Recaps

After the battle, Liu Ruyan treated Chen Xiaojun and examined Xixi, Zhu Wuneng, and Su Ningxia, finding no serious injuries. Left alone with Xixi, Chen Xiaojun comforted her after she confessed she felt useless compared with Xiao Yi, but she remained troubled by her fear in past crises.

• Liu Ruyan used acupuncture to stabilize Chen Xiaojun and said he needed more rest.
• Chen Xiaojun asked Liu Ruyan to examine Xixi, Zhu Wuneng, and Su Ningxia, and she found only minor injuries that would heal with rest.
• After Liu Ruyan left with Zhu Wuneng and Su Ningxia, Xixi asked Chen Xiaojun whether she was really useless.
• Xixi said Xiao Yi had fought powerful enemies and turned the battle around while she had been unable to help.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that Xiao Yi's abilities suited her opponents and praised Xixi's courage against power attack Soul Masters.
• Xixi admitted that she still panicked during critical moments, including the previous beast tide, and that Xiao Yi had to save the situation.

Chen Xiaojun reassured Xixi after her fight with a Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer wielder, explaining the hammer’s origins and asking her to keep Blood Sickle’s death secret. Xixi left determined to improve, while Chen Xiaojun rested in solitude, staring into the distance.

• Chen Xiaojun encouraged Xixi by praising her ability to stand against a high-rank Soul Emperor despite her lower level.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that the Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer branched from the Tang Family’s Clear Sky Hammer lineage after an earth-attribute faction was expelled.
• Xixi recognized that the Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer’s earth abilities had restrained her during their fight, and Chen Xiaojun affirmed her strength.
• Xixi regretted being too weak to use Sea God's Gaze to save Chen Xiaojun, and he asked her to conceal how he had killed Blood Sickle.
• Xixi left after agreeing to rest and look after Little Wuneng, Ningxia, and the others, privately resolving not to give up.
• Chen Xiaojun stared out the window, feeling lonely as he seemed to search or wait for something.

Chen Xiaojun learned that the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew could help Xiao Yi recover and discussed applying for it with Chen Cong, who explained the clan’s rules for allocating immortal herbs and treasure medicines. The clan would favor young members with great potential and significant contributions, with Chen Xiaojun expected to spend nearly all his contribution points on herbs for himself and Xiao Yi.

• Chen Cong returned and told Chen Xiaojun that Xiao Yi might recover in two or three years, or possibly after more than a decade, and that mental-power medicines could speed her recovery.
• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Cong that the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew could enhance mental power and might also strengthen Xiao Yi’s abilities, then asked whether the clan would approve an application for it.
• Chen Cong said the clan would likely approve the request because Xiao Yi was injured for Chen Xiaojun’s sake and he had made major contributions to the clan.
• Chen Xiaojun asked to apply for a second immortal herb for himself after reaching level 40, and Chen Cong agreed that he could proceed with his plan.
• Chen Cong explained that the clan’s elders would avoid immortal herbs, while younger members with exceptional aptitude and potential would be prioritized; Chen Mu had already received a ninth-grade treasure medicine that raised his innate soul power to 8.1.
• Chen Cong described the clan’s broader plan to cultivate medicinal herbs and allocate them through contribution points, warning Chen Xiaojun that exchanging for herbs for himself and Xiao Yi would likely exhaust his points.

Chen Xiaojun explained why he wanted the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum and how it would complement the narcissus jade muscle bone. He then proposed choosing wind- and lightning-attribute immortal herbs for Chen Xun and Jianjun, and Chen Cong enthusiastically approved the plan.

• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Cong that the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum would strengthen his qi, blood, flesh, and physique, complementing the narcissus jade muscle bone.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that the two herbs would help him withstand the strain of layering the Chen Clan’s sword techniques with the Impartial Sword Qi Art.
• Chen Cong pointed out that the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum would also suit Chen Xun and Jianjun, and asked how Chen Xiaojun planned to choose herbs for them.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed wind-attribute herbs for Chen Xun and a lightning-attribute herb for Jianjun to expand their martial souls’ abilities.
• Chen Cong praised Chen Xiaojun’s plan and said that proving immortal herbs could grant corresponding attributes would strengthen the Chen Clan’s soul masters.

Chen Xiaojun told Chen Cong that his Fish Intestine Sword had evolved and its soul rings and skills had grown stronger after his battle with Blood Sickle. Chen Cong advised him to conceal his transformed ten-thousand-year soul ring while they considered whether the sword had become a super martial soul, just as a familiar voice arrived asking about super martial souls.

• Chen Xiaojun showed Chen Cong his evolved Fish Intestine Sword and activated his purple, purple, and black soul rings.
• Chen Xiaojun explained how the sword awakened during his fight with Blood Sickle and described the increased power of its three-hit combo.
• Chen Xiaojun connected the sword’s awakening to the Sword God Pearls’ virtue of fearless resolve and said the divine swords were modeled on ancient swords from Blue Star.
• Chen Xiaojun asked how to handle his transformed third soul ring and whether his martial soul had become a super martial soul.
• Chen Cong advised Chen Xiaojun to hide the ten-thousand-year soul ring skill and judged the Fish Intestine Sword to be beyond a ninth-grade martial soul but not clearly a super martial soul.
• A familiar voice entered the courtyard and asked Chen Cong to explain super martial souls.

Chen Yu joined Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong to discuss how the family should distribute the immortal herbs, then recommended that Xiao Yi absorb the Yin-Yang Twin Lives Flower. Chen Xiaojun remained worried because Xiao Yi was gravely injured and unconscious, and the herb could be deadly.

• Chen Yu arrived after receiving a message from Chen Cong and listened as Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong explained recent events and their ideas about distributing the immortal herbs.
• Chen Yu agreed with Chen Xiaojun’s approach and said Xiao Yi should receive the Yin-Yang Twin Lives Flower instead of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.
• Chen Yu explained that Xiao Yi’s ice-and-fire herbs, yin-yang balance, martial soul, and cultivation practices could help her withstand and benefit from the King of Immortal Herb.
• Chen Yu revealed that Ye Xiuxin had also chosen Xiao Yi as the first candidate to absorb the flower.
• Chen Xiaojun acknowledged the flower’s potential but objected that Xiao Yi was still gravely injured and unconscious.

Chen Yu explained why the Yin-Yang Twin Lives Flower might safely help Xiao Yi awaken and proposed using the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to improve Han Xin and Yanwu’s cultivation. Chen Xiaojun accepted the responsibility of planning the clan’s herb arrangements, then recommended the Star Luo Spirit Pearl for Chen Cong.

• Chen Yu argued that Xiao Yi’s body, soul, divine power, and Yin-Yang Art made her unusually suited to absorb the Yin-Yang Twin Lives Flower after she stabilized.
• Chen Yu said the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew could greatly strengthen Han Xin and Yanwu’s mental cultivation and help them reach Title Douluo potential.
• Chen Xiaojun accepted Chen Yu’s reasoning, and Chen Yu said the clan would research whether immortal herbs could add attributes and develop plans for its members.
• Chen Yu asked Chen Xiaojun which immortal herb he would choose for Chen Cong, and Chen Xiaojun recommended the Star Luo Spirit Pearl to enhance Chen Cong’s sword techniques with stellar or lunar attributes.
• Chen Cong laughed at Chen Xiaojun’s scheme, and Chen Xiaojun reminded him that he had once made the same remark while studying the natural formation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Chen Xiaojun explained Lesser Siming’s origins, divine powers, and connection to Great Siming to Chen Yu and Chen Cong. He concluded that the Nine Songs deities were god-immortals, leaving the elders to consider the scale of Lesser Siming’s power.

• Chen Yu asked Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong what they thought of Lesser Siming, and Chen Xiaojun agreed to explain the deity.
• Chen Xiaojun said Lesser Siming came with Xiao Yi through the system and was a sacrificial deity whose divine body remained uncertain.
• Chen Xiaojun described Lesser Siming and Great Siming’s roles in the Yin-Yang School and their divine offices governing fate, life, and death.
• Chen Cong and Chen Yu teased Chen Xiaojun about taking the sobriquet Great Siming to pair himself with Xiao Yi, and he admitted it.
• Chen Xiaojun speculated that Lesser Siming’s finger techniques could combine Yin-Yang, life and death, and fate, then called the Nine Songs deities god-immortals.

Chen Xiaojun explained his theory of Lesser Siming’s powers and compared her combat strength with the Sea God and Angel God. He judged that she might outmatch them at equal rank, but the outcome would depend on how well she adapted to the Douluo Continent and how its native gods responded.

• Chen Xiaojun explained that Lesser Siming’s Yin-Yang powers might form the foundation of her divine system and estimated that her status ranked at least above a Second-Level God, possibly as a First-Level God.
• Chen Xiaojun argued that Lesser Siming might surpass the Sea God and Angel God in combat at equal rank because of her broader command of yin-yang, the five elements, and the power of heaven and earth.
• Chen Cong wondered whether his sword formation could reach the realm of wielding heaven and earth, and Chen Yu encouraged him to keep pursuing the Dao.
• Chen Xiaojun realized that Chen Yu and the older generation regarded Chen Cong as their generation’s pillar and intended to use an immortal herb to complete his innate foundation.
• Chen Xiaojun added that Lesser Siming might be disadvantaged by unfamiliar rules, possible suppression, uncertain power recovery, and a lack of believers, while Chen Cong warned that the native gods might unite against her or try to weaken her.

The chapter compiled the Chen Clan's Singing Chant Method, sword-controlling techniques, and soul-skill verses, along with signature verses inherited by several factions. It ended by inviting readers to suggest additional verses and reference material for future compilations.

• The author introduced the month's reference-material compilation and invited readers to contribute verses and devise skills.
• The author listed the Singing Chant Method and its Seven Sword-Controlling Absolutes.
• The author compiled advanced sword-controlling techniques attributed to Chen Xiyuan, Chen Hong, Chen Xun, Chen Zixiu, Chen Cong, and Chen Xiaojun.
• The author listed individual soul-skill verses attributed to members of the Chen Clan.
• The author recorded inherited signature verses for the Seven Kill Sword Chen Clan, Clear Sky Sect, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed how to protect Chen Xiaojun and planned to pursue the Heartless Tower after its assassins attacked him. Cheng Yun and Xia Ying later identified the Heavenly Wolf Sect as the likely mastermind, tracing the attack to revenge for Chen Xiaojun’s crackdown on gangs in southwestern Chang'an City.

• Chen Yu told Chen Cong that Chen Xiaojun should stay under their protection for a few years before entering the wider soul master world.
• Chen Yu said the Heartless Tower could not escape justice just because its priest had fled.
• Cheng Yun and Xia Ying reported that their investigation pointed to the Heavenly Wolf Sect as the force behind the assassination attempt.
• Cheng Yun ruled out the Crimson Church and explained that the attack was likely a revenge killing rather than a planned effort to eliminate a future threat.
• Cheng Yun suggested that survivors or backers of the Ghost Wolf Gang, the Red Sand Gang, and the Soaring Dragon Gang had arranged the attacks in retaliation for Chen Xiaojun’s raid.

Cheng Yun and Xia Ying presented evidence that the Heavenly Wolf Sect had commissioned the assassination attempt on Chen Xiaojun, using the Heartless Tower and information from the Heaven-Knowing Tower. Chen Yu ordered an urgent investigation into the Heavenly Wolf Sect and any powers that had helped it.

• Cheng Yun cited the Ghost Wolf Gang’s escape tunnel, the gangs’ limited resources, Heartless Tower’s withdrawal, Lang Weiyuan’s connection, and the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s losses as evidence against the sect.
• Xia Ying reported that the Heartless Tower assassins received unusually generous payment and assembled on a timeline that pointed to the Heavenly Wolf Sect as the buyer.
• Xia Ying explained that the Heaven-Knowing Tower had supplied the Heartless Tower with information about Chen Xiaojun, including an assessment that killing him required a Soul Emperor-level expert.
• Chen Yu ordered Cheng Yun and Xia Ying to gather all intelligence on the Heavenly Wolf Sect within three days and investigate any powers that might have supported the assassination.

Chen Yu explained the Chen Clan’s plans to establish influence across the Greater Northwest, using its regional allies and medicinal herb market to unite local powers. Chen Xiaojun proposed expanding the market and leading an Economic Department, while Chen Yu considered the idea.

• Chen Yu ordered Xia Ying to monitor developments and learned that the Mountain-Breaker Soul Emperor had joined the Heartless Tower after leaving his lineage’s faction opposed to returning to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Chen Yu told Chen Xiaojun that the Greater Northwest’s geography, tangled powers, and the Chen Clan’s allies made it a strategic base for becoming the region’s leading voice.
• Chen Yu said the clan supported Chen Xiaojun’s medicinal herb Market Plan as a way to integrate powers and grow the economy.
• Chen Cong reported that Dao Gao of the Xili Family and Shen Lang had asked about the clan’s return and their families’ shares in the market.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed giving the Shen family a share in Chang’an and opening a separate market near the Xili Family after six months, while accelerating expansion.
• Chen Cong proposed that Chen Xiaojun lead a new Economic Department, and Chen Yu considered the suggestion.

Chen Xiaojun discussed why the Clear Sky Sect was absorbing the Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer Lineage with Chen Yu and Chen Cong, who explained that the sect’s losses and frontier duties had left it short-handed. Chen Yu then revealed that Spirit Hall had conferred the Upper Three Sects’ status, exposing the political entanglements behind the titles.

• Chen Xiaojun asked Chen Yu and Chen Cong what they thought about the Tang Family absorbing the Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer Lineage.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong said repeated calamities and the Snowmen’s attacks had depleted the Clear Sky Sect, while training new soul masters took decades.
• Chen Cong said Tang Yue’s willingness to set aside centuries of grudges showed his ambition, and that absorbing the Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer Lineage would greatly strengthen the Clear Sky Sect.
• Chen Cong recalled how the Seven Heavenly Martial Weapons families had endured hardship, while Chen Yu said the Tang Family was repaying its old debts for the resources and prestige it had received from the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Chen Xiaojun asked how the Upper Three Sects had obtained their status, and Chen Yu explained that Spirit Hall had conferred their titles despite being outside the Heaven Dou Empire.

Chen Cong and Chen Yu explained the origins and standing of the Lower Four Sects to Chen Xiaojun, describing how they formed during an ancient beast-tide calamity. Chen Xiaojun learned that the foremost Lower Four Sect, the Great Ape Sect, included the Titan Giant Ape martial soul and had ties to the Tai family of the Clear Sky Sect.

• Chen Yu argued that the Two Great Empires granted the great sect titles and that Spirit Hall had no right to stand above the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Chen Xiaojun admitted that his understanding of the soul master world was shallow, and Chen Cong and Chen Yu explained that the Lower Four Sects were as formidable as the Upper Three Sects.
• Chen Yu clarified that the Star Luo Empire granted the Lower Four Sects their titles and that upper and lower referred to geography rather than rank.
• Chen Cong explained that the Star Luo Empire organized the Lower Four Sects during the Douluo Renewal to repel beast tides from the region's mountain ranges and forest.
• Chen Cong described the Great Ape Sect's powerful ape martial souls, including the Titan Giant Ape, and revealed that the Tai family of the Clear Sky Sect originated from the sect.

Chen Cong explained the Lower Four Sects’ roles in defending the Star Luo Empire against soul beasts and other threats, along with the honors and responsibilities they earned. He ended by warning Chen Xiaojun that the world’s sects were even more powerful than he imagined.

• Chen Cong described how the Light Sect and Xuanming Sect defended the eastern and northern regions, and Chen Xiaojun wondered about the Xuanming Sect’s later history.
• Chen Cong explained how the Sky-Piercing Sect used bamboo martial souls to build defenses in the Xieluo Mountains against the Star Luo Empire’s enemies.
• Chen Cong told Chen Xiaojun that the four sect leaders had been honored as grand dukes, and that the Great Ape Sect was the strongest of the Lower Four Sects.
• Chen Cong explained that the Great Ape Sect and its Foreign Legion fought soul beasts and half-beastmen in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, while the other great sects guarded their own fronts.
• Chen Xiaojun praised the Lower Four Sects, and Chen Cong reminded him that the Upper Three Sects also faced powerful opponents before noting that he underestimated the world’s sects.

Chen Cong explained the Nine Imperial Gates of World Guardianship and described the Moon Palace’s powerful moon-attribute martial souls. Chen Xiaojun concluded that Xiao Wu’s martial soul was the moon rabbit rather than the Soft Bone Rabbit.

• Chen Cong and Chen Yu corrected Chen Xiaojun’s assumptions and introduced the nine hidden sects known as the Nine Imperial Gates of World Guardianship.
• Chen Cong described the Moon Palace’s history, strength, academy, and close ties with the Chen Clan.
• Chen Cong explained that the moon rabbit was a powerful martial soul with distinctive and peerless soul skills, unlike the Soft Bone Rabbit.
• Chen Xiaojun realized Xiao Wu’s martial soul was the moon rabbit, possibly because her bloodline had evolved upon reaching one hundred thousand years.

Chen Cong explained lunar martial soul powers and described the Moon of the Nine Heavens, then outlined the major sects and their strengths. Chen Xiaojun learned that the great sects, together with the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects, formed the Nine Imperial Gates of World Guardianship.

• Chen Cong explained the Moon Rabbit’s soul skills and described the Moon of the Nine Heavens as a king martial soul awakened by Qing Yue.
• Chen Cong told Chen Xiaojun about the Seven Goddesses, including Xi Yuan and Yang Jingxue, and Chen Yu praised Xi Yuan’s prospects.
• Chen Cong warned Chen Xiaojun about Shui Yue Sect and Qingqiu Forest, explaining the origins and powers of their martial souls.
• Chen Cong named the Body Sect, Sun God Temple, Ice Palace, Nine Heavens Sect, Calming Waves Palace, Infinite Hall, and Earth Emperor Palace among the great sects.
• Chen Cong concluded that the great sects and the Upper Three Sects and Lower Four Sects stood among the world’s top powers as the Nine Imperial Gates of World Guardianship.

Chen Yu explained how soul master powers were ranked and described the requirements for top-tier status. He began listing the Twenty-Four Eminent Families, and Chen Xiaojun realized the Spiritual Eyes Huo Family might be connected to Huo Gua and Huo Yuhao.

• Chen Xiaojun asked how the soul master world classified its powers, and Chen Cong handed the explanation to Chen Yu.
• Chen Yu described the eight overlord-tier powers and said they each possessed at least five Titled Douluos, including powerful leaders such as Spirit Hall’s Nine Grand Elders.
• Chen Yu explained that the sixty top-tier powers shared a requirement of three consecutive generations producing Titled Douluos.
• Chen Yu began naming the Twenty-Four Eminent Families, and Chen Xiaojun reacted with surprise when he heard of the Spiritual Eyes Huo Family.
• Chen Yu described the Huo Family’s eye martial souls and its friendly knowledge exchanges with the Body Sect, while Chen Xiaojun privately connected the family to Huo Gua and Huo Yuhao.

Chen Yu explained the continent’s prominent families, royal houses, neutral organizations, and the standards used to rank lesser powers to Chen Xiaojun. Chen Xiaojun concluded that he would call first-rate sects upper-tier sects.

• Chen Yu described the Beichen Ling Family’s origins, powerful martial soul fusion skill, and internal disagreements, then explained how the Begonia Ye Family differed from families that required three generations of Titled Douluos.
• Chen Yu named the royal houses of the ten major kingdoms and stressed that their high-grade martial souls made them formidable.
• Chen Cong outlined the strengths and roles of the ten major neutral organizations, including Heaven-Knowing Tower, Heartless Tower, Gourmet Hall, and Justice Palace.
• Chen Yu explained the requirements for third-, second-, and first-rate powers and noted that their rankings shifted as powerful soul masters rose or fell.
• Chen Xiaojun joked that mid-tier sects rode a power-ranking elevator, then decided to call first-rate sects upper-tier sects.

Chen Yu explained the industry guilds, their alliances, and martial soul united bodies, then estimated that the continent had at least 150 Titled Douluo. The discussion ended with Chen Xiaojun considering how institutions and inherited platforms helped geniuses survive and become powerful.

• Chen Yu described the continent’s many industry guilds and explained how the Plant Association functioned as both a guild and a neutral organization.
• Chen Yu outlined the Forging Alliance, Arms Alliance, and Medical Alliance, noting that they held considerable influence and sometimes included Titled Douluo.
• Chen Yu explained how martial soul united bodies such as the Spirit Turtle Alliance and Ape Alliance supported groups across regional boundaries.
• Chen Xiaojun asked how many Titled Douluo existed, and Chen Yu estimated at least 150 based on the continent’s population of soul masters.
• Chen Yu explained that most Titled Douluo had not possessed innate full soul power and stressed the importance of discovering, nurturing, and protecting geniuses.
• Chen Cong cited the Titled Douluo among the Chen Clan, Ximen Family, and Yang Family, and said the total across secluded powers might approach two hundred.

Chen Xiaojun learned that Slaughter City lay hidden in the Three Rivers Basin and heard about its defenses, rulers, and uncertain strength. Chen Yu and Chen Cong warned him against entering, and he promised to remember their advice while privately wondering what would happen if he went there.

• Chen Cong and Chen Yu explained the Three Rivers Basin’s geography, its four principal cities, and Slaughter City’s place between them.
• Chen Cong described Slaughter City’s powerful rulers and the Spirit Hall garrison, while Chen Xiaojun reasoned that the city must have a main gate and supply route.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong said Slaughter City was protected by restrictions and a deadly sea of blood, and recounted how their ancestors became Slayers and gained the Divine Slaughter’s Domain there.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong warned Chen Xiaojun that their ancestor had forbidden the clan from venturing into Slaughter City after a Soul Douluo elder disappeared there.
• Chen Xiaojun promised to heed the elders but privately questioned how different Slaughter City might be from the one described in Douluo I.

Chen Xiaojun learned that Soul Fighting City and other powers were positioned to defend against the Star Dou Great Forest and that its rise brought responsibilities after the War God Church fell. The chapter left him inspired to face the trials ahead with caution and courage.

• Chen Xiaojun asked Chen Yu and Chen Cong how they had learned about Slaughter City and its High Priest.
• Chen Cong guided Chen Xiaojun to notice that Spirit Hall and the three great Super Neutral Organizations surrounded the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Chen Cong explained how super great beast tides had devastated the four great churches and how the Heaven-Grasping Sect destroyed the weakened War God Church.
• Chen Cong described how the six great families helped destroy the Heaven-Grasping Sect and how the Arms Alliance now supported Soul Fighting City's eastern defenses.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong told Chen Xiaojun that powerful soul masters had to shoulder great responsibilities and cultivate an upright heart.
• Chen Xiaojun declared that he would act cautiously and bravely, drawing approving laughter and praise from Chen Cong and Chen Yu.

Chen Yu explained Spirit Hall’s three top-tier armed forces and its nine great systems to Chen Xiaojun, revealing how the organization was structured and governed. Chen Xiaojun left with a new suspicion about Bibi Dong’s connection to the Garrison Army and agreed to study Spirit Hall closely.

• Chen Yu described the Papal Guard, Angel Legion, and Dark Garrison Army Legion, including the Garrison Army’s harsh deployments, ranks, and loyalty to the Elder Hall’s Chief Judgment Elder.
• Chen Yu listed Spirit Hall’s Nine Grand Elders and explained its four civilian systems and five armed systems.
• Chen Yu explained that the Judgment Elder led the Elder Hall and that the Qian Family had retained the position even when it lost the papal throne.
• Chen Xiaojun inferred that Bibi Dong might have come from the Garrison Army’s lineage and recognized a precedent for her later rise to pope.
• Chen Yu urged Chen Xiaojun to study Spirit Hall’s detailed information, and Chen Xiaojun agreed.

Chen Yu and Chen Cong explained Spirit Hall’s hierarchy, military strength, and reorganization to Chen Xiaojun, who marveled at its power and asked what Soul Fighting City relied on. Chen Cong described the city’s strengths and alliances, while Chen Yu recounted the calamity that had cost their family dearly and explained how major powers endured through institutional change and Peerless Legacies.

• Chen Yu explained Spirit Hall’s robe ranks, governing council, six tiers of halls, and selection of bishops and cardinals to Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Yu described Spirit Hall’s directly governed territory and trained armies, prompting Chen Xiaojun to call it a small independent kingdom and worry about its military power.
• Chen Xiaojun asked what Soul Fighting City relied on, and Chen Cong cited its population, high-ranking soul masters, and cooperation with neighboring Bingge City.
• Chen Yu recalled that fifty years earlier, Bingge City had been held back by a beast tide while his family was ambushed by the Crimson Church on its way to reinforce Soul Fighting City.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong explained that Spirit Hall, the Plant Church, and the Dark Night Church had reorganized to adapt, and Chen Yu said superpowers needed a Peerless Legacy, noting the Plant Association’s unique advancement method.