Chapter Summaries

Chen Cong rushed to Chenlin Village’s north gate and used his Heaven-and-Earth Sword Techniques to break the Wolf Bandits’ assault. He regrouped with the wounded defenders as reinforcements gathered, then launched another attack against the charging bandits.

• Chen Cong ordered Chen Wu to organize the village’s Soul Masters and rode his Seven Kill Sword toward the north gate.
• Families across the village rallied to reinforce the gate while scattered Wolf Bandits slowed their advance.
• Chen Cong found Zhao Lin, Chen Chen, Zhu Changyun, and a few squad members surrounded by about a thousand Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Cong used Heaven-and-Earth Sword Rain to strike the bandits from above and below, clearing the gate tower’s attackers.
• Chen Cong learned that Chen Chen had killed the strongest bandit leaders and told the defenders to hold until reinforcements arrived.
• Chen Cong used Sword Encircling Heaven and Earth to sweep the charging Gale Wolf Bandits into a raging field of energy.

Chen Xiaojun and Chen Jianjun fought off the Wolf Bandits who attacked their village, using coordinated sword techniques and Xiao Yi’s support. After defeating the attackers, Chen Xiaojun urged them to hurry to Clear Summer Courtyard, where Wuneng and the others might be in danger.

• Chen Xiaojun and Chen Jianjun saw the Chen Clan’s three-colored emergency fireworks and encountered Wolf Bandits rushing toward them.
• Chen Xiaojun attacked with his Wind Luan Sword while Chen Jianjun struck the Wolf Bandits with his Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Xiaojun drew the Chengying Sword and used Dual Sword Style to defend himself and cut down the attackers.
• Chen Jianjun unleashed Wind-Thunder Sword Aura, and Chen Xiaojun used his flying Chengying Sword to stop a Wolf Bandit from ambushing him.
• Xiao Yi’s Immortal Evergreen Vine gave the brothers supportive soul power, helping them slaughter the remaining Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Xiaojun called for Chen Jianjun and Xiao Yi to go to Clear Summer Courtyard because Wuneng and the others might be in danger.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions joined Zhu Wukui, Zhu Wuxin, and Zhu Wuneng in battle against the Gale Wolf Bandits. Their coordinated attacks broke the bandits’ formation and left them under relentless assault.

• Zhu Wukui and Zhu Wuxin defended Zhu Wuneng while he struck back at Wolf Bandits who breached their line.
• Chen Xiaojun arrived with Chen Jianjun and Xiao Yi and ordered Zhu Wukui and Zhu Wuxin to break the bandits’ formation.
• Zhu Wukui used Earth Vein Surge while Zhu Wuxin unleashed Whirling Sky Sweep, halting the bandits’ advance and scattering them.
• Chen Xiaojun and Chen Jianjun joined the fight, easing the pressure on the Zhu siblings.
• Chen Xiaojun ordered Xiao Yi to target the bandits’ eyes, and her Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow blinded and disrupted them.
• Chen Xiaojun, Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wukui, and Zhu Wuxin pressed their attack as the blinded Gale Wolf Bandits struggled to defend themselves or escape.

Xiao Yi and her companions defeated the Wolf Bandits in their courtyard, then rushed to rescue the wounded Chen Feng. At the north gate, Ximen Shaoping killed the Wolf Bandit chief with her Purgatory Karmaflame Slash, breaking the bandits’ morale and sending the survivors fleeing.

• Xiao Yi absorbed life energy through her Immortal Evergreen Vine as she and the others wiped out the Wolf Bandits in the courtyard.
• Chen Jianjun, Chen Xiaojun, and the Zhu siblings found Chen Feng badly wounded at the Jade Delight Residence and helped defeat the bandits surrounding him.
• Chen Xiaojun treated Chen Feng’s claw wound and warned that thousands of Wolf Bandits might have entered the village and that fighting raged near the north gate.
• Ximen Shaoping fought the Wolf Bandits at the north gate, where the chief trapped her among a pack of attackers.
• Ximen Shaoping unleashed Purgatory Karmaflame Slash, killed the chief, and caused the surviving Wolf Bandits to flee in terror.

After Ximen Shaoping broke the Wolf Bandits’ assault, Three-Colored Fireworks signaled attacks across Chenlin Village. Chen Xiaojun analyzed the enemy’s numbers and the village’s limited defenders, leaving the children facing a dire situation.

• Ximen Shaoping agreed to take command as the scattered Wolf Bandits threatened the village.
• Three-Colored Fireworks appeared at the southeastern gate, Jade Peak Mountain, and Fragrant Snow Mountain, forcing Ximen Shaoping to revise her plans.
• Chen Xiaojun estimated that more than ten thousand Wolf Bandits were attacking Chenlin Village under a Wolf Bandit King’s command.
• Chen Xiaojun calculated that the village had only around two hundred Soul Masters available to defend it.

As Wolf Bandits attacked Chenlin Village, Chen Xiaojun assessed the defenses and organized a youth squad to rescue survivors and support the village's defenders. The squad prepared to search for allies, while Chen Jianjun demanded they protect Chen Xiaojun at any cost.

• Chen Xiaojun explained the village's layout and predicted how the Nine Surnames of Zhaowu would defend the gates and surrounding mountains.
• Chen Xiaojun identified the southeast gate as the likely turning point and proposed gathering young fighters to protect residents and fight weaker Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Xiaojun planned for the seven youths to avoid North Avenue, find Brother Sword Sovereign and Eldest Sister, then head toward the Ancestral Hall.
• Chen Xiaojun assigned Zhu Wukui, Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wuxin, Xiao Yi, Zhu Wuneng, and himself roles in their formation, with Zhu Wuneng carrying the wounded Chen Feng.
• Chen Jianjun ordered everyone to protect Chen Xiaojun's life above all else, calling him the hope of the Chen Clan and the village.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions ran through the ruined village, grieving the villagers killed by the Wolf Bandits and fearing for their allies. They defeated a pack led by an Elite Wolf Bandit and hurried toward Grandpa Hong’s residence, worried that Brother Sword Sovereign was in danger.

• Chen Jianjun found his childhood friend Da Gu and Grandpa Gu dead after they had apparently stayed behind to fight the Wolf Bandits, while Xiao Gu and Aunt Gu were missing.
• Chen Xiaojun and his companions passed more destroyed homes and murdered villagers, growing furious and determined to protect one another.
• Chen Feng warned that Brother Sword Sovereign and Eldest Sister might be in danger as the group found fewer Wolf Bandit corpses along the road.
• Zhu Wukui and the others fought a pale-green Elite Wolf Bandit and dozens of gray Wolf Bandits, while Chen Xiaojun and Chen Jianjun worked together to kill the elite.
• Chen Xiaojun urged everyone to hurry to Grandpa Hong’s residence because Brother Sword Sovereign might be in danger.

Chen Xiaojun and the others arrived as Chen Jianzun and Chen Yanwu were close to being overwhelmed by the Wolf Bandits, then turned the battle around with coordinated attacks. Chen Xiaojun used his three Sword God Pearls to kill the Elite Wolf Bandits and, with his resolve fixed, launched another volley at the remaining enemies.

• Chen Jianzun and Chen Yanwu struggled against the Wolf Bandits and were driven to the brink by several Elite Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Xiaojun and his companions arrived, and Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wukui, and Zhu Wuxin unleashed powerful attacks to aid them.
• Chen Jianzun and Chen Yanwu coordinated their Soul Skills with Zhu Wuxin, trapping the remaining Elite Wolf Bandits between their spinning attacks.
• Chen Xiaojun launched his Chengying Pearl, Pure Jun Pearl, and Fish Intestine Pearl, killing the three Elite Wolf Bandits with his Spiral Sphere technique.
• Chen Xiaojun recalled how he had learned to use the Sword God Pearls and fired another three pearls at the remaining Wolf Bandits.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions defeated the Wolf Bandits, with Chen Xiaojun unleashing Void Star-Shattering and advancing to level 15. The battle ended as Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wukui, and Zhu Wuxin finished pursuing the remaining bandits.

• Chen Xiaojun’s Spiral Sword God Pearls killed three Elite Wolf Bandits and drove the gray Wolf Bandits to scatter.
• Xiao Yi pulled Chen Jianzun to safety and hurled Chen Yanwu toward the strongest Elite Wolf Bandit, whom Chen Yanwu killed with Moon-Covering Returning Snow.
• Chen Xiaojun pursued the gray Wolf Bandits, killing them with his swordsmanship and the advanced Sword Step Void Star-Shattering.
• After killing his tenth Wolf Bandit, Chen Xiaojun awakened his potential in battle and advanced from level 14 to level 15.
• Chen Jianjun, Zhu Wukui, and Zhu Wuxin continued chasing the remaining Wolf Bandits as the deaths of the four Elite Wolf Bandits signaled the battle’s end.

Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi helped Chen Jianzun and Chen Yanwu recover after the Wolf Bandits’ attack, and Xiao Yi also healed Chen Feng. The group marveled at the Immortal Evergreen Vine’s powers, while Chen Xiaojun and Chen Yanwu considered its unusual attributes and Xiao Yi’s exceptional Soul Power reserves.

• Chen Xiaojun gave Chen Jianzun an Ancient Chen Pill, and Xiao Yi used her Immortal Evergreen Vine to restore Chen Jianzun and Chen Yanwu.
• Chen Yanwu praised Xiao Yi’s Martial Soul and Chen Xiaojun’s role in defeating the Wolf Bandits, then explained that she had come north after seeing the village in chaos.
• Chen Feng arrived, and Xiao Yi healed his injuries with the Immortal Evergreen Vine.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that Xiao Yi’s manifest soul physique and open soul nests gave her unusually large Soul Power reserves.
• Chen Yanwu suspected the Immortal Evergreen Vine had a devouring attribute, and Chen Xiaojun added that it also had an earth attribute.

Chen Cong defended the northern gate against Alexei Astana’s Wolf Bandits while learning that four great tribes had launched a coordinated assault on the village. Mu Lingyun and other Soul Masters arrived as reinforcements, strengthening the defenders and enabling Chen Cong to lead a counterattack.

• Alexei Astana revealed that the Wolf Bandits had targeted Chen Cong’s village after he killed their prince, and that four great tribes were attacking together.
• Three-Colored Fireworks signaled assaults elsewhere in the village as Alexei ordered his Wolf Bandits to charge the northern gate.
• Chen Cong unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, Sword Dividing Heaven and Earth, cutting down many Wolf Bandits and holding the defensive line.
• Mu Lingyun led Zhao Derong, Ding Hui, and other Soul Masters to reinforce Chen Cong at the northern gate.
• Mu Lingyun used her Good Fortune Green Lotus’s Fifth Soul Skill, Green Lotus Bell Chime, to strengthen the defenders, and Chen Cong led them in a counterattack.

Chen Xiaojun’s predictions about the battle were confirmed as the defenders held Jade Peak Mountain and the Phantom Cherry Blossom Xia Family raised an illusion barrier on Fragrant Snow Mountain. Meanwhile, Ximen Shaoping fought through the Wolf Bandits and went to rescue the southeast gate guards, leaving the battle still raging as she worried about Feng’er.

• Chen Jianjun returned with the others, and Xiao Yi used his Immortal Evergreen Vine to help them recover while Chen Jianjun praised Chen Xiaojun’s accurate predictions.
• The Azure Shadow Divine Eagle Cheng Family and Stone Armor Boar Zhu Family held off the Wolf Bandits on Jade Peak Mountain, while the Phantom Cherry Blossom Xia Family activated an illusion barrier on Fragrant Snow Mountain.
• Chen Jianzun and Chen Feng recovered with help from Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi, and Chen Jianjun began explaining Xiaojun’s prediction to the others.
• Ximen Shaoping, Ding Dang, and Qi Shuiyue joined the defenders fighting on Southeast Avenue, where Ximen Shaoping killed several Wolf Bandit leaders with her Karmaflame Demon Blade.
• After learning that southeast gate guards were surrounded, Ximen Shaoping led reinforcements to rescue them and fought off powerful Wolf Bandit leaders using her Martial Soul Avatar.
• With Wolf Bandits continuing to pour onto the battlefield, Ximen Shaoping looked northwest and worried about Feng’er’s survival.

Chen Xiaojun accepted that his Chen Clan responsibilities required him to protect the villagers, then led his group toward the Ancestral Hall along the Third Ring Road. After defeating a large force of Wolf Bandits, they hurried toward a fierce battle between the bandits and villagers.

• Chen Jianzun and Chen Yanwu told Chen Xiaojun that, as a member of the Chen Clan's main line, he had to put the village's needs ahead of a cautious plan to protect only his group.
• Chen Xiaojun decided to lead everyone along the Third Ring Road to the Ancestral Hall, gathering villagers along the way, while Chen Yanwu stayed with him in the rear.
• Chen Xiaojun organized the nine-person group into an assault formation, and they defeated several small groups of Wolf Bandits before facing and overcoming a larger force.
• Seeing few villagers or bodies on the road, Chen Xiaojun concluded that the villagers had gathered together and urged his group to move faster.
• On the southwest Third Ring Road, several dozen villagers fought several hundred Wolf Bandits, using nearby buildings for cover as low-ranking Soul Masters and young fighters resisted the attack.

Mo Xuanbing, Qin Huacheng, Tie Fu'er, and Fei Xiang coordinated their attacks against the Wolf Bandits while their allies supported them. Fei Xiang's assault drove the Elite Wolf Bandit back, turning the battle in the young Soul Masters' favor.

• Mo Xuanbing bound the Wolf Bandits with his Shadow Binding Technique, allowing Qin Huacheng to strike them down with Layers of Spear Shadows.
• Tie Fu'er used Giant Hammer Crash to send the Wolf Bandits flying, and Fei Xiang followed with Sky-Rending Claw to attack them from the air.
• Mao Jiajia was blasted toward Tie Fu'er, who caught him as a Soul Ancestor-level Elite Wolf Bandit appeared.
• Zhao Mingchen charged the Elite Wolf Bandit with Immovable Golden Body, but the enemy evaded his attacks and nearly broke through his defenses.
• Luo Zhenjun attacked the Elite Wolf Bandit from the flank, but the enemy sensed him and knocked him back.
• Jian Xinyue protected Fei Xiang with Ink Crystal Body Guard as he struck the Elite Wolf Bandit with Gale Blade, forcing the enemy to retreat.

Fei Xiang and the young Soul Masters fought to hold off four Elite Wolf Bandits while defending against dozens of ordinary Wolf Bandits. Chen Jianzun and Zhu Wuxin arrived and swept the ordinary Wolf Bandits back with a combined assault.

• Fei Xiang restrained a high-ranking Elite Wolf Bandit as Tie Fu'er's mother was thrown from her fight, and another pack of Wolf Bandits attacked the young Soul Masters.
• Tie Fu'er, Mao Jiajia, Zhao Mingchen, Xia Yiping, Yang Chunyuan, Qin Huacheng, Mo Xuanbing, and Luo Zhenjun combined their Soul Skills to resist the Elite Wolf Bandits and protect their companions.
• The battle wore down the young Soul Masters, while Tie Fu'er, Mao Jiajia, and Luo Zhenjun struggled against the surrounding ordinary Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Xiaojun and his companions arrived after hearing the battle, and Chen Jianzun unleashed Water Blossom Heavenly Wheel against the gray Wolf Bandits.
• Zhu Wuxin used Whirling Sky Sweep alongside Chen Jianzun's attack, driving the gray Wolf Bandits back in disarray.

Chen Xiaojun directed the nine young soul masters in a coordinated attack that broke the Wolf Bandits’ formation and turned the battle in the villagers’ favor. The group killed several Elite Wolf Bandits, and the remaining Gray Wolf Bandits were pushed into retreat.

• Chen Feng’s sword skill scattered the Gray Wolf Bandits, while Chen Jianjun and Mo Xuanbing killed an Elite Wolf Bandit with a combined strike.
• Zhu Wukui replaced Xiong Er and fought the High-Rank Elite Wolf Bandit attacking Zhao Mingchen, while Xiao Yi and Chen Yanwu cut down Gray Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Xiaojun’s group killed sixty or seventy Gray Wolf Bandits and one Elite Wolf Bandit, shifting the battle decisively toward the villagers.
• Chen Xiaojun assigned the young soul masters to clear out the remaining Gray Wolf Bandits and finish off the Elite Wolf Bandits.
• Chen Xiaojun intercepted the fleeing High-Rank Elite Wolf Bandit and killed him, while the other Elite Wolf Bandits also fell under the group’s attacks.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions joined Ling Xinghe’s battle against the Wolf Bandit leader, whose greater strength kept them locked in a fierce contest. Ling Xinghe bound the leader with his Whirlwind Barrier after Chen Xiaojun’s group attacked from behind, leaving him trapped.

• Chen Xiaojun sent some companions to support the female Soul Masters and took Yanwu, Jianjun, and Sword Sovereign to help Ling Xinghe.
• Ling Xinghe used Wind Blade Array and Wind and Cloud Body to withstand the stronger Wolf Bandit leader’s relentless attacks.
• Ling Xinghe unleashed Wild Wind Dance, and its collision with the leader’s spiked club sent both fighters reeling.
• Chen Xiaojun’s group attacked the Wolf Bandit leader from behind with more than a hundred streaks of Sword Qi.
• Ling Xinghe used Whirlwind Barrier to bind the Wolf Bandit leader while he struggled against the Sword Qi.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions coordinated their attacks to break through the Wolf Bandit captain’s Wild Frenzy defenses. Ling Xinghe and the others overwhelmed the captain, leaving him defeated and dead.

• Chen Jianjun and Chen Jianzun combined their sword attacks, breaking through the Wolf Bandit captain’s defenses and sending him flying.
• Chen Yanwu distracted the captain with illusionary sword strikes, and Chen Xiaojun landed a series of blows with his Spiral Sphere Sword God Pearls.
• Ling Xinghe used his fifth soul skill, Eye of the Storm, to overpower and injure the captain.
• Ling Xinghe, Ling Yunxiao, Chen Xiaojun, and his companions attacked together as the captain’s Wild Frenzy weakened.
• The group broke through the captain’s defenses and killed him.

After defeating the Gale Wolf Bandits attacking their area, Chen Xiaojun learned that the village faced a larger assault through the southeast gate. He studied the village’s defenses and began planning a response, but the chapter ended before he revealed how they could address the open gate.

• Ling Xinghe, Chen Xiaojun, and the others helped rout the Gale Wolf Bandits, and the Soul Masters regrouped to recover and treat injuries.
• Zhu Wukui questioned the young Soul Masters about their arrival, and Zhao Mingchen explained that they had been at a barbecue party at Tie Fu'er's home.
• Tie Fu'er reported that his mother's internal injuries remained serious but that Xiao Yi had stabilized her condition.
• Ling Xinghe told Chen Xiaojun and the Chen Clan that a large force had entered through the southeast gate and that fighting had begun along Southeast Avenue.
• Chen Xiaojun assessed the village's scattered defenses, concluded that the open southeast gate was the most urgent problem, and began devising a plan to counter the numerical disadvantage.

Ximen Shaoping and her companions were trapped by overwhelming Wolf Bandit forces while their leaders debated how to press the attack. As the defenders prepared for a desperate last stand, Ximen Shaoping tried to send the flying Soul Masters away, but Ding Dang and the others refused to abandon her.

• Thousands of Wolf Bandits stormed through the southeast gate as Ximen Shaoping and her companions fought a losing battle on a knoll.
• Muhammad Vasquez urged Dashi Rahman Khan to act, while Günter Strick led his elites toward the village; Dashi Rahman Khan stayed behind, confident in his plans.
• A wounded guard blamed himself for Ximen Shaoping’s predicament, and she ordered Ding Dang to break out and Ma Suyun and the flying Soul Masters to escape.
• Ding Dang refused to leave and charged the Wolf Bandits with her Nine-Toothed Rake, while Qi Shuiyue accepted her fate and hoped the Sword Sovereign would survive.
• Ximen Shaoping mourned that she might never see her fifth husband again, as the wounded guard rallied everyone to charge.