Chapter Summaries

At the Chen Clan banquet, Ye Zijun learned Dou Congtong would return to Five Mountains Academy and hinted that her hidden potential might be regretted by Heaven Dou Academy. In a private room, She Yaolei and Qiangu Hongying confronted Chen Hong and Ximen Wenlan over Barton’s disappearance and the Spirit Hall stronghold, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Shan Wei challenged Chen Mu to drink, while Yun Yingluo praised the Third-Place Laureate’s poetry among the women at the banquet.
• Ye Zijun teased the Bai family about their appetites and learned Dou Congtong would return to Five Mountains Academy because of her wood-attribute Martial Soul.
• Ye Zijun suggested Heaven Dou Academy would regret letting Dou Congtong go, prompting the bashful student to deny that she had exceptional ability.
• She Yaolei demanded that Chen Hong account for Barton’s whereabouts, but Chen Hong denied knowing anything and asked why Spirit Hall had a stronghold beneath the Canopy District.
• Qiangu Hongying defended the stronghold and accused the Three Great Families of attacking it, while Chen Hong argued that it was too close to their residences; Qiangu replied that it was also near Spirit Hall’s Heaven Dou Holy Hall.

Yu Yaolei and Qiangu Hongying visited the Chen Clan over the destruction of a trafficking base, but Chen Hong rejected their warnings and stood firm. Afterward, Yu Yaolei revealed that he had deliberately provoked Chen Hong to push the Jin Family into conflict with the Chen Clan so Spirit Hall could observe the result.

• Ximen Wenlan challenged Yu Yaolei's account and condemned the base's large-scale human trafficking.
• Yu Yaolei warned that the Jin Family would retaliate if the Chen Clan kept Barton, prompting Chen Hong to unleash his aura and defy both the Jin Family and Spirit Hall.
• Qiangu Hongying hurried Yu Yaolei out of the Chen residence, while Chen Hong assured Ximen Wenlan that they could not cause trouble in Heaven Dou City.
• In the Spirit Hall carriage, Qiangu Hongying rebuked Yu Yaolei for provoking Chen Hong, and Yu Yaolei admitted he had done it deliberately.
• Yu Yaolei explained that he wanted to push the Jin Family against the Chen Clan and observe how the Clan's supposed Fate Momentum responded.

Qian Daoliu summoned Qian Bochao and Qian Yehua to represent the Qian Family and Spirit Hall Academy at the Gaoying Tournament. He rebuked Bochao’s bloodlust and warned both men that their arrogance could disgrace their family and academy.

• The chapter described Death Canyon and the fortress guarding the Underground Abyss, where Spirit Hall’s garrison defended the continent against Abyssal threats and beast tides.
• Qian Bochao and Qian Yehua arrived at the fortress and respectfully greeted Qian Daoliu as the Holy Son.
• Qian Daoliu ordered the two Qian clansmen to join Spirit Hall Academy and compete in the Gaoying Tournament.
• Qian Yehua confidently promised to uphold the Qian Family’s honor, while Qian Bochao asked whether they were allowed to kill.
• Qian Daoliu condemned their arrogance and warned that they would disgrace the Qian Family and Spirit Hall Academy if they brought that attitude to the tournament.

Qian Daoliu warned Qian Yehua and Qian Bochao not to underestimate the continent’s rising talents, and they left determined to heed him at the Gaoying Tournament. Bi Yunxiu then asked to go to Heaven Dou City because her sister had gone missing after the Heaven Dou stronghold fell, and Qian Daoliu cautioned her to be careful.

• Qian Daoliu rebuked Qian Yehua and Qian Bochao for their arrogance and warned them that formidable rivals were emerging across the continent.
• Qian Yehua and Qian Bochao thanked Qian Daoliu and withdrew, resolved to remember his guidance.
• Bi Yunxiu reassured Qian Daoliu that the two clan prodigies could shine at the Gaoying Tournament.
• Qian Daoliu asked Bi Yunxiu about her unsettled breathing and learned that she wanted to go to Heaven Dou City because her sister was missing.
• Bi Yunxiu said her grandmother might go too, and Qian Daoliu told her to conduct herself wisely and be careful.

Academy Alliance Leader Gui Qingwu visited the Chen Residence to raise concerns about Donghuang Xiuyi’s overwhelming performance in the Gaoying Tournament. He proposed that she limit the range of her area-control skills in the grand finals, leaving Chen Cong and Zhuo Qianren to consider the request.

• Gui Qingwu met with Chen Cong, Zhuo Qianren, Xia Yun, and Kent Edwin at the Chen Residence.
• Gui Qingwu said Donghuang Xiuyi’s strength and arena-wide attacks had made the tournament difficult to balance, though he acknowledged that she had broken no rules.
• Zhuo Qianren accused Gui Qingwu of trying to suppress Donghuang Xiuyi, while Gui Qingwu insisted he had come to discuss the matter rather than impose a rule.
• Chen Cong asked how Gui Qingwu wanted to resolve the issue, and Gui Qingwu requested that Donghuang Xiuyi limit her area-control skills to a range of one hundred and fifty meters in the grand finals.

Gui Qingwu proposed limiting Donghuang Xiuyi's ability range during the tournament and offered Chang'an Academy and Five Mountains Academy benefits in exchange. Chen Cong and Zhuo Qianren withheld their decision until Xiuyi could give her own opinion, and she had not yet arrived when the chapter ended.

• Gui Qingwu proposed limiting Donghuang Xiuyi's abilities to a range of 150 meters without weakening their power.
• Chen Cong said the teachers could not decide for Xiuyi and sent an attendant to invite her.
• Zhuo Qianren demanded compensation, and Gui Qingwu offered to drop the registration dispute, support Five Mountains Academy, and provide both academies three years of access to alliance research and journals.
• Chen Cong acknowledged the value of the offers but insisted that Xiuyi's wishes must be heard before they decided.
• Footsteps approached the courtyard as the gathering waited for Xiuyi.

Donghuang Xiuyi agreed to the Academy Alliance’s restricted-range rule in exchange for promised support for Five Mountains Academy. The deal was settled, though Kent Edwin suspected her vines would make the 150-meter area a formidable threat in the grand finals.

• Donghuang Xiuyi arrived at the Elegant Garden, and Gui Qingwu sensed her formidable connection to nature.
• Chen Cong explained Gui Qingwu’s proposed range restriction and three forms of compensation to Donghuang Xiuyi.
• Donghuang Xiuyi agreed to the deal, surprising Gui Qingwu and ending the negotiations.
• Gui Qingwu promised the Academy Alliance would clarify the Fasno competition points, provide staff and materials to Five Mountains Academy, and send it periodicals.
• Chen Cong praised Donghuang Xiuyi, and Xia Yun thanked her for securing support for Five Mountains Academy.

Chen Xun gathered Chen Clan elders and allied experts in Chenlin Village for a Title Douluo promotion ceremony, as Yang Ruxue and Ma Rulong prepared to attempt breakthroughs. Ma Tianyang and Ma Rulong arrived just before the ceremony began, and the chapter ended with everyone assembled in tense anticipation.

• Si Baining entered the chamber and saw Yang Ruxue preparing to attempt a breakthrough with the Chen Clan's support.
• Chen Xun told Si Baining they were waiting for someone, while Chen Clan elders gathered to guard the candidates.
• Ma Tianyang and Ma Rulong arrived, and Ma Tianyang greeted Chen Xun and the assembled elders.
• Ma Tianyang had sought a breakthrough slot after the Ma Family concluded that the Chen Clan could help allies reach Title Douluo.
• The Ma Family secured a slot for Ma Rulong, who had secretly reached the peak of level 89 and spent the past few days preparing.
• The greetings ended, and the assembled guests waited tensely for the promotion ceremony to begin.

Chen Xun brought Si Baining, Yang Ruxue, and Ma Rulong to the Chen Clan’s Yin-Yang Spring so they could attempt breakthroughs to Titled Douluo. After Elder Qing and Elder Tian enhanced the pools with Life Sweet Dew, Si Baining entered the All-Yin Spring to begin his breakthrough.

• Chen Xun led the group to a sealed chamber and explained that the Chen Clan’s Yin-Yang Spring and formation could help them break through to Titled Douluo.
• Chen Xun assigned Si Baining to the All-Yin Spring and Ma Rulong to the All-Yang Spring, while Yang Ruxue chose the Eight-Two Pool.
• Elder Qing and Elder Tian appeared as Holy King-tier soul beasts and added Life Sweet Dew to the three chosen pools.
• The three guests accepted the Chen Clan’s help, and Chen Xun called on Si Baining to begin first.
• Si Baining entered the energized All-Yin Spring as Chen Xun instructed him to draw the spring water into his body and break through.

The Chen Clan’s ten elders discussed the Azure Vine Clan’s support at the breakthrough site and planned which members would attempt breakthroughs next. They hoped the three people behind the iron doors, especially Si Baining, would succeed and strengthen the clan’s forces.

• Elder Qing and Elder Tian guarded the Chen Clan’s breakthrough site, continuing their cooperation with the clan in exchange for Yin-Yang Spring Water and Divine Wood Hearts.
• Xi Li Rufeng and Wei Sangyu discussed how their injuries and the clan’s recuperation strategy affected their chances of breaking through.
• Mei Zhiyu assessed the elders’ condition, while Xiao Zhiyu said they would follow the main lineage’s assessment and arrangements.
• Qiu Yuzheng and Gao Jing volunteered for the next breakthrough group, and Song Tianya asked Bai Mengfei about conditions in Silvest; Bai Mengfei confirmed they were stable.
• The elders hoped Chen, Qin Lang, and Ruo Yu would recover and succeed in the New Secret Realm, and focused their hopes on the three people behind the doors, especially Si Baining.

Si Baining’s breakthrough unleashed a supernatural cold and revealed his awakened Snow Phoenix bloodline as his White Sparrow began evolving into an Ice Phoenix. The surge of pressure pushed his Title Douluo ascension ceremony to its first climax, with the gate to that realm in sight.

• A faint hum from behind the darksteel doors spread frost through the hall, and Xi Li Rufeng ordered everyone to retreat.
• Shan Ao and Wei Sangyu recognized the extreme cold as evidence that Si Baining’s Martial Soul and bloodline were transforming and that a domain might be forming.
• An Ice Phoenix phantom appeared in the icy-blue light, and Song Tianya identified Si Baining’s White Sparrow as evolving into a Snow Phoenix.
• The gathered elders celebrated the breakthrough, while Ma Tianyang concluded that joining the Chen Clan had been the right choice.
• A second cry from the Ice Phoenix sent a powerful, ice-sealing pressure through the hall, bringing Si Baining’s ascension ceremony to its first climax.

Xue Shiqiong and Zhu Qianqing sensed a Snow Phoenix breakthrough at the Yin-Yang Great Transformation Hall and rushed there with the rest of Chenlin Village. At the hall, Meng Wei allowed Cheng Nanxing and several Soul Douluo elders inside but hesitated to admit the others.

• Xue Shiqiong's Bright Ice Jade Luan Martial Soul answered a distant Phoenix cry, and she recognized the Snow Phoenix Lineage breaking through to Titled Douluo.
• Xue Shiqiong and Zhu Qianqing hurried toward the Yin-Yang Great Transformation Hall as figures from across Chenlin Village gathered there.
• Meng Wei guarded the entrance and said the Clan Chief and Elders could not be disturbed, but let Cheng Nanxing and several Soul Douluo elders enter.
• Chen Surong, Xue Shiqiong, Zhu Qianqing, and others asked Meng Wei to let them in, while Xue Shiqiong argued that blocking them would waste an opportunity and dampen the village's spirits.

Si Baining broke through level 90 in the Pure Yin Spring Pool, evolved his White Sparrow Martial Soul into the Snow Phoenix, and manifested his Ice Seal for a Thousand Miles domain. He thanked Chen Xun and vowed to claim the title of Snow Phoenix Douluo after obtaining a ninth Soul Ring.

• Ximen Shaoping persuaded Meng Wei to let the gathered villagers enter the Yin-Yang Great Transformation Hall, and Meng Wei followed them inside.
• Si Baining felt his elder brother’s breakthrough through their bloodline as the Ice Phoenix’s cry rang through the hall.
• The Pure Yin Spring Pool transformed Si Baining’s White Sparrow Martial Soul into the Snow Phoenix while his Soul Power liquefied and broke through the level 90 barrier.
• Si Baining manifested the Ice Seal for a Thousand Miles domain, but the space beyond his eight Soul Rings remained empty because he still needed a ninth Soul Ring.
• Chen Xun congratulated Si Baining and named him a future Snow Phoenix Douluo, and Si Baining thanked the clan and vowed to claim the title after finding his ninth Soul Ring.

Si Baining’s breakthrough stirred the Yin-Yang Springs, giving Yang Ruxue and Ma Rulong a chance to attempt their own breakthroughs. Yang Ruxue’s advance was threatened by a blood fiend Inner Demon, but his Soul-Breaking Will began to turn the backlash into a renewed surge of Spear Intent.

• Chen Xun asked Elder Qing and Elder Tian to stabilize the formation, then urged Yang Ruxue and Ma Rulong to use the active spring energy to break through.
• Yang Ruxue entered the 82-8 Kaiyang Spring Pool and drew on its energy, tempering his body and liquefying his Soul Power as his Soul Breaking Spear Intent intensified.
• A blood fiend backlash triggered Yang Ruxue’s Inner Demon trial, unleashing chaotic mental pressure that threatened his breakthrough and endangered those nearby.
• Elder Qing, Elder Tian, Chen Xun, and Zhu Jiazhen worked to contain the backlash, while the clan members outside the Darksteel door anxiously sensed Yang Ruxue’s struggle.
• Chen Xun called on Yang Ruxue to remember the Yang Family and his spear, awakening a flicker of his own will that ignited the Soul Breaking Spear phantom with golden light.
• Yang Ruxue’s golden Spear Intent began transforming the chaotic Blood Fiend Qi into fuel for annihilation as he roared, “Soul! Breaking! Force!”

Yang Ruxue overcame his inner demon and broke through to Titled Douluo, after which Ma Rulong began his own breakthrough using Yang Spring Water. Ma Rulong’s Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix triggered the Heart-Burning Fire Tribulation, leaving him in a dangerous struggle against his martial soul’s backlash.

• Villagers and elders gathered outside the hall to witness Si Baining’s breakthrough, while Xue Shiqiong’s Bright Ice Jade Luan answered the lingering Ice Phoenix aura.
• Yang Ruxue broke through to level 90, overcame his inner demon, and stabilized his new Titled Douluo power with help from Chen Xun, Zhu Jiazhen, Elder Qing, and Elder Tian.
• Chen Xun congratulated Yang Ruxue and called Ma Rulong to begin his breakthrough in the pool of Yang Spring Water.
• Ma Rulong’s Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix absorbed the fire-attribute energy, and his soul power surged toward the level 89 barrier.
• Purplish-black flames erupted from Ma Rulong’s martial soul origin, triggering the Heart-Burning Fire Tribulation as Chen Xun and the guardians tried to suppress and soothe the backlash.
• Ma Tianyang and the elders outside recognized the tribulation’s danger and feared Ma Rulong might be consumed by his own flames.

Ma Rulong survived the Heart-Burning Fire tribulation and broke through to level 90, becoming a Titled Douluo with a purified Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix. His success alongside Si Baining and Yang Ruxue confirmed the Chen Clan’s increasingly systematic breakthrough project, which could strengthen the clan’s effort to challenge the Crimson Cult.

• Chen Xun reminded Ma Rulong to guide the yang energy instead of resisting the demonic flames, and Ma Rulong followed the advice to bring the fire tribulation under control.
• With Zhu Jiazhen, Elder Qing, and Elder Tian protecting and guiding him, Ma Rulong broke through level 89 and reached level 90 as his Nine Heavens Rainbow Phoenix was purified.
• Ma Rulong emerged with Si Baining and Yang Ruxue, and Ma Tianyang and Yang Bu’er celebrated the newly gained Titled Douluos in their families.
• The Chen Clan elders praised the three consecutive breakthroughs and recognized that their protective methods and procedures had made the Title Douluo Breakthrough Exploration Project more effective.
• The chapter concluded that the Chen Clan’s growing research framework could raise its future Titled Douluo success rate and give it a way to oppose the Crimson Cult’s strategy.

After Si Baining, Yang Ruxue, and Ma Rulong reached the Titled Douluo Realm, Chen Xun invited the villagers to study the lingering Dao Resonance in Rebirth Hall. He then introduced Xue Shiqiong to Si Baining, who agreed to guide her in Ice Element cultivation.

• Chen Xun congratulated the three newly advanced Titled Douluo and announced a celebration and plans to discuss their ninth Soul Rings.
• Chen Xun invited the villagers and Ma Tianyang to enter Rebirth Hall and contemplate the traces left by the breakthroughs.
• Chen Xun brought Xue Shiqiong to meet Si Baining and explained that Xue Shiqiong's Bright Ice Jade Luan had resonated with Si Baining's Snow Phoenix during her breakthrough.
• Si Baining thanked Xue Shiqiong for helping her breakthrough, and Xue Shiqiong thanked Si Baining for letting her observe the Ice Seal domain.
• Chen Xun asked Si Baining to guide Xue Shiqiong in Ice Element cultivation, and Si Baining accepted.
• Xue Shiqiong formally bowed to Si Baining as her teacher.

Ma Tianyang proposed that the Ma Family follow the Chen Clan in exchange for closer ties and access to its benefits, and Chen Xun agreed to advocate for the alliance. Chen Xun then revealed that his grandfather was close to reaching level 99, leaving the Ma brothers stunned and even more eager to align with the Chen Clan.

• Ma Tianyang admired the Reincarnation Hall’s costly materials, then asked Chen Xun to speak privately with him and Ma Rulong.
• Ma Tianyang praised Chen Xun’s Wine Reishi Wine and asked whether the Chen Clan could continue offering Titled Douluo advancement opportunities.
• Ma Tianyang proposed that the Ma Family work under the Chen Clan, citing its proximity, its flying soul masters, and the benefits given to the Ximen and Yang families.
• Chen Xun said the alliance required approval from the elders and the other families, but promised to support and advance the proposal.
• Ma Tianyang asked about Chen Zixiu’s health and cultivation, and Chen Xun revealed that his grandfather’s injuries had healed and he was close to level 99.
• Ma Tianyang and Ma Rulong reacted with shock to Chen Xun’s revelation and regarded him with greater fervor.

Chen Xun told Ma Tianyang that the Chen Clan would publicly offer Soul Fighting City families a chance to break through to Titled Douluo for fifteen million gold coins per attempt. Ma Tianyang agreed to spread the news, realizing the Chen Clan meant to draw the Ma Family closer as its plan reshaped Soul Fighting City.

• Chen Xun asked Ma Tianyang to tell Soul Fighting City’s families that the Chen Clan could help them break through to Titled Douluo.
• Chen Xun set the fee at fifteen million gold coins per attempt, explaining that the price applied only to Soul Fighting City’s lineage and that the Chen Clan had agreed to the plan as a whole.
• Ma Tianyang accepted the decision after Chen Xun explained that the Chen Clan could no longer conceal the many recent breakthroughs among its allies.
• The Chen Clan planned to use the paid breakthrough slots to divert attention, raise funds, buy time to strengthen its core forces, and gather research data.
• Ma Tianyang recognized that the offer would transform Soul Fighting City and the wider Soul Master World, and that the Chen Clan had intended to bring the Ma Family onto its side.

Chen Xun explained how the Chen Clan planned to draw the Ma Family closer and considered offering the Ximen, Yang, and Ma families additional Title Douluo breakthrough slots in exchange for permanent ambassadors who would help defend Chenlin Village. He left resolved to strengthen the clan through allied forces, distributed regional power, and an arms race against the Crimson Church.

• Ma Tianyang agreed that the Ma Family would spread news of the breakthrough opportunity throughout Soul Fighting City, and Chen Xun told him to begin as soon as possible.
• Chen Xun recalled the Chen Clan's conference decisions to integrate the Ma Family through shared campaigns, gifts, and breakthrough opportunities, and he devised a plan to offer each allied family another Title Douluo slot in return for a permanent village-guarding ambassador.
• Chen Xun assessed the danger of a Crimson Church assault on Chenlin Village and reasoned that ambassadors from the Ximen, Yang, and Ma families would add three Title Douluo defenders while strengthening coordination between the families.
• Chen Xun considered the Chen Clan's plan to delegate execution and military responsibilities to its four regional centers while keeping Chenlin Village as its strategic, research, and talent-development core.
• Chen Xun looked toward Chenlin Village, raised his wine, and vowed to meet the Crimson Church's Title Douluo numbers with the Chen Clan's own strength, systems, quality, and reserves.