Chapter Summaries

Ye Wuhuan and his companions broke free of Xiao Yi’s wooden rings by combining their Soul Skills and corrosive attacks. Ye Wuhuan then trapped Xiao Yi in his ghostly domain and magnified her sorrow, leaving her vulnerable as Tuo Ba Xiong charged to strike.

• Xiao Yi’s sorrow weakened the wooden rings restraining Ye Wuhuan and his companions.
• Ye Wuhuan used Soul-Devouring Ghost Claw while Yin Li Mei, Wu Gu, and Tuo Ba Xiong further weakened the rings with poison and death energy.
• Li Sha shattered the weakened wooden ring with Blood-Breaking Slash, freeing Ye Wuhuan and the others.
• Ye Wuhuan spread All-Encompassing Ghost Domain, distorting the surroundings and intensifying Xiao Yi’s grief until she froze.
• Ye Wuhuan ordered Tuo Ba Xiong to attack, and Tuo Ba Xiong charged toward the defenseless Xiao Yi with God-Burying Charge.

Xiao Yi overcame the Dark Ghost Domain and fought back against Tuo Ba Xiong, Li Sha, and Wu Gu with her moonlight and Falling Star Vine powers. She left Tuo Ba Xiong burned, Li Sha wounded, and Wu Gu unconscious, then turned her gaze on Ye Wuhuan as he entered the Vine Sea.

• Chen Xiaojun's imprint on the Stone Willow helped Xiao Yi break through her despair and regain her resolve to win.
• Xiao Yi blocked Tuo Ba Xiong's charge with Thousand-Vine Barrier, then struck him with Moonlight Divine Radiance and hurled him into the Vine Sea.
• Xiao Yi's Falling Star Vine Annihilation Spear shattered Li Sha's Blood-Breaking Slash and pierced his shoulder, draining his soul power.
• Wu Gu's Soul-Piercing Curse Chains rebounded against him, leaving him unconscious after he shared Tuo Ba Xiong's pain.
• Ye Wuhuan and Yin Li Mei witnessed the fighters' defeat as Xiao Yi faced Ye Wuhuan with an overwhelming aura.

Xiao Yi unleashed her previously hidden left-eye Soul Skill, Illusory Moon Wolf Realm, and trapped the four Infinite Hall disciples in an illusion filled with powerful wolves that drained Soul Power. The fight shifted in her favor as the wolves countered the disciples’ attacks and weakened their abilities.

• Tuo Ba Xiong used Return Soul from Nine Hells and Drought Demon Body to force himself back into the fight, while Li Sha burned his blood to suppress the corrosion and boost his strength.
• Prince Xue praised the Infinite Hall disciples’ fighting spirit, and the Ghost King calmly dismissed their desperate resistance as a sign of their inexperience.
• Xiao Yi declared that the four deserved to die and activated her left-eye skill, Illusory Moon Wolf Realm, overwhelming Ye Wuhuan’s All-Encompassing Ghost Domain.
• Xiao Yi conjured silver wolves around the four Infinite Hall disciples, and the wolves attacked while draining their Soul Power and resisting their techniques.

Xiao Yi defeated Infinite Academy’s remaining fighters by combining the Moonlight Illusion Realm with Moonlight Divine Radiance. Chang'an Academy won the match, and Yang Jingxue rose from her seat beside the arena.

• Tuo Ba Xiong and Li Sha struggled against the regenerating silver wolves while the Ghost King recognized Xiao Yi’s illusion as a Scene-Based Illusion Technique.
• Xiao Yi merged Moonlight Divine Radiance with the Illusory Moon Wolf Realm and struck Ye Wuhuan, breaking through his and Yin Li Mei’s defenses and knocking him unconscious.
• Xiao Yi’s illusion receded, revealing Ye Wuhuan, Tuo Ba Xiong, Li Sha, and Yin Li Mei all unable to continue fighting.
• The referee declared Chang'an Academy the winner, and the crowd erupted as Xiao Yi was hailed for defeating all seven opponents alone.
• Yang Jingxue rose beside the arena, drawing the attention of the spectators.

After Chen Xin Yi decisively defeated the Infinite Hall Team, rival teams assessed her overwhelming abilities and prepared to face her. Chen Yanwu reflected on the aloof, world-overlooking eyes associated with Chen Xin Yi as the story left the Moonlight Team anticipating their upcoming match.

• Chang'an Team supporters celebrated Chen Xin Yi’s victory, while Xue Shiming ordered his team to review intelligence ahead of their dangerous match the next day.
• Tang Chen, Ning Zhongtian, Bai Tianrui, and Zhi Xuan discussed how Chen Xin Yi’s powers had overwhelmed the Infinite Hall Team and worried about countering her abilities.
• Ling Xinyao reacted with apprehension and disappointment as Ye Zijun reminded her that she could not compete with Chen Xin Yi.
• Chu Tianshu told Zhou Tianshu that Chen Xin Yi’s win vindicated his ranking, but Zhou Tianshu replied that Chu did not understand.
• Yun Yingluo worried about Chen Xin Yi’s eyes, while Hua Xiyan warned that the Moonlight Team could not leave them unguarded.
• Chen Yanwu recalled the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking poster’s image of eyes looking down on all living beings and silently considered Chen Xin Yi’s gaze.

After Chen Xin Yi defeated Infinite Hall, the Ghost King and Xiao Yicai clashed subtly on the dais while the assembled powers discussed threats across the empire. The chapter left the officials trading intelligence about suspicious activity in the east, frontier conflicts, and newly found ruins.

• The Ghost King told Chen Hong that Chen Xin Yi had disgraced Infinite Hall, then accepted the team’s defeat.
• Xiao Yicai urged Chen Hong to let the Ghost King vent, then exchanged a silent clash of power with the Ghost King.
• Prince Xue Jiqing and Mo Tiancheng raised the injured Youguang Zhou, Northwest beast tides, and suspected Sand Mother Cult activity.
• Xue Jiqing reported abnormal soul power readings at eastern Black Market outposts, and Xiao Yicai tacitly acknowledged the intelligence.
• Yu Yongyuan, Long Jing'an, and the others discussed eastern disturbances, frontier clashes in the Three Rivers Basin, and a newly discovered ancient-ruins entrance.

After the competition, Chen Hong returned to the Chen Residence for the seventh-night rite, where the Ghost King acknowledged that the Chen Clan had helped deliver Youguang Zhou a grievous blow. Chen Hong arrived to find the household prepared for mourning and learned which guests had gathered and where Xiao Yi had gone.

• The Ghost King told Chen Hong that the Infinite Hall owed the Chen Clan for his blow against Youguang Zhou.
• Chen Hong returned to the mourning-draped Chen Residence in Heaven Dou City, where Zhu Yanfeng received him as chief steward.
• Zhu Yanfeng explained that he had traveled from Chang'an City on a Golden-Crowned Eagle and reported that guests from several sects and families had arrived for the rite.
• Chen Hong instructed Zhu Yanfeng to carefully receive Zuo Tinggang and Xiao Yicai when they came on behalf of the Imperial Family and Nine Heavens Sect.
• Zhu Yanfeng told Chen Hong that Xiao Yi had gone to the rear courtyard to see Xiaojun and change for the ceremony.

Chen Hong visited the memorial in Central Courtyard Square for those killed defending the Chen Residence, offering support to the bereaved families and honoring the fallen. Mourning ceremonies also took place across the Chen Clan’s strongholds as the survivors said their final farewells.

• Chen Hong comforted Ji Chengjian and Yan Jinzhong beside the coffins of their sons, Ji Shuran and Yan Chengyi.
• Chen Hong greeted Chang'an Academy vice deans Zhuo Qianren and Wang Wei, then spoke with Jian Hezhi and Jian Xinyue at Jian Hesong's coffin.
• Chen Hong walked past the coffins of the academy teachers, Five Mountains Academy Soul Masters, and Chen Residence guards, where Lin Jingshu, Xia Yun, and Ding Bingming oversaw the mourners.
• Funeral ceremonies were held at Chang'an Duke's Mansion, Chenlin Village, Mountain Fort, Star Luo City, and other Chen Clan strongholds.
• Chen Cong, Xia Ruxin, Shen Tianjun, Chen Xun, and Leng Qingqiu each presented funeral tributes as the living bade farewell to the dead.

Chang'an Academy and Chen Clan defenders fought against invading black-clothed soul masters in the Central Courtyard. Ji Shuran and Yan Chengyi were killed while protecting their allies, and Jian Hesong’s defense at the last gate to the Inner Residence was close to breaking.

• Ji Shuran’s flute attack briefly stalled three Soul Saints, but an ice element Soul Douluo ambushed him and an earth-type Soul Saint impaled him on stone spikes.
• Yan Chengyi deflected a chain spear aimed at Feng Min, but a Netherworld Claw Soul Douluo struck his exposed back and killed him.
• Jian Hesong and several Chen Clan soul masters tried to defend the last gate to the Inner Residence as three enemy powerhouses battered his Ink Crystal Bottle’s protective halo.
• A wounded Chen Clan Soul Emperor warned Jian Hesong that they could not hold the position.

Jian Hesong sacrificed himself by detonating his Ink Crystal Bottle Avatar, killing two Soul Saints and mortally wounding the enemy Soul Douluo. The Chen Clan then held a funeral for the fallen, and the chapter ended as their coffins were carried to the cremation grounds.

• Jian Hesong activated his Ink Crystal Bottle Avatar and unleashed a massive suction that disrupted the Axe Douluo and two Soul Saints.
• Jian Hesong detonated the avatar, destroying the nearby artificial hill, erasing the two Soul Saints, and leaving the Axe Douluo's upper body buried in the ruins.
• The Chen Clan and their allies gathered in the Central Courtyard to mourn the fallen, with Chen Xiaojun standing at the head of the youths beside Chen Xin Yi.
• Chen Hong read a eulogy honoring the dead, including Shuran, Chengyi, and Hesong, and Chen Zhang led the offerings and funeral rites.
• Zhuo Qianren, Wang Wei, Ma Zhibin, other cultivators, and disciples including Chen Xiaojun carried the coffins toward the cremation grounds.

The Chen Clan mourned its dead as their families lit the soulfire and received their remains. Feng Min decided to become a counselor at Chang'an Academy to watch over Yan Xiaolai, who had also been promised Chen Zhang as a personal disciple.

• Ji Chengjian and Liu Ru Yi lit the soulfire for their family, while Yan Xiaolai and Jian Hezhi helped send off their loved ones.
• Families watched the soulfire consume the dead, then received their remains in funerary urns.
• Feng Min told Feng Qisheng she had applied to become a counselor at Chang'an Academy so she could look after Yan Xiaolai.
• Feng Qisheng told Feng Min that the Yan Family had received substantial compensation, including a martial skill inheritance and a soul bone.
• Feng Qisheng revealed that Chen Zhang had promised to take Yan Xiaolai as his personal disciple, reassuring Feng Min about Xiaolai's future.

Ye Xiuxin examined Zhu Hongzhen and confirmed that he would awaken, though Rakshasa divine power had severely damaged the bloodline foundation of his martial soul. She outlined a theoretical recovery path involving a matching restorative force and a large energy supply, leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a possible but untested option once Zhu Hongzhen had recovered enough to endure it.

• Feng Qisheng explained that taking Yan Xiaolai as a disciple would benefit the Fifth Master because of Xiaolai's rare Wind Lord martial soul and high innate soul power, while Feng Min hoped the apprenticeship would bring Xiaolai and Ji Tiantian closer.
• At the Chen Residence's Council Hall, Ye Xiuxin reported that Zhu Hongzhen's soul power seed remained functional and that he could awaken from his coma.
• Ye Xiuxin explained that Rakshasa divine power had destroyed some of the bloodline factors sustaining Zhu Hongzhen's Stone-Armored Boar Emperor martial soul, making its repair extremely difficult.
• Ye Xiuxin proposed that recovery would require a force capable of countering the damage, matching the martial soul's attributes, and providing sustained energy.
• Chen Hong raised the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a possible energy source, and Ye Xiuxin said its suitability remained unverified and that Zhu Hongzhen must first awaken and regain his strength.

Five masked leaders of hidden factions met beneath Heaven Dou City to discuss the Dusk and Dawn Office and the threat it posed to their networks. They agreed to share intelligence and suspend major operations, but ended the meeting after considering whether to withdraw from the capital.

• Number One reported that the Crimson Church’s attack on the Chen Residence had caused limited damage and that the Dusk and Dawn Office was preparing to target hidden factions.
• Number Five confirmed that the Dusk and Dawn Office would hold the Clear Shadow Command and could mobilize imperial forces, including Title Douluos.
• Number Three proposed letting the Crimson Church test the new office while the masked leaders hid deeper and gathered intelligence.
• Numbers One, Two, Three, Four, and Five agreed to share information and secret channels and to suspend major operations until the office struck the Crimson Church.
• Numbers Two and Three discussed why the Ghost King and Xiao Yicai had come to Heaven Dou City, then Number Three suggested withdrawing from the capital.
• Number One ended the meeting, and all five figures vanished into the shadows.

At a memorial gathering in the Jiannan Marquis Residence, Chen Hua proposed an annual day to remember the Crimson Church’s attacks, while Chen Yinzu reported how the attacks and the revelation of the Chen Clan’s strength had unsettled Star Luo City. The chapter ended with Shen Tianjun calmly saying that the Xiang Family and other factions would get used to the Chen Clan’s growing power.

• Chen Hua proposed observing July fifth as Crimson Calamity Day to remember the Crimson Church’s attacks on Chen Clan strongholds.
• Chen Yinzu suggested alternative names and dates for the commemoration, and Chen Hua accepted his reasoning.
• Chen Yinzu reported that the attacks and the revelation of Chen Qiujun’s Titled Douluo cultivation had made Star Luo City’s factions wary of the Chen Clan.
• Chen Yinzu added that news of the Heaven Dou Chen Residence battle and the Chen Clan’s powerful relatives had spread, bringing the number of Titled Douluo under its banner to nine.
• Shen Tianjun said the Xiang Family’s cautious response was understandable and declared that others would get used to the Chen Clan’s growing power.

Chen Clan leaders debated how to respond to the Crimson Church after its attack and considered the threat posed by its three southern legions. Shen Tianjun ordered the discussion sent to the main clan for a decision while Chen Hua prepared contingency plans.

• Chen Hua, Chen Yinzu, and Chen Hua discussed the Xiang Family, the Star Luo Imperial Family, and whether the Chen Clan should retaliate or bide its time.
• Shen Tianjun asked Feng Tonglong to assess the Crimson Church's Black Crow, Demon Bull, and Devouring legions, and Feng argued that the clan needed a unified strategy before striking.
• Shen Tianjun invited Qing Yuzhen to share intelligence; she said the legions' strength and intentions remained unclear, noted Black Crow's limited role in the attack, and called for further investigation.
• Qing Yuzhen described the southern legions' territories: Demon Bull controlled the east, Devouring the central region, and Black Crow the western mountains.
• Shen Tianjun ordered an account of the discussion and the clan's stance sent to Chenlin Village for Chen Zixiu's review, and asked Chen Hua to prepare detailed contingency plans.

Sword Rain Academy’s injured team regrouped after narrowly winning a match, and Chen Jianzun planned their next lineup for the Star Luo region semifinals. Chen Feng promised Shen Youxi they would help her face her sister in the finals, while the team prepared for tougher opponents.

• Chen Feng comforted Zhu Wujie over missing the family shrine visit and promised they would return to the village together if the academy qualified.
• Chen Feng assured Shen Youxi that Sword Rain Academy would qualify and said their team would likely face the Chang'an Team before the finals.
• The group recalled the attack by a Soul Douluo and three Soul Saints, the deaths of three attackers, and the injuries that left Chen Jianzun and Chen Feng unable to compete.
• Chen Feng teased Feng Xiao Xiao about his past defeat, but Chen Jianzun stopped their banter and emphasized the difficulty of the coming matches.
• Chen Jianzun assigned Feng Xiao Xiao to lead the next match, with Wei Qingfu as deputy and Gai Rongliang, Xi Li Deng Yuan, Qin Yiming, Yan Qin Xue, and Shen Youxi on the lineup.

Zhou Yi and Jin Xin discussed Chang'an’s match against the Heaven Dou Royal Team and learned that the Banished Immortal would face the entire team alone. The arena fell silent as she entered the fighting platform, leaving the showdown about to begin.

• Zhou Yi sat beside Jin Xin, who had bought tickets for the same seats after winning money betting on Chang'an.
• Zhou Yi and Jin Xin introduced themselves and talked about the cost of following Chang'an to Heaven Dou City.
• Jin Xin told Zhou Yi that the Banished Immortal would fight alone because Chang'an had not submitted a lineup change in time.
• Zhou Yi warned that the Heaven Dou Royal Team’s Three Heroes—Xue Shiming, Tang Chen, and Ning Zhongtian—were stronger than the Banished Immortal’s previous opponents.
• Jin Xin urged Zhou Yi to trust the Banished Immortal, citing the high odds on her victory.
• The Banished Immortal entered the arena, and the crowd fell silent as her presence pressed over the fighting platform.

The Heaven Dou Royal Team began its battle against Chen Xin Yi, whose overwhelming twin seas of life and destruction vines faced their coordinated buffs and defenses. The chapter ended with the teams’ abilities clashing, before the fight’s outcome was clear.

• The Heaven Dou Royal Team revealed its members’ martial souls and soul rings, while Chen Xin Yi refused to summon hers.
• Tang Chen charged Chen Xin Yi with his Clear Sky Hammer as she unleashed a hundred-meter Thorn Wall of life and destruction vines.
• Xue Shiming and Ning Zhongtian used Divine Blessing and Holy Radiance Resonance to strengthen the Heaven Dou team.
• Zhi Xuan raised a vine net and sent Azure Vines forward to contain the advancing thorns.
• Bai Tianrui slowed the vines with Falling Star Barrier and sent Scattering Starfire sweeping toward them.

The Heaven Dou Team’s coordinated assault tore through Chen Xin Yi’s twin-vine formation, destroying nearly two-thirds of it with freezing mist, hammers, holy spears, and golden feathers. As the team neared her, spectators observed that Chen Xin Yi had finally gotten serious.

• Ling Xinyao spread freezing mist across the vines, chilling them and corroding their soul power pathways.
• Tang Chen smashed a breach through the vines with his Clear Sky Hammer while Ning Zhongtian and Xue Shiming supported him with volleys of holy spears and golden feathers.
• Zhi Xuan and Bai Tianrui held the flanks as the six Heaven Dou fighters advanced through the collapsing vine sea.
• Xue Shiming recognized that their speed-based assault had destroyed nearly two-thirds of the formation, while Chen Xin Yi remained still at its heart.
• Zhu Wuneng, Chen Xiaojun, Chen Shurui, and Chen Mu discussed the team’s performance, and Chen Bin remarked that Chen Xin Yi had gotten serious.

A purple-clad fighter unveiled a third Azure Vine Martial Soul and overwhelmed the Heaven Dou Team’s counterattack, stunning the arena and its spectators. The chapter ended with Zhan Ruoxi’s dormant resolve stirring as she watched the display.

• The purple figure evaded the Heaven Dou Team’s attack and declared that their assault was still not enough.
• She used Modified Second Soul Skill: Azure Vine Formation, unleashing a vast sea of powerful vines that crushed the team’s counterattack.
• Zhi Xuan, Zhi Xing, Bai Canhong, and other spectators reacted in shock to the Azure Vine’s overwhelming power and apparent third Martial Soul.
• The crowd erupted as observers across the arena called the purple figure a monster beyond imagination.
• Ji Bingyan and Bo Huaiyu recalled their defeat, while Zhan Ruoxi’s ice-blue eyes began to glow with renewed resolve.