Chapter Summaries

Xu Sheng entered Soul Domain and used his Archangel Sanguinius Martial Soul and temporary protection to help Uncle Liang repel robbers attacking a medicine carriage. After bringing the captive Yu Duo and the medicine to the Spirit Hall in Soto City, Xu Sheng asked Deacon Du how he could join.

• Xu Sheng arrived in the game, discovered he had a level-ten Archangel Sanguinius Martial Soul, and used its wings and First Arrival Protection to fight Yu Duo and his accomplices.
• Uncle Liang struck one robber with his whip, helping Xu Sheng escape a rope and subdue Yu Duo while the other two robbers fled.
• Xu Sheng learned the carriage was carrying medicine to the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Soto City and offered to escort Uncle Liang there with Yu Duo bound.
• On the way, Xu Sheng noticed a recruitment message about the medicine delivery and asked Uncle Liang who knew its route.
• At the Spirit Hall, guards took Yu Duo inside for questioning and secured the medicine; Xu Sheng told Deacon Du he was level ten and wanted to join the Spirit Hall.

Xu Sheng joined the hall after demonstrating the strength of his Angel-type Martial Soul, and Shen Zhaolin agreed to take him to hunt for his first Soul Ring. After learning that a group of otherworlders planned to help wanted criminal Zhou Xiang rob a medicine cart, Xu Sheng warned the hall and helped plan a decoy operation while keeping his role secret.

• Du Wenhe tested Xu Sheng's Soul Power and Martial Soul, and Shen Zhaolin saw him break a sandbag with one blow during training.
• Shen Zhaolin accepted Xu Sheng into the hall as reserve field personnel and invited him to join an upcoming trip to the Soul Hunting Forest for his first Soul Ring.
• Xu Sheng learned meditation and discovered his Pioneer talent increased his initial affinity with indigenous people.
• Xu Sheng learned that Zhou Xiang planned to intercept a medicine cart with help from a group of otherworlders, and he told Du Wenhe and Shen Zhaolin that Zhou Xiang was a wanted former guard.
• Xu Sheng helped Shen Zhaolin plan a decoy cart operation and warned Yu Cheng about Zhou Xiang, prompting Yu Cheng to withdraw from the planned support group.
• Xu Sheng asked Shen Zhaolin to conceal his role as the informant and agreed to learn the group's signal for its supporting members.

Xu Sheng helped Spirit Hall capture Zhou Xiang and the people plotting to seize the medicine cart, earning a place on the reserve field personnel register and a Golden Recruitment Token. He used the token in his room, and a young man carrying an iron sword appeared.

• Xu Sheng, Du Wenhe, and Shen Zhaolin ambushed Zhou Xiang and the cart raiders at the bridge and South Gully, capturing several of them.
• Xu Sheng avoided revealing his role to the other players, discussed future cultivation with Yu Cheng, and received two Gold Soul Coins and a place on Spirit Hall's reserve field personnel register.
• Xu Sheng officially joined Spirit Hall, received a Golden Recruitment Token, and registered the field code name White Wings.
• Xu Sheng set a settlement point in his room and used the Golden Recruitment Token, summoning a young man carrying an iron sword.

Xu Sheng recruited Ji Juechen into the Spirit Hall, where Ji impressed Shen Zhaolin with his swordsmanship and sparred with Xu Sheng. After choosing a Golden Feather Falcon as the target for his First Soul Ring, Xu Sheng set out with Ji and the others for the Soul Hunting Forest in Barak.

• Xu Sheng met Ji Juechen, recruited him to help form a team, and arranged for him to join the hall as reserve field personnel.
• Ji Juechen demonstrated his swordsmanship in the courtyard, then tested his skills against Shen Zhaolin and Han Jin.
• Xu Sheng sparred with Ji Juechen using his White Wings and invited him to join the hunt for his First Soul Ring.
• Xu Sheng chose a Golden Feather Falcon from Du Wenhe's illustrated guide and spent the next two days practicing and preparing.
• Xu Sheng and Ji Juechen left with Shen Zhaolin and Du Wenhe for the Soul Hunting Forest in Barak.

Xu Sheng hunted a Golden Feather Falcon and absorbed its yellow Soul Ring, reaching level thirteen and gaining the First Soul Skill Crimson Holy Judgment. After testing its power against Ji Juechen, he returned to the training ground eager to keep improving.

• Xu Sheng found a roughly three-hundred-and-ninety-year-old Golden Feather Falcon, and Shen Zhaolin, Du Wenhe, and Ji Juechen helped him pin it down so he could kill it.
• Xu Sheng absorbed the Falcon's yellow Soul Ring despite the pain and rose to level thirteen.
• Xu Sheng discovered that Crimson Holy Judgment strengthened both his sword and his fists, then tested it against Ji Juechen and made him step back.
• Xu Sheng sparred with Ji Juechen at the training ground until his Soul Power was nearly spent, while Han Jin watched and Du Wenhe recorded his progress.
• Xu Sheng asked Ji Juechen to keep helping him test his strength as he gained levels, and Ji Juechen agreed.

Xu Sheng continued training with Ji Juechen, reached level fifteen, and shared his progress with his parents before arranging for Yu Cheng and two companions to seek help from Spirit Hall. He then agreed to join Du Wenhe and Ji Juechen on a village awakening trip and proposed forming a team with three newly ringed Soul Masters.

• Xu Sheng finally tore Ji Juechen's clothes during their sparring, celebrated his progress, and noted that he had risen to level fifteen while Ji Juechen reached level twenty-four.
• Xu Sheng called his parents, showed them his sword-practice video, and sent them money to replace their rice cooker and buy shoes for his mother.
• Yu Cheng admitted that he and two companions had reached level ten and wanted to join Spirit Hall, so Xu Sheng told them to come before the next Soul Hunting trip; Yu Cheng learned Xu Sheng was already level fifteen with a Soul Ring.
• Ji Juechen brought wooden sticks to test a new way of blocking Xu Sheng's sword strike, but Du Wenhe interrupted them with a register for an upcoming village awakening trip.
• Xu Sheng agreed to escort the equipment with Ji Juechen, proposed bringing other outsiders, and learned Du Wenhe could introduce three newly ringed Soul Masters; they began reviewing the route together.

Xu Sheng formed a team with Lu Song, Ren Yu, and Mo Yifan after they demonstrated their skills in a training exercise, then led them out of Suotuo City with Du Wenhe on a field assignment. The group headed toward the first village, carrying items for the mission.

• Xu Sheng met Mo Yifan, Ren Yu, and Lu Song, then joined them in a bell-guarding exercise against Ji Juechen.
• Xu Sheng and the three recruits coordinated their skills to hold off Ji Juechen before the hourglass ran out.
• Xu Sheng invited Lu Song, Ren Yu, and Mo Yifan to form a lasting team, and they agreed to join the field assignment with Du Wenhe.
• Du Wenhe gave the group their assignment supplies and led them out of the city two days later, with Xu Sheng traveling under the name White Wings.
• Xu Sheng consulted the map and guided the group toward the first village along the route.

Xu Sheng and Du Wenhe completed the Martial Soul awakenings in Qingxi Village, then investigated when Deacon Tang Heng failed to arrive and learned that children had been taken to an old quarry. They found Tang Heng, a bound woman, and eight children held by armed players, and their rescue plan began as a three-ring enemy spotted them.

• Xu Sheng helped Du Wenhe awaken the Martial Souls of twenty-two children, and he encouraged a gray-sparrow boy with level-two innate Soul Power to pursue flying.
• Uncle Ruan told Du Wenhe that Tang Heng had not returned from Liuxi, where strangers had recruited children, so Du Wenhe sent Lu Song to guard the village and led Xu Sheng, Ji Juechen, Ren Yu, and Mo Yifan toward Liuxi.
• The group found signs of violence along the mountain road, and Mo Yifan spotted children inside an old quarry while scouting from above.
• Xu Sheng and the others saw Tang Heng injured, a bound woman, and eight children held in the quarry by armed players, including a man with three Soul Rings.
• Mo Yifan returned with word that Lu Song and the village guards were helping the parents, and the group prepared to lead the captives through the rear tunnel until a three-ring player spotted them and sent another player up the slope.

Xu Sheng and the other Spirit Hall students fought Dong Chang and his accomplices to rescue Tang Heng, a mother, and eight children from the quarry. After the children reached safety, Dong Chang wounded Du Wenhe in the collapsing yard, and Xu Sheng went back toward the cave to save him.

• Ren Yu restrained an axe-wielding attacker while Xu Sheng disarmed and bound him among the rocks.
• Du Wenhe and Ji Juechen fought Dong Chang as Xu Sheng and Mo Yifan freed Tang Heng and led the woman and eight children toward the rear cave.
• Xu Sheng defeated Ye Xiao, while Ren Yu and Mo Yifan held off a shield-bearing pursuer and escorted the group onward.
• Lu Song helped the rescued children down the slope, and Tang Heng confirmed that all eight were accounted for.
• Dong Chang wounded Du Wenhe as rocks collapsed near the yard, and Xu Sheng turned back into the cave to help him.

Xu Sheng and the others freed Du Wenhe from the collapsed quarry and held off Dong Chang until Shen Zhaolin arrived with reinforcements. The children and injured deacons were safe, and the awakening equipment was recovered as the group stopped to treat their wounds.

• Xu Sheng returned to the quarry, where Ji Juechen defended the trapped Du Wenhe from Dong Chang, and Lu Song and Ren Yu joined him to help free the deacon.
• Xu Sheng cut the brace while Ren Yu guided the falling stone with her vines and Lu Song shielded Du Wenhe, allowing them to pull him free.
• Mo Yifan sent up a distress signal after the children had been evacuated, and Ye Xiao fled from the western entrance without taking the awakening equipment.
• Xu Sheng, Lu Song, and Ji Juechen held the passage while Mo Yifan and Ren Yu carried Du Wenhe down the slope with the children.
• Shen Zhaolin arrived with guards, captured Dong Chang, and helped secure the quarry while the others regrouped on the road.
• Xu Sheng and Mo Yifan tended to the injured, and Du Wenhe learned that all eight children and the awakening equipment were safe.

After recovering from the Liuxi Village rescue, Xu Sheng secured a permanent courtyard for his group, and the five formed the Holy Blood Angel team. By day seventy-five, Xu Sheng was close to level twenty, and Shen Zhaolin gave him a route map to prepare for his Second Soul Ring.

• Xu Sheng visited the injured Du Wenhe, took his handwritten Soul Beast catalog, and shared the villagers’ gifts with the others.
• Xu Sheng gave Shen Zhaolin a portrait of Ye Xiao and recruitment messages, then asked to use the hall’s abandoned training yard as a home for the five-person team.
• Shen Zhaolin lent Xu Sheng the courtyard and equipment shed, agreed to replace broken equipment, and explained that Xu Sheng’s Martial Soul record was still being reviewed.
• Xu Sheng and the others cleaned the courtyard, named their team Holy Blood Angel, and trained together while Du Wenhe visited and helped Ren Yu identify plants.
• By day seventy-five, Xu Sheng had reached level nineteen and was nearing level twenty, so Shen Zhaolin gave him a route map to prepare for his Second Soul Ring.
• Xu Sheng unfolded the map and called Mo Yifan over to discuss a rocky slope, while the whole team prepared to go with him.

Xu Sheng gained his second Soul Ring from a Gale Eagle, unlocking flight and advancing to level twenty-one. After testing his new ability with Ji Juechen, he received an order to report to Spirit City for assessment and began planning the journey with his companions.

• Xu Sheng and his companions trapped and killed a roughly seven-hundred-year-old Gale Eagle, and Xu Sheng absorbed its Soul Ring to reach level twenty-one.
• Xu Sheng gained the second Soul Skill Firmament Holy Wings and flew over the treetops, then tested an aerial sword strike against Ji Juechen.
• Xu Sheng practiced combining flight and sword attacks with his team, while Du Wenhe recorded his new Soul Ring and sent the reports to Spirit City.
• Shen Zhaolin delivered a letter requiring Xu Sheng to report to Spirit City for a review and assessment for further training.
• Xu Sheng asked Shen Zhaolin to request permission for his companions to accompany him, and the group began planning their journey while Ji Juechen packed his belongings.

Xu Sheng and his four companions left Soto for Spirit City, where they submitted their letter and began settling in. After arriving, Xu Sheng met Wen Zhao, a level twenty-two Soul Master recruiting teammates, and invited him inside to talk.

• Xu Sheng set out with Lu Song, Ren Yu, Mo Yifan, and Ji Juechen after Shen Zhaolin promised to keep the courtyard available if he returned.
• Du Wenhe stopped their carriage to give Xu Sheng dried meat and new wrist guards, including a pair for Ji Juechen, along with medicinal powder.
• During the journey, Xu Sheng practiced flying and sparred with Ji Juechen, whose quick adjustments soon made their bouts difficult again.
• The group reached Spirit City, submitted their letter at the gate, and followed the guards' directions to the reception office.
• Wen Zhao approached them to recruit Mo Yifan and learned that Xu Sheng was a level twenty-one Martial Soul master leading a well-rounded team.
• A receptionist said Elder Yue Guan had asked for Xu Sheng's Martial Soul and Soul Ring details, and Wen Zhao accepted Xu Sheng's invitation to come inside.

Xu Sheng introduced himself and Ji Juechen to Yue Guan, who tested their Soul Skills and swordsmanship and rewarded them with new swords. Yue Guan invited Xu Sheng and the other Otherworlders to a team evaluation that afternoon.

• Xu Sheng and Wen Zhao discussed their starting levels and Wen Zhao's plan to recruit seven capable team members.
• Xu Sheng demonstrated his two Soul Skills to Yue Guan, splitting a wooden block with a sword strike and an aerial attack.
• Ji Juechen showed Yue Guan his two Soul Skills and precise sword control, earning the elder's interest.
• Yue Guan let Xu Sheng choose a refined-steel longsword and allowed Ji Juechen to choose a new sword as well.
• Yue Guan told Xu Sheng to bring the four people who had come with him and several other Otherworlders for an evaluation that afternoon.

Xu Sheng defeated Wen Zhao in a match at the training ground, then introduced him to Ji Juechen for another fight. Yue Guan told Xu Sheng to meet the Pope the next morning, leaving Xu Sheng excited at the prospect of advancing.

• Xu Sheng watched Cen Zhao and Bai Ji compete and considered both of them useful players.
• Xu Sheng and Wen Zhao fought, and Xu Sheng used his wings and swordplay to defeat him.
• Xu Sheng invited Wen Zhao to fight Ji Juechen after he recovered.
• Xu Sheng asked Yue Guan about his four friends, and Yue Guan told him to meet the Pope the next morning.

Xu Sheng met Bibi Dong and secured permission to lead a small team of otherworlders in Spirit Hall, with Red Pine Courtyard as their base. He left eager to move in and recruit people, while temporary guests could stay there without being counted as team members.

• Xu Sheng answered Bibi Dong's questions about his past assignments and what otherworlders knew and thought of Spirit Hall.
• Xu Sheng told Bibi Dong he wanted to keep working with his current companions on field assignments and build a permanent team base.
• Bibi Dong allowed Xu Sheng's group to use Red Pine Courtyard and enroll up to ten members, subject to review.
• Bibi Dong permitted undecided otherworlders to stay at the courtyard temporarily if they followed its rules, but said they could not be counted as Xu Sheng's people.
• Xu Sheng returned to the guest courtyard, told Lu Song and Mo Yifan to pack, and invited Wen Zhao to see his new place.

Xu Sheng settled into the rundown Red Pine Courtyard with his companions, put them to work restoring it, and welcomed Cen Zhao and Bai Ji. As the group began training and settling in, Xu Sheng added their names to the courtyard’s records and decided Wen Zhao could stay longer.

• Xu Sheng and his companions cleaned up the Red Pine Courtyard, repaired rooms, and helped Uncle Qiao with chores.
• Cen Zhao and Bai Ji arrived looking for a place to stay, and Xu Sheng invited them to share the courtyard and meals.
• Cen Zhao told Xu Sheng about being treated as a packhorse by his former team, so Xu Sheng suggested he test his teamwork with Lu Song.
• Xu Sheng chose a room, established the Red Pine Courtyard as his second settlement, and hung the Blood Angels plaque inside the gate.
• Wen Zhao and Ji Juechen trained in the courtyard while Uncle Qiao gave Xu Sheng the old records booklet.
• Xu Sheng added the residents and guests to the booklet, circled Wen Zhao’s name, and told Uncle Qiao to leave an extra quilt because Wen Zhao could stay for now.

Xu Sheng prepared Red Pine Courtyard’s newly assembled team for its first Field Operations Office assignment: helping a Soul Master named Jiang Shi hunt for his First Soul Ring. The group set out the next day, with Xu Sheng hoping a successful trip would establish the courtyard as a reliable place for newcomers to seek help.

• Cen Zhao and Bai Ji officially joined Xu Sheng’s team, and their skills helped the courtyard members sharpen their teamwork in training.
• Xu Sheng broke through to level twenty-two, then accepted an assignment to assist with Soul Ring hunts in the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Deacon Fang Zhan introduced Jiang Shi, a level-ten Soul Master with an Ironwire Bamboo Bow, and explained that the team would help him find a suitable First Soul Ring.
• Fang Zhan warned Xu Sheng’s group about Luo Xiao, a level-thirty-four Black Feather Crow Soul Master suspected of ambushing teams and stealing credentials.
• Xu Sheng told the courtyard members to pack for the trip, while Wen Zhao joined Fang Zhan’s group and Cen Zhao gave Jiang Shi spare arrows.

Xu Sheng’s team cornered a Mandala Snake so Jiang Shi could claim its Soul Ring, but Yue Zheng tried to steal the final strike and was driven off. As Jiang Shi began absorbing the ring, Xu Sheng learned that a black-winged figure was following Yue Zheng’s group.

• Mo Yifan checked his rations as Xu Sheng’s team entered the Soul Hunting Forest and split from Fang Zhan’s group.
• Jiang Shi showed quick reflexes when a small beast darted across their path, and Xu Sheng noted his skill.
• Xu Sheng’s team trapped a Mandala Snake with Ren Yu’s vines and Lu Song’s shield, then wounded it so Jiang Shi could finish it.
• Yue Zheng rushed in to claim the last strike, but Xu Sheng knocked his blade away and Jiang Shi killed the snake.
• Yue Zheng and his companions backed off after Ji Juechen blocked their advance, while Jiang Shi began absorbing the Soul Ring.
• Mo Yifan signaled that a black-winged figure was following Yue Zheng’s group from a distance.

As Jiang Shi absorbed his first Soul Ring, Xu Sheng’s team prepared to confront the three-ring Soul Elder Luo Xiao, who came to help Yue Zheng. After Luo Xiao attacked, the team coordinated to trap him, and Ji Juechen’s sword closed in as Yue Zheng realized the man he had summoned was wanted by Spirit Hall.

• Yue Zheng waited for his senior, Luo Xiao, while Xu Sheng’s team guarded Jiang Shi as he absorbed the Soul Ring.
• Luo Xiao approached, and Xu Sheng recognized him by his missing ear after Yue Zheng identified the team as his opponents.
• When Luo Xiao noticed Mo Yifan was gone and learned Deacon Fang was coming, he tried to leave, but Xu Sheng called him by name.
• Luo Xiao attacked Xu Sheng with black feather blades, and Xu Sheng, Lu Song, and Ji Juechen countered while the others moved to protect Jiang Shi.
• Luo Xiao used his Third Soul Ring to rush through the team, but Bai Ji’s smoke, a cord, and a golden chain disrupted him before Xu Sheng struck from above.
• Luo Xiao blocked Xu Sheng’s blow with his Second Soul Ring, landed heavily, and faced Ji Juechen’s next sword strike as Yue Zheng realized he had summoned a wanted criminal.