Chapter Summaries

Xiang Yang awakened a Sunflower Martial Soul with level one Innate Soul Power and discovered it could absorb and store energy from sunlight. After exploring its abilities, he began investigating whether his Martial Soul had mutated from the chrysanthemums common in his family and village.

• Su Yuntao awakened Xiang Yang's Sunflower Martial Soul and measured his Innate Soul Power at level one.
• Su Yuntao announced that Xiangjia Village had two children with Soul Power: Xiang Yang and a child with Blue Silver Grass.
• Xiang Yang tested his Martial Soul and discovered that it absorbed Sunlight Energy, with its capacity limited by his Soul Power.
• Xiang Yang realized his Martial Soul affected his surroundings and body, and decided to keep records of its effects.
• Xiang Yang asked Xiang Ming to summon his chrysanthemum Martial Soul and learned that his father had one too, while his mother had a Glowing Bug Martial Soul.

Xiang Yang arranged to enroll early at Nuoding City's junior Soul Master Academy and promised to look after his cousin Lin Ping, who would use the village's work-study place. After traveling with Lin Ping to the city, Xiang Yang went with his father to the academy and was admitted through the gate.

• Xiang Yang asked Xiang Ming to send him to the Soul Master Academy early, and Xiang Ming agreed while arranging the work-study place for Lin Ping.
• Xiang Ming confirmed that Xiang Yang could register and move in early, and Xiang Yang said goodbye to the children he had been leading in exercises.
• Xiang Yang and Lin Ping left Xiangjia Village with Xiang Ming and the village blacksmith, after Xiang Yang promised Lin Ping's mother he would take care of her.
• Xiang Yang helped Lin Ping feel at ease during the journey, and the group arrived safely at his parents' home in Nuoding City.
• Xiang Huo took Xiang Yang to the junior Soul Master Academy the next morning, where the gatekeeper let them in after seeing his Spirit Hall certificate.

Xiang Yang settled into Nuoding Academy and studied basic Soul Power cultivation, hoping to improve on his level-one Innate Soul Power. His attempt to draw the pure sunlight energy stored in his Martial Soul nearly overwhelmed him, and a teacher intervened as Xiang Yang reached the brink of danger.

• Xiang Huo helped Xiang Yang move into the first-year dormitory and toured the academy with him.
• Xiang Yang visited the book room, read introductory texts, and found a basic circulation guide that explained how to sense and cultivate Soul Power.
• Xiang Yang followed the guide to cultivate and sensed a slow-moving stream of Soul Power, but barely increased his total.
• Xiang Yang tried to draw sunlight energy from his Martial Soul into his body, but the intense heat forced him to stop and reconsider what had gone wrong.
• Xiang Yang tried again with a smaller wisp of sunlight energy, and a teacher noticed steam coming from the dormitory and found him red-skinned and swaying.
• The teacher sent his Soul Power into Xiang Yang’s body and realized that the child could not withstand the unusually pure fire-attribute energy.

Xiang Yang recovered after a dangerous attempt to refine sunlight energy, and Yu Xiaogang helped him discover that cooling his body in water made the process safer. Xiang Yang kept the energy’s true nature secret, while Yu Xiaogang offered him access to more books and continued investigating his unusual Martial Soul.

• Yu Xiaogang suppressed the dangerous energy inside Xiang Yang and helped him recover, then asked him about its source.
• Xiang Yang recognized Yu Xiaogang as the Grandmaster and told him the energy was connected to his Martial Soul, while withholding its true origin and details.
• Xiang Yang successfully refined sunlight energy in a bathroom and concluded that improving his body or finding a way to manage heat could make cultivation safer.
• Yu Xiaogang found Xiang Yang and had him try cultivating in a prepared pool, where he successfully refined the energy again.
• Yu Xiaogang theorized that the energy was Xiang Yang’s Innate Soul Power and offered him access to his more detailed books; Xiang Yang accepted and considered how to repay him.

Xiang Yang helped Tang San and Jack resolve the gatekeeper’s dispute at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, then brought Lin Ping to Dorm Seven, where she met Xiao Wu. The chapter left Tang San and Xiao Wu settling into the dormitory alongside the work-study students as Xiang Yang headed to lunch with his dormmates.

• Xiang Yang showed the gatekeeper Lin Ping’s certificate with two Copper Soul Coins between the documents, prompting him to let Tang San and Jack enter the academy.
• Xiang Yang guided Tang San and Lin Ping to Dorm Seven, where Yu Xiaogang arrived to speak with Tang San about his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power.
• Xiao Wu challenged the newcomers, but Xiang Yang explained that Lin Ping had only half a level of Soul Power, and Xiao Wu accepted her as a resident of Dorm Seven.
• Xiang Yang suggested that Xiao Wu share Lin Ping’s large quilt, and the two girls moved their beds together.
• Tang San returned with bedding and agreed to Xiang Yang’s whispered suggestion, while Xiang Yang later introduced himself to his dormmates and went to lunch with them.

Xiang Yang challenged Yu Xiaogang’s plan for Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, arguing that compatible Soul Rings could evolve a Martial Soul and recommending plant-based rings suited to support and control. Tang San accepted Xiang Yang’s advice and friendship, and the two returned to their dorms as Xiang Yang began his academy life.

• Xiang Yang joined Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to discuss Tang San’s Martial Soul and possible Soul Rings.
• Xiang Yang argued that Soul Rings could drive Martial Soul evolution and that Blue Silver Grass’s core traits were adaptation and reproduction.
• Xiang Yang recommended moss, bamboo, Golden Hairpin Grass, and Silver Dan Herb as possible Soul Rings, favoring support and control over poison-based combat.
• Yu Xiaogang and Xiang Yang reviewed books on plant-type Soul Beasts and settled on several plans for Tang San’s first Soul Ring.
• Tang San thanked Xiang Yang for sharing his ideas and learned from Yu Xiaogang why Xiang Yang had refused to become his disciple.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San exchanged a fist bump, agreed to help each other, and returned to their dorms.

After three years at Nuoding Academy, Xiang Yang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu had outgrown its lessons, and Xiang Yang urged them to leave early for the Monster Academy in Suotuo City. He explained that the academy might be run by a Soul Saint and offer powerful teachers and resources, leaving Xiao Wu to consider the move.

• Xiang Yang explained how his Radiant Vine Soul Ring gave his First Soul Skill, Sunlight Seed, and let him control sunlight energy stored in his Martial Soul.
• Tang San described the benefits of his Jade Dew Moss Soul Ring and Clear Dew Drink, while Xiao Wu's Red-Eyed Moonshadow strengthened her combat abilities.
• Xiang Yang told Tang San and Xiao Wu that he planned to leave Nuoding Academy because it could no longer help them grow.
• Tang San agreed that they had already met the elementary academy's graduation requirements and could attend an advanced academy, but Xiao Wu was reluctant to leave.
• Xiang Yang identified the Monster Academy in Suotuo City as a promising destination, explaining that it might be run by the Soul Saint and former Golden Iron Triangle member known as the Horn of Flight.

Xiang Yang chose to join Shrek Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu, then revealed to Tang San that they had both transmigrated from China, though from different dynasties. The chapter left Tang San stunned by the Tang Sect’s eventual decline and fascinated by Xiang Yang’s descriptions of modern science and technology.

• Xiang Yang explained why he wanted to attend Shrek Academy, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to arrange for Flender to collect the children.
• Xiang Yang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu visited Xiang Yang’s parents’ flower shop, where Xiao Wu eagerly ate chrysanthemum cakes before the three returned to the academy.
• Tang San led Xiang Yang to a secluded alley and demonstrated his Sleeve Arrow, and Xiang Yang recognized it as a Tang Sect Hidden Weapon.
• Xiang Yang revealed that he had transmigrated from a later era than Tang San and explained that martial arts sects had disappeared as technology advanced.
• Tang San asked about the Tang Sect’s fate, then listened as Xiang Yang described science and modern inventions including guns, aircraft, missiles, and electronic networks.

Xiang Yang arrived at Shrek Academy, where he and the other students met the teachers and discussed their abilities. Yu Xiaogang’s research on how physical condition affects innate Soul Power spread to Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan dismissed it.

• Flender brought Xiang Yang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to Shrek Academy, where they met Dai Mubai and the other teachers.
• The five students introduced themselves, and Flender had them explain their Soul Skills, prompting the others to marvel at the trio’s powerful abilities.
• Xiang Yang explained that physical condition affected how much innate Soul Power appeared at awakening, and he told Oscar and Dai Mubai how Yu Xiaogang had verified the theory.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to add Yu Xiaogang’s report to Spirit Hall’s library and distribute copies.
• Ning Fengzhi realized the research could help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect nurture children before their awakenings and ordered a list of those under six.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan reacted to the research with scorn.

Xiang Yang and Tang San won their first Great Soul Arena match through Tang San’s modified Blue Silver Grass technique, while Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai in her bout. After returning to the academy, Tang San asked Xiang Yang to join him in rebuilding the Tang Sect, believing Xiang Yang’s knowledge of the future could help it endure.

• Flender brought the Shrek students to the Great Soul Arena, where Xiang Yang teamed up with Tang San for a two-on-two match.
• Tang San used a seed-spreading Blue Silver Grass technique to trap both opponents, earning the Three Suns Team its first victory.
• Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai with her Red-Eyed Moonshadow and Waist Bow, then celebrated the winnings with Tang San and Xiang Yang.
• Tang San followed Xiang Yang back to his room and asked whether he wanted to learn the Tang Sect Secret Arts.
• Tang San explained that he wanted Xiang Yang to join him in rebuilding the Tang Sect, hoping Xiang Yang’s future knowledge would help its techniques adapt and survive.

Xiang Yang and Tang San began cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Purple Demon Eye together, discovering that Xiang Yang’s sun attribute also increased his Soul Power. As Xiang Yang continued training the Shrek students, Ma Hongjun arrived at the academy seeking help with his Martial Soul.

• Xiang Yang and Tang San compared the cultivation methods of their worlds and concluded that Douluo’s abundant energy made its Soul Masters far stronger than martial artists from Tang San’s previous life.
• The two cultivated the Purple Demon Eye at dawn, and Xiang Yang found that the practice slightly increased his Soul Power because of his sun-attributed Martial Soul.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San discussed rare body-part Martial Souls, which Xiang Yang said were generally weak in this era.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender prepared a more lavish breakfast, and Flender said he planned to leave on a long trip soon.
• Xiang Yang explained the benefits of running to Dai Mubai and said he would introduce more training methods and equipment.
• Ma Hongjun arrived at Shrek Academy and told the students that an uncle with square glasses had sent him to get help with his Martial Soul problem.

Xiang Yang explained ways to manage Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire and urged him to weigh a safe solution against a riskier path to greater power. Dai Mubai then asked Xiang Yang for help with his own problem, which Xiang Yang had said required Dai Mubai to bring his fiancée.

• Xiao Wu complained that she was the only girl at Shrek and avoided the boys’ training because they got sweaty.
• Xiang Yang told Ma Hongjun he could suppress the Evil Fire with suitable herbs and Soul Rings or try to control it by balancing its powers.
• Tang San explained Xiang Yang’s idea of balance to Ma Hongjun by comparing it to the need for two equal legs.
• Ma Hongjun asked which Soul Rings to absorb, and Xiang Yang described how purification and later balancing could help him control the Evil Fire.
• Dai Mubai asked Xiang Yang for help, and Xiang Yang’s earlier advice had been for Dai Mubai to bring his fiancée.

Xiang Yang explained Dai Mubai’s succession crisis and helped him consider whether changing his cultivation path was worth risking his Martial Soul Fusion Skill. While Tang San introduced the others to new training equipment, Xiang Yang discovered that Martial Souls developed their own cultivation routes and began planning a method tailored to his.

• Xiang Yang warned Dai Mubai that changing his Soul Ring Configuration could affect his Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai explained the Star Luo Empire’s lethal succession contest and his disadvantage against his six-years-older brother, Dai Weisi.
• Tang San and the others tried the new training equipment, while Dai Mubai continued pushing himself despite not having chosen a cultivation path.
• Xiang Yang compared his natural cultivation routes with the Mysterious Heaven Skill and realized that absorbing Soul Rings and gaining Soul Power extended routes tied to his Martial Soul.
• Xiang Yang concluded that he could use the Mysterious Heaven Skill as a guide to create a cultivation method suited to his own Martial Soul.

Xiang Yang reasoned that his unusual bodily traits came from a complete union with his Martial Soul and discussed cultivation possibilities with Tang San. At Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong arrived, Dai Mubai revealed that Martial Soul Evolution might offer a way to break free of their fate, and Ning Fengzhi met with Yu Xiaogang.

• Xiang Yang named his condition Martial Soul Fusion and recorded that it might let him draw out more of his Martial Soul’s power and characteristics.
• Tang San wondered whether a suitable cultivation method could let him use both of his Martial Souls at once, but Xiang Yang advised him not to pursue the difficult idea yet.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong reached Shrek Academy, where Dai Mubai recognized Zhu Zhuqing and told her he had found a way to turn defeat into victory and break free.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Dai Mubai about Martial Soul Evolution, and he credited Grandmaster while Ma Hongjun tried to mention Xiang Yang’s role.
• Ning Fengzhi met Yu Xiaogang at the academy and praised their discussion.

Two years after Ning Fengzhi arranged for Ning Rongrong to study at Shrek, Xiang Yang hunted a rare Sun-Prism Golden Calyx Bell for his second Soul Ring and gained a powerful defensive skill. The skill astonished the students, while Yu Xiaogang prepared to publish his records on Soul Beasts and Soul Rings.

• Ning Fengzhi offered to enroll Ning Rongrong at Shrek and sponsor the academy, and Flender and Yu Xiaogang accepted.
• Flender and Xiang Yang traveled into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a hundred-year Sun-Prism Golden Calyx Bell.
• Flender broke through the Soul Beast's barrier and weakened it, then Xiang Yang killed it and absorbed its Yellow Soul Ring.
• Xiang Yang gained the second Soul Skill Solar Corona Prism Guard, a rotating barrier that absorbed and deflected attacks and could grow stronger by drawing in light.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong reacted with amazement to Xiang Yang's Soul Skill.
• Yu Xiaogang continued organizing records of Soul Rings and Soul Skills for publication, while Flender and Zhao Wuji discussed the changes they could bring to the Soul Master World.

Xiang Yang explained why he planned to publish his Soul Master theories and considered how he could gather Faith Power to become a god. After two years away, he returned home with his friends and reunited with his parents.

• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong questioned why Xiang Yang wanted to make his theories public, while he kept his reasons to himself.
• Xiang Yang considered his plan to gather Faith Power and advance civilization while others helped with the work.
• Xiao Wu announced that the group had reached home and hurried Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing toward Xiang Yang’s family.
• Xiang Huo and Lin Yin worried about their son’s long absence until Xiao Ping told them Xiang Yang had returned.
• Xiang Yang greeted his mother with, “Mom, I’m home!”

After returning from their villages, Xiang Yang and his companions discussed Mimicry Cultivation Environments and their benefits. Xiang Yang and Tang San then planned how to develop firearms and explosives, deciding they needed resources, strength, and eventually their own organization.

• Xiang Yang and his companions visited Holy Soul Village and Xiangjia Village, then discussed how Mimicry Cultivation Environments could improve cultivation for suitably talented Soul Masters.
• Tang San explained that such environments had little effect on weaker Soul Masters and could harm those unable to absorb excess energy.
• Xiang Yang showed Tang San two spherical devices he had made, and Tang San said he could improve them and attempt to build a gun.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San discussed producing weapons at scale, using the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for limited support while keeping gunpowder secret.
• Xiang Yang and Tang San agreed that they needed money, greater strength, and eventually their own organization before pursuing their plans further.

Xiang Yang tested his new defensive Soul Skill and unveiled a powerful self-created attack during a team match, then the group faced Zhao Wuji together. The battle ended with Zhao Wuji confronting the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Yu Xiaogang split the group into two teams, and Xiang Yang's Solar Corona Prism Guard blocked Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's attacks.
• Xiang Yang fired his self-created Sunlight Cannon, prompting Ning Rongrong to recognize it as a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Yu Xiaogang sent everyone to fight Zhao Wuji, and Xiang Yang's boosts increased the group's strength and recovery.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing formed the Hell White Tiger after the group combined their attacks against Zhao Wuji.
• Zhao Wuji used Gravity Enhancement, Position Tracking, and Great Strength Vajra Palm against the Hell White Tiger.

Xiang Yang and the Shrek students coordinated their abilities to land a powerful Sunlight Cannon on Zhao Wuji during combat training. After Zhao Wuji praised the attack, Yu Xiaogang made weekly combat practice routine, and the students began studying energy shaping through Soul Incantations.

• Zhao Wuji battled the Hell White Tiger while Xiang Yang restored his teammates’ Soul Power and prepared a Sunlight Cannon.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong coordinated their attacks to distract and restrain Zhao Wuji as the Hell White Tiger ran out of strength.
• Xiang Yang fired the Sunlight Cannon, forcing Zhao Wuji to use his Martial Soul Avatar to withstand the blast.
• Zhao Wuji praised the attack’s power, and Yu Xiaogang scheduled combat training for the last day of every week.
• Xiang Yang explained the principles behind shaping energy, and Shrek Academy added Soul Incantations—Energy Shaping to the students’ training.

Xiang Yang studied Soul Incantations and developed Self-Created Soul Skills, beginning with Sunlight Cannon. Shrek’s members and teachers also created new techniques, while Oscar began studying cooking and Ning Rongrong developed an area-support skill.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that Soul Incantations helped support-type Soul Masters enter combat and release complicated Soul Skills faster, and described why he created one for the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Xiang Yang researched Soul Incantations and used his Soul Power control to create Sunlight Cannon, a compressed energy attack that he could charge and fire.
• Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong each developed Self-Created Soul Skills, while Oscar improved his Soul Power cultivation by studying cooking.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji gained insights and created techniques including Wind Claw and Great Strength Vajra Fist.
• Xiang Yang developed Sunshine Bright and Sunlight Beam as additional Self-Created Soul Skills.