Recaps

Ji Chenglie, Ji Boda, Liu Yirong, Liu Ruyan, and Chen Xiaojun’s group were trapped by Yan Shenglong and the Black-Clothed Men as they tried to escape. Zhu Yanfeng intervened, but Xiong Li destroyed his shield and exposed the group to a lethal attack, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Ji Chenglie and Ji Boda urged Liu Yirong, Liu Ruyan, and Chen Xiaojun’s group to flee while they held off the Black-Clothed Men.
• Yan Shenglong blocked their escape and used his Sixth Soul Skill, Hell's Breath, to unleash a chilling dragon's roar.
• Ji Boda’s Fourth Soul Skill, Sonic Shockwave, failed against Yan Shenglong’s roar, and the backlash injured him before Xiao Yi and Rhea helped restore him.
• Yan Shenglong formed a Dark Dragon Ball and sent it toward the group as Zhu Yanfeng arrived and used his Stone Armor Shield to protect them.
• Xiong Li attacked the shield with his Third Soul Skill, Iron Bear Claw, shattered it, and continued his strike into the exposed group.

Chen Xiaojun struck Xiong Li with three Fish Intestine Sword attacks, but Xiong Li recovered and charged at him and the others. Xiao Yi and Xixi restrained him with vines and crushing seawater, and the chapter ended with their attacks struggling against his Giant Bear Iron Wall.

• Chen Xiaojun used Sweep Through a Thousand Armies to send Xiong Li crashing to the ground and inflict minor injuries.
• Xiong Li used Giant Bear Charge to attack Chen Xiaojun, Xiao Yi, Xixi, and the others.
• Xiao Yi cast Everlasting Vitality and trapped Xiong Li in draining Green Vine Cages.
• Xixi used Water-Control Art-Crushing Pressure to enclose Xiong Li in heavy seawater and impede his movement.
• Xiong Li activated Giant Bear Iron Wall, weakening the restraints, while Xiao Yi and Xixi adjusted their attacks to seek a way through.

Chen Xiaojun’s team coordinated their soul skills to overwhelm Xiong Li, with Zhu Wuneng unleashing a powerful five-element attack. Xiong Li raised a soul power shield against Zhu Wuneng’s final fused strike, leaving the result unresolved.

• Chen Xiaojun ordered Ji Boda to slow Xiong Li, and Ji Boda used his flute’s second soul skill to reduce Xiong Li’s speed.
• Liu Ruyan attacked the slowed Xiong Li with her Drizzle Needles, piercing his defenses and keeping him under pressure.
• Chen Xiaojun called on Zhu Wuneng, who struck Xiong Li with the Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light.
• Zhu Wuneng transformed the divine light into a five-colored vortex that absorbed Xiong Li’s soul power before forming a fused elemental attack.
• Xiong Li gathered his remaining strength into a soul power shield as Zhu Wuneng’s five-colored strike hurtled toward him.

Zhu Wuneng wounded Xiong Li, who answered with a roar that disrupted the group and empowered his allies. Xixi launched a powerful attack with Rhea’s blessing, but Xiong Li blocked her Golden Trident and counterattacked, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Zhu Wuneng shattered Xiong Li’s shield with Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Xiong Li used Raging Bear’s Roar to disorient Chen Xiaojun’s group and strengthen the Black-Clothed Men around him.
• Ji Boda countered Xiong Li’s roar with Sonic Shockwave as their sound-based soul skills clashed in a deadlock.
• Rhea used Source of Power to boost Xixi’s soul power, attack, and defense by 50%.
• Xixi hurled her Golden Trident at Xiong Li with Water-Control Art-Sky-Piercing, but he blocked it with Iron Bear’s Claw and slashed toward her with his left hand.

Xixi battled Xiong Li with water-based soul skills, eventually breaking through his Black Iron Body. Chen Xiaojun then launched a surprise attack, wounded Xiong Li's right eye with the Hanguang Sword, and prepared to press his advantage.

• Xixi used Tide Manipulation and the Waterspout Technique against Xiong Li, who activated Black Iron Body to withstand her attacks.
• Xixi's waterspout broke through Xiong Li's Black Iron Body, but he endured the blow without falling.
• Chen Xiaojun returned to the battlefield and struck at Xiong Li's left eye with Fleeting Light, Passing Shadow, leaving a shallow cut on his cheek.
• Chen Xiaojun summoned the Hanguang Sword and thrust at Xiong Li's right eye.
• Xiong Li failed to dodge the second strike, suffered a deep wound in his right eye, and screamed in pain as Chen Xiaojun prepared to continue attacking.

Ji Boda, Xiao Yi, Liu Ruyan, and Xixi coordinated their Soul Skills to overcome Xiong Li’s resistance and seal him in place. Xiong Li’s Mental Power and defenses weakened, leaving Chen Xiaojun and Xixi poised to finish the battle.

• Ji Boda used his left arm Soul Bone Skill, Phoenix Seal Binding, against Xiong Li, who answered with his Eighth Soul Skill, Giant Bear Fury Quake.
• Xiao Yi unleashed Green Vine Flying Dragon, forcing Xiong Li to fight the Vine Dragon as well as the Phoenix Seal.
• Liu Ruyan struck Xiong Li’s Mental Power with her Third Soul Skill, Soul Needle, and Ji Boda’s Phoenix Seal then bound him for three seconds.
• Xixi and Chen Xiaojun prepared to act, and Xixi used Sea Wave Pattern to further drain Xiong Li’s Mental Power and weaken his reactions, Soul Power, and defenses.

Chen Xiaojun combined his soul skills with the Fish Intestine Sword’s three-hit assault to kill the wounded Xiong Li. The younger fighters’ victory over a Soul Douluo marked the end of the battle and left their rising strength on display.

• As Xixi activated Sea Wave Pattern and Xiao Yi’s Green Vine Dragon carried him forward, Chen Xiaojun boosted his abilities with Water and Fire Merciless and Peerless Nobility.
• Chen Xiaojun’s first Fish Intestine Sword strike pierced Xiong Li’s Soul Power Shield but failed to wound him.
• Chen Xiaojun’s second strike cut through Xiong Li’s Black Iron Body and badly wounded him.
• Chen Xiaojun’s third strike pierced Xiong Li’s heart, killing him.
• The group’s combined victory over Xiong Li demonstrated the power of Chen Xiaojun, Xixi, Xiao Yi, Zhu Wuneng, Ji Boda, and Liu Ruyan.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions defeated Xiong Li, but a sinister darkness emerged from the Soul Fighting Arena just as they thought the battle was over. A refined, middle-aged man arrived and shattered the darkness with a massive sword strike.

• Chen Xiaojun defeated Xiong Li but collapsed from the strain of repeatedly using Sweep Through a Thousand Armies.
• Yan Shenglong mourned Xiong Li and called for others to act as the Crimson Church faced the fallout of the defeat.
• A sinister voice spoke from beneath the Soul Fighting Arena as fissures opened and dark shadows gathered into a force that threatened the battlefield.
• Chen Xiaojun urged his companions to join forces against the darkness, then sensed the wind rise.
• A refined, middle-aged man arrived with nine soul rings and used Azure Sea Sky Sword to shatter the dark force.

He Tiancheng’s Dark Night Storm overwhelmed Ji Chenglie’s weakened attack until a mysterious Titled Douluo intervened and changed the battle’s course. The newcomer was revealed to wield the Chen Clan’s Seven Kill Sword, but he said the Sword Hero Douluo Chen Yu was his elder brother.

• He Tiancheng unleashed Dark Night Storm while Ji Chenglie countered with Azure Feathers Cover the Sky, weakened by his injuries and paralysis.
• A hundred-meter Sword Radiance struck Dark Night Storm, giving Ji Chenglie an opening to wound He Tiancheng with feather arrows.
• A Titled Douluo descended, startling He Tiancheng and prompting Yan Shenglong to demand his identity.
• Chen Cong recognized the newcomer as belonging to the Crimson Church, while He Tiancheng identified his Seven Kill Sword as the Chen Clan’s inherited Martial Soul.
• Ji Chenglie asked whether the newcomer was Chen Yu, the Sword Hero Douluo, and the Titled Douluo replied that Chen Yu was his elder brother.

Chen Cong arrived to support Ji Chenglie and confronted the Crimson Church, but the hidden attacker emerged and challenged him. The shadowy man revealed his Netherworld Shadow Dragon martial soul and unleashed a powerful attack on Chen Cong.

• Chen Cong identified himself as the Heaven and Earth Swordsman and warned Yan Shenglong to leave, but Yan Shenglong refused and the battle continued.
• Chen Cong gave something to Chen Xiaojun and watched the fight while the two sides remained locked in a stalemate.
• A dark figure attacked Chen Cong, and the two fought evenly in midair as the others noticed the newcomer.
• Chen Cong recognized the shadowy man as a peak Level 89 Soul Douluo with the Netherworld Shadow Dragon martial soul, and the man called Chen Cong a Level 92 Titled Douluo.
• The shadowy man activated his Fifth Soul Skill, Shadow Wave Assault, and sent converging shadow waves rushing toward Chen Cong.

Chen Cong battled a shadowy man whose speed, strength, and shadow abilities let him contend with Titled Douluos. Chen Cong destroyed the man’s attacks with his Seven Kill Sword and ended the chapter standing victorious.

• Chen Cong used Fifth Soul Skill—Heaven-and-Earth Sword Rain to overwhelm the shadowy man’s Shadow Wave Assault.
• The shadowy man acknowledged Chen Cong’s strength and activated Sixth Soul Skill—Netherworld Ghost Shadow, sending fast ghostly silhouettes at him.
• Chen Cong struggled to track the shadowy man’s movements, then used Fourth Soul Skill—Sword Encircling Heaven and Earth to create a vast sphere of light.
• Chen Cong’s attack shattered Netherworld Ghost Shadow, and he declared that Title Douluo combat strength was not impressive.

The Black Shadow Man unleashed his full strength against Chen Cong, but Chen Cong's Seven Kill Sword Technique continued to overpower him. The Black Shadow Man then used his Netherworld Dragon Roar, whose effects on Chen Cong remained unclear.

• After Chen Cong's attack left him near defeat, the Black Shadow Man absorbed his remaining Netherworld Ghost Shadows and charged with Netherworld Swift Movement and Netherworld Tail Strike.
• Chen Cong activated Seven Kill True Body and met the Black Shadow Man's combined attack, and their forces collided in a shock wave.
• The Black Shadow Man transformed with Shadow Dragon True Body and fought Chen Cong in the sky, but Chen Cong's sword techniques kept pressing him back.
• The Black Shadow Man unleashed Netherworld Dragon Roar, sending a soul-shaking wave toward his enemies.

Chen Cong countered the shadowy man's Netherworld Dragon Roar with his Seven Kill Sword Sound Absolute Art, Great Sound Has No Voice. He then overwhelmed the shadowy man with Sword Wings Like Flight and left him defeated on the ground.

• The shadowy man unleashed his Netherworld Dragon Roar, filling the battlefield with oppressive sound waves.
• Chen Cong used Great Sound Has No Voice to dissolve the Netherworld Dragon Roar and shake the shadowy man with his Mental Sword Wave.
• Chen Cong explained that his Sword Sound Absolute Art silenced sound waves through its deep, wordless resonance.
• As the shadowy man prepared another attack, Chen Cong used his Third Soul Skill, Sword Wings Like Flight, to strike at tremendous speed.
• Chen Cong's Seven Kill Sword pierced the shadowy man's defenses and sent him crashing to the ground, where he spat blood and was defeated.

Yan Shenglong and his elder brother fused their dragon martial souls into the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon and attacked Chen Cong. Their fusion skill healed their injuries and shrouded Chen Cong in darkness, leaving him facing an escalating threat.

• Yan Shenglong reorganized the fighting, and He Tiancheng took his place against Zhu Yanfeng as the exhausted Ji Chengjian and Liu Yirong withdrew with Ji Chenglie.
• Yan Shenglong called for a martial soul fusion with his elder brother, and the two became the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon.
• Chen Cong prepared to face the fusion, recognizing that its power had reached the Titled Douluo level.
• The dragon used “Nethernight Dragon Soul · Undying Will” to heal its injuries and restore its strength.
• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon unleashed “Darknight Dragon Wings · Descent of Darkness,” obscuring Chen Cong’s vision and closing in on him.

Chen Cong fought the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon, using his sword skills to overcome its darkness and gain an opening. After the dragon shattered his defense with a powerful tail strike, Chen Cong used the impact to escape the area affected by Darkness Descends.

• Chen Cong focused on facing the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s attacks and parried them with the Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Cong used Sword Encircling Heaven and Earth to pierce the dragon’s darkness and wound it, then pressed his advantage with repeated sword strikes.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon attacked Chen Cong with Nether Night Dragon Tail: Ten-Thousand-Jun Heavy Strike.
• Chen Cong’s Spirit Sword Guardian shattered under the blow, sending him flying backward.
• Chen Cong used the force of the strike and Sword Wings Like Flight to escape the dangerous area and Darkness Descends.

Chen Cong and the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon exchanged powerful attacks, with Chen Cong dispelling its shadow wave before the dragon opened its innate magic domain. Chen Cong answered with his Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Domain, and the two domains collided.

• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon unleashed Shadow Wave Assault, and Chen Cong countered with Sword Qi: Eternal Radiance.
• Chen Cong's sword qi clashed with the dragon's shadow waves until the dragon gathered them into a massive attack.
• Chen Cong used Bright Moon Slash to destroy the giant shadow wave, dispersing his sword wheel in the process.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon activated its Netherworld Dark Night Dragon Domain to pressure Chen Cong.
• Chen Cong opened his Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Domain, and the two domains collided.

Chen Cong’s Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Domain overcame the Netherworld Dark Night Dragon Domain, but the Demon Dragon continued the fight with clones and a powerful dragon-breath attack. Chen Cong destroyed all nine clones with his Big Dipper Seven-Star Sword Formation, then struggled to withstand the Dragon Breath’s physical and soul-damaging power.

• Chen Cong’s Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Domain overwhelmed the Netherworld Dark Night Dragon Domain, but the Demon Dragon summoned nine real clones.
• Chen Cong activated the Big Dipper Seven-Star Sword Formation, joining six sword-shadow clones to confront the Demon Dragon and his clones.
• Chen Cong used attacks from the formation to destroy the Demon Dragon’s nine clones one by one.
• The Demon Dragon unleashed Dark Night Dragon Breath: Netherworld Dark Dragon Wave, which damaged the formation and wounded its soul power.
• Chen Cong used Seven-Star Protection to defend himself, but he could not fully withstand the dragon breath.

Chen Cong abandoned the faltering Big Dipper Seven-Star Sword Formation and defeated the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon’s Dark Netherworld Storm with Sword Peak Heaven-Suppressing. He launched the sword peaks at the dragon, whose claws and scales met the assault as the peaks finally struck its body.

• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon’s Netherworld Dark Dragon Wave disrupted Chen Cong’s Big Dipper Seven-Star Sword Formation, but Chen Cong rallied and briefly forced the dragon back.
• Chen Cong withdrew the Big Dipper Seven-Star Sword Formation and summoned Sword Peak Heaven-Suppressing as the dragon unleashed Dark Netherworld Storm.
• Chen Cong’s sword formation broke through Dark Netherworld Storm, giving him the advantage in their exchange.
• Chen Cong sent the thirty-six sword peaks toward the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon, which countered with Netherworld Dragon Claw: Purple Radiance and blocked several peaks.
• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon activated Dragon Scale Protection, but the sword peaks battered its defenses and finally struck its body.

The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon survived Chen Cong’s Sword Peak Heaven-Suppressing Sword Formation by warping space and escaping into the Shadow World. It reappeared near Chen Cong and unleashed a soul-shaking roar, leaving the battle poised to continue.

• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon used “Dusknight Dragon Shadow · Space-Time Disarray” to trick Chen Cong and send the sword peaks into another dimension.
• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon entered the Shadow World with “Dusknight Dragon Passage · Shadow Vanishing” and escaped Chen Cong’s sight.
• Chen Cong recognized that the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon had fled through the Shadow World and anticipated where it would emerge.
• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon reappeared about thirty meters to Chen Cong’s right.
• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon used “Dusknight Dragon Roar · Mind Tremor” to unleash a soul-shaking attack.

Chen Cong resisted the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon’s mind attack and countered its Ghost Night Divine Light with his ninth soul skill. His sword-light strike overwhelmed the dragon and engulfed it in energy, leaving the outcome of the battle unresolved.

• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon attacked Chen Cong with Ghost Night Dragon Roar: Mindquake, but Chen Cong summoned the Brilliant Star Primordial Spirit Sword to protect his soul.
• The dragon launched Ghost Night Divine Light, gathering darkness, netherworld, shadow, and icy power into a devastating beam.
• Chen Cong activated his ninth soul skill, Heaven and Earth Nine-Star Rays, and formed nine stars into a powerful pillar of sword light.
• Chen Cong’s sword-light pillar collided with the dragon’s beam, overwhelmed it, and struck the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon.
• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon roared in agony as immense energy engulfed its body.

Chen Cong’s powerful Soul Skills severely injured the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon, but Yan Shenglong used Demon Dragon Rebirth to restore him and increase his strength. The healed dragon faced Chen Cong as their battle began anew.

• Chen Cong’s Sword Encircling Heaven and Earth, Sword Formation, and Heaven and Earth Nine-Star Rays left the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon gravely wounded and shaken.
• The shadowy man told Yan Shenglong that their healing Soul Skill was on cooldown, so Yan Shenglong took control of the dragon.
• Yan Shenglong unleashed Nether Night Dragon Soul: Demon Dragon Rebirth, healing the dragon and boosting his attack and defense.
• Chen Cong recognized the healing threat but challenged the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon to continue fighting.
• The Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon recovered fully, and Chen Cong raised his Seven Kill Sword as their battle resumed.

Chen Cong used the Chen Clan’s Sword Step to evade the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon and attack it with the Eternal Sword Qi Wheel. The demon dragon devoured the sword energy, but Chen Cong vanished before it could consume the last of it.

• Chen Cong unleashed A Glimpse of Startling Beauty and used Void Star-Shattering to attack the Darknight Netherworld Demon Dragon from multiple directions.
• The demon dragon’s Nethernight Dragon Scales automatically defended against Chen Cong’s sword strikes and reflected some damage.
• Chen Cong used Moon-Covering Returning Snow to vanish from the demon dragon’s sight and reappear behind it.
• Chen Cong launched the Eternal Sword Qi Wheel, breaking through the demon dragon’s defensive shield.
• The demon dragon used Darknight Devour to suck in the sword energy and began recovering its strength.
• As the demon dragon prepared to swallow the remaining Sword Qi, Chen Cong suddenly disappeared.

Chen Cong used his speed, sword techniques, and footwork to drive the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon into a desperate defense. The dragon escaped into the shadows, while Chen Xiaojun watched and learned from Chen Cong’s fighting.

• Chen Cong evaded the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s black hole soul skill and counterattacked with rapid sword strikes.
• Chen Cong’s Bright Moon Slash and Twin Moon Slash pressured the dragon, whose dragon-scale barrier failed to stop the assault.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon used Nethernight Dragon Movement · Shadow Evasion to vanish into the shadows.
• Chen Xiaojun observed the battle with Sword Eye and studied Chen Cong’s soul skills, Round Star Sword Technique, and Sword Step.
• Chen Xiaojun gained a deeper understanding of swordsmanship and the martial path from watching Chen Cong fight.

Chen Cong fought the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon, using his spatial Soul Skill before the dragon countered and unleashed its ultimate darkness field. The chapter ended with Chen Cong trapped in Eternal Night as the dragon closed in.

• Chen Cong sensed the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon approaching and struck it with his sixth Soul Skill, Sword Rend Heaven and Earth.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon countered with Dragon Soul Rend, weakening the spatial rift and escaping its range.
• Chen Cong continued attacking with streams of Sword Qi while the dragon's principal controller activated Ghost Night Dragon Wings: Eternal Night.
• The expanding darkness swallowed the light and disrupted Chen Cong's ability to sense the dragon's aura.
• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon told Chen Cong he had nowhere to run as it drew closer in the darkness.

Chen Cong survived the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon’s concealed strike and was injured while defending himself with Stellar Guardian. He then unleashed the Big Dipper Heaven and Earth Formation, trapping the dragon’s Eternal Night and bringing the battle to its climax.

• The Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon attacked Chen Cong from within Eternal Night, but Chen Cong sensed the strike and countered with the Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Cong used Stellar Guardian to block the Dragon Soul Energy Wave, though the impact forced him back and left him bleeding.
• Chen Cong activated the Big Dipper Heaven and Earth Formation, summoning seven bright and two dark vortices and nine enormous sword peaks around Eternal Night.
• The formation’s expanding power swept across the battlefield, knocking away fighting Soul Masters and drawing cries of astonishment.
• Recognizing Chen Cong as a Chen Clan Sword Formation Master, the battlefield’s Soul Masters watched as he controlled the formation and launched a fatal strike at the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon.