Chapter Summaries

Chen Feng, a nervous sixteen-year-old awaiting his Martial Soul awakening test, watched Jiang Shiran awaken the powerful Fire Feather Divine Bird and enter the Special Class. The chapter left Chen Feng stepping forward for his own test.

• Chen Feng waited anxiously for his awakening test, hoping for a powerful Martial Soul.
• Jiang Shiran awakened the Fire Feather Divine Bird, whose fiery presence astonished the students and teacher.
• The teacher offered Jiang Shiran a place in the Special Class, and she accepted.
• After several disappointing tests, the teacher called Chen Feng forward, and he greeted her tensely.

Chen Feng’s test revealed that he possessed Nine Divine Tree Martial Souls, stunning his teacher and the principal. As Chen Feng’s awakening remained incomplete, Zhang Hua and his Four White Tiger Martial Souls heard about him and dismissed him as a potential rival.

• Chen Feng placed his hand on the Energy Stone, and nine balls of light appeared above him, revealing his Nine Divine Tree Martial Souls.
• Teacher Xu Bing and the principal reacted with amazement, comparing Chen Feng’s talent to Zhang Hua, the Handong District genius with Four White Tigers.
• Chen Feng heard that he had nine Martial Souls, became excited, and then lost consciousness before his awakening was complete.
• Zhang Hua and his Four White Tiger Martial Souls discussed the news, while Zhang Hua claimed Chen Feng might awaken ordinary Martial Souls and set his sights on surpassing a Dao Fire Spirit Body genius.
• Chen Feng’s consciousness entered a hazy space, where nine phantom figures stood before him.

Chen Feng awakened nine tree-shaped Martial Souls and discovered that the first, the Bodhi Divine Tree, greatly enhanced his comprehension. After he nearly harmed himself trying to approach his second Martial Soul, Xu Bing warned him that his Soul Power was too low to summon more and hesitated to explain what she knew about his Martial Souls.

• Chen Feng inspected his nine tree-shaped Martial Souls and found the ninth so overwhelming that even looking at it disrupted his consciousness.
• Chen Feng approached the first tree and learned it was the Bodhi Divine Tree, which boosted his comprehension and helped him master a body-tempering manual in minutes.
• Chen Feng tried to approach the Second Tree but was nearly crushed by the pressure until an old man's voice warned him not to summon another Martial Soul.
• Chen Feng returned to consciousness, and Xu Bing explained that the Principal had left after warning that summoning too many Martial Souls with insufficient Soul Power could injure his mind.
• Chen Feng confirmed that his awakening had succeeded and asked Xu Bing what his Martial Souls were, but she began by cautioning that Martial Souls did not guarantee power.
• Chen Feng asked whether something was wrong with his Martial Souls, and Xu Bing hesitated to answer.

After the school’s Principal and Teacher Xu Bing failed to identify any special qualities in Chen Feng’s nine plant-type Martial Souls, they assigned him to the Regular Class for observation. Chen Feng went to the training room to test his Bodhi Divine Tree and summoned its shadow while practicing the Body Tempering Technique.

• Teacher Xu Bing told Chen Feng that the Principal had found no discernible traits in his nine plant-type Martial Souls, and the Principal left to observe him later.
• Teacher Xu Bing assigned Chen Feng to the Regular Class until he revealed his Martial Souls’ abilities, and Chen Feng accepted the placement.
• Chen Feng went to an empty private room in the training room to investigate the effects of his Bodhi Divine Tree.
• Chen Feng practiced difficult Body Tempering Technique postures, pushing through the strain to improve his physique and mental strength.
• Chen Feng closed his eyes and summoned his first Martial Soul, the Bodhi Divine Tree, whose shadow appeared behind him.

Chen Feng used the Bodhi Divine Tree to sense and absorb vital energy, rapidly advancing from Blood Qi Stage Three to Stage Six. After leaving school, he walked home, excited by his progress and envying the spacious homes of wealthier residents.

• The Bodhi Divine Tree calmed Chen Feng and sharpened his understanding of the Body Tempering Technique as he practiced.
• Chen Feng sensed hundreds of specks of vital energy and began absorbing them into his body.
• Chen Feng advanced from Blood Qi Stage Three to Stage Four, then Stage Five, and finally Stage Six within an hour.
• Chen Feng noticed his senses and strength had improved, and he celebrated becoming one of the strongest students at school.
• Chen Feng left school and walked through crowded districts, reflecting on the housing shortage and envying larger homes.

Chen Feng returned to his poor family's cramped home and learned that his older brother Chen Wu had reached Blood Qi Stage Nine and sent home more money. Chen Feng then announced that he had awakened nine Martial Souls, leaving his family stunned.

• Chen Feng arrived home and saw his mother and Chen Shuqin preparing food while his father read.
• Chen Shuqin told Chen Feng that Chen Wu had reached Blood Qi Stage Nine, gained authority over ten mercenaries, and sent eight thousand yuan home, including six thousand for Chen Feng's cultivation.
• Chen Feng urged his family to celebrate Chen Wu's success and promised he would earn money to support them within a year.
• After Chen Shuqin mocked his Blood Qi Stage Three cultivation, Chen Feng revealed that he had awakened nine Martial Souls.
• Chen Guoxiang, Chen Shuqin, and their mother stared at Chen Feng in shock.

After revealing that his nine Martial Souls were all trees, Chen Feng’s family worried that he had little combat potential, while he promised to improve their lives. He cultivated through the Blood Qi Realm at extraordinary speed and began gathering vital energy, leaving him poised to become Jiangzhou School’s foremost genius.

• Chen Feng told Chen Guoxiang, Chen Shuqin, and Zhang Chun that he had nine tree Martial Souls, and his family worried that they were weak.
• Chen Feng promised to buy his family a larger home and fulfill Shuqin’s wish for a room full of anime dolls within a year.
• Chen Feng cultivated in his room and reached Blood Qi Stage Seven.
• Chen Feng cultivated in a park the next morning, advanced to Blood Qi Stage Nine, and began gathering vital energy toward the Essence Gathering Realm.
• Chen Feng realized his progress made him Jiangzhou School’s leading genius and sprinted to school, arriving in ten minutes.

Chen Feng went to school after recovering quickly from his intense cultivation and heard reports of newly awakened Martial Soul Users advancing several Blood Qi stages. He met Zhang Kun, another new Martial Soul User, before Teacher Wei Zheng began teaching the class about cultivation realms and Martial Souls.

• Chen Feng overheard students discussing Jiang Shiran's rise to Blood Qi Stage Seven and Zhang Hua's rise to Stage Eight after awakening their Martial Souls.
• Zhang Kun approached Chen Feng, introduced himself as a classmate who had awakened a Martial Soul, and asked how much Chen Feng's cultivation had improved.
• Chen Feng said he had advanced six stages from Stage Three to Stage Nine, but Zhang Kun laughed and accused him of lying.
• Chen Feng and Zhang Kun entered class, where Teacher Wei Zheng introduced himself and began explaining the Outer Domain Races' cultivation realms and Martial Souls.

Teacher Wei Zheng explained the Blood Qi, Essence Gathering, and Magnetic Field realms and taught the students about choosing whether to cultivate their bodies or Martial Souls. He described the strength of Martial Soul Users and the importance of Great Xia’s Martial Soul Legion, prompting a student to choose Martial Soul cultivation.

• Teacher Wei Zheng explained how body cultivation progressed through Blood Qi and Essence Gathering, and how primordial energy formed a Magnetic Field.
• Teacher Wei Zheng described Teacher Xu Bing’s Ice Silkworm Martial Soul and its ability to freeze the area around her.
• Teacher Wei Zheng warned the students not to underestimate people without Martial Souls and outlined the strength they could aim for by graduation.
• Teacher Wei Zheng presented body cultivation and Martial Soul cultivation as the students’ two paths and explained why Martial Soul Users were valued in battle.
• A student declared that he chose to focus on cultivating his Martial Soul.

Chen Feng asked Teacher Wei Zheng how to summon a second Martial Soul and said he wanted to cultivate both his body and Martial Souls, despite the teacher's warnings about the difficulty, cost, and danger. Wei Zheng remained concerned, then noticed Chen Feng's unusually strong vitality and blood and asked what stage he had reached.

• After class, Chen Feng followed Teacher Wei Zheng and asked how he could summon a second Martial Soul.
• Wei Zheng explained that increasing Soul Power through body or Martial Soul cultivation would let Chen Feng communicate with another Martial Soul.
• Wei Zheng advised Chen Feng to cultivate his body rather than his auxiliary Martial Souls, warning that battlefield survival mattered most.
• Chen Feng said he wanted to cultivate both paths, and Wei Zheng warned that divided effort and scarce resources could leave him unable to meet university admission requirements.
• Chen Feng insisted he still wanted to try, believing his Bodhi Divine Tree, strong comprehension, and university prospects made it possible.
• Wei Zheng noticed Chen Feng had unusually strong vitality and blood and asked what stage he had reached.

Chen Feng reached Blood Qi Stage Nine and went to the Jiangzhou High School library to find a martial soul cultivation method. Jiang Shiran warned him that Needle Soul Art was difficult to cultivate, but Chen Feng asked what advantage it had.

• Chen Feng told Teacher Wei Zheng that he had reached Blood Qi Stage Nine, surprising the teacher, who planned to test his strength later.
• Teacher Wei Zheng advised Chen Feng to choose a martial soul cultivation method from the school library.
• At the library, Chen Feng met Jiang Shiran, who directed him to the martial soul cultivation section.
• Chen Feng chose Needle Soul Art, which tempered Soul Power and will by using Soul Needles to pierce one's consciousness.
• Jiang Shiran explained that Needle Soul Art required abundant Soul Power and divided attention, then began to describe its advantage when Chen Feng asked.

Chen Feng chose the Needle Soul Art to cultivate his Soul Power and the Essence Gathering Method to strengthen his body, relying on the Bodhi Divine Tree to accelerate his progress. After a week of training, his Soul Power had doubled and formed a transparent gray Soul Needle.

• Jiang Shiran explained Soul Skills and the benefits and difficulty of dividing one's mind, but Chen Feng chose the Needle Soul Art for its lethal Soul Needle Technique.
• Chen Feng memorized the Needle Soul Art and selected the Essence Gathering Method to cultivate his body.
• Chen Feng tested his strength at school, punching with a force of 980 kilograms, then recorded a speed of 25 meters per second before clearing the data.
• Chen Feng spent the following week training in both techniques and using the Bodhi Divine Tree to improve his comprehension and sensitivity to essence energy.
• On the seventh day, Chen Feng found that his Soul Power had doubled and that a transparent gray needle had formed within it.

Chen Feng rapidly strengthened his Soul Power, awakened the Bodhi Divine Tree’s consciousness, and learned that his nine divine trees would awaken as he grew stronger. After several more days of cultivation, he prepared to use the Soul Needle Technique.

• Chen Feng revealed that he had condensed a Soul Needle within a week, and his Soul Power had doubled through training.
• Chen Feng tried to contact his second Martial Soul but failed because his Soul Power was insufficient.
• Bodhi spoke to Chen Feng and explained that the divine trees had fallen, that the ninth tree was asleep, and that his other Martial Souls would awaken as he grew stronger.
• Bodhi told Chen Feng that awakening the second Life Divine Tree would bring him a surprise, then fell asleep again.
• Chen Feng continued cultivating the Essence Gathering Method and improved his physical strength and Soul Needle control.
• Chen Feng prepared to release a Soul Needle from his Sea of Consciousness and use the Soul Needle Technique.

Chen Feng successfully manifested the Soul Needle after days of cultivation and prepared to test his growing strength. Meanwhile, Zhang Hua arrived at Jiangzhou High School and received a guaranteed-admission slot to Wushen University before meeting Chen Feng.

• Chen Feng condensed a Soul Needle that remained stable for five seconds and decided to rely on its physical attack power for now.
• Chen Feng noted his growing strength and Soul Power, then headed toward the testing room to test himself.
• Principal Zhou brought Zhang Hua to Jiangzhou High School, where Principal Li agreed to give Zhang Hua one of the school's guaranteed-admission slots to Wushen University.
• Principal Li asked Jiang Shiran to show Zhang Hua around the school, and Principal Zhou praised her Fire Feather Divine Bird Martial Soul.
• Jiang Shiran introduced Chen Feng to Zhang Hua, but Zhang Hua showed little interest in him, and Chen Feng glanced at Zhang Hua before leaving.

Chen Feng improved his strength and speed before entering the practical combat room, where he fought waves of Phantom Hounds. Jiang Shiran and Zhang Hua tested themselves nearby, and the chapter left Zhang Hua still battling as students gathered to watch.

• Chen Feng recorded a punch strength of 1100 kilograms and a speed of 26 meters per second, then entered the practical combat room to avoid Zhang Hua.
• Zhang Hua tested at 970 kilograms and 23 meters per second, drawing admiration from students while Jiang Shiran compared her lower results with his.
• Zhang Hua told Jiang Shiran he had not yet sensed the world's essence and therefore could not cultivate Soul Skills.
• Chen Feng fought successive waves of Phantom Hounds and lasted ten minutes against as many as eight at once.
• Jiang Shiran lasted five minutes in her test before being bitten, while Zhang Hua continued fighting and students gathered outside to watch.

Chen Feng completed the combat test after surviving for thirteen minutes and thirty-five seconds, stunning the students who had gathered outside. His result surpassed Zhang Hua’s seven minutes, and he left intending to cultivate his origin.

• Zhang Hua finished the combat test with a seven-minute result and drew admiration from the students, while he ignored everyone except Jiang Shiran.
• The students spotted a combat room timer exceeding twelve minutes and speculated that a teacher or repairman was inside.
• Zhang Hua insisted no student could survive ten minutes in the room and claimed that if he could not do it, nobody could.
• Chen Feng emerged after lasting thirteen minutes and thirty-five seconds, having dodged and killed the hounds while improving his combat experience.
• Chen Feng prepared to return and cultivate his origin, then noticed the gathered students staring at him in shock.

Chen Feng’s combat test result humiliated Zhang Hua, who attacked a student and fought off a crowd at Jiangzhou High School. Zhang Hua summoned all four of his White Tiger Martial Souls, leaving everyone intimidated while Chen Feng remained in place.

• The students discovered Chen Feng’s thirteen-minute combat test result, which surpassed Zhang Hua’s, and challenged Zhang Hua’s boast that no one at their school could beat him.
• Zhang Hua slapped a student who had taunted him, prompting Jiangzhou High School students to gather and confront him.
• Zhang Hua fought off the advancing students with his martial arts, knocking several down while trying to avoid serious injuries.
• Zhang Hua summoned his Four White Tiger Martial Souls, frightening the crowd into retreating as Chen Feng and a few others stayed nearby.
• Zhang Hua mocked the students for falling silent and called them useless.

Zhang Hua summoned his four Ancient White Tiger martial souls and challenged Chen Feng, prompting teachers to intervene. After learning that Chen Feng had lasted thirteen minutes and thirty-five seconds in the practical combat room, Principal Li encouraged him to accept the challenge.

• Zhang Hua intimidated the students with his four White Tiger martial souls and challenged Chen Feng as the strongest student at the school.
• Teacher Wei Zheng and Teacher Xu Bing tried to stop Zhang Hua from picking on Chen Feng, while Principal Li also urged him to end the challenge.
• Zhang Hua explained that Chen Feng had lasted thirteen minutes in the practical combat room, so he considered him a worthy opponent.
• Students confirmed Chen Feng's result of thirteen minutes and thirty-five seconds, astonishing the teachers and Principals.
• Principal Li told Chen Feng not to be afraid and encouraged him to accept Zhang Hua's challenge.

Chen Feng agreed to fight Zhang Hua after demanding a fifty-thousand-yuan stake if he won. The duel began with Zhang Hua unleashing his Four White Tigers, but Chen Feng dodged their intimidation attacks and surprised everyone by overpowering Zhang Hua in a fist clash.

• Chen Feng demanded that Zhang Hua pay him fifty thousand yuan if Chen Feng won, while Zhang Hua would receive nothing if Chen Feng lost.
• Zhang Hua accepted the terms and manifested his Four White Tiger Martial Souls as the teachers, principals, and students watched.
• Chen Feng entered his combat-room mindset and dodged the first White Tiger after judging that its attack threatened the soul rather than the body.
• Chen Feng evaded the remaining White Tigers and rushed toward Zhang Hua.
• Zhang Hua threw a punch with more than nine hundred jin of force, but Chen Feng met it with a stronger punch and sent Zhang Hua staggering back three steps.

Chen Feng defeated Zhang Hua in their wagered fight and collected fifty thousand, stunning the students and school staff. He explained his strength by claiming his Spirit Green Tree martial soul let him sense yuan energy early, and Principal Li celebrated him as the school's greatest genius.

• Chen Feng repeatedly knocked Zhang Hua down until Zhang Hua admitted defeat.
• Chen Feng collected the wager of fifty thousand from Zhang Hua.
• Students, Jiang Shiran, Wei Zheng, Xu Bing, and both principals reacted with shock at Chen Feng's strength.
• Chen Feng claimed his Spirit Green Tree martial soul had let him sense yuan energy early and reach Blood Qi Stage Nine.
• Xu Bing confirmed the Spirit Green Tree's potential, and Principal Li praised Chen Feng as a genius beyond Jiang Shiran and Zhang Hua.
• Principal Li turned toward Principal Zhou, who sensed trouble.