Recaps

Chen Yu and Chen Cong explained that the Chen Clan had to emerge from seclusion and become a super family before the next Calamity, while preparing for conflict with the Crimson Church. Chen Yu then outlined estimates for the number of high-rank Soul Masters across the continent.

• Chen Xiaojun realized the Chen Clan intended to use its seven Titled Douluo and growing strength to become an overlord-tier super family.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong said the clan could no longer remain hidden, since its home was exposed and its strength would soon attract greater scrutiny.
• Chen Yu declared that the Chen Clan would become the leader of the Greater Northwest and prepare to settle its blood debt with the Crimson Church.
• Chen Xiaojun understood that the clan was gambling on training its younger generations, strengthening its elders, and forming alliances before the next Calamity.
• Chen Xiaojun called the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well both a blessing and a tribulation, and Chen Yu assured him the older generation would protect him.
• Chen Yu explained that the continent had roughly fifteen hundred Soul Douluo and ten thousand Soul Saints, though far fewer were likely active.

Chen Xiaojun explained the four essentials for the Chen Clan’s growth and proposed policies to strengthen its population and reconnect with blood relatives raised by other clans. Chen Yu approved the ideas, while Chen Cong began considering the proposal’s implications for his daughter.

• Chen Yu warned Chen Xiaojun that the clan should expand moderately rather than imitate the great superpowers, and praised his medicinal herb market plan.
• Chen Xiaojun named Dao, Companions, Wealth, and Land as the four essentials, describing the clan’s inheritance as its Dao and its people as its Companions.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed marriage and childbirth incentives, including rewards for larger families and clan support for raising newborns, delighting Chen Yu and startling Chen Cong.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested extending reduced childbirth rewards to branch families and inviting Chen Clan descendants raised by other clans to return for training and service without changing their surnames.
• Chen Cong reconsidered the proposal after Chen Xiaojun mentioned his daughter, and Chen Yu praised the plan to bring blood relatives under the clan’s protection.

Chen Xiaojun laid out a plan to strengthen the Chen Clan through cultivation, research, wealth, and territory, while Chen Yu and Chen Cong considered his strange memories. Chen Yu left the Heavenly Wolf Sect matter to Chen Cong and planned to visit the Heartless Tower with allies to prevent another attack.

• Chen Xiaojun urged the clan to improve its resources, study fertility and bloodlines, expand its businesses, and use medicinal herbs to attract wealthy customers.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed seizing the wealth of hostile forces such as the Heavenly Wolf Sect, and Chen Yu and Chen Cong approved of his resolve.
• Chen Xiaojun described the clan's secret realms as valuable but imperfect cultivation grounds and summarized the four essentials as dao, companions, wealth, and land.
• Chen Cong and Chen Yu wondered whether Chen Xiaojun's odd misconceptions came from distorted memories or errors when his master unsealed them.
• Chen Yu said he and Chen Cong should visit Xue Churan at the City Lord's Residence, then assigned the Heavenly Wolf Sect matter to Chen Cong.
• Chen Yu planned to take several young men to the Heartless Tower's headquarters in Dark Ghost City and enlist its help in preventing future attacks.

During the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s Ghost Festival feast, Chen Hong and other Chen Clan cultivators arrived and attacked the sect. Chen Hong unleashed his ninth soul skill, sending a vast rain of swords down on the sect as its disciples scrambled to defend themselves.

• Heavenly Wolf Sect elders celebrated the sect’s prosperity at a banquet, and Duan Ziyue proposed expanding openly into Chang'an Commandery.
• Lang Weiyuan grew angry when Duan Ziyue mentioned Chang'an City, where his disciple Zhenghui had died, and worried that the Chen Clan might retaliate for the failed assassination mission.
• Two Titled Douluos and several sword-wielding cultivators appeared above Heavenly Wolf Mountain and threatened to destroy the Heavenly Wolf Sect.
• Chen Hong revealed himself as the Chen Clan’s Grand Elder and launched his ninth soul skill, Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin: Deep Sea Vortex.
• Countless sword rays rained down on the Heavenly Wolf Sect, throwing its banquet guests into chaos as they tried to take cover or resist.

The Chen Clan attacked the Heavenly Wolf Sect in retaliation for an attempt on one of their clan members, and Chen Cong unleashed his sword skills against the sect. Lang Chengming and Wang Zhen fused into Wolf and Badger Together and charged Chen Cong as the battle continued.

• Lang Chengjin shielded nearby disciples and transformed into his Firmament Silver-Winged Wolf form, but Chen Hong’s sword net overwhelmed him and left him barely alive.
• Lang Chengming recognized the Chen Clan, and Chen Cong declared that the sect would be annihilated before unleashing his Eighth Soul Skill against its disciples.
• Lang Chengming suspected Lang Weiyuan, but Lang Weihong urged him to focus on defending the sect, so Lang Chengming ordered an evacuation and fused with Wang Zhen.
• Lang Chengming and Wang Zhen formed Wolf and Badger Together, whose mental tornado clashed with Chen Cong’s sword shadows.
• The wolf-badger beast broke through the clash and charged Chen Cong in the sky.

Chen Cong and the five sword controllers attacked the Heavenly Wolf Sect, killing and injuring hundreds of its disciples. Lang Weihong rallied a hundred elite soul masters into the Hundred Wolves Howling at the Sky Formation, whose counterattack broke the Chen Clan trio’s sword skills and forced them back.

• Shen Lang unleashed the Jade-Blood Sword Sea, while Xi Li Dao Gao summoned the Ten Directions Thunder Prison against the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s disciples.
• Chen Wenchao, Chen Shihua, and Chen Xun struck the sect with their own Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin techniques.
• The seven attackers’ combined assault killed or wounded four to five hundred Heavenly Wolf Sect disciples, most of them low-ranking fighters.
• Lang Weihong organized a hundred elite disciples into the Hundred Wolves Howling at the Sky Formation, forming a Black Moon Shadowkiller Wolf.
• Lang Weihong used Moonshadow Defying Heaven to break the Chen trio’s continuing sword assault and force them to retreat several steps.

Chen Hong attacked the Hundred Wolves Howling at the Sky Formation while the Chen Clan fighters stormed the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s plaza and pressed their assault up the mountain. As Chen Xun fought Lang Weiyuan, Lang Tiexin appeared and prepared to face Chen Wenchao and Chen Shihua.

• Chen Hong activated his Dark Warrior Domain and summoned the scattered sword lights into a massive Azure Sea and Firmament strike against the formation.
• Shen Lang, Xi Li Dao Gao, Chen Wenchao, and Chen Shihua charged into the Heavenly Wolf Sect disciples, while Chen Xun went after Lang Weiyuan.
• Chen Xun blamed Lang Weiyuan for the attack on Chen Xiaojun and overwhelmed him with powerful, wind-infused soul skills.
• Lang Tiexin arrived, and Chen Wenchao and Chen Shihua agreed to fight him while Chen Xun continued battling Lang Weiyuan.
• Lang Tiexin accepted that the Heavenly Wolf Sect was facing ruin and prepared to fight the Twin Swords of Light and Darkness.

Dugu Lin and Yang Bu’er used their poison and spear skills to break through one trial, while Chen Xiaojun and Ling Yunxiao advanced with the Chen Clan’s forces. At Falling Rock Pass, Zhu Yanfeng and the Zhu Family’s allies attacked the Rock War Wolves, and Zhu Hanshu’s stellar support strengthened their defense against a barrage of falling rocks.

• Dugu Lin unleashed his Jade-Scaled Serpent True Body and poisonous breath against the Greenwood Venom Wolf soul masters as Yang Bu’er pierced their defenses with his Soul Breaking Spear.
• Ling Yunxiao and Chen Xiaojun discussed using the Dugu and Yang families’ strength to overcome the poison forest and potentially recruit them into the Chen Clan’s alliance.
• Chen Jianjun, Chen Chen, and the other Chen Clan elites struck the Intelligent Illusion Wolf soul masters after their illusion formation was broken.
• Zhu Yanfeng, Zhu Hefeng, Zhu Tianhao, and the Zhu Family elites charged Falling Rock Pass with support from the Phoenix-Tail Flower Zhu Family, the Lotus Xia Family, and the Ink Crystal Bottle Jian Family.
• Zhu Hanshu raised his eighth soul skill, Stellar Guardian, to strengthen the Zhu Family warriors, who shattered the Rock War Wolves’ falling boulders with their Stone Armor Shields.

Xi Li Junyi, Shen Fei, and Zhu Yanfeng led their families in breaking the Rock War Wolf Soul Masters’ defenses, while Cheng and Fei Family forces suppressed the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s flying fighters. Chen Xiaojun and Ling Yunxiao assessed the assault’s progress and strength, expecting the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s thousand-year legacy to end after the battle.

• Xi Li Junyi led the Xili Family’s sword formation, while Shen Fei unleashed a powerful sword tide against the Rock War Wolf Soul Masters and their beasts.
• Zhu Yanfeng, Xi Li Junyi, and Shen Fei coordinated their forces until the Rock War Wolf Soul Masters’ defenses collapsed and the survivors retreated.
• Ling Yunxiao told Chen Xiaojun that the Cheng and Fei Families had suppressed the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s flying fighters, leaving the route up Heavenly Wolf Mountain clear.
• Chen Xiaojun learned that the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s two main-line families had adopted the Lang surname after generations of intermarriage, while Ling Yunxiao declined to discuss his own family further.
• Ling Yunxiao warned Chen Xiaojun that even an overwhelming force could suffer heavy losses against a cornered enemy, and Chen Xiaojun said his mother’s support and healing would help protect their fewer than two hundred fighters.
• Chen Xiaojun acknowledged that the Heavenly Wolf Sect was still holding off the Grand Elder and Second Granduncle, but predicted its glory would end after the battle.

Ling Yunxiao and Chen Xiaojun reached the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s main gate, where the Chen Clan’s forces were locked in a fierce battle with the sect’s elite. Ling Yunxiao took command and coordinated the families’ attacks as the battle intensified.

• Cheng Hao reported that Dugu Lin and Yang Buren had secured the poison forest formation, and Ling Yunxiao ordered them to reinforce the front while Sword Shadow Hall blocked the sect’s escape routes.
• Ling Yunxiao and Chen Xiaojun led their men up the mountain and reached the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s main gate amid a chaotic battle.
• Chen Xiaojun spotted the young village elites fighting, including Chen Feng and Chen Mu, who had joined despite not meeting the Soul Ancestor participation requirement.
• Ling Yunxiao assessed the battlefield and issued coordinated orders to the families and Soul Masters to counter the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s specialized fighters.

The Chen Clan and the allied families coordinated their attacks against the Heavenly Wolf Sect, breaking through its defenses and throwing its ranks into chaos. Under Ling Yunxiao’s direction, the enemy was driven back toward a dead end.

• Zhao Lin’s Zhao Family replaced the Zhu Family and held back the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s frontal assaults while the other families used their skills to counter different wolf squads.
• Xia Yun and Xia Ying’s cherry-blossom illusion disrupted the Netherworld Dark-Eyed Wolf Soul Masters and prevented them from supporting their allies.
• Ding Hui and the Ding Family shattered the Frost Howling-Moon Wolves’ barrier, and the Xili Family followed with the Xi Li Sword Formation.
• Yang Buren led the Qin Family in a Blood Spear Formation, while the Ma Family charged the enemy and Dugu Lin’s poison miasma devastated the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s rear ranks.
• Ling Yunxiao directed the Chen Clan’s Soul Masters as they pressed their advantage, overwhelmed the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s resistance, and forced its defensive line back.

After analyzing Ling Yunxiao’s battlefield strategy, Chen Xiaojun learned the histories behind the Zhao, Yang, and Qin families’ formations and their ties to ancient sects. The chapter ended with Ling Yunxiao explaining that the Qin Family supported Chen Xiaojun’s proposal to bring the Yang Family into their clan, while Chen summed up the battle’s command principles.

• Chen Xiaojun praised Ling Yunxiao’s use of the Zhao Family, Xia Family, and Dugu Lin to secure the battle and learned how the Zhao Family formed the Immovable Mountain Chain Formation.
• Ling Yunxiao explained that the Zhao and Huyan families came from the Earth Emperor Palace, whose traditions later inspired the Spirit Hall Academy model.
• Chen Xiaojun asked about Yang Bu’er and the Qin Family’s coordination, and Ling Yunxiao revealed their shared history and the Blood Spear Formation.
• Ling Yunxiao described how the Xiang, Yang, and Qin families once formed the Tyrannical Blood Spear Formation before the Super Great Beast Tide devastated the Heavenly Soldier Sect and its allies.
• Ling Yunxiao said the Qin Family welcomed Chen Xiaojun’s proposal to bring the Yang Family into their clan, and Chen summarized the principles behind Ling’s command.

Xue Shiming confronted Ge Laizheng over the conspiracy behind the attack on the Ji and Liu Families in Chang'an City. Ge Laizheng learned that three officers he had promoted were implicated, while Xue Chuxin and her allies had already moved to arrest them and strike their sects.

• Ge Laizheng described his battle scars and asked Xue Shiming why he had come to see him, suspecting his own life was at risk.
• Xue Shiming said Ge Laizheng had served the Empire loyally but had failed to notice what was happening under his command.
• Xue Shiming connected the attack on the Ji and Liu Families to Lang Yongyi, You Mingkuan, and Luo Zhongshan.
• Xue Shiming revealed that the three officers had colluded with the Heavenly Wolf Sect, the War Dragon Sect, the Crimson Church, and the Wolf Bandits in slave trafficking.
• Xue Shiming said Xue Chuxin had stripped the officers of their commands and taken them into custody, while she, Xue Churan, and the Chen Clan moved against the two sects.
• Ge Laizheng accepted punishment after realizing the full extent of his subordinates' treason.

Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan led the imperial army’s assault on War Dragon Mountain to destroy the War Dragon Sect, which had colluded with the Crimson Church and infiltrated the army. As the battle neared its decisive stage, the imperial forces held the advantage and the sect was running out of time.

• Xue Churan asked Xue Chuxin whether she would punish Ge Laizheng for negligence, but Xue Chuxin chose to spare the loyal general.
• Xue Churan and Xue Chuxin discussed the War Dragon Sect’s ties to the Crimson Church and its infiltration of the Chang’an Military District.
• Yu Nanyu reported that the City Guard Army had largely swept through Chang'an City's Underground Black Market and gray forces, and Xue Churan ordered the troops to keep watch for fugitives.
• Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan flew toward the summit with their guards as the imperial army advanced into the battle’s final stage.
• The imperial army and the War Dragon Sect fought fiercely near the summit, with the empire’s larger force of flying Soul Masters helping it gain the advantage.

Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan turned the tide of the battlefield with powerful support and attacks against the You Family’s ancestors. Xue Churan wounded You Donglong with her fused Firmament Light Art, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Xue Chuxin healed Heaven Dou’s soldiers, strengthened them with her Jadeite Domain, and shielded them from the War Dragon Sect’s attacks with Jadeite Firmament.
• Xue Chuxin’s support renewed the soldiers’ fighting spirit, while she swallowed a pill to replenish the soul power consumed by her abilities.
• Xue Churan flew toward the fiercest fighting as Sky Falcon Douluo Zuo Tinggang forced You Zhenglong back and You Donglong defended himself against three elders from Chang'an Academy.
• Xue Churan attacked You Donglong with Phoenix Dance Across the Firmament and Light Judgment, combining them into Firmament Light Art.
• Xue Churan’s feather sword shattered You Donglong’s Obsidian Dragon Ring and wounded him, blasting him across the battlefield.

As Chen Xiaojun watched Wolf and Badger Together battle Chen Cong, Ling Yunxiao explained the Martial Soul Fusion Skill rankings and the power and fusion rates of several famous skills. He revealed Heavenly Moon Palace's third-place rank and that the Moon Palace had beaten the ranking organizations after they disclosed its secret.

• Chen Xiaojun asked Ling Yunxiao about the rankings after seeing Wolf and Badger Together hold its own against Chen Cong, and Ling Yunxiao explained the Centennial and Millennial lists.
• Ling Yunxiao told Chen Xiaojun that Wolf and Badger Together ranked thirty-third, the Beichen Ling Family's skill ranked twenty-seventh, Hell White Tiger ranked fifteenth, and Baxia ranked eighth.
• Ling Yunxiao explained how fusion rates affected a skill's power, Soul Power use, formation speed, and control, and said no skill had reached a hundred-percent rate.
• Ling Yunxiao said the top five skills could remain undisclosed, then identified Heavenly Moon Palace as the known third-ranked skill, combining Moon Rabbit, Jade Toad, and Moon Laurel.
• Ling Yunxiao revealed that the Moon Palace had beaten the Spring and Autumn Pavilion and the Heaven-Knowing Tower for disclosing Heavenly Moon Palace, making Chen Xiaojun laugh.

Chen Xiaojun learned about the rankings for Martial Soul Fusion Skills and the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking as the battle against the Heavenly Wolf Sect continued. Chen Wenchao and Chen Shihua unleashed their combined Light-Dark Two Poles Sword against Lang Tiexin’s final attack, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Ling Yunxiao explained the Martial Soul Fusion Skill rankings and said the Chen Clan and Ximen Family’s fusion skill had ranked twelfth because its fusion rate was low.
• The Hundred Wolves Howling at the Sky Formation collapsed, and Ling Yunxiao told Chen Xiaojun to research a formation for the clan and said he would take Xue Shiming’s place on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking.
• Chen Wenchao and Chen Shihua continued to overpower Lang Tiexin, who unleashed Wolf God Possession, Iron-Blooded Heart, and his Eighth Soul Skill, Thousand Wolves Devouring.
• Chen Wenchao activated My Body Is a Sword, Ring Embedding Art, and Slaughter Character Art before using his Eighth Soul Skill, One Sword into Perdition.
• Chen Shihua used her Eighth Soul Skill, Dawn Blade, and joined Chen Wenchao in unleashing their combined Light-Dark Two Poles Sword against Lang Tiexin’s wolf pack.

Chen Xun and the Chen Clan defeated the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s leaders, while Chen Xiaojun’s ambush on the North River wiped out the disciples trying to escape. Lin Feng fled through a hidden passage but was cornered by Mo Yuqi and Cheng Yun.

• Chen Xun used his Seven Kill Saint Body to overwhelm Lang Weiyuan, while Chen Cong defeated Lang Chengming and learned that the Chen Clan had uncovered the sect’s secret passage.
• Duan Ziyue led Lang Xingyin and other disciples toward the North River, but Luo Zongyan’s family ambushed them in the water and killed them all.
• Lin Feng escaped through a hidden mountain tunnel with a Storage Soul Tool, vowing to avenge the Heavenly Wolf Sect.
• Mo Yuqi trapped Lin Feng using fireflies from the Yang Family’s martial soul, and Cheng Yun joined the attack from above with her Nine Yin White Bone Claw.

After defeating the Heavenly Wolf Sect, the Chen Clan captured survivors and recovered a vast trove of resources and inherited manuals. The clan prepared to study the spoils and hunt down the remaining fugitives.

• Chen Hong, Chen Cong, Chen Wenchao, and Chen Shihua discussed the Light-Dark Two Poles Sword and how yin-yang and five-elements theory could help the Chen Clan improve it.
• Chen Hong and Chen Wenchao praised Chen Xun for defeating Soul Douluo Lang Weiyuan, while Chen Xun worried that some Heavenly Wolf Sect members might have escaped.
• Cheng Yun arrived with Lin Feng's body and two Storage Soul Tools, and Luo Qingrui brought back more tools as the search for fleeing soul masters continued.
• Chen Cong and the others examined the Heavenly Wolf Sect's gold, treasures, soul bones, and cultivation manuals, noting that its moon-attribute arts could aid their research.
• Chen Xun found several fifty-thousand-year soul bones and anticipated recovering more from the dead, prompting Chen Shihua to joke, "Kill and burn, and wear a belt of gold."

Shen Lang and Xi Li Dao Gao headed to the main hall to demand rewards, while Yang Bu'er and Dugu Lin discussed the Chen Clan’s vast strength and their own families’ uncertain futures. Dugu Lin revealed that Young Master Chen had previously tried to recruit the Dugu Family, leaving Yang Bu'er to suspect the Chen Clan’s intentions.

• Shen Lang and Xi Li Dao Gao praised each other after their battle and noted that the main clan’s mobilization seemed unusual.
• Shen Lang decided to seek payment and rewards from the main clan for their efforts, and Xi Li Dao Gao followed him.
• Yang Bu'er and Dugu Lin discussed the Heavenly Wolf Sect’s destruction and the Chen Clan’s hidden ties and strength.
• Yang Bu'er told Dugu Lin that the Chen Clan had rewarded him with an eighth-grade spirit medicine, while Dugu Lin described receiving Divine Wood Hearts that suppressed his family’s poison.
• Dugu Lin revealed that Young Master Chen had tried to recruit the Dugu Family months earlier, and Yang Bu'er called him an old fox.

After regrouping from the battle, Chen Xiaojun learned about the Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix Heavenly Prodigy Ranking and the danger that came with it. Chen Mu warned that Chen Xiaojun would take Xue Shiming’s place at ninth after defeating him, putting him beside his brother on the list.

• Chen Xiaojun scolded Chen Jianjun for charging recklessly, then checked that the others were safe while Xuan Bing and Fei Xiang continued fighting down the mountain.
• The group discussed how clan support and spiritual herbs had helped them grow stronger, raising many of their innate soul power levels to eight or higher.
• Chen Feng teased Qin Huacheng about Sister Chunnuan, while Chen Xiaojun and Chen Mu traded jokes about their relative strength.
• Chen Feng explained that the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking listed one hundred talented Soul Masters under twenty-five, and Chen Mu named Sister Yanwu, Chen Jianzun, and Chen Xiaojun’s brother among its ranked members.
• Chen Feng warned that ranked prodigies faced assassination and other dangers, earning the ranking the name Pig-Slaughter Ranking.
• Chen Mu said Chen Xiaojun would replace Xue Shiming at ninth place after defeating him.

The Chen Clan discussed the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking, its prominent fighters, and the danger and prestige attached to being ranked. Chen Xiaojun learned more about the powerful figures ahead of him and ended the conversation with a declaration of ambition that stirred everyone present.

• Chen Jianjun and Chen Mu explained that Chen Xiaojun’s hidden age had affected his ranking and that the Chen Clan’s efforts against the Heavenly Wolf Sect also aimed to protect its ranked members.
• Chen Feng and Chen Mu named Heaven Dou Academy’s prodigies Tang Chen and Ning Zhongtian, and Chen Xiaojun reflected on how his arrival might change Chen Jianjun’s fate.
• Chen Mu described the ranking’s distribution among major powers and noted that Ji Boda and He Qiang represented their school team on the list.
• Chen Feng listed Spirit Hall’s seven ranked members, including a woman with the death spider emperor Martial Soul ranked fifth, whom Chen Xiaojun suspected was connected to Bibi Dong.
• Chen Mu and Chen Feng discussed Soul Fighting City’s many ranked clan members and the Chen Clan’s growing prominence.
• Chen Xiaojun declared that he would face future dangers and strive to stand foremost beneath the sky, stirring the gathered Chen Clan members.

Xixi learned she ranked twelfth on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking as Chen Feng explained how the Soul Master rankings worked and described Qian Daoliu’s rise. Chen Feng praised Chen Yanwu as a likely Goddess Ranking candidate, prompting her to challenge him to spar for two days.

• Xixi learned from Chen Yanwu that she was twelfth on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking and asked about the people ranked above her.
• Liu Ruyan and Shen Youchu explained that the ranking reflected cultivation as well as talent, while Chen Feng described the Goddess, Wind and Cloud, Titled Douluo, and Peerless Super rankings.
• Chen Feng told Chen Xiaojun that Qian Daoliu had held the top Heavenly Prodigy Ranking spot for three years and now ranked ninth on the Wind and Cloud Ranking as a Soul Saint.
• Chen Feng predicted that Chen Yanwu would enter the Goddess Ranking and joked that men would be bewitched by her.
• Chen Yanwu coldly ordered Chen Feng to spar with her tomorrow and the following day, and Chen Xiaojun offered him mock condolences.

Seven Titled Douluo stormed the Heartless Tower headquarters after its branch accepted an assassination assignment against Chen Yu’s grandson. Chen Yu demanded the tower master Bing Huo’s head, and Bing Huo faced the seven powerful visitors as the confrontation escalated.

• Seven Titled Douluo entered Ghost City, defeating the aerial patrol and drawing the city’s alarmed defenders toward them.
• Yang Jingxue used Ten Thousand Arrows Pierce the Clouds to bring down at least a hundred Flying Soul Masters as the group advanced.
• The seven reached the Heartless Tower headquarters, where the tower master Bing Huo descended to confront them.
• Chen Yu told Bing Huo that the group had come to settle accounts for the assassination assignment against his grandson.
• Bing Huo offered to hand over the subordinate who accepted the assignment, but Chen Yu demanded Bing Huo’s head and declared that the Heartless Tower must pay for threatening their descendants.

Gui Sha arrived to challenge whether Ximen Wenhua acted for Soul Fighting City or for private interests, but the dispute escalated into battle. Zhong Yao was confronted by Gui Sha’s four masked subordinates, while Gui Sha himself was restrained by Fang Yuan.

• Gui Sha arrived with four masked men and questioned Ximen Wenhua’s authority, warning that the Ghost Market would defend Dark Ghost City and the Heartless Tower.
• Ma Tianyang ordered the attack, and the two sides clashed as Yang Jingxue unleashed a dense storm of arrows against the Soul Masters.
• Zhong Yao struck the Primordial Yellow Bell, unleashing a golden mastiff’s sound waves and a devastating shockwave that killed and incapacitated many fighters.
• Gui Sha’s ghostly wails countered Zhong Yao’s attack, and the four Monsters and Demons surrounded him.
• The Monsters and Demons formed the Ghost Slaughter Magic Formation to fight Zhong Yao, while Fang Yuan restrained Gui Sha.