Chapter Summaries

Chen Jianshu awakened a powerful Card Martial Soul in a radically altered Douluo world and joined the Spirit Pagoda, whose human and Soul Beast leaders differed greatly from the history he knew. After advancing as a blacksmith and starting school, he found the silver-haired Na'er in Red Mountain Park and tried to use his projector on her.

• Chen Jianshu awakened a multicolored Card Martial Soul, an Innate Domain, and Innate Full Soul Power, then agreed to join the Spirit Pagoda.
• Bai Bai registered Chen Jianshu and Tang Wulin, while Chen Jianshu learned that Di Tian and numerous powerful Soul Beasts held major Spirit Pagoda positions.
• Chen Jianshu became a Level-Three Blacksmith under Mang Tian and began attending Red Mountain Junior Academy.
• Chen Jianshu bought Chicken Fork Bones and found the hungry silver-haired Na'er in Red Mountain Park.
• Chen Jianshu fed Na'er and pressed his multicolored card against her forehead to copy her abilities.

Chen Jianshu gained three Character Cards and two Noble Phantasms from Na'er, then used Di Tian’s reward to help buy a rare Mirror Shadow Beast Soul Spirit. Meanwhile, Di Tian took the amnesiac Na'er home and prepared to care for her.

• Chen Jianshu projected Gu Yuena, Gu Yue, and Na'er Character Cards, along with the Silver Dragon Spear and Creation Divine Core, after meeting the lost Na'er.
• Chen Jianshu brought Na'er to the public security bureau, and Di Tian contacted him through a friend request and sent him ten million Federation Coins as a reward.
• Di Tian retrieved Na'er and recalled how Gu Yuena had declared her intention to destroy humanity before vanishing through a collapsed spatial passage.
• Di Tian arranged food, clothes, and a room for the frightened, amnesiac Na'er while reflecting on the peaceful coexistence of humans and Soul Beasts.
• After moving to Eastsea City, Chen Jianshu chose a six-hundred-year-old Mirror Shadow Beast Soul Spirit on credit so he could use his Noble Phantasms through magic projection.
• A Xu Family branch head failed to buy the Mirror Shadow Beast from the Spirit Pagoda, which had refused to sell it because he was Shrek's lapdog; Chen Jianshu bought it instead.

Tang San reincarnated on Douluo Continent, absorbed a defective Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Spirit, and raged over its useless Soul Skill. Meanwhile, Chen Jianshu tested his projected Noble Phantasms, joined the Spirit Pagoda, and explored his battlefield-style shop and team system.

• Tang San, reincarnated under the alias Tang Yin, bought a defective Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Spirit and absorbed it after awakening Blue Silver Grass and hiding his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San used his first Soul Skill, Blue Silver Pole Vault, and angrily cursed the Spirit Pagoda when it produced a pole instead of a useful power.
• Chen Jianshu reached level eleven and projected a counterfeit Silver Dragon Spear and Creation Core, discovering that both consumed much of his Soul Power.
• Chen Jianshu registered with the Spirit Pagoda, received housing and a transfer to Eastsea Junior Soul Master Academy, then bought six shop items, including several kinds of slimes.
• Chen Jianshu opened his battlefield domain and summoned Na'er and Gu Yue, then tested how he could direct the characters from the field or a god's-eye view.

Chen Jianshu equipped Na'er with powerful treasures, learned how his Card Martial Soul worked, and began classes at Eastsea Junior Soul Master Academy. After the students introduced themselves and studied the history of the Federation, Xie Xie challenged his classmates’ clan pride, only for Xu Xiaoyan to outdo his boast.

• Chen Jianshu discovered that the Electro Slime eagerly cuddled the Life Slime, then equipped Na'er with the Creation Divine Core and Silver Dragon Spear.
• Chen Jianshu reviewed his Martial Soul’s combat methods and limitations before leaving his domain and enrolling in first-year class one.
• The students introduced themselves to their homeroom teacher, Zhang San, and Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Chen Jianshu each revealed Innate Full Soul Power.
• Zhang San taught the class about the wars before Spirit Transferring Douluo unified the continents and the prosperity that followed.
• During the break, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Xie Xie compared their clans’ Soul Spirits, and Xu Xiaoyan topped Xie Xie’s boast with her clan’s ninety-thousand-year Starry Sky Beast.

Chen Jianshu used Na'er's Character Card to forge several pieces of grade-three Thousand-Refined metal at the Blacksmith Association. After a black-robed expert praised his technique and asked his name, Chen Jianshu introduced himself.

• Xu Xiaoyan revealed that her ancestor had ninety thousand years of cultivation, so Xie Xie and the others called her boss.
• After lessons, Xu Xiaoyu took Xu Xiaoyan to buy grilled cold noodles, while Xie Xie left with his godmother, the ten-thousand-year-old Emerald Swan.
• Chen Jianshu went alone to the Blacksmith Association, where he learned that Beast God Di Tian was giving a forging lecture attended by the association's leaders.
• Chen Jianshu fused with Na'er's Character Card and used the boost to complete three pieces of grade-three Thousand-Refined metal before his Soul Power ran low.
• A black-robed man appeared beside Chen Jianshu, commented on his forging, and asked his name; Chen Jianshu introduced himself.

Chen Jianshu discovered his Martial Soul could only reward him for fair victories, then learned the Spirit Pagoda had made him a core disciple and paid off his ten-million debt. He was left wondering why a higher-up had taken such an interest in him.

• Chen Jianshu completed a Thousand Refinement commission, earned nearly 150,000 Federation coins, and registered to accept forging commissions online.
• Chen Jianshu studied his Martial Soul and learned its currency rewards depended on defeating strong opponents fairly, but he set fighting aside to focus on school, forging, and repaying his debt.
• Chen Jianshu received a message naming him a Spirit Pagoda core disciple, with monthly cultivation resources and a free Spirit Ascension Platform visit.
• Chen Jianshu discovered the Spirit Pagoda had deposited ten million in monthly resources and opened its store to him.
• Chen Jianshu went to the Spirit Pagoda to repay his debt, but a receptionist told him a higher-up had already paid it in full.

After paying off his debt, Chen Jianshu bought thousand-year Whale Rubber, refined it through cultivation, and entered the Spirit Ascension Platform to hunt for currency and strengthen his Soul Ring. He killed a Striped Cat and a hostile Soul Master, then continued exploring the forest.

• Chen Jianshu browsed the Spirit Pagoda shop, bought thousand-year Whale Rubber, and refined it after returning to his apartment.
• After sleeping and eating, Chen Jianshu used his free monthly entry to log into the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Chen Jianshu killed a ten-year Striped Cat with his iron sword, absorbing the spiritual light it released.
• Chen Jianshu dodged a wild Soul Master’s Mighty Bull charges, knocked him unconscious against a tree, and killed him.
• The spiritual power released by the Mighty Bull Soul Master entered Chen Jianshu and increased his Soul Ring’s age.

Chen Jianshu fought his way through the Spirit Ascension Platform, defeating a Hundred-Year Sabertooth Tiger with help from the Electro Slime and later using the slime to block a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master’s lightning. After realizing the slime’s lightning immunity could protect him in battle, he continued onward with a mischievous new plan.

• Chen Jianshu fled from two Soul Masters, then hid to recover his Soul Power before resuming his search for isolated enemies.
• Chen Jianshu attacked a Hundred-Year Sabertooth Tiger with projected Iron Swords, but the tiger closed in and forced him to shove the Electro Slime into its mouth.
• The Electro Slime suffocated the tiger, and Chen Jianshu soothed its displeasure by bringing it together with the Life Slime.
• Chen Jianshu encountered a two-ring Soul Master with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and used the Electro Slime to block the opponent’s lightning attacks.
• Chen Jianshu killed the recovering Soul Master with an Iron Sword and realized the Electro Slime’s lightning immunity could be used to his advantage.

Chen Jianshu killed a Flame Beast using the Pyro Slime and projected Iron Swords, then was ambushed by a Man Faced Demon Spider in the Spirit Ascension Platform. He wounded it with the Silver Dragon Spear, but the spider attacked again with its web as he prepared to defend himself.

• Chen Jianshu used the Pyro Slime to shield himself from the Flame Beast's fire, pinned the beast with projected Iron Swords, and killed it after evading its final charge.
• After recovering Soul Power, Chen Jianshu heard a woman calling for help and recognized her as a Man Faced Demon Spider in disguise.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider trapped Chen Jianshu in a web and tried to ambush him, but he sensed it and hurled the Silver Dragon Spear, piercing one of its legs.
• Chen Jianshu retrieved the Silver Dragon Spear and stood ready with an Iron Sword as the wounded spider moved through the woods.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider launched its innate Soul Skill, sending a large web toward Chen Jianshu.

Chen Jianshu killed a Man Faced Demon Spider in the Spirit Ascension Platform but succumbed to poison and was ejected. After the Spirit Pagoda awarded him the rare Red-Level Core Disciple status, he worried that the recognition would make it harder to keep a low profile.

• Chen Jianshu used the True Silver Dragon Spear to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider after its poison weakened him, then collapsed as a Godslayer Wind Baboon approached.
• The poisoned Wind Baboon bit Chen Jianshu, died, and turned into spiritual power that entered him before his Soul Power ran out and he exited the possession state.
• Spirit Pagoda staff took Chen Jianshu to a recovery room, where a Spirit Transmitter gave him a form granting Red-Level Core Disciple status with approval from Di Tian.
• The Spirit Transmitter explained the Spirit Pagoda's core disciple ranks and said Red-Level status had appeared only three times in ten thousand years.
• Chen Jianshu researched the ranks and their powerful former members, then wondered how he could stay inconspicuous after receiving such attention.

Skyhawk Douluo visited the injured Chen Jianshu, gave him a mental-power treasure, and offered his support after learning Chen was a red-level core disciple. Chen used his shop rewards to acquire new characters and equipment, then returned to school, where a classmate warned him not to drink his water.

• Skyhawk Douluo introduced himself as the Eastsea City branch master, gave Chen Jianshu a Thousand-Year Mermaid's Tears, and left him his contact information.
• Chen opened the Currency War shop and spent coins to buy Slimes, treasures, and equipment.
• Chen fused two Iron Swords into a Prototype Archaic and two pairs of Boots into a Swiftstrider, then examined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's abilities.
• Chen closed the shop, recovered, and returned to classes at Eastsea Junior Academy.
• During a theory lesson with a stern elderly teacher, Chen reached for his water bottle, and a classmate warned him not to drink it because it would give him a headache.

Chen Jianshu clashed with Zhou Yi after she confiscated his water and banned drinking during lessons, then retaliated by striking her with an eraser and throwing away her bottle. Zhou Yi chased him to the principal’s office, where the principal demanded to know what was happening.

• Chen Jianshu learned that the teacher banning water was Zhou Yi, known as Abbess Extermination, and heard that she had been expelled from Shrek.
• When Zhou Yi refused to let him leave for the bathroom, Chen Jianshu argued with her and took over teaching the class.
• Chen Jianshu used his powers to hit Zhou Yi with an eraser, scolded her for drinking water, and threw her bottle away.
• Zhou Yi activated her Red Dragon Martial Soul and chased Chen Jianshu out the window and into the principal’s office.
• Zhou Yi accused Chen Jianshu of attacking and talking back to her, while Chen Jianshu noticed a sharp-beaked penguin in the office.

After Chen Jianshu was expelled from Eastsea Junior Soul Master Academy, Skyhawk Douluo intervened, bringing down corrupt school officials and restoring Chen’s enrollment. The academy reopened under Spirit Pagoda oversight, and Chen returned to class with his classmates wondering about his background.

• Zhou Yi expelled Chen Jianshu, so he contacted Skyhawk Douluo and reported what had happened.
• The principal and Zhou Yi went to Chen Jianshu’s apartment to beg forgiveness, but he shut the door on them.
• Skyhawk Douluo gave Chen Jianshu a commendation and bonus, reported that Zhou Yi and the principal had been punished, and reinstated his enrollment.
• The Spirit Pagoda replaced Eastsea Junior Soul Master Academy’s leadership and staff, and Chen’s classmates speculated about his identity when he returned.
• Liu Tao introduced himself as the new principal and a Spirit Pagoda enforcer, and gave Chen his business card.

After Chen Jianshu earned the Spirit Pagoda’s support, its Patriarch reviewed his extraordinary abilities and considered him a promising core disciple. Two months later, Chen reached rank twelve and decided to seek a swordsmanship teacher.

• Chen Jianshu received privileges as a Red-Level Core Disciple, including access to the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform, discounted goods, and weekly medicinal baths.
• Chen Jianshu encountered a red-haired woman outside the Medicine King Department, then left without speaking to her.
• The red-haired woman, the Spirit Pagoda’s Patriarch, reviewed Chen Jianshu’s combat footage and judged his physique, spiritual power, and unusual Martial Soul exceptionally promising.
• The Patriarch discussed cultivation resources with Skyhawk Douluo and expressed interest in supporting his talented grandson.
• After two months of cultivation, Chen Jianshu reached rank twelve and decided he needed a swordsmanship teacher.

Chen Jianshu hired instructors through the Spirit Pagoda and discovered that Beast God Di Tian would personally teach him swordsmanship. After testing Chen Jianshu’s skills, Di Tian identified flaws in his stance and sword swings and told him to strengthen his fundamentals.

• Chen Jianshu reviewed the Spirit Pagoda’s instructors, selected red-level lessons in swordsmanship, spear-fighting, and Elemental Control, and received appointments almost immediately.
• Chen Jianshu arrived at Training Room One and recognized the instructor as Di Tian, whom he had previously met while learning forging.
• Di Tian asked Chen Jianshu to demonstrate his swordsmanship and easily blocked his attacks with a wooden sword.
• Di Tian knocked Chen Jianshu down, parried his attacks with two blades, and brought the spar to an end without moving his feet.
• Di Tian told Chen Jianshu that his stance was unsteady and his swings contained unnecessary movements, advising him to solidify his fundamentals.

Chen Jianshu learned swordsmanship from Di Tian, then showed Teacher Leng his card Martial Soul during her Elemental Control lesson. Afterward, Di Tian confronted Leng Yaozhu for trying to recruit Chen Jianshu, and they discussed her younger sister Leng Yulai.

• Di Tian corrected Chen Jianshu's swordsmanship, and Chen Jianshu stayed afterward to recover and review the lesson.
• Teacher Leng arrived to teach Elemental Control, and Chen Jianshu used Gu Yue's Character Card to demonstrate his Martial Soul's abilities.
• Teacher Leng classified Chen Jianshu's card Martial Soul as a random-type Martial Soul and taught him how to control the elements.
• Di Tian confronted Leng Yaozhu, revealed that he knew she was trying to recruit Chen Jianshu, and warned her not to approach him.
• Leng Yaozhu asked about her younger sister Leng Yulai, and Di Tian said she was in the Blood God Legion and had recently reached Level 98.

Chen Jianshu reunited with Na'er in Eastsea City, where she treated him to dinner and grew closer to her first friend. After he left, Zi JI questioned Na'er about him and learned that he had once helped her get home.

• Chen Jianshu ran into Na'er on Eastsea City's snack street after Di Tian had brought her to the city.
• Na'er insisted on treating Chen Jianshu to an expensive dinner and learned his name, asking to call him Brother Jianshu.
• Chen Jianshu stopped Na'er from drinking wine, gave her orange juice, and helped clean her up after the meal.
• Chen Jianshu paid the bill and left while Na'er was washing her hands and face.
• Na'er asked Zi JI whether she had seen Brother Jianshu, then explained that he had taken her home before and was her friend.

After a year of training, Chen Jianshu entered the Turbulent Period Spirit Ascension Platform to raise his Soul Ring, unaware that Di Tian had arranged to place him among powerful competitors. Chen Jianshu killed several opponents and collected their spiritual power, but the fighting drew more challengers into the area.

• Chen Jianshu reached level sixteen, advanced his forging and combat skills, and promised Na'er that they would go shopping after his visit to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Di Tian ordered Demon Spirit to send Chen Jianshu to the center of the platform and direct top-ranked geniuses toward him.
• Chen Jianshu watched Long Chen and Xu Yucheng fight, then ambushed and killed them with projected greatswords, absorbing their spiritual power.
• Chen Jianshu killed an archer with a projected copy of his Light Feather Divine Bow, then escaped a blond girl's fireball attack as more competitors converged on him.
• A white-haired woman wielding a Peacock Feather Sword fought the blond girl while Chen Jianshu killed a Wind Chime Bird Soul Master and then defeated a staff wielder with a projected Coiling Dragon Staff.

Chen Jianshu fought several Soul Masters on the Spirit Ascension Platform and agreed to buy Xue Liushuang and Weng Daimin five seconds to face the Sky Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He trapped the Sky Tiger in an ice-sealed quagmire as the two women began fusing into a Martial Soul Fusion Skill of their own.

• After Chen Jianshu killed the Coiling Dragon Staff Soul Master, an Angel Martial Soul boy attacked him, but Chen Jianshu broke free of Holy Light Illumination and eliminated him with a projected Holy Sword.
• Chen Jianshu fought Xue Liushuang, then dodged Kuang Zhantian's surprise axe attack as Kuang Zhantian and Jian मोchen joined the conflict.
• When Kuang Zhantian chased him, Chen Jianshu counterattacked, but Jian मोchen used his Soul Skill to pull Chen Jianshu's weapon off course while Xue Liushuang and Weng Daimin attacked Jian मोchen.
• Chen Jianshu blocked Kuang Zhantian's axe with a projected Sky Tiger Shield and struck back with the Coiling Dragon Staff before Jian मोchen and Kuang Zhantian fused their Martial Souls into the Sky Tiger.
• Chen Jianshu agreed to hold off the Sky Tiger for five seconds while Xue Liushuang and Weng Daimin prepared their own fusion, and he trapped the Sky Tiger in a frozen quagmire.

Xue Liushuang and Weng Daimin’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill became the Ice and Snow Goddess, who killed Tianhu and helped Chen Jianshu defeat nearby attackers. After the exhausted pair recovered, Chen Jianshu killed Yu Mo and several more enemies, but many opponents still surrounded him while he had only a third of his Soul Power left.

• Chen Jianshu struck Tianhu away from the forming cocoon, and Xue Liushuang and Weng Daimin emerged as the Ice and Snow Goddess.
• The Ice and Snow Goddess killed Tianhu, while Chen Jianshu repelled ambushers with help from Xu Xiaoyan and killed the attackers caught by her binding array.
• The Ice and Snow Goddess froze nearby enemies before breaking apart into Xue Liushuang and Weng Daimin, and Chen Jianshu killed four frozen figures with his Prototype Archaics.
• Yu Mo attacked Xue Liushuang, but Chen Jianshu’s gaze subdued him and his sword killed him; Chen Jianshu then killed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master and two more enemies.
• Chen Jianshu surveyed the growing crowd around him with only a third of his Soul Power remaining.