Recaps

Chen Xiaojun learned how laws, rules, and divine power affected soul masters, while Chen Zixiu discovered that his innate soul power had risen to level fourteen after his injuries healed. The family decided to investigate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Chen Zixiu might find a chance to advance.

• Bo Xian'er explained that Peerless Douluos grasp and command rules, while Chen Zixiu described the stages and difficulties of a soul master's cultivation.
• Bo Xian'er asked Chen Zixiu to test his innate soul power, and the Testing Orb revealed it had reached level fourteen.
• Bo Xian'er attributed Chen Zixiu's increase to the Xikang Celestial Maiden Flower and the refined crimson and Ice and Fire Dragon Kings divine powers.
• Chen Xiaojun considered the benefits and risks of divine power, and Bo Xian'er warned that accepting the Sea God’s imprint could lead to suppression by other deities and the Sea God Hall.
• Bo Xian'er suggested unclaimed Bing Huo divine power as another way to raise innate soul power and proposed that she and Chen Zixiu investigate the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Chen Xiaojun told Bo Xian'er and Chen Zixiu that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's treasury was the lost Sea God's Heart, prompting them to plan a trip to Heaven Dou City. He also asked why Sea God Island's High Priest Successors were mostly Holy Maidens, and Bo Xian'er explained the apparent connection between gender and divine inheritance.

• Chen Xiaojun revealed that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Sea God's Heart, the energy core of the Golden Trident.
• Bo Xian'er decided to travel to Heaven Dou City to recover the Sea God's Heart, and Chen Zixiu offered to accompany her.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested using Sea God Island's power as leverage if negotiations failed, while Bo Xian'er warned that the powerful treasure required caution.
• Chen Xiaojun asked why Sea God Island's High Priest Successors were mostly Holy Maidens, and Bo Xian'er said female successors made up nearly nine out of ten.
• Bo Xian'er explained that Holy Maidens rarely exceeded level fifteen innate soul power, while male successors had a higher potential limit that might relate to inheriting the divine position.

Zhu Yanfeng showed Ji Chenglie, Ji Chengjian, and Liu Yirong the land set aside for the Ji and Liu Families in Chenlin Village and welcomed them into the Eleven Surnames of Zhaowu. He then revealed that authorities had discovered a strange magic formation beneath War Dragon Mountain and went to fetch something.

• Zhu Yanfeng guided Ji Chenglie, Ji Chengjian, and Liu Yirong around Fragrant Snow Mountain and described land for their families' businesses.
• Ji Chenglie and Liu Ru Yi praised the site, and Zhu Yanfeng explained that their families would live along the Village-Circling Road with the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu.
• Zhu Yanfeng welcomed the Ji and Liu Families as part of the Eleven Surnames of Zhaowu, and Ji Chenglie guessed that the Dugu Family and Yang Family might join as well.
• Ji Chenglie recalled the Chen Clan's great strength during the battle against the Heavenly Wolf Sect, and Zhu Yanfeng explained how the Ji and Liu Families had been chosen to join the clan.
• Liu Yirong said that mutual choice forged the strongest bond, then Zhu Yanfeng told them authorities had found a strange magic formation beneath War Dragon Mountain and left to fetch something.

Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong discussed Clan Chief Chen Yu’s intentions and concluded that Chen Xiaojun was being groomed to lead the Chen Clan’s broader strategy. Zhu Yanfeng showed them the Death Spiral Magic Formation and advised them on clan legacies, but revealed that the Chen Clan’s top special-type techniques were not available for exchange.

• Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong speculated that Chen Yu had sent Zhu Yanfeng to encourage them to get closer to Chen Xiaojun, who was being trained in civil and martial affairs.
• Zhu Yanfeng returned with a diagram of the Death Spiral Magic Formation discovered beneath War Dragon Mountain and explained that it could help soul power liquefy, increasing the chance of reaching Title Douluo.
• Zhu Yanfeng said the Heaven Dou Imperial Family knew of the formation and that the Chen Clan would pass the intelligence to the Star Luo Empire.
• Liu Yirong asked Zhu Yanfeng how to spend their clan contribution points, and he recommended prioritizing the Nine Yin and Nine Yang Orthodox Canon’s martial skills, especially the Nine Yin skills.
• Zhu Yanfeng explained that the Nine Yang Divine Skill and Big Dipper Art were rare special-type techniques that could absorb and refine surrounding soul power, but said the main family was not currently offering them for exchange.

Zhu Yanfeng explained the Chen Clan’s dispersed branch families and collateral lineages, revealing their great strength and far-reaching influence. Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong learned that the Wind Sword Sect was a major Chen Clan offshoot in the Star Luo Empire.

• Zhu Yanfeng advised Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong on cultivation methods and ninth-grade spirit medicine that could improve innate soul power.
• Zhu Yanfeng explained that branch families and collateral lineages lived elsewhere, and that the main family and Retainer Families had seven Titled Douluos and hundreds of other Soul Masters.
• Zhu Yanfeng said the Chen Clan had fourteen branch families and nineteen collateral lineages, dispersed long ago to preserve the bloodline from its pursuers.
• Zhu Yanfeng described the branch families’ ranks and said the Chen Clan’s total Soul Master numbers reached about four thousand when collateral families were included.
• Ji Chenglie guessed that the strongest branch family was the Feng Family of the Wind Sword Sect, and Zhu Yanfeng confirmed it.
• Zhu Yanfeng explained that the Wind Sword Sect included other Chen Clan offshoots and, alongside Sword Rain Academy, served as a major Chen Clan force in the Star Luo Empire.

Zhu Yanfeng explained the identities and histories of the Chen Clan’s remaining eminent masters, including Lu Xueqi and the clan chief’s Titled Douluo wife. He revealed that the Chen Clan’s assembly and Martial Soul Grand Sacrifice would take place in a year, when Lu Xueqi might return, and invited the other families’ children to enter the Youth Clan Competition.

• Zhu Yanfeng named Zhu Jiazhen and Zhu Hongzhen as the sixth and seventh eminent masters and said they were guarding the family’s secret grounds.
• Zhu Yanfeng identified the eighth eminent master as Lu Xueqi and described how she had helped protect the Chen Clan during and after its past calamity.
• Zhu Yanfeng said the ninth eminent master might be the clan chief’s wife, who was also a Titled Douluo, but declined to explain her identity or strength further.
• Zhu Yanfeng said Lu Xueqi had gone into seclusion with her husband and might attend the Chen Clan’s assembly in a year.
• Zhu Yanfeng explained the assembly’s purpose and announced that the children of Ji Chenglie’s and Liu Yirong’s families could enter the Youth Clan Competition.

Zhu Yanfeng discussed Chang'an City's powers and the Chen Clan's new Economic Management Department as he prepared to become Chief Steward of the Chang'an Duke's Mansion. He explained that Young Master Xiaojun would lead the department and oversee plans for the War Dragon Sect's former holdings.

• Zhu Yanfeng asked Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong about the Gao Family, learned of its livestock business, and considered proposing a partnership with the Zhu Family.
• Zhu Yanfeng announced that he would become Chief Steward at the Chang'an Duke's Mansion, and Ji Chenglie and the others congratulated him.
• Ji Chenglie described how Chang'an City's powers were positioning themselves to claim the War Dragon Sect's former territory, and Zhu Yanfeng advised them to consult Young Master Xiaojun.
• Zhu Yanfeng explained the Chen Clan's voting rights and the authority of its elders, Followers, Grand Elder, and Clan Chief.
• Zhu Yanfeng described the new Economic Management Department, led by Young Master Xiaojun with Mu Lingyun and Ling Yunxiao as deputy ministers, and said Liu Ru Yan was regarded highly by the Young Master.

Zhu Yanfeng explained the Chen Clan’s plans for Chang’an, including the new Economic Management Department, its partnership with Chang’an Academy, and its efforts to build influence across the Southern Five Commanderies. He reassured Ji Chenglie and Liu Yirong about the clan’s political backing, then asked Ji to describe Chang’an’s power groups.

• Zhu Yanfeng appointed capable women, including Liu Ruyan, to form the backbone of the Economic Management Department and asked Ji Chenglie to recommend male talent as well.
• Zhu Yanfeng revealed that Master Cong had accepted the post of Chief Vice President of Chang’an Academy and that Young Master Xiaojun would enroll there.
• Zhu Yanfeng outlined the Chen Clan’s plans to expand its economic, educational, and popular influence in the Southern Five Commanderies, while Ji Chenglie agreed to help secure the clans’ support in Chang’an.
• Zhu Yanfeng said the Chen Clan’s strength, allies, and ties with the authorities would protect its position, and disclosed that Xue Chuxin supported the clan.
• Zhu Yanfeng asked Ji Chenglie to explain Chang’an’s local power structure, and Ji began describing its organizations, clans, and gangs.

Chen Xiaojun met with the younger Chen clan members at the Practice Ground, where Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi persuaded him to spar with them. The chapter left them preparing to begin their challenge, while Chen Xiaojun also planned to check on Xixi after hearing she seemed troubled.

• Chen Xiaojun met Chen Shurui and Chen Bin while they watched two boys sparring at the Practice Ground.
• Chen Shurui told Chen Xiaojun that Xixi had seemed troubled when he saw her walking alone, and Chen Xiaojun decided to check on her later.
• Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi approached Chen Xiaojun and asked to challenge him together.
• Chen Xiaojun agreed to trade a few moves with Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi.

Chen Xiaojun faced Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi in the arena, evading their sword attacks before defeating their Wind-Thunder Twin Swords with the Peerless Sword Finger. He then called Chen Bin and Chen Shurui up to fight, and they began attacking with their Lone Peak Thirteen Swords.

• Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi attacked Chen Xiaojun together with Crisscross Swordsmanship and the Green Lotus Sword Technique, but he evaded them with Lotus Sway in a Square Inch.
• Chen Jieqi used Wind Thorn and Chen Zhouzhao used Thunder Radiance to launch their Wind-Thunder Twin Swords against Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Xiaojun countered Chen Jieqi’s Wind Thorn with One-Line Heaven and broke Chen Zhouzhao’s Thunder Radiance with One-Finger Zen.
• Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi staggered back, unable to withstand Chen Xiaojun’s Peerless Sword Finger.
• Chen Xiaojun summoned Chen Bin and Chen Shurui to the arena, and they manifested their Seven Kill Swords and attacked with Lone Peak Thirteen Swords.

Chen Xiaojun fought Chen Bin, Chen Shurui, Chen Zhouzhao, and Chen Jieqi, revealing the strength of his dual sword style and the fully absorbed narcissus jade muscle bone. The four men unleashed their soul skills together, and their attacks closed in on him.

• Chen Bin and Chen Shurui attacked Chen Xiaojun, then Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi joined the fight.
• Chen Xiaojun escaped their encirclement with Moon-Covering Returning Snow and drove them back with A Glimpse of Startling Beauty.
• Chen Xiaojun drew the Chengying Sword and overwhelmed the four men with his dual sword style, drawing on his mastery of the Chen Clan's Seven Foundational Sword Techniques.
• Chen Xiaojun's narcissus jade muscle bone had fully merged into his body after Xiao Yi brought him back to life, boosting his swordsmanship alongside the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
• Chen Shurui used First Light of Dawn, Chen Bin used Shadow Approaches, and Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi combined their attacks with Wind-Thunder Twin Swords.

Chen Xiaojun defeated Chen Zhouzhao, Chen Jieqi, Chen Bin, and Chen Shurui in a swordsmanship match, then explained how he had developed his techniques. The others learned that his final move was Thunder Breathing, First Form: Sixfold Flash, and Chen Xiaojun discovered they had not learned the Breathing Technique.

• Chen Xiaojun used two sword aura techniques to defeat Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi, who were excited despite their injuries.
• Chen Bin and Chen Shurui combined their first soul skills with Yin-Yang Rotation, but Chen Xiaojun used Sixfold Flash to disarm the fighters and end the match.
• Chen Jieqi praised Chen Xiaojun's mastery of the Seven Foundational Sword Arts, and Chen Xiaojun explained that he had combined the spirit of Crisscross Swordsmanship with Lone Peak Thirteen Swords.
• Chen Xiaojun encouraged Chen Shurui to study swordsmanship patiently and identified his finishing move as Thunder Breathing, First Form: Sixfold Flash.
• Chen Xiaojun asked whether the others had learned the Breathing Technique, and Chen Zhouzhao admitted he did not know what it was, prompting Chen Jieqi to explain it and complain about his company.

Chen Xiaojun learned that Chen Shurui and Chen Bin were developing a complete set of soul skill fusion techniques inspired by their ancestors’ vision. He assigned them complementary cultivation arts and breathing methods to strengthen their foundation, leaving them determined to continue their work.

• Chen Xiaojun praised Chen Zhouzhao and Chen Jieqi’s Wind-Thunder Twin Swords technique and promised to practice with them.
• Chen Xiaojun walked with Chen Bin and Chen Shurui and asked about their Twin Swords of Light and Darkness soul skills.
• Chen Shurui explained how Duke Wen of Jin had envisioned a complete set of soul skill fusion techniques and how Chen Wen Chao and Chen Shi Hua were pursuing that goal through their descendants.
• Chen Shurui said he and Chen Bin had practiced together for a year and a half and had achieved minor mastery of their first two soul skills.
• Chen Xiaojun recommended the Nine Yang Divine Skill and Sun Breathing method for Chen Shurui, and the Big Dipper Art and Moon Breathing Method for Chen Bin.

Chen Xiaojun met Luo Zhenjun and Xin Mengshen, then discovered that Xixi was upset because she believed their family ties made her his aunt. Xixi left to be alone, while Chen Xiaojun silently acknowledged her feelings and faced reproach from the other girls.

• Chen Xiaojun greeted Luo Zhenjun and Xin Mengshen, congratulated them, and offered to spar with Luo Zhenjun and accompany them on their trip to the Saskol Grand Duchy.
• Chen Xiaojun found Xixi with several girls and learned she had been troubled since returning from an outing with him.
• Xixi asked Chen Xiaojun to call her Thirteenth Aunt, but he corrected her family seniority and said she was actually his Fourteenth Aunt.
• Xixi stormed out, and Chen Xiaojun caught her arm before letting her go when she asked for time alone; Rhea followed her.
• Liu Ruyan and Chen Yanwu criticized Chen Xiaojun, who privately recognized Xixi's feelings but pretended not to understand them because Xiao Yi was already by his side.
• Chen Yanwu left with Zhu Wuxin, who quietly told Chen Xiaojun that he had lost his composure.

Bo Xian'er and Chen Zixiu discussed the need to reform Sea God Island, then Bo Xian'er asked Chen Xiaojun for his honest assessment of its system. Chen Xiaojun proposed economic development and targeted reforms to build support for gradual political change.

• Bo Xian'er questioned whether her decision to reform Sea God Island was right, and Chen Zixiu encouraged her to move forward.
• Bo Xian'er recalled Chen Xiaojun's ideas about the economic base and the 80/20 rule with Chen Zixiu.
• Bo Xian'er asked Chen Xiaojun to explain his criticism of Sea God Island's tribal political system, and he said its authority failed to reach ordinary people.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed expanding manufacturing, coastal aquaculture, and tourism to increase jobs and incomes and gradually create pressure for political change.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that Sea God Hall should guide the influential twenty percent while protecting and gaining the support of the other eighty percent.

Bo Xian'er visited Xixi late at night to talk about Xixi's feelings for Chen Xiaojun and reassure her that love was her own choice. She advised Xixi to see more of the world before deciding what she truly wanted.

• Chen Zixiu told Bo Xian'er that Chen Xiaojun's inherited knowledge and powers did not change his Chen Clan blood or his loyalty to the family.
• Chen Zixiu said Chen Xiaojun was better suited to become Clan Chief than Jianjun because of his political judgment, vision, and leadership.
• Bo Xian'er went to visit Xixi, who had been sitting awake by her window and longing for someone.
• Xixi recognized Bo Xian'er and remarked that her voice sounded warmer than before.
• Bo Xian'er told Xixi she knew about her feelings for Chen Xiaojun and said that falling in love was natural, even for heirs of the Holy Maiden lineage.
• Bo Xian'er told Xixi that her romantic choices were her own, but encouraged her to travel, gain experience, and understand her heart before deciding.

Chen Yanwu and six members of the Chen family challenged the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu again, using the Big Dipper Seven-Star Sword Formation to attack the enormous beast. The battle continued as the Xuanwu’s enhanced strength and defense withstood their coordinated strikes.

• Chen Jianzun asked how many times the group had challenged the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu, and Chen Mu recalled their three previous defeats.
• Chen Yanwu urged the group to keep fighting, and Chen Jianjun led the seven in activating the Big Dipper Seven-Star Sword Formation.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu emerged from the Darkwater Pool and used Power Gigantification to enlarge its body and strengthen its defense.
• Chen Jianzun collided with the Xuanwu’s claw and was sent flying, while the beast staggered but remained standing.
• Chen Bin and Chen Shurui combined their dark and bright sword attacks, but the enlarged Xuanwu blocked them without injury.
• Chen Mu and Chen Feng followed with coordinated attacks that put pressure on the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu.

Chen Yanwu and Chen Jianjun used the Big Dipper Seven-Star Sword Formation to exploit a weakness in the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s defenses and wound it for the first time. The Xuanwu retaliated with a massive tail strike.

• Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong discussed the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s formidable defenses and the sword formation’s role in suppressing its Yin-Yang Magic Domain.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu summoned a giant water-earth spirit current that swept across the clearing, forcing Chen Feng and the others to dodge within the formation.
• Chen Yanwu used Heavenly Balance Moon-Slasher to strike the Xuanwu with a mental attack and make it roar in pain.
• Chen Jianjun seized the opening in the Xuanwu’s Yin-Yang Mystic Shield and wounded its flank with Yao Guang Soul-Destroyer.
• The injured Spirit Abyss Xuanwu lashed its enormous serpent tail toward the fighters.

The Chen Clan used the Seven-Star Protection Diagram to suppress and imprison Spirit Abyss Xuanwu, but the beast countered with Yin-Yang Reversal and a mental attack. Chen Yanwu dispelled its Silent Sound Wave, yet Spirit Abyss Xuanwu shattered the formation with Spirit Abyss Waterfall, blasting the seven members away.

• Chen Jianzun knocked aside Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s serpent tail with his Azure Sea Heavenly Sword, and Chen Mu caught the injured Chen Jianjun.
• Chen Yanwu led the seven members of the Chen Clan in forming the Seven-Star Protection Diagram, suppressing Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s yin-yang domain and confining it.
• Spirit Abyss Xuanwu reversed its yin and yang energy, shaking the diagram and leaving the Chen Clan members dizzy.
• Chen Yanwu strengthened the formation and used Great Sound Has No Voice to dispel Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s Silent Sound Wave and steady her allies.
• Spirit Abyss Xuanwu unleashed Spirit Abyss Waterfall, shattering the Seven-Star Protection Diagram and blasting the seven members away, though their individual barriers protected them.

The Chen Clan’s swordsmen suppressed the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s water attack, but the beast absorbed the Seven Stars Sword Formation’s starlight and countered with Yin-Yang Reversal. The formation collapsed and its members were injured, leaving the battle unresolved as the Xuanwu paused to recover.

• Chen Jianzun combined his sword techniques into Stars and Moon Shine Together and suppressed the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s Spirit Abyss Waterfall.
• Chen Cong and Chen Xiaojun discussed the Big Dipper Seven Star Formation’s limits and the possibility of adapting it for other sword-type Martial Souls.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu absorbed starlight through its shell, destabilizing the Seven Stars Sword Formation, so Chen Yanwu and the other six launched the Big Dipper Sword.
• The Big Dipper Sword broke through the Xuanwu’s silver defense and split its shell, drawing blood and provoking an agonized roar.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu unleashed Yin-Yang Reversal, healed its wounds, and reflected the absorbed starlight at the formation.
• The reflected attack shattered the Seven Stars Sword Formation and wounded the Chen Clan members, while the exhausted Xuanwu lowered its head and watched its surroundings.

Chen Xiaojun revealed his ten-thousand-year third soul ring and struck the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu with his ultimate technique, damaging its shell but failing to defeat it. The Xuanwu then spoke to him through thought, implying that it had expected his arrival and knew his power came from another super soul beast.

• Chen Xiaojun charged the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu and revealed his ten-thousand-year third soul ring, shocking Chen Jianjun, Chen Feng, Chen Mu, and the others.
• Chen Xiaojun broke the Xuanwu’s Yin-Yang Mystic Shield and earthen armor with three sword strikes, then sent it crashing to the ground with his ultimate technique.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu survived, repaired its shattered shell with earth and stone, and fixed its attention on Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Xiaojun checked on his injured companions, who said their wounds were minor, and wondered why the Xuanwu’s attacks had seemed restrained.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu communicated with Chen Xiaojun through thought, said it had expected him, and pointed out that another super soul beast had bestowed his soul ring.

The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu revealed that Chen Xiaojun’s Five-Colored Deer soul ring granted fate power that may have aided him and his clan. It then offered Chen Cong a bargain: it would willingly sacrifice itself and provide Chen Xiaojun with its soul ring, essence, mental power, and a high-quality soul bone.

• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu explained that the Five-Colored Deer’s fate power could change luck and influence a clan’s fortunes.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu created a powerful earthen-and-stone Xuanwu using its innate skills, then immobilized Chen Xiaojun and his companions with Xuanwu Suppression.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu summoned Chen Cong and explained that it had been trapped in the secret realm, where it foresaw a calamity it could not escape.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu said Chen Xiaojun’s strength and fate power had convinced it that its soul ring could serve him.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu offered to sacrifice itself and willingly provide Chen Xiaojun with its soul ring, essence, mental power, and a high-quality soul bone.

Chen Xiaojun agreed to the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s bargain and promised to protect its two eggs and visit its ancestral homeland. After binding the eggs to him, Ling Xuange began sacrificing itself to form a soul ring for Chen Xiaojun.

• Chen Xiaojun swore an oath to accept the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s bargain after it assured him the arrangement posed little danger.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu retrieved two eggs from the Darkwater Pool and asked Chen Xiaojun to help them hatch and raise them as war beasts.
• Chen Xiaojun agreed to take the eggs somewhere with more water of life and later visit the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s ancestral homeland to report what had happened.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu revealed its name, Ling Xuange, and secretly told Chen Xiaojun where its ancestral homeland was located.
• After a secret-art contract bound the eggs to Chen Xiaojun, Ling Xuange began its sacrifice, and the resulting black ring drifted into Chen Xiaojun.

Chen Xiaojun absorbed the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s sacrifice, transforming Gan Jiang and Moye into swords as his Soul Power surged. After he collapsed, Chen Cong realized he was condensing an external Soul Bone, leaving his family to hope he could endure it.

• Chen Xiaojun absorbed the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s pure Soul Power, and Gan Jiang and Moye formed into twin swords within his lower Soul Nest.
• The Spirit Abyss Xuanwu died and produced a thirty-thousand-year Torso Bone, which Chen Cong said Chen Xiaojun could choose whether to use.
• Chen Xiaojun’s Soul Power broke through multiple levels as Chen Cong explained that the willing sacrifice prevented a resentful remnant soul from attacking him.
• Chen Xiaojun suddenly collapsed and trembled, alarming Chen Feng, Chen Mu, and Chen Jianjun.
• Chen Cong used Sword Eye and determined that Chen Xiaojun was condensing an external Soul Bone from the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s abundant essence.
• Chen Cong compared Chen Xiaojun’s condition to Xiao Yi’s and said he would be fine if he endured it, while the family complained about his luck.

Chen Xiaojun endured the painful fusion of the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu's Spinal Bone with his external soul bone. The transformation left him with a black-and-white turtle shell on his back, and his family laughed at the unexpected result.

• Chen Jianjun told Chen Jianzun that he did not need to compete with Chen Xiaojun and should focus on his own life.
• Chen Mu asked Chen Cong for a soul bone, and Chen Cong revealed a seventy-thousand-year-old Left Arm Soul Bone he had saved for him but advised him to wait before absorbing it.
• Chen Yanwu noticed changes on Chen Xiaojun's back, and Chen Cong guided the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu's Spinal Bone toward him.
• The Spinal Bone merged into Chen Xiaojun, causing severe pain before a burst of black-and-white light transformed his back.
• Chen Feng and the others laughed when they saw that Chen Xiaojun's external soul bone had become a turtle shell marked with a yin-yang Taiji diagram.