Chapter Summaries

Tuoba Yan awakened a mutated martial soul called Saint and discovered he had Innate Full Soul Power. Tuoba Xi celebrated the result as a chance for the Tuoba Clan’s revival and told Yan he might one day join their ancestors in the ancestral hall.

• Tuoba Yan remembered that he had transmigrated to Douluo Continent and entered the Awakening Array at Tuoba Xi’s urging.
• Tuoba Yan’s body transformed, and a green Saint statue appeared as his mutated martial soul.
• Tuoba Xi tested Tuoba Yan’s Soul Power, and the crystal ball revealed Rank Ten Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tuoba Xi embraced Tuoba Yan and declared that his martial soul had mutated into strength.
• Tuoba Xi showed Tuoba Yan the portraits of the clan’s ancestors and predicted he could become a Title Douluo.

After awakening his Martial Soul, six-year-old Tuoba Yan accepted that he had been reborn into the Tuoba Clan and knew Spirit Hall’s future defeat would doom his family. He tried to find out whether his grandfather, Tuoba Xi, would put him before Spirit Hall, but Tuoba Xi reaffirmed his loyalty and left Tuoba Yan facing a hell-level start.

• Tuoba Yan recalled his past life and realized he had transmigrated into the six-year-old heir of the Tuoba Clan.
• Tuoba Yan warned Tuoba Xi that Bibi Dong might have goals harmful to the clan, but Tuoba Xi rejected the possibility and praised Spirit Hall’s support.
• Tuoba Yan asked Tuoba Xi whether he would choose him or Spirit Hall if forced, recalling that Tuoba Xi would later risk his life for Bibi Dong.
• Tuoba Xi said a subject must obey Spirit Hall, then stopped himself from discussing the matter further with a child.

Tuoba Yan challenged his grandfather Tuoba Xi’s loyalty to Spirit Hall and refused a thirty-thousand-year soul bone, insisting he would choose his own path. After Tuoba Xi left to prepare for Yan’er’s first soul ring, Tuoba Yan revealed that he had secretly awakened a second martial spirit: golden eyes.

• Tuoba Xi noticed that Tuoba Yan seemed far more mature since awakening his mutated martial spirit, and Tuoba Yan explained that the change affected his mindset.
• Tuoba Xi praised Bibi Dong and urged Tuoba Yan to remain loyal to Spirit Hall, while Tuoba Yan questioned whether his grandfather would obey orders that threatened their family.
• Tuoba Xi vowed he would never sacrifice Tuoba Yan, even if Bibi Dong and Qian Dao Liu demanded it.
• Tuoba Xi offered Tuoba Yan a thirty-thousand-year Exploding Blazing Flame Right Arm Bone, but Tuoba Yan refused because he wanted soul bones of at least sixty thousand years.
• Tuoba Xi stored the soul bone and said he would take Tuoba Yan to the Soul Hunting Forest the next day to obtain his first soul ring.
• After Tuoba Xi left, Tuoba Yan looked in a mirror and revealed his golden eye martial spirit, confirming he possessed Twin Martial Souls.

Tuoba Yan traveled with Tuoba Xi to the Soul Hunting Forest to find a suitable first soul ring, while revealing his Twin Martial Souls and refusing a low-year soul bone. Tuoba Xi found a four-hundred-year Celestial Horse, and Tuoba Yan killed it to begin absorbing its soul ring.

• Tuoba Xi guided Tuoba Yan into the Soul Hunting Forest and warned him to stay close.
• Tuoba Yan refused the thirty-thousand-year Exploding Blazing Flame Right Arm Bone and revealed that he had awakened the Golden Eyes in addition to the Saint Martial Spirit.
• Tuoba Xi told Tuoba Yan to keep his Twin Martial Souls secret until he became a Soul Sage, and Tuoba Yan requested a Horse-type Soul Beast for his first soul ring.
• Tuoba Xi set up camp and taught Tuoba Yan wilderness precautions while they spent the night in the forest.
• Tuoba Xi caught a four-hundred-year Celestial Horse, and Tuoba Yan killed it as its yellow soul ring appeared.

Tuoba Yan absorbed his first soul ring from a Celestial Horse and discovered that his Holy Healing Nine Turns could heal injuries, remove harmful conditions, reverse time, and boost agility. After Tuoba Xi tested the Horse Talisman and was cured of his hidden ailments, he warned Tuoba Yan to conceal the soul skill’s full power.

• Tuoba Yan absorbed the Celestial Horse soul ring in the time it took to drink a cup of tea, astonishing Tuoba Xi.
• Tuoba Yan explained that Holy Healing Nine Turns healed injuries and ailments, removed toxins and negative conditions, reversed time, and provided an agility boost.
• Tuoba Yan separated the Horse Talisman from his Martial Spirit and gave it to Tuoba Xi, who activated it with Soul Power.
• The talisman removed Tuoba Xi’s accumulated injuries and harmful substances, leaving him feeling younger and hopeful he could reach Peak Douluo.
• Tuoba Xi warned Tuoba Yan to hide the soul skill’s full power, and Tuoba Yan agreed to describe it only as a healing skill that cleared abnormal conditions.

Bibi Dong investigated Tuoba Xi’s sudden rejuvenation and concluded that Tuoba Yan’s First Soul Skill had caused it. After learning that Tuoba Yan had gone to Heaven and Earth Nightclub, she was reminded of her painful past and ordered that he not be brought to Pontiff’s Hall.

• Yue Guan reported that Tuoba Xi had become younger and claimed an immortal herb had caused the change.
• Bibi Dong learned that Tuoba Yan’s First Soul Skill could heal injuries and remove abnormal conditions, and she deduced that it had rejuvenated Tuoba Xi.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to bring Tuoba Yan before her so she could expose Tuoba Xi’s lie.
• Yue Guan revealed that Tuoba Yan had gone alone to Heaven and Earth Nightclub.
• Bibi Dong’s memories of Qian Xin Ji stirred her hostility toward men, and she forbade Yue Guan from bringing Tuoba Yan to Pontiff’s Hall.

Tuoba Yan experimented with melting Ten-Thousand Year Whale Glue and consumed it while it was still dangerously hot. He discovered that his Horse Talisman's First Soul Skill suppressed the burning sensation and healed the damage, then told Tuoba Xi he needed to cultivate immediately.

• Tuoba Xi entered the forging room and mistakenly assumed Tuoba Yan's failed experiment was a personal embarrassment.
• Tuoba Yan explained that he had bought Whale Rubber at Heaven and Earth Nightclub to test how much heat it took to melt.
• Tuoba Yan finally melted the Whale Rubber, gulped it down, and burned his throat and stomach.
• Tuoba Yan activated his Horse Talisman's First Soul Skill, which healed his damaged tissue and removed his perception of the burning sensation.
• Tuoba Yan realized the Whale Rubber was still scalding his stomach as the Horse Talisman regenerated his tissue, then said he needed to cultivate immediately.

Tuoba Yan discovered that Whale Rubber strengthened his meridians and physique, then persuaded Tuoba Xi to keep its cultivation benefits secret and buy up the supply for the clan. He left Tuoba Xi in the forging room to reconsider his loyalty to Spirit Hall and his priorities as clan leader.

• Tuoba Yan cultivated with Ten-Thousand Year Whale Glue, enduring intense pain as his meridians widened and his physique grew stronger.
• Tuoba Xi watched Tuoba Yan recover, then tried Whale Rubber himself and found that it widened his meridians.
• Tuoba Xi said he planned to report Whale Rubber's benefits to Spirit Hall, but Tuoba Yan warned that doing so would make the resource hard to buy.
• Tuoba Yan urged Tuoba Xi to have the clan purchase Whale Rubber across the continent and keep its cultivation use secret.
• Tuoba Yan scolded Tuoba Xi for putting Spirit Hall before the clan and ordered him to stay in the forging room until he had thought things through.

Tuoba Yan reached Soul Power level fourteen while the Tuoba Clan amassed Whale Rubber, drawing the attention of spies. After Bibi Dong rejected him as a disciple, he urged Tuoba Xi to trade the Whale Rubber method for benefits to the clan.

• Tuoba Yan discovered that three months of cultivation had raised his Soul Power to level fourteen, while the Tuoba Clan continued collecting Whale Rubber.
• Tuoba Xi told Tuoba Yan he planned to seek Bibi Dong as his master, but Tuoba Yan refused to curry favor with her.
• The steward reported that Bibi Dong had rejected Tuoba Yan and returned the Saint Soul Grass Tuoba Xi had offered.
• Tuoba Yan kept the Saint Soul Grass and told Tuoba Xi to trade the Whale Rubber method for something valuable once the clan's buyers returned.
• Tuoba Yan warned Tuoba Xi to make the deal succeed, and Tuoba Xi agreed to try.

Tuoba Yan’s reforms strengthened the Tuoba Clan, while Whale Rubber made the family a sought-after trading partner. After Tuoba Xi brought him a seventy-thousand-year soul bone, he proposed Hu Liena as Tuoba Yan’s bride, and Tuoba Yan refused before hearing the proposal.

• Tuoba Yan opened the jade box and found a Saint Soul Grass that could improve and repair spiritual power.
• Tuoba Xi returned with the clan members who had gathered Whale Rubber, secured Spirit Hall positions for Tuoba Clan members, and announced a contribution system that opened the clan treasury to those who earned points.
• Tuoba Yan saw the contribution system change the clan’s atmosphere as servants began treating him with respect and bringing him food and wine.
• Tuoba Xi showed Tuoba Yan a seventy-thousand-year soul bone obtained in a proposed exchange with the Wind Sword Sect, and Tuoba Yan advised him to wait before trading away Whale Rubber.
• Tuoba Xi urged Tuoba Yan to absorb the soul bone before his second soul ring, then proposed Hu Liena as his wife, but Tuoba Yan refused.

Tuoba Xi urged Tuoba Yan to marry Hu Liena for the Tuoba Clan’s future, but Tuoba Yan refused. He absorbed a complete Red Flame Beast soul bone, which expanded the meridians in his right arm and opened its blocked channels; the next morning, he was called to cultivate his spiritual power.

• Tuoba Xi proposed arranging Tuoba Yan’s engagement to Hu Liena and argued that their marriage could strengthen the clan and produce talented heirs.
• Tuoba Yan rejected the match, and after Tuoba Xi left, he reaffirmed that he would never marry Hu Liena.
• Tuoba Yan absorbed the complete Red Flame Beast soul bone, and its energy broadened his meridians and opened the channels in his right arm.
• Tuoba Yan fell asleep during the absorption and woke the next morning to be summoned to cultivate his spiritual power.

Tuoba Yan endured a brutal soul-refinement session from Tuoba Xi, using the Horse Talisman to heal afterward and reaching level nineteen. On his way past a perfume shop, he encountered a woman who asked for the scented sachet he had noticed.

• Tuoba Xi beat Tuoba Yan to strengthen his spiritual power, and Tuoba Yan endured the pain without resisting.
• Tuoba Xi reflected on Bibi Dong's mental suffering and worried about her goal of destroying the Tuoba Clan.
• Tuoba Yan's Soul Power advanced to level nineteen during the soul refinement.
• Tuoba Yan used the Horse Talisman to heal his injuries, then agreed to train with Tuoba Xi again the day after tomorrow.
• Tuoba Yan stopped at a perfume shop to look at a scented sachet, and a woman asked him to let her have it.

Tuoba Yan lost the sachet he wanted to a mysterious girl whose Charm Arts persuaded the stall owner to sell it to her. After discovering that the sachet contained Dragon Saliva Incense, a rare material that could enhance spiritual power, he demanded the stall owner sell him all of it and reveal its source.

• A girl in red tried to charm Tuoba Yan into giving her the sachet, but he refused.
• The girl used her Charm Arts to make the stall owner accept double payment, took the sachet, and vanished into the crowd.
• Tuoba Yan invoked his grandfather Tuoba Xi's position to force the stall owner to disclose the sachet's ingredients.
• The stall owner admitted that he had added Dragon Secretion and showed Tuoba Yan his remaining stock.
• Tuoba Yan recognized the material as Dragon Saliva Incense, which could enhance spiritual power.
• Tuoba Yan offered the stall owner three bags of Gold Soul Coins for all his stock and the source, promising prosperity for three generations of his family.

Tuoba Yan enrolled at Spirit Hall's East Academy to use its Simulated Training Grounds and moved into Zero Dormitory. There he encountered a girl bathing, fought her after she accused him of being a pervert, and recognized her as Hu Liena when she revealed her Soul Fox martial soul.

• Tuoba Xi gave Tuoba Yan a Zero Dormitory token and told him about a surprise he had prepared.
• Tuoba Yan spent the day cultivating at Zero Dormitory without discovering the surprise.
• Tuoba Yan opened the bathroom door at night and saw a girl bathing, then shut it when she ordered him to leave.
• The girl recognized Tuoba Yan and attacked him, while he dodged and insisted the encounter had been a misunderstanding.
• The girl revealed her Soul Fox martial soul, and Tuoba Yan realized she was Hu Liena.

Tuoba Yan fought Hu Liena after she attacked him over a bathing misunderstanding, resisting her charm and overpowering her. The next morning, Tuoba Xi revealed that he had arranged for Tuoba Yan to meet Hu Liena as a romantic opportunity.

• Hu Liena attacked Tuoba Yan with her Foxfire, but he dodged and countered with his own fire.
• Hu Liena used Fox Charm and tried to punch Tuoba Yan, but he resisted her charm and caught both of her attacks.
• Hu Liena kicked at Tuoba Yan, who threw her down and pinned her before spanking her in anger.
• The next morning, Tuoba Xi told Tuoba Yan that he had arranged for him to meet Hu Liena and urged him to pursue her.

Tuoba Xi tried to persuade Tuoba Yan to pursue Hu Liena for the Tuoba Clan’s benefit, but Tuoba Yan refused and revealed that he had created a Self-Created Soul Skill. Tuoba Xi challenged him to demonstrate it and was blasted into the courtyard wall by Tuoba Yan’s Rasengan.

• Tuoba Xi told Tuoba Yan that Hu Liena was likely to become Bibi Dong’s disciple and urged him to win her heart for the clan’s future.
• Tuoba Yan accused Tuoba Xi of trying to use him to curry favor with Bibi Dong and gain Spirit Hall’s Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Tuoba Xi insisted that Tuoba Yan had a duty to contribute to the clan and continued trying to convince him to marry Hu Liena.
• Tuoba Yan claimed he had recently comprehended a Self-Created Soul Skill and challenged Tuoba Xi to spar.
• Tuoba Xi refused to use his martial soul or soul skills, but Tuoba Yan struck him with a Rasengan and sent him crashing into the courtyard wall.
• Tuoba Xi climbed out of the wall, declared that he was fine, and praised Tuoba Yan’s attack.

Tuoba Yan taught Tuoba Xi how to perform his Self-Created Soul Skill, Rasengan, before Hu Liena challenged him to another sparring match. He left Hu Liena furious and embarrassed after using Thousand Year Kill to stop her relentless attacks.

• Hu Liena recognized Tuoba Xi in the courtyard and watched as Tuoba Yan demonstrated a technique she could not hear him explain.
• Tuoba Yan taught Tuoba Xi the stages of Rasengan, then broke a tree with the completed technique.
• Tuoba Xi left after promising to take Tuoba Yan to hunt Soul Beasts once he reached level twenty, and Hu Liena demanded another match.
• Tuoba Yan refused, but Hu Liena attacked him with her demon fox Martial Soul after he tried to leave.
• Tuoba Yan dodged Hu Liena's attacks with Dragon Step and struck her with Thousand Year Kill, leaving her flushed and furious.

Hu Liena attacked Tuoba Yan after he humiliated her, and their sparring escalated into a fierce fight. Tuoba Yan healed himself and used his golden eyes to dodge her charm and strike back, leaving Hu Liena wondering about the source of his power as she kept attacking.

• Tuoba Yan taunted Hu Liena after returning her earlier Low Blow Kick with Thousand Year Kill, and she burned with anger.
• As Tuoba Yan turned to leave, Hu Liena shot three Pink Fox Flames at his back and struck him with a palm, sending him tumbling down the steps.
• Tuoba Yan used Horse Talisman? Holy Healing Nine Turns to heal his burns and wounds, then confronted Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena attacked with Fox Charm, but Tuoba Yan's pupils turned golden and he dodged her strike before using Thousand Year Kill again.
• Hu Liena suspected Tuoba Yan's golden eyes might be a Self-Created Soul Skill, but she continued attacking as students gathered to watch.

Tuoba Yan defeated Hu Liena and deliberately provoked her so she would leave him alone; she stopped seeking him out and withdrew into cultivation. After reaching level twenty, Tuoba Yan set out for the Star Dou Forest and chose a six-thousand-year soul ring.

• Tuoba Yan used his Golden Eyes and resistance to fire to defeat Hu Liena, landing Thousand Year Kill thirty-nine times as students watched.
• Tuoba Yan taunted Hu Liena until she left in silence, then reminded himself that distancing himself from her had been his intention.
• After the new students began classes, Tuoba Yan skipped lessons to train, while Hu Liena avoided him and entered secluded cultivation.
• On the twenty-first day after school began, Tuoba Yan reached level twenty and chose the Star Dou Forest to obtain his next soul ring.
• Tuoba Yan told Tuoba Xi he wanted a six-thousand-year soul ring, and Tuoba Xi worried that it exceeded the expected four-thousand-year target.

Tuoba Yan discussed his dangerous soul-ring plans and Saint Martial Spirit evolution path with Tuoba Xi while worrying about Hu Liena, Bibi Dong, and Qian Ren Xue. Tuoba Xi mistook his concerns for romantic ambitions and offered to help him pursue them, leaving Tuoba Yan staring at his grandfather in disbelief.

• Tuoba Yan told Tuoba Xi he intended to seek a high-level soul beast and would entrust him with the Horse Talisman during soul-ring absorption.
• Tuoba Yan explained that he expected stronger soul beasts to grant more attributes and outlined his plans to pursue a goat-, chicken-, or rodent-type soul ring while delaying offensive charms.
• Tuoba Xi warned Tuoba Yan not to prioritize a soul beast's age over compatibility, and Tuoba Yan agreed.
• Tuoba Yan revealed that he was thinking about Hu Liena, Bibi Dong, and Qian Ren Xue because of their roles in Spirit Hall's future.
• Tuoba Xi mistakenly thought Tuoba Yan wanted to pursue Hu Liena, become Bibi Dong's disciple, or marry Qian Ren Xue, prompting Tuoba Yan to stare intently at him.