Recaps

Chen Yanwu and the Chen Clan youths prepared the Northern Dipper Heavenly Dipper Formation’s ultimate transformation against Qian Daoliu, with Chen Xiaojun standing ready to complete the formation. As the nine youths performed their sword dance and chanted “Wandering the Jianghu,” the story left them poised to unleash the formation’s full power.

• Chen Yanwu explained that all ten members were needed to unleash the full might of the Northern Dipper Heavenly Dipper Formation, and Qian Daoliu agreed to witness its ultimate transformation.
• Chen Yanwu encouraged Chen Xiaojun to do his best and reminded the Chen Clan youths that they could not afford to lose.
• The nine Chen Clan youths formed the Big Dipper Nine Stars Formation, while the North Star appeared and infused it with power.
• The nine youths performed their sword dance, “Wandering the Jianghu,” and chanted its verses as Chen Xiaojun watched from the side.
• Iron Hand Douluo, Zhong Chunhua, Ximen Wenhua, Ma Tianyang, and Chen Hong reacted to the poem, while Chen Hong recalled his years on the battlefield.

Chen Xiaojun summoned the Purple Star Battle Armor by combining the Northern Dipper Heavenly Dipper Formation with soul-power armor, then faced Qian Daoliu in an aerial sword duel. Their battle began with Chen Xiaojun’s strength reaching the Soul Sage level, but the outcome remained undecided.

• Chen Xiaojun called down the Nine Stars’ power and formed the silver-and-gold Purple Star Battle Armor, complete with black and white wings.
• The chapter explained that Chen Cong had devised the formation and that Chen Xiaojun proposed combining it with armor to unite its combat power.
• Qian Daoliu used Angel’s Blessing to heal himself and restore some life force and soul power.
• Chen Xiaojun and Qian Daoliu exchanged courteous challenges and rose into the air to fight.
• Chen Xiaojun struck with Gan Jiang and Moye, and Qian Daoliu realized his combat power had reached the Soul Sage level.
• Chen Xiaojun fought with Crisscross Swordsmanship while Qian Daoliu used Sacred Fire Swordsmanship, and the two clashed in an aerial duel.

Chen Xiaojun used his twin divine swords and Yin-Yang Seven Stars Slash to overwhelm Qian Daoliu with attacks carrying the powers of destruction and Divine Erosion. Qian Daoliu’s Angel Shield held against the barrage as he prepared to activate a new soul skill.

• Chen Xiaojun’s rapid Giant Serpent Turnover Downward Slashes forced Qian Daoliu back and sent him flying with a final strike.
• Chen Xiaojun unleashed Yin-Yang Seven Stars Slash, combining the powers of Gan Jiang and Moye with the effects of his immortal herbs.
• Qian Daoliu dodged several pursuing sword attacks, but they wounded his Angel Wings and damaged his mind.
• Qian Daoliu activated Angel Shield to protect himself from Chen Xiaojun’s continuing yin and yang slashes.
• Qian Daoliu drew a deep breath and activated his new soul skill.

Qian Daoliu revealed his powerful soul rings and used Angel's Hymn to strengthen his defense and attacks against Chen Xiaojun. After resisting Qian Daoliu's mental assault, Chen Xiaojun met his Holy Sword with a fused-sword technique, and their clash left the battle unresolved.

• Qian Daoliu used his ten-thousand-year fourth soul skill, Angel's Hymn, to repel Chen Xiaojun's sword attacks and enhance his power.
• Observers learned that Qian Daoliu's first six soul rings were aged 600, 1,300, 3,300, 10,000, 24,000, and 40,000 years.
• Qian Daoliu focused Angel's Roar on Chen Xiaojun, who withstood the mental attack using the Tianquan Helmet and Chun Jun Sword's Nobility skill.
• Qian Daoliu unleashed his fifth soul skill, Holy Sword, with Divinity's Fire and Angel's Hymn's enhancement.
• Chen Xiaojun fused the Gan Jiang and Moye swords and countered with the Fatal Sword-Drawing Technique.
• The Holy Sword and Fatal Sword-Drawing Technique collided in a blast that shook the arena, leaving the outcome unknown.

Qian Daoliu and Chen Xiaojun exchanged increasingly powerful attacks, matching Angel Clan techniques against Chen Xiaojun’s stellar arts. Their final attacks compressed and exploded, leaving the outcome of their battle unresolved.

• Qian Daoliu activated his Angel God Armor right arm bone to triple his strength and charged the Sun Saint Sword.
• Chen Xiaojun boosted himself with Peerless Nobility and summoned the Big Dipper Heavenly Sword to clash with Qian Daoliu’s Sun Saint Sword.
• Qian Daoliu attacked with Angel Judgment, and Chen Xiaojun answered with Jiang Mo Seal, bringing a stellar palm against the golden pillar.
• Qian Daoliu combined Angel Purification with Angel Judgment, while Chen Xiaojun added a second stellar palm and used Seven Wounds Seal to surround the purifying sphere with a seven-colored ring.
• The ring disrupted Qian Daoliu until he summoned the Heavenly God Shield, then the purifying sphere and ring compressed and erupted in a miniature nuclear explosion.

Chen Xiaojun’s Starlight Seven Wounds Seal collided with Qian Daoliu’s Angel Purification, producing a massive explosion that threatened both fighters. Chen Xiaojun survived the shock wave with defensive techniques and received starlight support from his allies, recovering enough to continue the battle.

• Chen Xiaojun’s ice-and-stellar Seven Wounds Seal clashed with Qian Daoliu’s Angel Purification, and their compressed powers detonated in a devastating explosion.
• The blast fused the seven-colored halo and purification sphere into a mysterious rainbow radiance and sent a shock wave tearing through the air.
• Chen Xiaojun activated his Yin-Yang Mystic Shield and starlight-enhanced Golden Bell Shield to withstand the impact, though both defenses were badly damaged and he was injured.
• Chen Yanwu urged Chen Xiaojun to send out starlight, and the Chen Clan’s support restored his armor and soul power while soothing his injuries.

Qian Daoliu recovered from Chen Xiaojun’s attack and summoned seven strengthened fire phoenixes to overwhelm Chen Xiaojun’s defenses. Chen Xiaojun reinforced Xuanwu with earth and water powers, then brought it to life as the phoenixes pressed their assault.

• Qian Daoliu used Angel’s Hymn and Angel’s Blessing to restore his soul power and heal his injuries.
• Qian Daoliu praised Chen Xiaojun’s strength before summoning the Angel Domain-Fire Phoenix Formation again.
• Chen Xiaojun summoned his Yin-Yang Dao Domain and Xuanwu to defend against seven fire phoenixes empowered by Attack Enhancement.
• As the phoenixes eroded Xuanwu’s energy body, Chen Xiaojun combined his earth and water soul skills to armor and replenish it.
• Chen Xiaojun’s hidden Xuanwu watermark vanished, and a black-and-white spirit entered Xuanwu, bringing it to life.

Chen Xiaojun discovered that Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s soul imprint had fused with his external soul bone, allowing him to summon a powerful Xuanwu form on the battlefield. As Qian Daoliu greatly amplified his Angel Martial Soul, the battle escalated with five enormous crimson-gold fire phoenixes facing Xuanwu.

• Chen Xiaojun learned that Spirit Abyss Xuanwu’s will and soul had formed an imprint within his tortoiseshell external soul bone.
• Chen Xiaojun summoned the new Spirit Abyss Xuanwu form, which attacked the seven fire phoenixes with powerful water cascades and destroyed two.
• Qian Daoliu activated his left Angel Soul Bone’s Attack Power skill, strengthening the five remaining fire phoenixes as they charged Xuanwu.
• Chen Xiaojun used the Heavenly Pivot Armor and yin-yang power from his wings to reinforce Xuanwu’s shell and absorb or deflect the phoenixes’ flames.
• Qian Daoliu activated Angel True Body, expanding his Angel Domain and transforming the five phoenixes into enormous crimson-gold flames.

Chen Xiaojun strengthened the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu with Xuanwu True Water and Seaheart Flame as it struggled against Qian Daoliu’s Fire Phoenixes. When Qian Daoliu fused them into a five-headed phoenix, Chen Xiaojun summoned the Northern Pole Purple Star Great Emperor, whose arrival empowered the Xuanwu to match it.

• The five Fire Phoenixes bombarded the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu with fireballs, cracking its Taiji Diagram despite Chen Xiaojun’s efforts to repair it with Yin-Yang Qi.
• Chen Xiaojun sent Gan Jiang and Moye into the Xuanwu, then brought out Xuanwu True Water and Seaheart Flame to strengthen it.
• Xuanwu True Water and Seaheart Flame settled into the Taiji Diagram’s fish eyes, causing the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu to grow dramatically.
• Qian Daoliu fused the five Fire Phoenixes into a huge Five-Headed Fire Phoenix.
• Chen Xiaojun invoked the Northern Pole Purple Star Great Emperor, whose spectral form empowered the Spirit Abyss Xuanwu until it matched the phoenix in size.

Chen Xiaojun explained why he had fashioned an image of the Northern Pole Purple Star Great Emperor as Great Siming, while considering the possible significance of the gods he had encountered. In the arena, Qian Daoliu ended their stalemate, and both fighters withdrew their summoned beasts and domains.

• Chen Xiaojun told Qian Daoliu that the Purple Star Great Emperor was an imagined, faceless sculpted figure, not a deity he had summoned.
• Chen Xiaojun reflected on the myths of Siming and reasoned that the Northern Pole Purple Star Great Emperor could be regarded as Great Siming, while the South Pole Longevity Great Emperor might correspond to Lesser Siming.
• Chen Xiaojun considered that depicting the Purple Star Great Emperor might forge a favorable karmic bond and fit into his larger plan for the Chen Clan, himself, and Xiao Yi.
• The arena spectators and Titled Douluo watched in shock as the Five-Headed Fire Phoenix and Spirit Abyss Xuanwu faced off with overwhelming power.
• Qian Daoliu dispersed his Five-Headed Fire Phoenix and Angel Domain, saying their abilities were evenly matched and he had already tested Chen Xiaojun's formation.
• Chen Xiaojun withdrew his Spirit Abyss Xuanwu and Yin-Yang Dao Domain, thanked Qian Daoliu for holding back, and said he had learned much from the battle.

Qian Daoliu examined Chen Xiaojun’s abilities and concluded that the young genius had concealed considerable strength, likely including powerful soul bones and hidden techniques. The chapter left Qian Daoliu and the others wondering whether the phantom called Great Siming was a deity and Chen Xiaojun its successor.

• Qian Daoliu borrowed the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking booklet and scrutinized Chen Xiaojun’s entry.
• Qian Daoliu reasoned that Chen Xiaojun was under fourteen, possessed an extraordinary physique, likely had soul bones, and had withheld many abilities during their battle.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Beiming Xinghai and Luo Tian to investigate Chen Xiaojun and instructed the Papal Hall to prioritize intelligence on the Chen Clan and its associates.
• Qian Daoliu predicted Chen Xiaojun would become a formidable Soul Master and compared his talent to his own.
• Qian Daoliu told Sagur that Chen Xiaojun had identified the phantom as the Northern Pole Purple Star Great Emperor, also called Great Siming.
• Qian Daoliu and the others wondered whether Great Siming was a deity and Chen Xiaojun was its successor.

After Chen Xiaojun and Qian Daoliu ended their battle without a winner, observers and clan elders discussed the fighters’ strength and the Northern Dipper Heavenly Dipper Formation. Recovering afterward, Chen Xiaojun analyzed his techniques with Chen Cong and explained Daoist cultivation principles, leaving his future soul-ring choices and fifth soul skill still undecided.

• The audience discussed Chen Xiaojun’s formation-enhanced battle with Qian Daoliu and predicted that both their rankings would rise.
• Chen Yu explained the formation and Chen Xiaojun’s body-sculpting enhancement to the elders, while Tang Chen reflected on the gap between his abilities and those of Chen Xiaojun and Qian Daoliu.
• Chen Xiaojun returned to the side room with the Chen Clan Nine Stars, described the strain of using the Seven Wounds Seal, and told Chen Cong that his experiment had not yet revealed the mark’s full purpose.
• Chen Xiaojun reviewed his swords, soul skills, and defensive abilities with Chen Cong, noting that the battle had not tested the full limits of his Dao domain or defenses.
• Chen Xiaojun explained Daoist cultivation, yin and yang, and the relationship between cultivation realms and soul-master advancement to Chen Cong.
• Chen Xiaojun discussed balancing Xuanwu True Water and Seaheart Flame with a future yang-natured soul beast, then postponed choosing a Nethersea Seven Kill Sword area attack until after settling his fifth soul skill.

Chen Xiaojun discussed soul rings and the evolving powers of his swords with Chen Cong, then revealed his master's prophecy of the continent's future and the Chen Clan's destruction. He explained that their survival had already changed history and urged the clan to unite its fortune and prepare for upheaval.

• Chen Xiaojun reviewed rare plant-type soul beasts with Chen Cong and agreed to temper his soul power before seeking a fifth soul ring.
• Chen Xiaojun discovered that the Fish Intestine Sword had gained a netherworld attribute, the Blood on Draw skill, and a stronger Keen Edge attribute, and he discussed the special powers of his other swords.
• Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong assessed Qian Daoliu's talent and likely future soul rings, then considered how Jianjun's victory over Tang Chen might affect their fortunes.
• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Cong that his master's divination foresaw Qian Daoliu, Xixi, and Tang Chen becoming Peerless Douluos while the Chen Clan nearly vanished, leaving only Chen Xiaojun's nephew alive.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that the clan's survival and Sea God Island's expansion had already changed the predicted future, and he said the continent faced upheavals that demanded the clan contend together for fortune.

Chen Xiaojun and Chen Cong discussed Qian Daoliu’s angel inheritance, the Angel Soul Bones, and the secret techniques used to remove them. They then considered Chen Xiaojun’s plans to introduce the Purple Star Great Emperor, and Chen Xiaojun decided to let the world’s attention grow while he prepared his next moves.

• Chen Xiaojun learned from Chen Cong that Qian Daoliu had concealed his ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring and possessed the Angel Right Arm Bone but not the Left Arm Bone during the Elite Tournament.
• Chen Cong reasoned that Qian Daoliu had probably not begun the angel god trials, which he would likely undertake after traveling the continent and reaching the Soul Douluo stage.
• Chen Cong explained the Angel Soul Bones’ amplification properties, possible origins, and the secret techniques powerful soul masters used to extract them without destroying their foundations.
• Chen Xiaojun learned that the Chen Clan had its own bone-extraction technique and realized the Angel Soul Bone set might include pieces from both angel god deities.
• Chen Xiaojun defended introducing the Purple Star Great Emperor at the banquet, and Chen Cong warned him to proceed cautiously around the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Chen Xiaojun promised to plan carefully and let the names of the Purple Star Great Emperor and the Big Dipper spread, then suggested waiting while the commotion continued.

After the Chen Clan announced annual competitions, auctions, and Chang'an Joyous Week, Chen Xiaojun and Chen Jianjun discussed Chen Jianjun’s plans to cultivate the Big Dipper Art and refine his body with lightning. Their conversation was interrupted by their cousin-uncle Xia Changyuan, who arrived with gifts for the brothers and Little Feng.

• Chen Yu announced annual youth challenge matches and auctions, while Xue Churan unveiled Chang'an Joyous Week and its Mid-Autumn Festival events.
• Chen Xiaojun teased Chen Jianjun about possible romantic interests at the Soul Fighting Academy, but Chen Jianjun denied liking anyone.
• Chen Jianjun told Chen Xiaojun he planned to cultivate the Big Dipper Art and develop a Five-Thunder Transformation Technique by combining it with other methods.
• Chen Jianjun said he would use Heavenly Punishment Grass’s lightning to temper his body from the inside out, and promised to handle Tang Chen for Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Zhang brought Xia Changyuan to meet Chen Jianjun and Chen Xiaojun, and Xia Changyuan presented gifts for the brothers and Little Feng.

Mu Lingyun reported the Chen Clan’s enormous auction and transaction earnings, and Chen Xiaojun outlined plans to invest the money while the clan’s leaders discussed threats and defenses. Chen Xiaojun then revealed a grim vision of the future, prompting Bo Xian’er to condemn Poseidon for betraying the Bo Family and sacrificing Bo Saixi; the chapter ended with the family learning that Chen Xun and Chen Xiaojun’s brother would also reach Level 98.

• Mu Lingyun announced that the Chen Clan’s auction, transactions, and agency rights brought in 135.58 million, and Chen Xiaojun proposed spending the funds on clan development and research.
• Chen Zixiu told the clan’s inner circle that he and Bo Xian’er had met Qian Zhongling, and the leaders discussed who might have orchestrated the beast tide and leaked information about Duke Wen of Jin.
• Chen Yu explained that the Luxurious Xiling Flower had helped Ning Ruiting reach level 80 and evolve his martial soul, while the leaders considered the clan’s defense needs and Chen Hong’s duties to the Ning family.
• Chen Xiaojun recounted his master’s divination, and Bo Xian’er accused Poseidon of breaking his agreement with the Bo Family and deliberately sacrificing Bo Saixi.
• Chen Xiaojun revealed that Chen Xun would disappear after challenging Tang Chen at Level 99, while his brother would die after challenging Qian Daoliu; he added that both men would have reached Level 98.

The Chen Clan discussed the coming continental upheaval and reconsidered what Chen Xiaojun’s projected memories revealed about their future. Chen Xiaojun explained Tang San’s otherworldly soul and suspected divine manipulation, leaving the clan to consider the gods’ interest in their world’s origin.

• Chen Zixiu urged Chen Xun to prepare to take an immortal herb, while Chen Cong warned that the coming calamity could threaten Chenlin Village and discussed strengthening the clan’s forces.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong proposed that the Chen Clan and other major powers might have survived the future upheaval by withdrawing into secrecy, citing clues about the Long Family, Zhao Wuji, and Flender.
• Chen Zixiu and Chen Hong questioned Chen Xiaojun about Tang San’s inheritance, and Chen Xiaojun explained that Tang San might have been a transmigrator whose memories and cultivation method came from another world.
• Chen Xiaojun speculated that the Sea God and Asura God had helped Tang San retain his memories and gain opportunities, while Bo Xian'er confirmed that Sea God Island possessed only one dormant wisp of the Sea God’s divine sense.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested that the gods might be seeking the world’s origin, leaving the clan to consider what the Divine Realm wanted from their world.

Chen Xiaojun and the Chen Clan discussed the suspected divine plot to take their world's origin, while Bo Xian'er revealed the Sea God's past failures and the limits of his divine sense. Chen Zixiu gained a breakthrough in his Void Sword Intent after reflecting on Chen Xiaojun's cultivation principles, though he had not yet reached level 99.

• Chen Xiaojun explained that taking the world's origin could devastate the world, and the family suspected Tang San and several gods were involved in a scheme to seize it.
• Bo Xian'er described how the Sea God failed to protect Sea God Island during the population-driven conflicts and explained the dispute between the Sea God and the Second-Generation Angel God over evil gods.
• Chen Xiaojun urged Bo Xian'er to inspect the Golden Trident for hidden strands of the Sea God's divine sense, and Chen Cong called on Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er to grow stronger against the coming upheaval.
• Chen Xiaojun shared Taoist cultivation principles with Chen Zixiu, who interpreted Shattering the Void as a path toward understanding heaven and earth.
• Chen Zixiu entered a state of enlightenment, and his Void Sword Intent sublimated as the Seven Kill Sword's strike tore through space.
• Chen Zixiu said he had only gained insight into conception and rules, not reached level 99, and credited his progress to years of cultivation and newly strengthened resolve.

Chen Zixiu began fusing his Void Sword Intent while factions reacted to the Chen Clan’s growing power. Zhou Yingdong and Shi Shouyu discussed a mysterious massacre that Shi Shouyu’s Time Reversal could not reveal, leaving Zhou Yingdong to reconsider whether to approach the Chen Clan.

• Chen Zixiu refined his sword intent and successfully began fusing a thread of Void Sword Intent.
• Ma Zhibin argued with Ma Tianyang over keeping three eighth-grade Purple Reishi for Liang Cai, citing Xiaojun’s claim that taking them together could improve the result.
• An elderly intelligence chief ordered increased surveillance of the Chen Clan and the Northern Dipper Heavenly Dipper Formation, then investigated the deaths of his informants and tracked Qian Daoliu’s movements.
• Zhou Tianshu told Zhou Yingdong and Shi Shouyu that the Chen Clan’s strength had grown and that Chen Hong had discovered his identity.
• Shi Shouyu revealed that his Time Reversal showed two Soul Saints and two Soul Douluos dying in successive bursts of light, but could not reveal what happened during the incident involving Donghuang.
• Zhou Yingdong wondered whether a deity had caused the massacre, and Shi Shouyu asked whether he still intended to visit the Chen Clan.

The Chen Clan’s rise continued as the latest Heavenly Prodigy Ranking highlighted its young swordsmen, while departing Heaven Dou Academy students bid farewell to Chang’an City. Chen Xiaojun humbled Ma Liang through a harsh ordeal, but news of Zhong Chunhua’s murder soon plunged the Chen Clan and the Medical Alliance into a widening crisis.

• The new Heavenly Prodigy Ranking featured Chen Xiaojun and the Seven Stars Swords, while several other young soul masters rose or debuted on the list.
• Tang Chen, Tang Xiao, and the Heaven Dou Academy group left Chang’an City, and Ling Xinyao exchanged farewells and a gift with Chen Yanwu and Zhu Wuxin.
• Ma Zhibin learned that Chen Xiaojun had buried Ma Liang alive for three days; Ma Liang returned subdued and asked to use his original name, Ma Lianghua, but Ma Tianyang told him to shoulder the name Ma Liang.
• News spread that Zhong Chunhua and his Zhong Family clansmen had been ambushed and killed in the Balak Kingdom, prompting the Zhong Family and Medical Alliance to offer a bounty and powerful factions to investigate.
• Chen Yu ordered the Chen Clan to pay respects, strengthen its alliance with the Hua Family, and investigate the killers, while warning Chen Xun that the murder might be the start of a larger threat.

The author reviewed Volume Three, summarizing its cultivation system, emotional arcs, Douluo worldbuilding, the Chen Clan’s rise, the Emergence Banquet, and several hidden plot threads. The author announced that the next volume, “Showing Its Edge,” would begin the academy storyline and dungeon arcs, with updates resuming tomorrow.

• The author explained that Volume Three covered Chapters 508 to 886 and consisted of three major arcs.
• The author outlined the volume’s cultivation system, emotional storylines, continent-wide factions, and Chen Clan development.
• The author reviewed the Emergence Banquet, including Chen Jianjun’s duel with Tang Chen and Chen Xiaojun’s duel with Qian Daoliu.
• The author identified Xiao Yi’s storyline, the Chen Clan’s revenge, and the Fundamentalist Faction as important ongoing threads.
• The author announced “Showing Its Edge” as the next volume and said updates would resume tomorrow.

Three years after the Chen Clan settled in Chang'an, Chen Xiaojun returned to the academy celebrated for his tournament victory and influential research paper. After reviewing the clan’s growth and finances, he ordered a change to Bing Huo in Two Heavens distribution rights, leaving the Ning family with a proposed ten-year opportunity in the Heaven Dou Empire’s Central District.

• Students welcomed Chen Xiaojun back to Chang'an Academy after his team won the Intermediate Soul Master Elite Tournament and his paper won the Soul Master Theory Competition.
• Old Man Withered Glory joined the students in arranging a celebratory banquet for Chen Xiaojun and the returning team.
• Su Ningxia joined Chen Xiaojun, Zhu Wuneng, and Dugu Fu in the courtyard, then presented the Economic Management Department’s annual report, detailing the Chen Clan’s income, spending, investments, and public projects.
• Su Ningxia reported that the Ning family wanted to renew its three-year distribution rights for Bing Huo in Two Heavens in the Silves Kingdom, and Chen Xiaojun refused to renew them.
• Chen Xiaojun asked Su Ningxia to offer the Ning family ten years of distribution rights in the Heaven Dou Empire’s Central District, along with a guarantee that the Chen Clan would stay out of that market for a hundred years.

Chen Xiaojun returned to Chang'an and discussed academy business, his popular serialized story, and the latest Heavenly Prodigy Ranking with his companions. At Dean Chen Cong’s meeting, he proposed using reserve members for the provincial preliminaries while preserving the regular team for later rounds, and the academy approved the plan and began arranging tournament preparations.

• Su Ningxia briefed Chen Xiaojun on the Chen Clan’s business, graduating Finance Academy students, and visitors who had sought meetings during his absence.
• Chen Mu, Chen Bin, and Chen Shurui pressed Chen Xiaojun for a new installment of his story, then told him Chen Mu had risen to thirty-second on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking and that Chen Bin and Chen Shurui had reached Level 40.
• Chen Mu and the others asked Chen Xiaojun to lead their soul-beast hunt, and Chen Mu told him that Chen Cong wanted to see him.
• Chen Cong and the academy’s teachers asked Chen Xiaojun for his plans for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, and he proposed letting reserve members compete in the provincial preliminaries while the regular team rested.
• He Qiang supported Chen Xiaojun’s proposal, and Chen Cong approved it, assigning Li Jinghua and Zhang Ci to organize the reserve team and arranging intensive training for the regular members.

Chen Xiaojun recalled how the Balance Creation card had saved him and Xiao Yi when the Yin-Yang Twin Lives Flower caused their energies to spiral out of control. The card balanced their powers and transformed them, and Chen Xiaojun learned from the Artifact Spirit how the system generated its creation energy.

• Six months earlier, Xiao Yi consumed the Yin-Yang Twin Lives Flower while Chen Xiaojun tried to guide its dangerous medicinal power, causing an energy imbalance that threatened both of them.
• Lesser Siming's divine phantom emerged from Xiao Yi, but its energy clashed with the flower's power and drove Xiao Yi and Chen Xiaojun toward collapse.
• Chen Yu, Chen Cong, Elder Qing, Elder Tian, and Qing Xing combined their domains and power to shield the cave while Chen Xiaojun summoned his Balance Creation card.
• The card's aura subdued the conflicting energies and transformed Xiao Yi and Chen Xiaojun, granting them new abilities, immortal robes, and other powers; Xiao Yi also gained the Void Divine Vine as her second martial soul.
• The card's energy formed a mysterious cocoon that entered Chen Xiaojun's upper soul nest, and the surrounding aura and manifestations faded.
• Chen Xiaojun later questioned the Artifact Spirit about the card and the system's creation energy, learning that it came mainly from the cosmic void, with small contributions from his fortune and world origin.

Chen Xiaojun awakened a yin-yang domain after helping Xiao Yi, then learned that the Void Divine Vine had once been a Willow Branch connected to Yanyue and recognized it as the Willow God. After agreeing to join a soul-beast hunt, he advised Chen Cong on how Xue Churan could accept a governorship without losing control of Chang'an City.

• Chen Xiaojun opened his upper soul nest and comprehended a yin-yang domain, but the Black-Red Cocoon's power injured the nest and left him unconscious; Qing Xing treated him and reported that Xiao Yi would need six months to a year to recover.
• Yanyue told Elder Qing, Elder Tian, and the others that Void had grown from a Willow Branch she once grafted onto herself, and Chen Xiaojun recognized the figure she conjured as the Willow God.
• Chen Xiaojun asked Chen Cong to let him join a soul-beast hunt, and Chen Cong agreed while warning him about the troubled Soul Master World.
• Chen Cong told Chen Xiaojun that the Crimson Church had targeted Zhong Chunhua and Chen Xiaojun's Maternal Grandfather, and that Xue Churan was being considered for governor of Fasinuo Province.
• Chen Xiaojun proposed that Xue Churan accept the governorship and move the Governor's Office to Chang'an City, and Chen Cong decided to sound her out about the plan.