The Chen Clan's Five Great Inheritances

This book establishes that every top-tier power has its own inheritance. Let's start with the Chen Clan!

Chen Yu smiled. "Your Second Granduncle is usually very busy. He has a lot of things to research, and your clan brothers and sisters have returned, so he needs to guide them."

He began teaching in a solemn voice. "Now, I'll introduce the cultivation methods of our Chen Clan. They follow the principle of 'One Root, Three Foundations, Five Elements.'"

"'One Root' is the foundation: the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul. Your Second Granduncle just described the Seven Kill Sword's characteristics."

"'Three Foundations' are Soul Power, physique, and Mental Power. A Soul Master's cultivation has always relied on all three working together. With a powerful physique and resilient Mental Power, cultivating Soul Power will be twice as effective with half the effort."

"That's why we've given you Medicinal Baths and medicinal meals since you were little, and started training your body: it was all for your physique."

"Also, the average Innate Soul Power in our Chen Clan is relatively high, and this is related to that as well."

"There's another piece of evidence. In the early stages, Beast Martial Soul Masters also cultivate faster than other Soul Masters. That's because their Martial Souls affect the growth of their bodies, making it easier for them to absorb the essence of Soul Rings and improve their physiques. Support Type Soul Masters cultivate the slowest and have a harder time increasing their Soul Power. This is related to their physique and Martial Soul."

"At the same time, a powerful physique lets you withstand Soul Rings with higher age limits. When releasing Soul Skills, your speed and reflexes are faster; you can withstand more rapidly surging Soul Power, and your Soul Skills show greater power and a higher ceiling."

"The same goes for the mind. Mental strength, endurance, and cohesion all have different effects."

"Aren't the three great thresholds for Soul Masters closely tied to Soul Power, physical physique, and Mental Power?"

"When Soul Power, physique, and spirit advance in step, any Soul Master's future will be bright. They can raise both the floor and ceiling of a Soul Master's potential."

"'Five Elements' are heart, body, eyes, intent, and technique. They emphasize uniting all five, embodying the way the Three Foundations advance together and combine with one another."

"First, the heart. This refers to the Meditation Methods found across the continent. There are all kinds of them. They use Mental Power to guide meditation, circulate through the Meridians, and absorb Soul Power."

"But our family's Impartial Sword Qi Art combines the Meditation Method deeply with breathing: spirit and breath rely on each other, while keeping to their natural state. We call this kind of top-tier Meditation Method a heart method."

"Our Soul Power cultivation is a little slower than that of other top-tier Meditation Methods on the continent, but it can help our physical physique and Mental Power grow together. Our Soul Power is also mild and enduring, incomparably rich and deep."

"This was tailored to our Chen Clan's Seven Kill Sword. At an advanced stage of cultivation, you can guide a Soul Ring into the Seven Kill Sword. That's the Ring Embedding Art."

"Therefore, members of our Chen Clan generally don't break through to Level 90 and become Titled Douluo until they're in their sixties or seventies. But they encounter fewer bottlenecks, which makes it easier to build power in the later stages. This has been invaluable in achieving Super Douluo status. This is our Chen Clan's basic method, one of our two great foundations."

"Second, the body: Sword Shadow Form. Once performed, a sword-shaped phantom appears behind you, adjusting your body's flexibility and strength to their optimal state and bringing you into a state of natural harmony. It increases the compatibility between your body, Soul Power, spirit, and sword. This state is called a Movement Technique."

"Combined with the Impartial Sword Qi Art, it complements both combat and cultivation. This is a Secret Technique unique to our Chen Clan."

"Its highest realm is called My Body Is a Sword."

"It has two associated skills. The first is Sword Step, which has eight forms and is also called Eight Sword Steps. The first three forms are 'Starstream Thunderstrike,' 'Lotus Sway in a Square Inch,' and 'Swift Body, Flying Wild Duck.' You've trained them well. Now, use Soul Power to perform them, and their effects will multiply. They'll serve you well until you reach Soul Ancestor."

"The later forms are immensely powerful and require a great deal of Soul Power to perform. It's better to learn them after reaching Soul Ancestor."

"Peerless Sword Finger guides Soul Power through special Meridians and out between the index and middle fingers of the right hand. It's swift and fierce, catches the enemy off guard, and carries an imposing force."

"Because it begins at the Lower Soul Nest and is too forceful and violent, it might injure the Meridians. It's generally only taught once someone reaches Soul Elder."

"Once you've mastered Sword Palm Grappling Hand, you'll be able to use Peerless Sword Finger with ease."

"These two Secret Techniques are actually ways of using Soul Power in the hands and legs. You can think of them as Self-Created Soul Skills unique to the Chen Clan."

"There's also a more advanced application: the Singing Chant Method. Using Soul Incantations as a template, our ancestors developed a way to use poetry as incantations, allowing Sword Shadow Form to quickly enter a special state of resonance with various Soul Skills, enhancing their power and speed."

"The poems used in the Singing Chant Method aren't fixed. It's a way to enter a certain state, and differs from person to person. You don't have to use any particular line of poetry. It's just that people usually use a familiar accompanying line when performing a major technique."

"Third, the eyes: Sword Eye. It not only gives you excellent eyesight and an exceptionally long range of vision, which is useful for the Sword-Controlling Art-put bluntly, how can you learn the Sword-Controlling Art if your eyesight is poor?-but at an advanced level, your eyes will shine like stars. Also known as Brilliant Star Sword Eyes, they can see through illusions and are exceptionally effective for performing mental Soul Skills and Illusion Techniques."

"Brilliant Star Sword Eyes can be nurtured over several years to form a sword of the spirit, called the Brilliant Star Primordial Spirit Sword. A single slash can dissolve the soul of anyone it strikes. It's incomparably ruthless."

"Fourth, intent. This is one of our Chen Clan's two great foundations: the Seven Kill Qi-Concealing Technique."

"It evolved from our Chen Clan's original Seven Kill Meditation Method. It uses the Seven Kill Sword to bear the Killing Qi in place of the Soul Master, improving on the original Meditation Method's ability to control and temper Mental Power. It turns Killing Qi to your use without harming you. Combined with the Impartial Sword Qi Art, it tempers your character, making it difficult to lose control. At worst, you'll suffer cultivation deviation, but you won't fall into demonic madness."

"As a Soul Master's cultivation grows, spending year after year entangled with Killing Qi helps them comprehend their will-in other words, Sword Intent."

"The Slaughter Character Art was originally a Profound Art technique of the Seven Kill Meditation Method. After being improved and incorporated into the Seven Kill Qi-Concealing Technique, its power multiplied. Once unleashed, it shakes heaven and earth."

"Fifth, technique: swordsmanship and the Sword-Controlling Art, our Chen Clan's signature offensive skills."

"Besides the Profound Art, Human and Sword as One, there are seven ultimate techniques. They are separate offensive moves created through the insights of different ancestors over the generations. In the end, their variations either grow more complex or return to simplicity: three complex forms and four simple ones."

"There's no necessary connection between them. Comprehending them depends on a person's opportunities. Their power is no less than that of Soul Skills of the same rank, while they consume less Soul Power. Their power increases with a Soul Master's Soul Power Level, and they can all reach the level of a Titled Douluo's Ninth Soul Skill."

"Our ancestors developed these ultimate techniques not only to refine their Soul Master careers, but also to make up for the lack of Soul Bone Skills. After all, Soul Bones are rare. As a Soul Master's rank and cultivation increase, these techniques can even surpass Soul Bone Skills in power. After all, the power of a Soul Bone Skill is relatively fixed."

"The Profound Arts of the Five Elements-Ring Embedding, My Body Is a Sword, Brilliant Star Primordial Spirit Sword, Slaughter Character Art, and Human and Sword as One-are closely linked, each part connected to the next."

"Using Human and Sword as One as the foundation, adding and fusing any one of the other four techniques at least doubles its power."

"When all five unite into one, forming a perfect whole, they become the highest Profound Art in the legends of our Chen Clan: the Divine Skill only a Peerless Douluo can perform, Sword God Descends."

"Combined with a Domain, our ancestors Chen Xili and Chen Feiyi used this move to kill Peerless Douluo of the same rank. They were hailed as living Sword Gods, and this is why our Chen Clan is renowned for having the World's Number One Offensive Martial Soul."

(PS: In the anime, Chen Xin's strongest move is My Body Is a Sword: Human and Sword as One. Here, the author separates My Body Is a Sword and Human and Sword as One: My Body Is a Sword is the highest Movement Technique, while Human and Sword as One is the highest sword technique;

"So, My Body Is a Sword: Human and Sword as One is twice as powerful as Human and Sword as One alone in the author's setting. After all, Chen Xin had only recently broken through to Level 97, and wasn't the strongest combatant in the Chen Clan.

"In this book, the Chen Clan is the protagonist's power base, a semi-reclusive family. I've created a cultivation system for the Chen Clan. As a power on par with the Clear Sky Hammer, it must have ways to contend with it and a record of achievements.

"Also, I'll do my best to give all the top-tier powers their own inheritances, such as the Overlord Dragon Art of the Yu Family, the Clear Sky Nine Yang Force of the Tang Clan, and the Heavenly Feather Sacred Canon of the Heaven Dou Xue Family.")

Chen Xiaojun's heart yearned for it, and he mused, "As expected, in Douluo I, Chen Xin Yuan hadn't reached the peak of the Chen Clan's strength. His father and grandfather, Chen Jianjun and Chen Xun, were both Level 98 Supreme Douluo, with even deeper cultivation. And that's nothing compared to Sword God Descends, which represents the greatest combat power of a Peerless Douluo."

Chen Xiaojun tapped his fingers on the chair and thought, "Chen Xin's combat strength is about the same as Tang Xiao's."

"Tang Hao is a Clear Sky Hammer Soul Master who follows the strength-focused path, so Tai Tan, the extreme Strength Type, admires him and is his personal Follower. Tang Xiao, who is meticulous, avoids haste, and knows how to bide his time, has mastered the Clear Sky techniques to perfection. He's a Balanced Type Soul Master who gives equal weight to technique and strength, and may even be more skilled in technique."

"If Chen Xin and Tang Xiao were compared with Tang Hao, Chen Xin and Tang Xiao would win a sparring match. But if they fought to the death, they would die, though Tang Hao would be crippled too."

"The Soul Master World cultivates by using Soul Power to drive the body and Mental Power. The Chen Clan's cultivation system does so even more, emphasizing impartiality and balance, and using a balanced mind to command a slaughtering sword. It's similar to Taoism in my Previous Life, unlike Buddhism and Confucianism. This cultivation method may also be better suited to my own outlook and understanding."

"Though that cheat Tang San was born in the morally ambiguous Tang Sect, it also has roots in Taoism."

"Ancient people were meticulous about naming things. 'Mysterious Heaven' either means something mystical and profound, or the northern sky. This term has been associated with Taoism since ancient times; it even refers to that Great Emperor of the North. The latter is more likely here, because the characteristics of its martial arts follow the Taoist path."

"It's understandable that the Tang Sect Secret Art, the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, can be so effective in this world. The Mysterious Heaven Skill in particular may seem quiet and unremarkable, but it's the foundation and bedrock, strengthening the roots and consolidating the foundations. Its defining quality is Everlasting Vitality, vast and boundless. At its highest realm, it can manifest the sign of Three Flowers Gather at the Crown."