Chapter Summaries

Yu Zhengjun unleashed the Yu Family’s Overlord Dragon Art and Dragon Thunder Break against Zhu Wuneng, who endured the attack with Golden Bell Shield and countered it. Yu Zhengjun admitted defeat after the counterattack left him seriously injured and without soul power.

• Yu Zhengjun activated Blue Lightning Dragon Scale Armor to survive Zhu Wuneng’s Returning Wheel slash.
• Yu Zhengjun gathered lightning and used Dragon Thunder Break, sending a giant lightning dragon charging at Zhu Wuneng.
• Zhu Wuneng summoned Golden Bell Shield and held it against Dragon Thunder Break’s repeated attacks.
• Zhu Wuneng thrust his hands forward, using Golden Bell Shield to shatter Dragon Thunder Break and blast Yu Zhengjun into the ground.
• Yu Zhengjun, seriously injured and out of soul power, admitted defeat.

Zhu Wuneng defeated Yu Zhengjun and challenged Heaven Dou Academy to honor its promise to admit defeat in the Lower Division battle. Yu Wennan accepted the loss, and Zhu Wuneng returned to Chang'an Academy amid cheers.

• Zhu Wuneng defeated Yu Zhengjun, who vowed to repay him someday as he left the platform.
• Liu Ru Yi, Ji Boxiao, Mu Zilian, Xixi, Ji Boda, and Chen Xiaojun praised Zhu Wuneng's strength and discussed his advantages over Yu Zhengjun.
• Zhi Xing accused Old Man Withered Glory of knowing Zhu Wuneng was connected to the Chen Clan, while Old Man Withered Glory denied it.
• Zhu Wuneng called on Heaven Dou Academy to admit defeat, and the crowd joined in pressuring the academy to honor its word.
• Yu Wennan declared that Heaven Dou Academy's Lower Division admitted defeat, and Zhu Wuneng returned to Chen Xiaojun as Chang'an Academy students cheered his name.

After Zhu Wuneng’s victory earned him the nickname Marshal Tianpeng, Gao Cuilan gave him a handmade bracelet, and his confidence and bond with her grew. The group then turned their attention to the upcoming Middle Division matches, where Ji Bochang and Ru Xue were preparing to compete.

• Zhu Wuneng asked Chen Xiaojun whether he had fought heroically, and Chen praised his words while teasing his swagger.
• Xiao Yi soothed Zhu Wuneng’s injuries, and Ji Boda congratulated him on earning the title Marshal Tianpeng.
• Gao Cuilan visited with Liu Ru Yi and gave Zhu Wuneng a bracelet she had made herself.
• Zhu Wuneng accepted Gao Cuilan’s gift, and the group teased and encouraged him after his victory.
• Chen Xiaojun reflected that Zhu Wuneng’s win over a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon heir had strengthened his confidence.
• Ji Bochang announced that the Middle Division matches were about to begin, and Chen Xiaojun asked about his and Ru Xue’s upcoming competition.

Tang Xiao challenged a member of the Seven Kill Sword Chen Clan, but when Chen Mu was revealed to be away, he demanded that Chen Xiaojun fight him instead. Chen Xiaojun entered the arena and recognized Tang Xiao as Tang Chen’s younger brother, leaving the two poised to clash.

• Tang Xiao defeated Ji Bochang and called for someone from the Chen Clan to fight him.
• Cheng Yun told Chen Xiaojun that Chen Mu had gone home, and a Chang'an Academy student confirmed he was absent.
• Tang Xiao challenged Chen Xiaojun, and Yu Wennan confirmed that the challenge represented Heaven Dou Academy’s position.
• Chen Xiaojun accepted and introduced himself to Tang Xiao as Xiao Hongchen.
• Chen Xiaojun asked whether Tang Xiao was Tang Chen’s younger brother, and Tang Xiao confirmed that he knew Tang Chen.

Chen Xiaojun faced Tang Xiao in a duel and revealed his level 39 cultivation, astonishing the spectators who learned he was only ten. He countered Tang Xiao’s strength-based Clear Sky Hammer attacks with sword techniques and left Tang Xiao staggered, waiting for his next move.

• Li Jinghua questioned whether Chen Xiaojun could defeat Tang Xiao, while Zhu Wuneng and Xixi confidently joked about Chen Xiaojun’s advantage.
• Chen Xiaojun introduced himself as a level 39 Battle Soul Elder, and Mu Zilian revealed to Li Jinghua and Liu Ruyan that he was only ten.
• Tang Xiao opened the duel by hurling his Clear Sky Hammer, then used Clear Sky Power to strengthen himself before striking again.
• Chen Xiaojun used Guard the Origin and Return to Unity to absorb the hammer’s lightning and withstand its impact.
• Tang Xiao unleashed the Penetrating Character Formula, but Chen Xiaojun redirected his attack with Returning Wind Dances with the Willow.
• Chen Xiaojun struck with Green Lotus Splits the Mountain, breaking through Tang Xiao’s assault and forcing him back seven or eight steps.

Chen Xiaojun overwhelmed Tang Xiao in their battle, repeatedly knocking him down with his enhanced swordsmanship. Afterward, Xixi scolded Zhu Wuneng for cursing the Tang Family, leading to a comic exchange about manners and schooling.

• Tang Xiao activated Ironblood Tyrant Body, while Chen Xiaojun used Peerless Nobility to strengthen himself.
• Chen Xiaojun repeatedly sent Tang Xiao flying, and Tang Xiao’s Heaven-Shaking Earth-Splitting attack failed to stop him.
• Chen Xiaojun landed a charged sword strike that left Tang Xiao bloodied and bewildered.
• Zhu Wuneng admitted he was “allergic” to the Tang Family, and Xixi asked how Xiaojun felt about them.
• Xixi urged Zhu Wuneng to behave politely, but he questioned how she knew the rules without an academy on Sea God Island.
• Gao Cuilan denied that Zhu Wuneng was her boyfriend after her friend teased her about him.

Chen Xiaojun faced Tang Xiao in the arena as Tang Xiao unleashed his Clear Sky Fierce Yang Force and Chaotic Cloak, Thirty-Six Hammer Strikes. Chen Xiaojun’s Azure Sea Sky Sword knocked Tang Xiao’s hammer away and sent him flying off the Soul Fighting Platform.

• Chen Cong’s account explained the Tang Family’s Clear Sky Nine Yang Force and how Tang Xiao combined Fierce Yang Force with lightning-attribute clear sky force.
• Spectators praised Xiao Hongchen’s composure and sword martial soul while acknowledging Tang Xiao’s strength.
• Tang Xiao refused to concede and attacked with Clear Sky Fierce Yang Force and Chaotic Cloak, Thirty-Six Hammer Strikes.
• Chen Xiaojun countered with Seven Kill Thunder Rises: One Sword Cleaves the Vast Sky: Sword Edge: Azure Sea Sky Sword.
• Chen Xiaojun’s sword knocked Tang Xiao’s Clear Sky Hammer away, and Tang Xiao was hurled off the platform before Yu Wennan could reach him.

Chen Xiaojun defeated Tang Xiao in a Soul Fighting Platform match and revealed that he belonged to the Chen Clan. Tang Xiao accepted his defeat after sensing an aura like his older brother Tang Chen’s in Chen Xiaojun, who left him with encouragement to grow stronger.

• Chen Xiaojun’s Azure Sea Heavenly Sword and the Chen Clan’s signature verse led the crowd to identify him as a member of the Chen Clan and speculate about his strength.
• Yu Wennan tried to help Tang Xiao, but Tang Xiao pushed him away and struggled to stand after his crushing defeat.
• Tang Xiao sensed an aura like Tang Chen’s in Chen Xiaojun and realized the gap between them involved bearing and mindset as well as strength and technique.
• Chen Xiaojun told Tang Xiao that Chen Mu was his fifth older brother and that he was sixth in the family.
• Tang Xiao acknowledged that Chen Xiaojun had outmatched him, and Chen Xiaojun praised his strength and encouraged him to surpass him in time.
• Yu Wennan stepped forward to support Tang Xiao and reminded him that he still had a long road ahead.

Chen Xiaojun defeated Heaven Dou Academy’s Fang Yun with his fire-lotus sword qi and a powerful blue sword technique. Tang Xiao recognized the unusual purity of Chen Xiaojun’s Yang-Attribute Soul Power and resolved to have Niu Chongzhi investigate its source.

• Fang Yun challenged Chen Xiaojun, who burned away his Ghost Vine tendrils with Sword Qi Like a Lotus.
• Tang Xiao was shocked by Chen Xiaojun’s Yang-Attribute Soul Power and told Niu Chongzhi to test it and discover whether it came from a Martial Soul mutation or a special cultivation method.
• Fang Yun used Netherworld Regeneration to spread dozens of dark Ghost Vines across the arena.
• Chen Xiaojun unleashed Eternal Radiance, whose blue sword qi destroyed the Ghost Vines and struck Fang Yun down.
• Chen Xiaojun withdrew his sword and calmly thanked Fang Yun for the match.

Chen Xiaojun faced Niu Chongzhi, a defense-type soul master from the Clear Sky Sect’s Defense Clan, and tested his defenses with the Green Lotus Sword Technique. Niu Chongzhi endured Chen Xiaojun’s attacks and blocked his Green Lotus Qi Transformation, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Niu Chongzhi volunteered to fight Chen Xiaojun, and Yu Wennan sent him onto the platform.
• Niu Chongzhi revealed his Plate Armor Giant Rhino martial soul and identified himself as a rank thirty-seven defense-type soul master from the Defense Clan.
• Chen Xiaojun attacked with Infinite Lotus Ring, but Niu Chongzhi used his first and second soul skills to withstand the sword-qi barrage and press forward.
• Chen Xiaojun unleashed Green Lotus Qi Transformation, and Niu Chongzhi combined his defensive skills to form a barrier that blocked the strike.

Chen Xiaojun defeated Niu Chongzhi with powerful sword techniques, while Niu Chongzhi confirmed that Chen Xiaojun’s cultivation method carried an inherited yang attribute. As Chen Xiaojun recovered in the arena, another Heaven Dou student stepped forward to challenge him, and Zhi Xing and Old Man Withered Glory continued watching.

• Chen Xiaojun struck Niu Chongzhi with Green Lotus Reaching the Heavens, sending him more than ten meters backward despite his heavy armor.
• Chen Xiaojun unleashed Hundred-Step Flying Sword, shattered Niu Chongzhi’s defenses, and blasted him off the arena.
• Chen Xiaojun praised Niu Chongzhi’s defense, then sat down to recover his Soul Power.
• Tang Xiao checked on Niu Chongzhi, who said the inherited yang-attribute cultivation method made his blood and energy feel as if they were burning.
• Zhi Xing asked Old Man Withered Glory to assess Xiao Hongchen’s combat strength, and Old Man Withered Glory said Xiao Hongchen should prove it through battle.
• Another Heaven Dou student hurried onto the Soul Fighting Platform as Zhi Xing and Old Man Withered Glory kept their attention on Xiao Hongchen.

Xiao defeated Heaven Dou Academy’s mental-system fighter Liu Dieyun, completing victories against five different kinds of soul masters. In his sixth match, he faced another swordsman, and the two began a fierce duel using swordsmanship without soul power.

• Xiao used mental attacks and Peerless Sword Finger to defeat Liu Dieyun in one blow.
• The spectators noted that Xiao had now faced power, control, defense, agility, and mental-system soul masters, praising his adaptability and composure.
• Xiao’s sixth opponent performed the Sword Salute, and the two began their match without using soul power.
• The swordsmen exchanged fast, fierce moves in the Lone Peak Thirteen Swords style, while spectators debated whether their swordsmanship matched Chen Mu’s.

Chen Xiaojun defeated Song Renjun in a swordsmanship duel, then prepared to face Huyan Zan, a level forty-one Soul Ancestor from the Elephant Armor Sect. Huyan Zan entered the arena and summoned his Mammoth Elephant martial soul, setting up Chen Xiaojun’s seventh match.

• Cheng Yun explained that Song Renjun belonged to the Clearwind Sword Song Family, a branch of the Chen Clan, and that he and Chen Xiaojun were dueling without soul power.
• Chen Xiaojun disarmed Song Renjun and held the Chun Jun Sword to his neck, winning their match.
• Spectators celebrated Chen Xiaojun’s six consecutive victories and chanted for him as they anticipated his next fight.
• Huyan Zan entered the arena and introduced himself as a level forty-one Battle Soul Ancestor from the Elephant Armor Sect.
• Huyan Zan released his Mammoth Elephant martial soul and displayed his two yellow and two purple soul rings.

Chen Xiaojun fought Huyan Zan in the arena, using his sword techniques to counter the Diamond Mammoth’s formidable defenses. The chapter ended as Huyan Zan charged and Chen Xiaojun leapt to meet him with the Chun Jun Sword.

• Liu Ruyan, Li Jinghua, and Mu Zilian discussed Huyan Zan’s strength and the political tensions surrounding Heaven Dou Academy’s recruitment from Tosk Province.
• Huyan Zan awakened his Diamond Mammoth martial soul and charged Chen Xiaojun with his first soul skill, Copper Walls and Iron Ramparts.
• Chen Xiaojun used Moon-Covering Returning Snow to get behind Huyan Zan and struck with Crisscross Sword Qi.
• Huyan Zan countered with the Heavenly Elephant Earth-Suppressing Art and his second soul skill, Rock-Hardening Amplification, and the two attacks clashed without seriously injuring either fighter.
• Chen Xiaojun used Swift Body, Flying Wild Duck and Vertical and Horizontal Swordsmanship to batter Huyan Zan, who then launched Mammoth Charge.
• Chen Xiaojun leapt toward Huyan Zan with the Chun Jun Sword as Huyan Zan’s charge bore down on him.

Chen Xiaojun and Huyan Zan traded powerful attacks in the arena, with Chen Xiaojun evading Crushing Pressure and striking with Spirit-Breaking Finger. Huyan Zan's Steady as a Mountain blocked the attack, leaving both ready to continue the fight.

• Chen Xiaojun's ten-strike sword technique battered Huyan Zan's defenses and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Huyan Zan retaliated with Mammoth Stomp, destroying four of Chen Xiaojun's phantom images and forcing his real body back.
• Huyan Zan used Crushing Pressure to trap Chen Xiaojun, but Chen Xiaojun escaped with Moon-Covering Returning Snow.
• Chen Xiaojun attacked Huyan Zan from behind with Spirit-Breaking Finger.
• Huyan Zan activated Steady as a Mountain, blocking the sword qi and resisting its mental impact.

Chen Xiaojun defeated Huyan Zan with successive ice-and-fire sword auras, extending his winning streak to seven matches. Tang Xiao watched in despair, then deduced that Chen Xiaojun’s yang-attribute cultivation method helped him recover soul power unusually quickly.

• Chen Xiaojun activated his left arm bone skill and struck Huyan Zan with Hundred-Step Flying Sword, breaking his defenses before Huyan Zan’s defensive skull bone stopped the attack.
• Chen Xiaojun followed with Sweep Across the Eight Directions, knocking Huyan Zan unconscious against the academy wall.
• Tang Xiao watched Chen Xiaojun’s seven-match winning streak and lamented the gap in their strength, age, cultivation, and sword comprehension.
• Yu Zhengjun and Niu Chongzhi tried to comfort Tang Xiao and questioned how Chen Xiaojun could sustain his costly attacks without restorative medicine.
• Tang Xiao concluded that Chen Xiaojun’s yang-attribute cultivation method greatly accelerated soul power recovery and suspected it was aimed at the Tang Family’s Nine Suns Force.

Chen Xiaojun faced Yan Zaiyang, a level forty-two Battle Soul Ancestor, and learned that the Huo, Lei, and Feng names used by some academy competitors were honorary titles rather than their surnames. Yan Zaiyang launched a homing fire attack, and Chen Xiaojun evaded it as their fight began.

• After defeating Huyan Zan, Chen Xiaojun called for Heaven Dou Academy’s next fighter and met Yan Zaiyang.
• Yan Zaiyang revealed his one-horned fire tyrannosaur martial soul, and Chen Xiaojun mistakenly assumed his surname was Huo.
• Yan Zaiyang explained that Blazing Fire Academy bestowed the Huo title on standout students, prompting Chen Xiaojun to realize that Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and others were not necessarily surnamed Huo.
• Yan Zaiyang warned Xiao Hongchen and attacked with his first soul skill, Darkfire Spirit Bullet.
• Chen Xiaojun dodged the fireball, but Yan Zaiyang redirected it to pursue him, forcing him to evade again.

Chen Xiaojun and Yan Zaiyang fought a fierce duel, with Chen using his Cloudwater Sword Technique against Yan’s fire attacks empowered by the Heaven-Burning Dragonheart Art. The chapter ended with Chen’s water-and-fire sword qi forcing Yan backward, but the fight remained unresolved.

• Chen Xiaojun countered Yan Zaiyang’s Darkfire Detonation Bombs with Twin-Blooming Green Lotus.
• Yan Zaiyang activated Flame Resonance and sent an advanced Darkfire Detonation Net at Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Xiaojun used Ruthless Flowing Water to clash with Yan’s darkfire net.
• Yan Zaiyang launched Lie Yan Charge, and Chen Xiaojun answered with Raging Waves and Boundless Sea of Clouds.
• Chen Xiaojun unleashed Vast and Surging Waves, driving Yan Zaiyang back as their attacks continued to collide.

Chen Xiaojun and Yan Zaiyang escalated their duel as Yan’s fiery Soul Skills met Chen’s Water-Fire Sword Qi and powerful sword technique. After Yan endured the Scarlet Azure Sea Heavenly Sword, Chen strengthened himself and began preparing a decisive fist attack, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Yan Zaiyang unleashed Tyrant Dragon’s Wrath, and Chen Xiaojun evaded the charging One-Horned Fire Tyrannosaur before countering it with Moon-Covering Returning Snow.
• Chen Xiaojun used Sword Edge: Azure Sea Sky Sword to overwhelm the Blazing Dragon and send a massive Sword Radiance toward Yan Zaiyang.
• Yan Zaiyang activated Dragonheart Resilience and Tyrant Dragon Golden Flame Body, then endured the Scarlet Azure Sea Heavenly Sword with his claws.
• Yan Zaiyang charged Chen Xiaojun again, and Chen activated Peerless Nobility to boost his abilities.
• Chen Xiaojun drove the Chun Jun Sword into the ground, gathered Nine Yang true qi, and launched the Great Demon-Subduing Fist.

The Chen Clan adapted the Nine Yang Divine Skill and other martial arts to the Soul Master system while Chen Xiaojun advanced his cultivation and strengthened his foundation. The chapter ends with Chen Xiaojun’s Great Demon-Subduing Fist colliding with Yan Zaiyang’s Twin Dragon Fist in a violent explosion.

• The Chen Clan’s powerhouses adapted the Nine Yang Divine Skill and Big Dipper Art through their eighth realms, while their highest realms remained under study.
• Chen Xiaojun reached the peak of the Nine Yang Divine Skill’s third realm and relied on intensive cultivation and medicinal resources to build his strength and resilience.
• Chen Xiaojun unleashed the Great Demon-Subduing Fist, enhanced by his Left Arm Bone soul skill, against Yan Zaiyang.
• Yan Zaiyang answered with his secret technique, Twin Dragon Fist, summoning two Blazing Dragons that collided with Chen Xiaojun’s fist force and shook the arena.