Chapter Summaries

Li Chang'an took advantage of Qian Renxue's concern, then used a meal to uncover her infiltration mission and offer her advice. After arranging to meet her again in three days, he headed to the cafeteria and brought food to Muxi.

• Qian Renxue helped Li Chang'an after he pretended to collapse, and he persuaded her to accept a meal so they would be even.
• During dinner, Li Chang'an guessed that Qian Renxue had been selected for an infiltration mission and advised her to become the person she was impersonating.
• Li Chang'an stopped his advice before revealing everything, and Qian Renxue agreed to meet him again in three days and treat him to dinner.
• Li Chang'an had Qian Renxue buy him another serving of food, then went to the cafeteria and offered it to Muxi in exchange for eating hers.

Li Chang'an prepared for a weeklong outdoor combat training mission by gathering supplies and using system items to strengthen himself. After reaching Soul Power Level 14 and increasing his Soul Ring’s age, he made treats for his teachers and Muxi before the journey.

• Li Chang'an shared his meal with Muxi and teased her before leaving the cafeteria.
• Cui Yongqin announced that the class would begin a weeklong outdoor combat training mission the day after tomorrow and gave Li Chang'an additional instructions.
• Li Chang'an prepared poisons, sleeping drugs, healing pills, and poisoned daggers for the mission.
• Li Chang'an used two Soul Power Fruits to advance to Level 14, then ate a Soul Ring Fruit to increase his Soul Ring's age.
• Li Chang'an asked Uncle Wang for ingredients and prepared cakes and other treats for the teachers and Muxi.

Li Chang'an joined a Spirit Hall Academy mission to hunt the Autumn Mountain Bandits and impressed Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan with a plan to lure the bandits out in small groups. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong received a week of desserts from Li Chang'an and felt touched by his thoughtfulness.

• Cui Yongqin introduced Vice Principal Duolunka as the mission's chief examiner and team leader, then warned the students that the Autumn Mountain Bandits included a Soul King.
• Li Chang'an rode with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan and studied the report on the bandits and their mountain hideout.
• Hu Liena asked Li Chang'an for his thoughts on the operation, and Xie Yue explained that the students had never faced a mission like this before.
• Li Chang'an suggested disguising themselves as a merchant caravan to lure a few bandit Soul Masters out at a time, earning admiration from Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Bibi Dong received seven portions of dessert Li Chang'an had sent for her to eat one each day, and she felt warmed by his care.

Ling Chang'an joined Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena in refusing Song Rentou's attempt to command the group, then proposed an ambush strategy for their independent mission against the Mount Autumn Name bandits. The four began planning how to earn points and eliminate the bandits within a week.

• Cui Yongqin explained that the students had one week to eliminate every bandit on Mount Autumn Name and could not call on their families or outside forces.
• Song Rentou urged everyone to cooperate under his command, but Yan rejected him and left with Xie Yue and Hu Liena; Ling Chang'an followed them, saying he wanted to stay close to Hu Liena.
• Ling Chang'an learned that academy points could be exchanged for resources and services, including Titled Douluo lectures and help hunting Soul Beasts.
• At Xie Yue's room, Ling Chang'an used the map to suggest disguising themselves as a merchant caravan or ambushing bandits near their usual attack sites, and offered poison and gadgets to support the plan.

Li Chang'an set out with Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and their companion to ambush bandits by joining a merchant caravan beneath Mount Autumn Name. At the camp, bandit chief Zhang Mazi learned about the caravan’s pearl shipment and promised to steal it for his lover.

• Li Chang'an learned that Song Rentou and his group had left the inn and that Cui Yongqin was secretly following them.
• Li Chang'an got Xie Yue to promise to forgive a future offense in exchange for help defeating Song Rentou, then explained that they would ambush bandits by joining a caravan.
• Li Chang'an and the others secured places as free guards on a caravan carrying pearls and jade, while Duolunka followed them from a distance.
• The caravan raced along the dangerous road beneath Mount Autumn Name as Li Chang'an expected the bandits to attack.
• Zhang Mazi heard that a shipment of pearl jewelry was passing through and promised to steal it for his lover.

Li Chang'an and his companions were ambushed by Zhang Mazi and his bandits on Mount Autumn Name. After killing Zhang Mazi’s three Soul Master subordinates, they discovered his Devouring martial soul and launched a desperate attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Zhang Mazi and his bandits blocked the caravan’s path, and Li Chang'an recognized the bandit chief as a five-ring Soul King.
• Li Chang'an decided that he and his companions would fight Zhang Mazi and his men rather than surrender.
• Li Chang'an and Hu Liena killed a three-ring Soul Elder, while Yan and Xie Yue attacked Zhang Mazi’s two-ring Soul Grandmasters.
• Zhang Mazi revealed his Devouring martial soul and drained a Soul Grandmaster’s Soul Power and martial soul.
• Li Chang'an and the others attacked Zhang Mazi together, and Zhang Mazi laughed at their assault.

Zhang Mazi captured Hu Liena and demanded a ransom, prompting Li Chang'an, Xie Yue, and Yan to race after him. Li Chang'an reached Zhang Mazi's mountain stronghold and smashed its gates, preparing to fight.

• Zhang Mazi overwhelmed Li Chang'an and the others, then seized Hu Liena as a hostage when Duolunka arrived.
• Duolunka offered to let Zhang Mazi go, but Zhang Mazi demanded one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and retreated toward Mount Autumn Name with Hu Liena.
• Li Chang'an told Xie Yue and Yan to recover their Soul Power before they charged after Zhang Mazi without waiting for Spirit Hall's reinforcements.
• Zhang Mazi knocked Hu Liena unconscious, brought her to his room, and called the stronghold's people together.
• Li Chang'an reached the mountain stronghold, summoned the Pangu Axe and Eastern Emperor Bell, and shattered its gates with a purple axe light.

Li Chang'an fought through Zhang Mazi's stronghold to reach Hu Liena, using his axe and repeated breakthroughs to overcome the bandits and Soul Masters. He killed Zhang Mazi with a mental attack, then rushed into the bedroom and saw a sight that enraged him.

• Li Chang'an charged into the stronghold, leaving Xie Yue and Yan to handle the remaining bandits.
• Li Chang'an shattered the bed crossbow's bolts and fought the stronghold's Soul Masters, then restored his Soul Power with fruits and strengthened Heaven and Earth Cleave.
• Zhang Mazi, believing the three attackers posed no threat, gave Hu Liena an aphrodisiac and waited in his bedroom.
• Li Chang'an confronted Zhang Mazi and killed him with an axe strike that triggered the chaos in Zhang Mazi's Mental Power.
• Li Chang'an rushed into the bedroom and saw something that made his blood boil.

Li Chang'an rescued Hu Liena from an aphrodisiac during the mission to Mount Autumn Name, then returned to Spirit City with his companions. Bibi Dong summoned Li Chang'an and Hu Liena as soon as they arrived.

• Li Chang'an helped Hu Liena overcome the aphrodisiac while Xie Yue and Yan fought their way toward them.
• Hu Liena dressed and thanked Li Chang'an, while he told her to keep what happened between them private.
• Xie Yue and Yan arrived and found Zhang Mazi dead; Li Chang'an said Zhang Mazi had died after a mental breakdown.
• Duolunka's reinforcements arrived, and the group rested in town before setting off for Spirit City, with Song Rentou and his group following behind.
• On the return journey, Hu Liena grew closer to Li Chang'an, making Yan jealous and prompting him to plan a challenge.
• After they reached Spirit City, Papal Hall summoned Li Chang'an and Hu Liena to meet Bibi Dong.

Ling Chang'an reassured Hu Liena of his devotion in front of Bibi Dong, then teased her about whether she liked someone as they walked through Spirit City. After returning to the hotel, he learned his family was expanding its business and gave his father a plan for producing clearer glass.

• Ling Chang'an accepted blame for Hu Liena's capture but insisted he had rushed to save her without hesitation, leaving her touched and Bibi Dong wary of their growing closeness.
• Bibi Dong told Ling Chang'an and Hu Liena to study and have dinner with her every day after class.
• Ling Chang'an asked Hu Liena whether she liked someone, then left after saying he was glad she did not; Hu Liena returned home wondering what he meant.
• Ling Chang'an's father told him the family business was expanding into the capitals of Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire, including shops selling pastries.
• Ling Chang'an gave his father a list of materials for making clear glass and asked the family to record their production experiments.

Li Chang'an arranged a public duel with Huyan Zhuo and bet Qian Renxue that she would kiss him if he won. He used his Soul Skill to trigger Huyan Zhuo’s urgent need to relieve himself, then attacked as the duel reached its climax.

• Huyan Zhuo challenged Li Chang'an to break through his defense, and Li Chang'an agreed while proposing they duel at the academy training grounds.
• Li Chang'an bet Qian Renxue that she would kiss him if he defeated Huyan Zhuo, and she accepted.
• Li Chang'an gathered students and teachers to watch the duel, drawing Qian Renxue, Muxi, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue to the training grounds.
• Li Chang'an revealed his Pangu Axe and purple Soul Ring, then used Stare-and-Poop to give Huyan Zhuo a painful urge to defecate.
• Li Chang'an swung his axe at Huyan Zhuo as Huyan Zhuo lost control in front of the crowd.

Ling Chang'an received his first Divine Manifestation mission and earned the bizarre Stare-and-Poop skill after impressing Qian Renxue with his advice. As he considered testing the skill, Huyan Zhuo introduced himself as Huyan Li’s older brother.

• Ling Chang'an learned that the system had begun issuing Divine Manifestation missions and was tasked with performing one before Qian Renxue for the Stare-and-Poop skill.
• Hu Liena invited Ling Chang'an to eat with her, but he declined and promised to treat her the next day.
• Ling Chang'an met Qian Renxue for lunch, learned she would leave at the beginning of next month, and promised to see her off.
• Ling Chang'an continued advising Qian Renxue about an infiltrator’s mentality and successfully received the Stare-and-Poop skill, which could make a qualifying Soul Master start pooping.
• Huyan Zhuo approached Ling Chang'an and introduced himself as Huyan Li's older brother.

After defeating Huyan Zhuo in a humiliating way, Li Chang'an learned that the Elephant Armor Sect's leader was using the incident to challenge Spirit Hall's treatment of its allies. He joined Bibi Dong's meeting with Huyan Zhen and turned the sect leader's attempt to intimidate him into a question of whether he was declaring war on Spirit Hall.

• Li Chang'an claimed victory over Huyan Zhuo, then teased Qian Renxue about their promised kiss before she put off the matter until the day she left.
• Ghost warned Li Chang'an that the Elephant Armor Sect was angry after he had humiliated its members, while Huyan Zhen complained to Bibi Dong in the Papal Hall.
• Li Chang'an asked Ghost to take him to the Papal Hall so he could argue against Huyan Zhen.
• Huyan Zhen pressed his Soul Douluo aura toward Li Chang'an, but Ghost shielded the Pope's personal disciple.
• Li Chang'an asked whether Huyan Zhen's actions meant he looked down on the Pope and wanted war with Spirit Hall, then urged Ghost to attack.

Li Chang'an kissed Qian Renxue, confessed his feelings, and got her to agree to become his girlfriend after her undercover mission. He then prepared to leave with a Spirit Hall Academy team for the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his second Soul Ring and impress Bibi Dong.

• Li Chang'an kissed Qian Renxue, and she stopped herself from striking him before crying in his embrace.
• Li Chang'an asked Qian Renxue to be his girlfriend; she refused for now but agreed to wait until her undercover mission ended.
• Qian Renxue left after asking Li Chang'an not to date his Senior Sister, and Li Chang'an watched her carriage depart.
• Li Chang'an prepared to complete the system's Divine Manifestation task for Bibi Dong by raising his Soul Power to level twenty and obtaining another Soul Ring.
• Li Chang'an arrived at Spirit Hall Academy to join a small group of students and teachers, including Vice Dean Duolunka, on their trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Li Chang'an pressured Huyan Zhen into making peace with Spirit Hall, earning Bibi Dong's praise and the admiration of Ghost and Yue Guan. A month later, he met Qian Renxue as she prepared to leave for Heaven Dou City and turned their wager into a kiss.

• Li Chang'an's questions unsettled Huyan Zhen, who apologized to Bibi Dong and agreed to Spirit Hall's conditions and a friendly partnership.
• Bibi Dong praised Li Chang'an, and Ghost and Yue Guan described him as an extraordinary talent with the qualities to achieve great things.
• A month later, Qian Renxue prepared to leave for Heaven Dou City to impersonate crown prince Xue Qinghe and begin the exchange plan.
• Li Chang'an arrived to see Qian Renxue off and led her into a nearby forest while her guards and the Titled Douluo looked on.
• Qian Renxue agreed to fulfill their wager, and Li Chang'an shifted their kiss from his cheek to his lips.

Li Chang'an joined Director Song's group on its journey to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring, and he stayed close to Muxi, who had reached Level 10. The group arrived at the forest and paused to rest, where Muxi shared her homemade flatbread with Li Chang'an and made him a roujiamo in return.

• Li Chang'an greeted Song Rentou and Duolunka, then approached Muxi and learned she had reached Level 10.
• Li Chang'an told Muxi he had come to protect her, teased her about becoming his girlfriend when she grew up, and Muxi blushed and pulled away.
• Director Song introduced himself as a Soul Saint, warned the students to follow orders, and led them toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The group reached the forest in the afternoon, and Li Chang'an held Muxi's hand as they got off the carriage.
• Director Song told the students to rest and eat before entering the forest, and Muxi shared her homemade flatbread with Li Chang'an.
• Li Chang'an made Muxi a roujiamo with braised meat, and she filled half her flatbread with the remaining meat and offered it to him.

Li Chang'an and the Spirit Hall Academy group entered the Star Dou Great Forest, where a pack of hundred-year Gale Wolves ambushed them. As the other students fought the pack, one wolf broke through and attacked Li Chang'an and Muxi.

• Li Chang'an reflected on Xiao Wu and the possibility of saving her, despite the conflict between her and his teacher.
• Director Song led the students into the Star Dou Great Forest and warned them to stay alert and identify any Soul Beasts suited to them.
• The group spotted a pack of hundred-year Gale Wolves, and the students split up to fight while Director Song and the vice principal watched.
• Jiang Yi transformed his hand into a black dragon claw and charged the wolves as the other combat-type students engaged them from different directions.
• A Gale Wolf broke through the students' attacks and lunged at Li Chang'an, who pushed Muxi behind him and struck the wolf's claw with his Pangu Axe.

Ling Chang'an killed the Gale Wolf King and led the group deeper into the forest, where he told Director Song he needed a nine-thousand-year Soul Beast for his second ring. The chapter ended when Muxi sensed a suitable Soul Beast nearby and a jade-like swan appeared.

• Ling Chang'an used the Eastern Emperor Bell to withstand the Gale Wolf King's attacks, then tricked it into dodging into the path of his thrown Pangu Axe and killed it.
• Jiang Yi killed eight Gale Wolves, and the group moved on before more Soul Beasts arrived; Muxi checked on Ling Chang'an and offered him a handkerchief.
• The group encountered more ambushes and found suitable soul rings for three students, while Ling Chang'an, Muxi, Song Rentou, and Jiang Yi continued searching.
• Ling Chang'an told Director Song that he wanted a soul ring from a Soul Beast around nine thousand years old, and Duolunka confirmed his support.
• Muxi sensed a Soul Beast that suited her, and a beautiful swan flew into view.

Ling Chang'an and his companions encountered an injured, pregnant Emerald Swan that approached Muxi, but the Titan Giant Ape arrived and demanded to take them both. Ling Chang'an agreed to go with Muxi, while Duolunka and the others waited three days for their return.

• Ling Chang'an warned Muxi and the others not to harm the Emerald Swan, which flew to Muxi and landed beside her.
• The Titan Giant Ape appeared, trapped the group in its Gravity Domain, and demanded the Emerald Swan.
• The Titan Giant Ape explained that Muxi could help the injured, pregnant Emerald Swan preserve its offspring while absorbing a soul ring.
• Ling Chang'an agreed to accompany Muxi, and Duolunka accepted a three-day wait before the group would seek help from Ling Chang'an's teacher.

Ling Chang'an, Muxi, and the Emerald Swan reached the Lake of Life, where they met Xiao Wu and learned that Muxi would absorb Xiao Cui's Soul Ring. After Muxi went with Tai Tan for help, Ling Chang'an stayed behind to tell Xiao Wu about the human world and flirt with her.

• The Titan Giant Ape carried Ling Chang'an, Muxi, and the Emerald Swan into the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest and brought them to the Lake of Life.
• Ling Chang'an and Muxi met Xiao Wu, who introduced herself as Xiao Wu, Wu as in dancing.
• Tai Tan explained that Muxi would absorb Xiao Cui's Soul Ring and took them to the Lake of Life to help prepare Muxi and assist Xiao Cui with giving birth.
• Xiao Wu told Ling Chang'an that she might visit the human world in a year and asked him to describe it.
• Ling Chang'an entertained Xiao Wu with stories about the human world and made suggestive jokes about playing with a stick and an abalone.