Chapter Summaries

During the Quarterly Assessment, Zhou You revealed that he had reached Soul Power Level 20 before his seventh birthday, drawing the Worship Hall’s attention. Concerned that enemies might target him or his family, Qian Daoliu ordered She Long to bring Zhou You’s parents to Spirit City for protection.

• Yan tested at Soul Power Level 22 and proudly showed off to his classmates.
• Zhou You took the assessment and revealed that his Soul Power had reached Level 20, two months before his seventh birthday.
• Qian Daoliu learned of Zhou You’s result and worried that the news could expose him to assassination attempts.
• Qian Daoliu ordered She Long to bring Zhou You’s parents to Spirit City, and She Long agreed to act at once.

Zhou You’s level-twenty Soul Power test stunned the academy, prompting She Long to go fetch his parents. At the library, Zhou You learned why the test result had spread so quickly and revealed that his pet at home was a Soul Beast.

• Zhou You’s test result caused a commotion among students, and Liu Suxin decided to exempt him from the practical combat assessment.
• Zhou You went to the library while other students speculated that its books held the secret to his rapid cultivation; Xie Yue dismissed their theory and noticed Hu Liena watching Zhou You leave.
• Yang Tianxiong told Zhou You that She Long had gone to bring his parents to the academy because his rise to Soul Grandmaster had caused a stir.
• Yang Tianxiong explained that Spirit Hall’s control of the academy made it easy for news to reach She Long quickly.
• Worried that She Long might harm his pet, Feidian, Zhou You told Yang Tianxiong that he kept a special pet who was a Soul Beast.

She Long visited Yingyang Village to check on Zhou You’s parents and persuade them to move to Spirit City, where Spirit Hall could support their business. Before he left, the branch bishop reported that Tang Hao may have recently come to the village, provoking She Long’s fury.

• She Long received Zhou You’s request to keep a hundred-year Soul Beast and laughed at the trouble the boy caused him.
• She Long reached Yingyang Village, where the branch bishop reported that Zhou You’s parents were prospering and the village had grown because of Zhou You’s reputation.
• The bishop said Zhou You’s parents hesitated to move to Spirit City because they had recently taken over an umbrella workshop, but wanted to earn money to help their son.
• She Long offered to have Spirit Hall fund a business for the couple in Spirit City, and the bishop agreed to relay the offer.
• The bishop reported that a man called Tang Hao had brought a child to Yingyang Village, and She Long reacted with murderous intent upon hearing the name.

She Long investigated a possible sighting of Tang Hao, delaying Zhou You’s parents’ relocation. Zhou You then set out with Yang Tianxiong to hunt a Thousand-Year Rank Sawtooth Silvergrass, but they had not found one by the chapter’s end.

• She Long ordered a search for the possibly sighted Tang Hao and sent his report to Spirit City, postponing his return and Zhou You’s parents’ relocation.
• Yang Tianxiong told Zhou You that She Long was busy, advised him not to visit home, and agreed to accompany him on a Soul Hunt.
• Zhou You and Yang Tianxiong left the academy for a Spirit Hall-controlled Soul Hunting Forest near Spirit City.
• Zhou You searched reed beds for a Thousand-Year Rank Sawtooth Silvergrass that could strengthen his Umbrella Sword, but Yang Tianxiong found none of the required age.
• Yang Tianxiong suggested they rest before continuing, and Zhou You insisted on searching further.

Zhou You befriended a Fire-Phosphorus Mouse at camp and recognized the Soft Bone Rabbit in its illusions as Xiao Wu. He followed the mouse away from Yang Tianxiong’s watch and reunited with Xiao Wu in the woods.

• Zhou You caught a Fire-Phosphorus Mouse that crept toward him and fed it his improved Fodder Grass.
• The Fire-Phosphorus Mouse ate its fill, then conjured illusions of predators it had encountered.
• Zhou You recognized the final illusion, a lively-eyed Soft Bone Rabbit, as Xiao Wu.
• The Fire-Phosphorus Mouse led Zhou You into the grass, and he told Yang Tianxiong he was going to gather firewood.
• Zhou You spotted Xiao Wu in the woods and used the Eye of Truth to connect their Mental Power; Xiao Wu told him she had come to see him.

Zhou You secretly spoke with Xiao Wu, who told him how Ah Rou and the forest’s overlords had expanded their influence and helped him locate a Thousand-Year Rank Sawtooth Silvergrass. After Xiao Wu disappeared, she sent him a letter by Raven asking him to write to her often.

• Zhou You and Xiao Wu communicated secretly while Yang Tianxiong remained unaware of her presence.
• Xiao Wu explained that the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had begun tightening their control of the Star Dou Great Forest, while Ah Rou’s influence among herbivorous Soul Beasts had grown.
• Zhou You asked Xiao Wu to help him find a Thousand-Year Rank Sawtooth Silvergrass, and she pointed him toward its location.
• Xiao Wu invited Zhou You to live in the forest, but he declined, and she became quiet when he explained why.
• Xiao Wu claimed she was not a glutton before snatching the hay and vanishing; a Raven then delivered her letter asking Zhou You to write to her often.

Zhou You and Yang Tianxiong found a thousand-year Sawtooth Silvergrass in a small, nutrient-depleted wetland. Zhou You began fighting it alone to test his skill, but its tough, razor-edged leaves proved difficult to cut.

• Zhou You kept the Raven as a private Messenger Bird, and Yang Tianxiong warned him to keep it under control.
• Zhou You persuaded Yang Tianxiong to search toward the Mixed Zone, where they found a thousand-year Sawtooth Silvergrass hidden in a shrunken wetland.
• Zhou You declined Yang Tianxiong's help and entered the reed bed while the Raven circled overhead.
• Zhou You struck the disguised plant with a Qi Needle, revealing the Sawtooth Silvergrass as its leaves grew and attacked.
• Zhou You blocked the leaves with his umbrella and fought back with the Umbrella Sword, but the leaves proved too tough to cut.

Zhou You used Sword Qi and his first Soul Skill to defeat the Sawtooth Silvergrass and destroy its core, earning a purple Soul Ring. After Yang Tianxiong helped him through the aftermath, Zhou You prepared to absorb the roughly twelve-hundred-year ring while Yang Tianxiong stood guard.

• Zhou You coated the Umbrella Sword in Sword Qi, surprising Yang Tianxiong, who recognized the technique as a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Zhou You cut through the Sawtooth Silvergrass's leaves until it unleashed hundreds of them in a desperate attack.
• Zhou You released a shock wave with his first Soul Skill, rushed the stalk, and smashed the plant's core until it broke.
• The Sawtooth Silvergrass withered, and a purple Soul Ring appeared as Zhou You was buried under its falling leaves.
• Yang Tianxiong cleared away the leaves and helped Zhou You apply medicine to his cuts.
• Zhou You judged the roughly twelve-hundred-year Soul Ring suitable to absorb and asked Yang Tianxiong to stand guard.

Zhou You absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring without difficulty and demonstrated his Second Soul Skill, which transformed the Umbrella Sword into a weapon that could change length and flexibility. With this new offensive ability complementing his defensive skills, he believed he could defeat Yan or Xie Yue in a single move.

• Zhou You absorbed the Thousand-Year Soul Ring while Yang Tianxiong watched in astonishment.
• Zhou You extended the Umbrella Sword to five meters and demonstrated how its weightless property let him wield it easily.
• Zhou You made the sword flexible and used it like a whip, showing how quickly and unpredictably it could strike.
• Zhou You explained that his Second Soul Skill let the sword change length, hardness, and flexibility, while its serrated blade could tear flesh.
• Yang Tianxiong recognized the skill's offensive and controlling potential and told Zhou You to go easy on the other students during sparring.
• Zhou You concluded that his new skill gave him the initiative and thought he could now defeat Yan or Xie Yue in one move.

Xie Yue challenged Zhou You in a training bout, using new tactics and a self-created Soul Skill against Zhou You’s versatile umbrella and sword. Zhou You outmaneuvered him and stopped just short of striking his throat, ending the match with Xie Yue defeated but grateful for the guidance.

• Xie Yue used his Moon Blades as hooks to try to pry open Zhou You’s umbrella, but Zhou You’s long sword forced him to retreat.
• Xie Yue revealed a self-created Soul Skill that coated his Moon Blades in blade Qi, then used flying debris and a leap from the sunlit side to attack Zhou You.
• Xie Yue threw his Moon Blades as flying discs and tried to strike from behind the umbrella, but Zhou You spun the canopy and threw him off balance.
• Xie Yue rushed Zhou You while his Moon Blades attacked from both sides, but Zhou You caught his ankle with a flexible sword and pulled him into their path.
• Xie Yue dismissed his Martial Soul to avoid his own blades, and Zhou You stopped his umbrella tip just short of Xie Yue’s throat before ending the bout.

After defeating Xie Yue in a spar, Zhou You explained his newly developed technique for concealing Soul Rings and prepared to leave the academy for his family’s home in Spirit City. He brought Yan along and caged the Raven after its flirtations had caused chaos in the raven house.

• Yan praised Zhou You after his spar with Xie Yue, and Xie Yue asked how much strength Zhou You had used.
• Zhou You explained that he had learned to conceal his Soul Rings and reviewed how their absence had misled Xie Yue during their fight.
• Zhou You said he was returning to Spirit City, and Yan asked to go with him.
• Zhou You packed his clothes, books, and notes, then called the Raven over from Angel God Mountain.
• Zhou You forced the Raven into a birdcage because it had caused trouble by flirting with the other Ravens.

Zhou You received ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber from Ah Rou, a rare treasure that could strengthen low-rank Soul Masters but carried a yang-related side effect. He considered its medicinal uses and the possibility of learning about the world from Sea Soul Beasts, then set out to create a formula before reaching Soul Elder rank.

• Zhou You examined the Whale Rubber Ah Rou had sent as thanks for saving her life.
• Zhou You recalled that Whale Rubber strengthened the body and widened meridians, but was difficult for humans to obtain and could cause excessive heat.
• Zhou You wondered whether long-lived Sea Soul Beasts knew about the distant Sun Moon Continent and resolved to investigate when he was stronger.
• Zhou You planned to combine Whale Rubber with other ingredients to balance its effects, drawing on his knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.
• Zhou You decided he needed to develop the formula before his cultivation reached level thirty and he became a Soul Elder.

Zhou You returned to the Zhou family's new home in Spirit City, reunited with his parents, and settled into ordinary family life. He learned that Zhou Chengjie had sent five letters asking about him, leaving their correspondence for him to read later.

• Yan asked Zhou You if he could visit, and Zhou You agreed as he left him and headed home.
• Feidian leaped into Zhou You's arms and eyed the Raven, but Zhou You stopped him from eating the bird.
• Mother Zhou welcomed Zhou You home, and he helped her arrange the house before Father Zhou returned that evening.
• Zhou You's parents explained that his teacher had advised them not to interfere in his Soul Master affairs.
• Father Zhou told Zhou You that Zhou Chengjie had sent five letters asking about him, and Zhou You chose to read them later.
• Feidian circled the Raven's cage and swatted at it while the Raven squawked in fear.

Bibi Dong arrived at Heaven Dou City, where Xue Qinghe and Foreign Minister Pang Qinglong went to receive her. She dismissed the emperor’s welcome and ordered the procession to proceed while he waited.

• Xue Qinghe and Pang Qinglong watched Spirit Hall’s procession approach Heaven Dou City and discussed how to receive its Pope.
• Pang Qinglong introduced himself to Bibi Dong, who criticized the Heaven Dou Empire for sending only a Soul Ancestor to welcome her.
• Xue Qinghe challenged Spirit Hall’s imposing display, and Pang Qinglong identified him as the king’s eldest son and apologized for his words.
• Bibi Dong revealed herself, briefly praised Xue Qinghe’s youthful spirit, and disparaged the other officials.
• Bibi Dong refused to attend Xue Ye’s reception and ordered the procession onward, leaving Pang Qinglong to accept her command.

Xue Qinghe gained Xue Ye’s favor after standing up to Bibi Dong, while a mysterious intruder sneaked into the Spirit Hall party’s residence and confronted the Pope. The intruder was revealed to be Bibi Dong’s daughter, and the two faced each other in silence.

• Pang Qinglong reported the confrontation at Heaven Dou City’s gates, and Xue Ye questioned Xue Qinghe about provoking Bibi Dong.
• Xue Qinghe defended his actions as a show of Heaven Dou’s displeasure, and Xue Ye appointed him reception ambassador with Pang Qinglong as his deputy.
• A black-robed figure infiltrated Bibi Dong’s residence and knocked out the Golden Lion Knight by causing him to strike himself with his own Soul Skill.
• Bibi Dong confronted the intruder and rebuked her for failing to address the Pope with proper courtesy.
• The intruder removed her hood, revealing a golden-haired young woman who resembled Bibi Dong and was her daughter.

Bibi Dong criticized Qian Renxue’s cultivation, prompting Qian Renxue to explain the constraints of her Heaven Dou undercover mission and confront her mother’s lack of affection. Bibi Dong then praised six-year-old Zhou You, whose cultivation and Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring stunned Qian Renxue.

• Bibi Dong criticized Qian Renxue’s combat and Soul Power cultivation, comparing her unfavorably with Zhou You.
• Qian Renxue explained that her disguise as Xue Qinghe restricted her cultivation and forced her to manage palace intrigue while advancing Bibi Dong’s plan to seize the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong about treating her like a subordinate and favoring Hu Liena, but Bibi Dong agreed Hu Liena’s talent was inferior.
• Bibi Dong revealed that Zhou You was a six-year-old Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster with a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue reacted in disbelief and declared Zhou You’s achievement impossible.

Zhou You researched medicinal ingredients for Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, then dismantled the Eye of Truth to study its inner workings. He discovered that its crystal core used tiny grooves to guide Qi and produce Mental Power.

• The Raven escaped Feidian’s teasing, took Zhou You’s letter, and flew away while Feidian chased after him.
• Zhou You researched medicinal herbs that could support Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and considered the difficulty of obtaining high-age Plant-type Soul Beast ingredients.
• Zhou You decided to take apart the Eye of Truth and used bamboo-working tools to cut through its casing and components.
• Zhou You exposed the Eye of Truth’s black crystal core and used Observation to examine the tiny grooves across its surface.
• Zhou You sent Qi through the grooves and found that the crystal produced Mental Power, then recorded his discovery.

Zhou You studied the Eye of Truth’s Soul Power circuits and realized they copied the human eye’s Meridian System. He used the diagram to guide Qi through his own eye Meridians, successfully enhancing his vision, and left Feidian startled by his glowing eyes.

• Zhou You copied the Eye of Truth’s Soul Power circuits onto parchment and assembled the diagrams into three-dimensional patterns.
• Zhou You realized the octahedral crystal converted Soul Power into Mental Power, while the spherical casing held separate vision-enhancing circuits modeled on the eye’s Meridians.
• Zhou You considered replicating the Eye of Truth’s functions by circulating Qi through his own eye Meridians, despite the risk of damaging his eyes.
• Zhou You consulted his Primordial Spirit and carefully guided Qi through his left eye’s Meridians.
• Zhou You found that his vision had improved dramatically, then repeated the process for his right eye and gained clear sight in the dark.
• Feidian woke, saw Zhou You’s bright eyes, and jolted into a defensive posture before realizing they belonged to his master.

Zhou You tested the Eye of Truth from the roof, discovering its far-sight, microscopic-vision, and mental-acceleration abilities. He concluded that mastering its full functions required careful research, and resolved to refine Qi and obtain the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue formula quickly.

• Zhou You climbed onto the roof with Feidian and looked toward Spirit Hall, but felt danger when he gazed at the main hall and quickly looked away.
• Zhou You tested Far Sight and Microscopic Vision, observing distant buildings, details on his palm, and insects in the moonlight.
• Zhou You activated mental acceleration, experienced the world in slow motion, and stopped when the ability drained his Mental Power and left him dizzy.
• Zhou You worked out how the Eye of Truth converted Soul Power into Mental Power and enhanced vision, while recognizing that its brain-development function was too risky to experiment with.
• Zhou You decided that he needed to refine Qi and obtain the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue formula as soon as possible.

Raven returned from the Star Dou Great Forest with herbs from Ah Rou, and Zhou You began sorting them for experiments. She Long visited Zhou You after hearing he had become a soul grandmaster, and their teasing conversation ended when Zhou You noticed his teacher might be injured.

• Raven returned to the Zhou residence carrying a large package of herbs and received soul-beast jerky from Zhou You.
• Feidian ambushed Raven, but Zhou You forbade her from eating him; she plucked his feathers and stole his leftover jerky instead.
• Zhou You sorted the fresh herbs Ah Rou had gathered, including plants she had added and labeled beyond those he requested.
• She Long visited Zhou You, praised his rapid cultivation, and urged him to focus on training rather than experiments.
• Zhou You and She Long traded jokes and complaints before Zhou You noticed his teacher winced while lifting his cup.