Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi and Chen Xiaojun entered the Azure Vine Clan’s sanctuary, where Elder Qing explained how the Spring of Life’s essence would aid Xiao Yi in absorbing the Moon Wolf Skull. Qing Lin, Qing Yun, and Qing Xiu shared how the Clear Light Blessing and the sanctuary had strengthened their cultivation, then stepped aside so Xiao Yi could begin; a surge of soul power soon rose from the sanctuary.

• Elder Qing led Xiao Yi, Chen Xiaojun, and the others into the sanctuary and explained the Purification Magic Formation that extracted the Spring of Life’s essence.
• Xiao Yi and Chen Xiaojun met Qing Lin, Qing Yun, and Qing Xiu, who were cultivating there through vine avatars.
• Qing Xiu told Elder Qing and Elder Tian how the Clear Light Blessing and life essence had improved the trio’s cultivation and abilities.
• Elder Qing explained that Xiao Yi had come to absorb a soul bone, and Qing Lin, Qing Yun, and Qing Xiu agreed not to disturb her.
• Elder Qing led Xiao Yi and Chen Xiaojun aside to prepare, and a surge of soul power shot skyward as Xiao Yi began absorbing the soul bone.

Xiao Yi absorbed the seventy-thousand-year Moon Wolf Skull with Elder Qing’s help and broke through to the Soul Ancestor Realm. She reached level 40 with greatly expanded soul power, and the chapter ended with Elder Qing and Elder Tian praising her successful transformation.

• Elder Qing prepared the ritual and used a Secret Art to draw the Essence of the Spring of Life toward Xiao Yi as she began absorbing the Moon Wolf Skull.
• Xiao Yi endured the skull’s power as it merged with her soul, while life essence strengthened her body and expanded her soul power.
• The mysterious energy from the Silver Wolf Skull fused with the power of Xiao Yi’s Immortal Evergreen Vine, transforming her eyes.
• Xiao Yi broke through to the Soul Ancestor Realm and reached soul power level 40.
• Chen Xiaojun asked how Xiao Yi felt, and Elder Tian and Elder Qing explained why she had absorbed the skull safely.

After merging with the Howling Moon Silver Wolf skull, Xiao Yi gained two mutated Soul Skills and tested them against members of the Azure Vine Clan. She demonstrated their power but was left weakened by their heavy Soul Power cost.

• Xiao Yi explained that the skull merger had given her Illusory Moon Wolf Realm through her left eye and Moonlight Divine Radiance through her right.
• At Elder Qing's request, Xiao Yi used Illusory Moon Wolf Realm to trap Qing Xiu, Qing Yun, and Qing Lin in a moonlit illusion where silver wolves attacked and absorbed their leaking Soul Power.
• Xiao Yi fired Moonlight Divine Radiance at Qing Yun, piercing his Soul King-tier barrier before Qing Lin intercepted the attack and was forced backward.
• Xiao Yi ended the illusion and grew pale from the Soul Skills' heavy cost, while Qing Lin and Qing Xiu praised their effects.

Xiao Yi displayed the fused powers of her new eyes, and Chen Xiaojun named them the Moonlight Sacred Eye. After Xiao Yi’s hunger interrupted the gathering, Chen Xiaojun offered her food, and Elder Qing assigned Qing Yun and Qing Xiu to stay with and protect her.

• Elder Tian and Elder Qing praised Xiao Yi’s fused eye abilities and discussed their power and limitations.
• Xiao Yi explained that she could use her two eye skills together but had not yet mastered their combination.
• Chen Xiaojun named Xiao Yi’s eyes the Moonlight Sacred Eye, with the Illusory Moon Eye on the left and Moonlight Eye on the right, and renamed her third soul skill Heavenly Dewfall.
• Xiao Yi’s stomach growled, and she bashfully asked Chen Xiaojun for food; he gave her provisions and promised to cook fish and shrimp the next day.
• Elder Qing ordered Qing Yun and Qing Xiu to accompany Xiao Yi, help her cultivate and practice secret arts, and protect her.

Chen Cong explained to Chen Yu why Xiaojun had chosen the four families and outlined his plans for economic warfare and standardized Soul Master research. Chen Yu grasped the potential of the Spiral Sphere and asked Chen Cong to explain the other universal techniques.

• Chen Cong told Chen Yu that Xiaojun had selected the Ji and Liu Families for their medicine, poison, and sound-wave abilities, possibly to prepare for an early calamity and war.
• Chen Cong described Xiaojun's proposed economic department, which would guide plans, assess markets and risks, and wage economic warfare.
• Chen Cong explained that the research department would develop general-purpose Soul Master techniques, including skills that worked across different martial soul attributes.
• Chen Cong demonstrated the Spiral Sphere, blasting a ten-meter crater into the ground, and said even low-ranking Soul Masters could use it effectively.
• Chen Yu recognized the Spiral Sphere's potential and asked Chen Cong how the other techniques worked.

Chen Cong explained Xiaojun’s theories on universal soul skills and deliberately cultivating Martial Soul Fusion Skills to Chen Yu. The chapter ended with Chen Yu learning that Yan Feng and Bing Yuan had sensed a faint hint of fusion after trying to combine their martial souls.

• Chen Cong described proposed soul-power techniques, including Soul Power Wings and universal skills for offense, defense, speed, and recovery.
• Chen Cong explained that martial soul compatibility might be improved through deliberate pairing and cooperation, citing a past fusion between the Seven Kill Sword and the Karmaflame Demon Blade.
• Chen Cong proposed that the Zhu and Ding Families might deliberately foster a fusion resembling Marshal Tianpeng, and Chen Yu reacted with cautious admiration.
• Chen Cong revealed that Yan Feng and Bing Yuan had tried to fuse their martial souls at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and felt a faint hint of compatibility.

Chen Cong told Chen Yu about Chen Xiaojun’s theory that the Tang Family’s Ring Detonation might destroy the detonated Soul Ring’s Soul Skill, potentially leaving its users weakened. Their discussion ended with Chen Yu realizing he had forgotten Chen Xiaojun’s tenth birthday and promising to make it up to him.

• Chen Cong proposed researching Soul Skill Fusion Skills, poison applications, and other ways to counter opponents.
• Chen Cong explained that Chen Xiaojun suspected Ring Detonation damaged a Soul Ring’s inscribed formation and destroyed its Soul Skill.
• Chen Yu considered how losing those skills could expose the Tang Family’s Ring Detonation users to serious weaknesses, and both elders resolved to keep investigating it.
• Chen Cong teased Chen Yu about Chen Xiaojun’s schemes and reminded him that the boy had turned ten on June 20.
• Chen Yu admitted he had forgotten the birthday and promised Chen Cong he would make it up to Chen Xiaojun.

Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed the Chen Clan’s plans, Chen Cong’s upcoming eightieth birthday, and the challenges facing Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi. Chen Yu revealed that he had informed Chen Zixiu about Sea God Island and the Faith-Based Godhood Method, and expected their father to return.

• Chen Yu and Chen Cong agreed that Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi needed to strengthen their foundations and master their skills before pursuing further cultivation.
• Chen Yu asked Chen Cong to represent the clan at its public emergence ceremony, held at Chen Cong’s eightieth birthday celebration in his new Chang'an City mansion.
• Chen Cong said he supported the Research Department recruiting people and raising money because the clan lacked both.
• Chen Yu asked about Xue Churan, but Chen Cong teased him about his troubled marriage before they turned back to business.
• Chen Yu told Chen Cong that he had sent Chen Zixiu news about Sea God Island and the Faith-Based Godhood Method, and expected their father to take action.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong considered Sea God Island’s interest in the clan and discussed how cultivation and godhood required the fusion of essence, energy, and spirit.

Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed the rival families’ strengths and planned how the Three Great Families could prepare for future conflict. Chen Yu revealed that the Ximen and Yang Families had grown stronger, leaving the brothers hopeful about their alliance’s rising power.

• Chen Yu asked Chen Cong to recount the battle against the Yan Family, and Chen Cong explained that he had deliberately spared his opponents to avoid provoking the family too soon.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong assessed the You, Yuwen, Ling, and Ming Families and considered potential allies and countermeasures against their abilities.
• Chen Yu said Rong Cheng of the Ximen Family had reached Titled Douluo after receiving the Karmaflame Purple Orchid, which had also caused a beneficial mutation in the family’s youngest son’s martial soul.
• Chen Yu reported that Jingxue of the Yang Family had reached rank ninety-four after absorbing a Howling Moon Silver Wolf’s soul ring and soul bone, while the Divine Wood Heart had helped the family’s old poplar and cultivators flourish.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong agreed that the Three Great Families were growing stronger and would be ready to settle old accounts when the next calamity came.

Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed Xiao Yi’s new status as the Azure Vine Clan’s Holy Maiden and learned that the clan belonged to a much broader group rooted in the Origin Nine Vines. At the Life Sanctuary, Elder Qing and Elder Tian explained the vine clans, the Saint Kings, and the changing balance of power, beginning with the orange vines associated with fire.

• Chen Cong warned Chen Yu not to treat Xiao Yi as a child bride because she had become the Azure Vine Clan’s Holy Maiden, and Chen Yu said he had already prepared for the situation.
• Chen Cong explained that the Azure Vine Clan was part of a vast lineage of vine soul beasts categorized by nine original vine types, and Chen Yu decided to study the book The Origin Nine Vines.
• Elder Qing and Elder Tian taught Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi about the Origin Nine Vines and described how the rise of the Moon-Covering Saint King and the Phoenix Immortal Saint King had shifted the Secret Realm’s balance of power.
• Elder Qing identified Mo Yun as the Cloud-Grinding Saint King, described the Moon-Covering Saint King as an ally, and introduced the Phoenix Immortal Saint King, Xuanyang Vine, the Void Divine Vine, and the absent Heaven-Mending Saint King.
• Elder Qing explained that orange vines were associated with fire and included the Phoenix-Dance Vine group and Xuanyang Vine, making Chen Xiaojun blush as Xiao Yi tried not to laugh.

Elder Qing and Elder Tian explained the nine Vine clans, their attributes, leaders, and rivalries to Chen Xiaojun. Elder Qing warned Xiao Yi that hunting the Purple Vine Clan’s Falling Star Vine would be difficult, and Chen Xiaojun agreed to accompany her.

• Elder Qing described the Red and Yellow Vine clans, their powers, and their prominent members.
• Elder Qing and Elder Tian explained the Green, Azure, Blue, Purple, White, and Black Vine clans, including their leaders and attributes.
• Elder Qing outlined the Vine clans’ alliances and conflicts, including the tension between the recently ascended Yanyue and Fengxian.
• Elder Qing warned Xiao Yi that the Falling Star Vine she needed to hunt belonged to the Purple Vine Clan and would be a formidable opponent.
• Chen Xiaojun questioned whether Xiao Yi would hunt the Falling Star Vine herself, and she asked him to come with her.
• Chen Xiaojun promised to accompany Xiao Yi, and she laughed at his pledge.

The author reviewed Volume Two, “Wandering Youth,” outlining Chen Xiaojun and his companions’ four years away from home and the clan’s growth across four major settings. The author clarified the leads and long-term plot plans, then announced that the next volume would be titled “Gathering the Xinghe.”

• The author summarized how the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Vine Sea Secret Realm strengthened the Chen Clan and supported Xiao Yi’s growth.
• The author described how events in Vast Sea City and Chang'an City introduced Sea God Island, imperial forces, the Crimson Church, and new allies for the Chen Clan.
• The author explained that Chen Xiaojun’s plans helped bring the Dugu, Yang, Ji, and Liu Families into the Chen Clan’s orbit.
• The author reflected on feedback about pacing and characterization, explaining that the story would focus more closely on Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi while retaining future intersections among other characters.
• The author clarified that Xiao Yi was the female lead, outlined the story’s generations and distant connection to Douluo I, and announced the next volume, “Gathering the Xinghe.”

Zhu Hanshu reflected on the village’s recent changes and considered leaving Chenlin Village to join Zhu Yanfeng’s mission. As he walked toward the Ancestral Hall, he watched the village’s residents and their families enjoying a peaceful morning.

• Zhu Hanshu met Ma Wenyu on his morning run and congratulated him on reaching Soul Ancestor, level 41, and gaining early admission to the advanced division.
• Zhu Hanshu recalled Zhu Yanfeng’s recent return, his rise to level 87, and the reunion of the remaining Nine Elders of Zhaowu.
• Zhu Hanshu remembered that Zhu Yanfeng had returned to recruit people for Master Cong and resolved that it might be time to leave the village and venture into the world.
• Zhu Hanshu passed Shaolin Lake and saw Chen Yanwu playing the zither while Wuxin brewed tea beside her.
• Zhu Hanshu watched Chen Jianjun and Chen Jianzun spar with swords, while Chen Feng and Chen Mu teased Luo Qingrui’s grandson and his girlfriend.

At a clan meeting, Zhu Hanshu learned that his father, Zhu Jiazhen, had become a Titled Douluo, while his own breakthrough to Soul Douluo was attributed to the resonance from his father’s advancement. The gathering celebrated the Zhu Family’s rise, ending with Chen Yu reciting a poem about Zhu Jiazhen’s new martial soul and title.

• Zhu Hanshu arrived at the Council Hall, where Chen Yu had gathered nearly every Soul Saint-level expert in the village.
• Chen Yu noticed that Zhu Hanshu had reached level eighty, and Zhu Hanshu shared his surprise and delight at breaking through.
• Chen Yu explained that Zhu Hanshu’s breakthrough was connected to Zhu Jiazhen’s advancement to Titled Douluo and the resonance of his evolved martial soul.
• Chen Yu revealed that Zhu Jiazhen’s martial soul had become the Phoenix-Tailed Vine Spirit Flower and that his title was Phoenix Spirit.
• Zhu Hanshu and the others celebrated the Zhu Family’s long-awaited Titled Douluo as the hall filled with congratulations and discussion of the new names.
• Chen Yu recited a poem praising the Phoenix-Tailed Vine Spirit Flower and Phoenix Spirit Douluo.

Chen Yu announced plans to develop the Chen Clan’s medicinal herb market in Chang'an City and prepare for Chen Cong’s Eightieth Birthday celebration, marking the clan’s return to public life. Ling Yunxiao and Mu Lingyun accepted key roles, while the village eagerly volunteered to join them.

• Chen Yu appointed Ling Yunxiao to oversee the medicinal herb market in Chang'an City and asked him to take Chen Chen along.
• Chen Yu assigned Mu Lingyun to manage the market’s finances, while Qi Shuiyue took over village funds and provisions with Ma Suyun’s assistance.
• Chen Yu announced that the Chen Clan would establish a residence in Chang'an City and celebrate Chen Cong’s Eightieth Birthday there on August eighteenth.
• Mu Lingyun agreed to attend Chen Cong’s birthday celebration and help support the Chen Clan’s return to public life.
• Chen Yu invited villagers to travel to Chang'an City, and many eagerly volunteered to witness the occasion.

Chen Yu outlined Chenlin Village’s preparations for Sea God Island’s visit and announced expanded access to the Chen Clan’s Secret Realm. He also revealed Chen Xiaojun’s new Breathing Technique, leaving the gathering eager to learn it.

• Chen Yu assigned Ximen Shaoping to receive Sea God Island and prepare for its visit and Alliance Pact.
• Chen Yu announced that the Secret Realm entry threshold would be lowered to Soul Saint.
• Chen Yu appointed Xia Yun, Zhu Hanshu, and Luo Qingrui to tend the Chen Plantation in the Secret Realm.
• Chen Yu revealed that Chen Xiaojun had compiled a new Breathing Technique taught by his master.
• The clan members celebrated the announcement and eagerly awaited details of the Breathing Technique.

At a Chenlin Village meeting, Zhu Yanfeng praised Breathing Techniques after they greatly increased his combat strength, and Chen Yu announced that the techniques would be made available for redemption. The meeting then returned to village affairs and concluded with Chen Yu asking those in the front rows to stay behind.

• Zhu Yanfeng told the meeting that Stone Breathing had improved his offense and defense, helping him defeat a Crimson Church Soul Douluo alongside the Nine Yin Martial Skills.
• Zhu Yanfeng announced that he planned to redeem Stone Breathing and Beast Breathing for the Zhu Family, prompting excitement among those present.
• Chen Yu announced that twelve Breathing Technique schools would be made available once their contribution-point costs and redemption procedures were established.
• Chen Yu invited members to develop additional Breathing Techniques or ask the Village to organize their development.
• Chen Yu urged everyone to prepare for a major upheaval, ended the meeting, and asked those seated in the front rows to remain.

Chen Yu arranged soul beast hunts, assignments, and succession plans as the Chen Clan prepared to expand its influence and support its next generation. The chapter ended by explaining how the clan’s complete training system was intended to develop soul masters through every stage of advancement.

• Chen Yu sent Zhu Hanshu, Chen Wenchao, Xia Yun, Qing Rui, and Cheng Yuan to Falling Star Commandery to hunt a suitable soul beast and investigate the Stellar Jade Vine.
• Chen Yu approved Ling Yunxiao’s suggestion that Zhu Tianhao become Garrison Team captain, with Zhao Lin assisting him.
• Chen Yu assigned Xia Ying and Cheng Yun to accompany Ling Yunxiao to Chang'an City, where Cheng Yun would gather intelligence and Xia Ying would develop the medicinal herb market.
• Chen Yu urged the middle generation to take over village duties so experienced Soul Douluos could pursue breakthroughs and the clan could fill important posts.
• The chapter described the Chen Clan’s training system, which guided soul masters from clan school and academies through practical experience, the Vine Sea Secret Realm, and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Xiao Yi and her companions found a twenty-thousand-year Falling Star Vine in a valley it had stripped of life, and the elders explained its powers and weaknesses. Xiao Yi began the battle by expanding her Immortal Evergreen Vine across the valley and trapping the Falling Star Vine in a cage.

• Xiao Yi, Chen Xiaojun, Chen Cong, and five Azure Vine Clan experts entered a desolate valley and found a living Falling Star Vine coiled around a dead Greenwood Tree.
• Elder Qing and Elder Tian identified the Falling Star Vine as a twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast and described its devouring nature, formidable defenses, and vulnerable core.
• Elder Qing warned that defeating a Falling Star Vine above their level would be difficult and dangerous, and Elder Tian ordered the group to begin.
• Xiao Yi used Everlasting Vitality and the Azure Vine Formation secret art to spread her Immortal Evergreen Vine across the valley.
• Xiao Yi extended her control range to two hundred meters and wove the vines into a cage around the Falling Star Vine.

Xiao Yi fought the twenty-thousand-year Falling Star Vine, using her Vine Formation and Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow to hold off the stronger soul beast. The battle ended in a tense stalemate, with neither side yielding.

• Qing Yun, Qing Lin, and Qing Xiu praised Xiao Yi's soul skill and talent, while Elder Tian admitted that teaching her gave him little sense of accomplishment.
• Chen Cong recalled how Chen Xiaojun had become known throughout Chenlin Village as the clan's greatest genius.
• Xiao Yi sent waves of Immortal Evergreen Vine tendrils against the Falling Star Vine, but her vines suffered heavy losses against the soul beast's greater strength.
• Xiao Yi rapidly used Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow techniques, binding the enemy's vines and slicing them with sharpened leaves.
• Xiao Yi's Vine Formation and the Falling Star Vine's vines became locked in a fierce stalemate.