Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan, an orphan living in Aolai City, went to Red Mountain Academy for his Martial Soul awakening alongside Tang Ziran and Tang Wulin. He awakened a mutated Azure Leaf Grass with a sharp edge, which Lin Xuan recognized as Azure Leaf Sword Grass.

• Lin Xuan earned five hundred Federation Coins collecting forging scraps and told Old Man Yu that his awakening ceremony was the next day.
• Tang Ziran invited Lin Xuan to join him and Tang Wulin at Red Mountain Academy, where Lin Xuan befriended Tang Wulin.
• Lin Xuan and Tang Wulin entered separate Awakening Rooms after Tang Ziran wished them luck.
• A Spirit Master performed Lin Xuan’s awakening, and a small azure plant appeared in his palm.
• Lin Xuan identified the plant as a mutated Azure Leaf Sword Grass, while the Spirit Master wondered why it seemed sharper than ordinary Azure Leaf Grass.

Lin Xuan awakened an Azure Leaf Grass Martial Soul with Level Eight Companion Soul Power, then discovered his Proficiency System and tested it by practicing swordsmanship. He realized the system could advance skills without bottlenecks and seemed to improve his training, leaving him eager to keep practicing.

• The Spirit Master identified Lin Xuan's Martial Soul as a positive mutation and measured his Companion Soul Power at Level Eight.
• Lin Xuan activated the Proficiency System, then left the Awakening Room after the Spirit Master congratulated him.
• Lin Xuan reassured Tang Wulin about his Blue Silver Grass and suggested Tang San's early Martial Soul might offer hope.
• Lin Xuan returned home, discovered that the Proficiency System recorded skills and advanced them through practice, and began training with Basic Sword Technique.
• Lin Xuan saw his sword technique proficiency rise from 1/100 to 2/100 and found that practice left him feeling energized.

Lin Xuan trained his swordsmanship and took home the unconscious white-haired girl, suspecting she was the Silver Dragon King. Meanwhile, Tang Wulin learned that Lin Xuan had Rank 8 Soul Power and felt inferior to his friend.

• Lin Xuan reflected on his system skills and considered joining the Tang Sect, Shrek, or the Body Sect.
• A white-haired girl defeated a group of thugs, then collapsed after her eyes turned purple and her demeanor changed.
• Lin Xuan decided to risk helping the girl and carried her home, hoping to win over the Silver Dragon King.
• Tang Wulin felt a sudden sense of loss during dinner and told Lang Yue and Tang Ziran that Lin Xuan had a mutated Martial Soul and Rank 8 Soul Power.
• Tang Wulin admitted he felt inferior to Lin Xuan, while Tang Ziran realized he had never asked Lin Xuan about his Soul Power rank.

Lin Xuan took in Na'er after she said her home had been destroyed, and later reached Soul Power level ten during Lin Mengxi’s lesson at Red Mountain Academy. The chapter left him in trouble with his furious teacher.

• Na'er woke in Lin Xuan’s home, mistook him for a threat, and screamed when their eyes met through the door crack.
• Lin Xuan gave Na'er Spicy Rabbit Head, learned she could not remember her family and had no home, and promised she could stay with him.
• At Red Mountain Academy, Lin Mengxi explained Martial Soul types and demonstrated her Water Spirit Bind soul skill to the class.
• Lin Mengxi warned the students to choose a first soul spirit suited to their combat direction, while Tang Wulin listened eagerly.
• Lin Xuan broke through to Soul Power level ten while meditating at his desk, then noticed Lin Mengxi angrily ordering him to stand.

Lin Xuan broke through to Soul Power level ten, planned to buy his first Soul Spirit, and traveled to the Spirit Pagoda in Aolai City. He left home with seventy thousand yuan, ready to begin his Soul Master journey.

• Lin Xuan revealed his breakthrough in class, and Lin Mengxi waived his punishment of twenty laps.
• Tang Wulin offered Lin Xuan money, but Lin Xuan told him to save it for his own Soul Spirit.
• Lin Xuan returned home, learned that Na'er had helped build their savings to 110,000 yuan, and told her he planned to buy a Soul Spirit.
• Lin Xuan and Na'er shared dinner and a bedtime story before going to sleep.
• The next day, Lin Xuan took leave from Lin Mengxi and traveled by bus to the Spirit Pagoda with seventy thousand yuan.

Lin Xuan visited the Spirit Pagoda to buy a Soul Spirit and chose a ten-year Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo. After his Spiritual Power tested at an unexpectedly high eighty-nine, the young Spirit Master gave him the Soul Spirit, leaving Lin Xuan face to face with the bamboo.

• Lin Xuan rejected the random Soul Spirit draw and selected the ten-year Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo from the available white Soul Spirits.
• The young Spirit Master tested Lin Xuan’s Spiritual Power, which measured eighty-nine and astonished him.
• The young Spirit Master said Lin Xuan had enough Spiritual Power for a high-quality yellow Soul Spirit, but Lin Xuan proceeded with his chosen white Soul Spirit.
• The young Spirit Master retrieved the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo Soul Spirit and released it before Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan fused with a ten-year Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo Soul Spirit and tested his powerful first soul skill, Sword Leaf Thrust. On his way home, he rescued Na'er from Yellow-Haired's thugs, but Yellow-Haired revealed he had become a Soul Master and attacked Lin Xuan.

• Lin Xuan fused with the Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo, gaining a white Soul Ring and the first soul skill Sword Leaf Thrust.
• Lin Xuan tested the skill on wooden dummies and sliced them into fragments with the Azure Leaf Sword Grass.
• Lin Xuan found Yellow-Haired and his thugs attacking Na'er, then rushed in and knocked the thugs away from her.
• Na'er clung to Lin Xuan and apologized for disobeying him as he comforted her.
• Yellow-Haired revealed his Blood Savage Bear Martial Soul and first soul skill, Blood Bear Claw, then charged at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan rescued Na'er from Yellow-Haired and his gang, then brought her to Mang Tian's Forging Room, where Tang Wulin completed his first Hundred Refinement and Lin Xuan began learning forging. The chapter left Lin Xuan exhausted by his first attempt but determined to improve his physical strength.

• Lin Xuan used Azure Leaf Sword Grass to kill Yellow-Haired and the thugs who attacked him, then left the alley with Na'er.
• Na'er told Lin Xuan she had gone scavenging, and the two headed to Mang Tian's Forging Room for lunch.
• Tang Wulin completed a Hundred Refinement, earning Mang Tian's praise for his rapid progress.
• Mang Tian invited Lin Xuan to learn forging, and Lin Xuan accepted before collapsing from exhaustion after half an hour of practice.
• Lin Xuan noticed the new Beginner Forging entry on his System Panel and considered adding physical training to his plans.

After two and a half years of steady training, Lin Xuan reached Thousand Forging Second Grade and prepared to enter the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform. He helped Tang Wulin afford a spirit soul, then left with Na'er after picking her up from school.

• Lin Xuan completed a Thousand Forging Second Grade piece, impressing Mang Tian with his progress.
• Lin Xuan told Mang Tian that he was Level Nineteen and received an entry pass to the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Lin Xuan gave Tang Wulin his monthly payment and lent him forty thousand Federation Coins for a spirit soul.
• Tang Wulin said he had broken through to Level Ten the previous day and thanked Lin Xuan for the loan.
• Na'er rushed to embrace Lin Xuan, who picked her up and left while Tang Wulin watched them resentfully.

Lin Xuan and Na'er shared a tender evening under the moon, while Na'er’s Silver Dragon King personality later tried to kill him. A mysterious warning made her retreat, and she concluded that Lin Xuan was the Child of Destiny before vowing to prove humanity was in the wrong.

• Na'er asked Lin Xuan whether he would miss her if she flew to the moon, and he promised to pluck it down for her.
• Na'er teased Lin Xuan and went to bed after he playfully tickled her.
• At dawn, the Silver Dragon King took control of Na'er and tried to attack Lin Xuan, but Na'er's personality repeatedly resisted her.
• The Silver Dragon King nearly stabbed Lin Xuan with the Silver Dragon Spear, then withdrew after sensing that killing him would also bring about her own death.
• The Silver Dragon King recognized Lin Xuan as the Child of Destiny and vowed to prove that humans were in the wrong.

Lin Xuan collected his recommendation letter at Red Mountain Academy’s graduation ceremony, then accepted Tang Wulin’s challenge and overwhelmed him in a sparring match. After Lin Xuan’s sword strike exhausted Tang Wulin’s soul power, Tang Wulin fled as Lin Xuan approached to continue the beating.

• Lin Xuan attended Red Mountain Academy’s graduation ceremony and received his recommendation letter after Principal Li praised him as the academy’s finest student in a hundred years.
• Tang Wulin caught up with Lin Xuan and challenged him to a fight, hoping to measure the gap between them.
• At the seaside park, Tang Wulin used Blue Silver Entanglement to bind Lin Xuan and attacked with his Tungsten Steel Hammers.
• Lin Xuan blocked Tang Wulin’s attacks with his Deep Blue Greatsword and used Man-Sword Unity to sever the Blue Silver Grass and drain Tang Wulin’s remaining soul power.
• Lin Xuan approached the exhausted Tang Wulin, who ran away while pleading for mercy.

Lin Xuan and Tang Wulin arrived in Eastsea City to enroll at Eastsea Academy, where the academy’s student greeters reacted with surprise to Lin Xuan’s Level 19 cultivation. Liu Yuxin took the boys to the academy, leaving the other greeters to argue about her decision and Lin Xuan’s potential.

• Lin Xuan reviewed his progress on the train while Tang Wulin ate, and Mang Tian brought them to Eastsea City for school.
• Mang Tian parted from Lin Xuan and Tang Wulin after they arrived, and the boys found Eastsea Academy’s registration point at the station.
• Lin Xuan and Tang Wulin filled out enrollment forms, and Liu Yuxin praised Tang Wulin’s progress with Blue Silver Grass.
• Xu Yan spotted Lin Xuan’s Level 19 cultivation and excitedly called him a valuable recruit, while Tang Wulin wondered if the greeters were scammers.
• Liu Yuxin brushed off the boys’ suspicions and personally escorted them to the academy, while Zhao Dafeng criticized her decision and Xu Yan mocked him.

After completing enrollment and settling into his dorm, Lin Xuan went to the Eastsea Spirit Pagoda to use his Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform card. He entered the underground facility and arrived in a sealed chamber, where screens showed a forest environment.

• Liu Yuxin helped Lin Xuan and Tang Wulin finish enrolling and gave them their dorm keys; Lin Xuan received room 101, while Tang Wulin received room 205.
• Lin Xuan cleaned and set up his dorm room, then left the school to visit the Eastsea Spirit Pagoda.
• A cold-faced young man shoved Lin Xuan aside at the Spirit Pagoda entrance, then entered the elevator with his blue-haired sister.
• A cheongsam-clad staff member directed Lin Xuan to the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform elevator after seeing his credential card.
• Lin Xuan handed his card to a staff member, passed through a guarded underground passage, and entered a sealed chamber displaying images of a forest.

Lin Xuan entered the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform and hunted Soul Beasts, then followed a boy luring a Thousand-Year Unicorne Lizard toward a valley. Hidden nearby, he recognized Xu Xiaoyu and watched as Xu Xiaoyu prepared to claim the beast for his sister.

• Lin Xuan entered the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform and learned that dying inside would cause synchronized pain.
• Lin Xuan killed a Soft Bone Rabbit and a Night Spirit Cat, but gained only small amounts of Soul Spirit cultivation from the ten-year Soul Beasts.
• Lin Xuan fled when he heard a Thousand-Year Soul Beast roar, then saw a flying boy baiting a Thousand-Year Unicorne Lizard toward a valley.
• Lin Xuan followed the boy and found Xu Xiaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng waiting near the valley.
• Xu Xiaoyu promised to help Wang Jinxi and Wei Xiaofeng hunt Soul Beasts after they helped kill the Unicorne Lizard, while privately intending to help Xu Xiaoyan gain its spiritual energy.

Xu Xiaoyu and the others trapped the Thousand-Year Unicorne Lizard in a valley, where Xu Xiaoyu wounded it with his third soul skill. When he brought Xu Xiaoyan down to finish the beast, Wang Jinxi, Wei Xiaofeng, and Zhang Yangzi took her hostage and demanded the lizard, leaving Xu Xiaoyu facing them as Lin Xuan watched.

• Wang Jinxi triggered a landslide that sealed the valley entrance and trapped the Thousand-Year Unicorne Lizard.
• The lizard broke part of the rubble free, but Xu Xiaoyu stopped its escape with an Ice Wheel.
• Xu Xiaoyu used Wrath of Ice to pierce the lizard's abdomen and knock it down, then led Xu Xiaoyan into the valley.
• Wang Jinxi, Wei Xiaofeng, and Zhang Yangzi bound and gagged Xu Xiaoyan, then demanded that Xu Xiaoyu hand over the lizard.
• Xu Xiaoyu refused, Wang Jinxi threatened Xu Xiaoyan, and Lin Xuan moved into position as the two sides faced off.

Lin Xuan exposed the Thousand-Year Unicorne Lizard's act, then used the chaos to turn the three brothers against danger while positioning himself to strike. He killed Zhang Yangzi and threatened Wang Jinxi, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Lin Xuan noticed the Thousand-Year Unicorne Lizard was playing dead and used the Azure Leaf Sword Grass to attack it from underground.
• Xu Xiaoyu hesitated over whether to kill Zhang Yangzi's group, but the lizard suddenly sprang up and forced everyone to react.
• Xu Xiaoyu yielded the lizard to Zhang Yangzi's group, and Lin Xuan's grass dragged Xu Xiaoyan in front of its jaws.
• Xu Xiaoyu attacked the lizard while Zhang Yangzi fled with Wang Jinxi and Wei Zifeng to the valley's left slope.
• Lin Xuan ambushed the three brothers, split Zhang Yangzi in half, and held his sword to Wang Jinxi's neck.

Wang Jinxi escaped the Spirit Ascension Platform, while Lin Xuan defeated the Xu siblings and claimed the Thousand-Year Unicorne Lizard. After absorbing its spiritual energy, Lin Xuan left the platform and began Spirit Ascension, with his Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo’s white halo starting to turn yellow.

• Wang Jinxi pressed his Distress Beacon and left the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Xu Xiaoyu protected Xu Xiaoyan from the Thousand-Year Unicorne Lizard’s Lava Ray, then killed it with an Ice Spear.
• Lin Xuan disarmed Xu Xiaoyu and cut Xu Xiaoyan free, allowing both siblings to leave after Xu Xiaoyan thanked him.
• Lin Xuan finished off the Thousand-Year Unicorne Lizard and absorbed its dense spiritual energy, triggering Spirit Ascension.
• Lin Xuan left the platform and guided his surging Soul Power as his Azure Leaf Sword Bamboo’s white halo began turning yellow.

After reaching level 20 and gaining new soul skills, Lin Xuan returned to school for his first class meeting, where he met his homeroom teacher and classmates. He recognized Zhang Yangzi, Wei Xiaofeng, and Wang Jinxi as the students he had ambushed earlier.

• Lin Xuan broke through to level 20 during Spirit Ascension and gained Azure Leaf Sword Formation and Peerless Sword Dance.
• Lin Xuan returned to Class 1 Grade 1 and took a guardian seat beside the podium.
• Zhang Yangzi recognized Lin Xuan as the person who had ambushed him and Wei Xiaofeng earlier that day.
• Yue Qingling introduced herself to Lin Xuan, then volunteered to introduce herself to the class.
• Ye Yingluo introduced herself as the homeroom teacher and invited the students to speak about themselves.
• Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Xiaofeng introduced their Martial Souls and soul power levels, while Lin Xuan recognized them as the group that had tried to ambush Xu Xiaoyu.

Lin Xuan introduced himself as a level-twenty Soul Master and was appointed class monitor, while Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng plotted to settle their score with him. After Wei Xiaofeng attacked Lin Xuan near the convenience store, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi ambushed him beneath the moon and trapped him in darkness.

• Lin Xuan introduced himself as a level-twenty Soul Master with an Azure Leaf Sword Grass Martial Soul, surprising the class.
• Ye Yingluo appointed Yue Qingling class monitor and ended the class meeting.
• Lin Xuan went to the convenience store for toiletries, then encountered Wei Xiaofeng waiting to settle their score over the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Wei Xiaofeng attacked Lin Xuan with his soul skills, but Lin Xuan dodged his blows and kicked him away.
• Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi descended from the sky and used Night Domination to engulf Lin Xuan in darkness.

Lin Xuan fought Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Xiaofeng inside Zhang Yangzi’s Dark Light Curtain, losing his body wash and retaliating with relentless sword strikes. Wang Jinxi and Wei Xiaofeng regrouped with Zhang Yangzi’s guidance and began harassing Lin Xuan with feints and sudden attacks.

• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi fused their martial souls and charged Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan deflected Wang Jinxi’s Bone Dragon Claw with his greatsword.
• A chunk of stone knocked Lin Xuan’s body wash to the ground, and Wang Jinxi accidentally crushed the bottle while stomping on it.
• Enraged, Lin Xuan attacked Wang Jinxi with repeated sword strikes until Wei Xiaofeng intervened and was sent flying by Lin Xuan.
• Wang Jinxi retreated into the darkness, and Zhang Yangzi told him and Wei Xiaofeng to restrain Lin Xuan until they could strike an opening.
• Wei Xiaofeng and Wang Jinxi used afterimages, feints, and sudden attacks to harass Lin Xuan and temporarily seize the initiative.