human and Sword as One.
• Chen Yu coughed up blood and struggled to remain standing while the Chen Clan’s branch-family members watched in horror.
• Yan Wufeng said that he and the other two elders had outmaneuvered Chen Yu and that Chen Yu had lost.
• The Chen Clan’s experts charged Crimson and the other two, unleashing sword radiance.

Chen Yu lay near death after Youguang Zhou's poison and the battle's other attacks, while Yan Wufeng escaped with Youguang Zhou and Luo Ping had already fled. Back in the present, Ye Xiuxin explained that Chen Yu's injuries left his recovery uncertain and considered treatments for his soul damage.

• Youguang Zhou activated Void Shadow Burst, then triggered the poison inside Chen Yu as Yan Wufeng carried him away.
• Chen Yu collapsed, and the Chen Clan experts abandoned pursuit because Cheng Nanxing was injured and they could not catch the fleeing attackers.
• Ye Xiuxin told Shen Tianjun that Chen Yu's Nine Yang Divine Skill was suppressing poison and healing some injuries, but could not repair his severe soul damage.
• Ye Xiuxin warned that Chen Yu might take years to improve or remain catatonic, and proposed researching mental medicines and seeking ninth-grade mental treasure medicines.
• Ye Xiuxin said mastering Twin Full Hands might improve Chen Yu's treatment, though she had not yet crossed its threshold.

After Chen Yu was badly injured in the Crimson Church’s attack, Shen Tianjun and the others discussed their responsibility and the threat facing the Chen Clan. Shen Tianjun decided to ask Chen Zixiu to begin the sunset glow plan early, while Chen Yu’s recovery remained in Ye Xiuxin’s hands.

• Xi Li Rufeng demanded revenge on the Crimson Church, but Shen Tianjun told him to focus on healing his injuries.
• Shen Tianjun entrusted Chen Yu’s recovery to Ye Xiuxin and asked Cheng Nanxing to inform Chen Cong and the others about Chen Yu’s condition.
• Shen Tianjun said he would personally beg Chen Zixiu’s forgiveness, but the others insisted they would all share responsibility and apologize together.
• Shen Tianjun proposed beginning the sunset glow plan when Chen Zixiu returned, despite concerns about his injuries and the plan’s risks.
• Shen Tianjun reasoned that the Crimson Church and its allies had made the Chen Clan a primary target, then blamed himself for failing to protect Chen Yu.

Zhuo Qianren and Zhang Ci discussed a mountain-outpost proposal drafted by Hong Chen and revised by Zhang Ci, along with the Chen Clan’s growing influence at Chang'an Academy. Zhang Ci argued that serving the Chen Clan could benefit the Commoner Faction, leaving Zhuo Qianren quietly reconsidering his fears about the Academy’s independence.

• Zhuo Qianren asked Zhang Ci about a proposal to expand the mountain outposts, and Zhang Ci said Hong Chen had given him the original draft in the mountains.
• Zhuo Qianren and Zhang Ci agreed that additional outposts could have reduced casualties during the Wolf Bandits' attack.
• Zhuo Qianren explained that Lord Chen Cong had improved the Academy’s finances, strengthened its students’ competition results, and funded Zhongnan Mountain relief and reconstruction.
• Zhang Ci identified the proposal’s broader aim as shifting the Academy toward practical-combat training, and Zhuo Qianren warned that the change could cause conflict.
• Zhang Ci told Zhuo Qianren that the Chen Clan’s service offered commoner graduates good pay, resources, and opportunities, and asked why they could not choose to serve the clan.
• Zhuo Qianren listened as Zhang Ci challenged his fears that the Academy would become an appendage of the Chen Clan.