Chapter Summaries

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Martial Soul Awakening, Chen Yuan awakened the powerful Seven Kill Sword and demonstrated Rank Nine Innate Soul Power. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin recognized his potential, and Chen Xin decided to take him as his disciple to prepare him to protect Rongrong.

• Chen Yuan stepped into the awakening formation as the sect’s disciples and leaders watched, and the Awakening Stones summoned his Martial Soul.
• Chen Yuan awakened the Seven Kill Sword, whose fierce sword aura impressed the six-ring Elder.
• Chen Yuan’s test revealed Rank Nine Innate Soul Power, drawing praise from the crowd and delighting his parents, Chen Feng and Xu Yunrou.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Chen Yuan’s talent to Chen Xin and suggested he could protect Rongrong.
• Chen Xin decided to take Chen Yuan as his disciple and personally train him to protect Rongrong.

After awakening the Seven Kill Sword with Innate Level 9 Soul Power, Chen Yuan met with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong. Chen Xin took him as his disciple, and Chen Yuan secured Ning Fengzhi’s favor before leaving with his parents.

• Chen Yuan reunited with Chen Feng and Xu Yunrou, who praised his talent, and learned that Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong wanted to meet him privately.
• After the ceremony, Chen Yuan met the three elders and Ning Rongrong, and Chen Xin offered to take him as his disciple.
• Chen Yuan accepted Chen Xin as his teacher, and Chen Xin told him to begin training the next morning.
• Ning Fengzhi urged Ning Rongrong to call Chen Yuan her brother, but she teased him about the family generations instead.
• Chen Yuan promised Ning Fengzhi that he would protect Ning Rongrong, and Ning Fengzhi rewarded him with a Storage Soul Tool containing treasures and tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins.
• Chen Yuan thanked Ning Fengzhi and left with Chen Feng and Xu Yunrou.

After Chen Yuan’s parents left for Winchester City, he began cultivating with his family’s Meditation Method and considered how to improve his training. The next morning, Chen Xin took him to live and train in the Back Mountain.

• Chen Feng told Chen Yuan to serve Chen Xin faithfully, while Xu Yunrou worried about leaving him at the sect.
• Chen Yuan resolved to grow strong enough to pursue godhood and began cultivating with his family’s Meditation Method.
• After two hours of cultivation, Chen Yuan considered obtaining Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill and examined the treasures in his Storage Soul Tool.
• Chen Feng and Xu Yunrou said goodbye to Chen Yuan and went down the mountain.
• Chen Xin told Chen Yuan he would arrange his meals, schedule, and training, then led him toward the Back Mountain.

Chen Xin began Chen Yuan's strict sword training, teaching him to swing an iron sword with his whole body. Chen Yuan collapsed after 108 swings, recovered in a medicinal bath, and learned that sword practice, bathing, and meditation would become his daily routine.

• Chen Xin explained the Seven Kill Sword's power and set Chen Yuan to swing a one-catty iron sword 300 times a day.
• Chen Yuan began practicing, and Chen Xin corrected his stance and the way he transferred strength through his body.
• Chen Yuan continued despite growing exhaustion until he collapsed after 108 swings, and Chen Xin caught him and carried him to rest.
• Chen Xin arranged a medicinal bath to help Chen Yuan recover and left him instructions to eat, meditate, and resume the training schedule the next day.
• After waking, Chen Yuan soaked in the medicinal broth, then read Chen Xin's note and accepted his new routine.

Chen Yuan trained diligently under Chen Xin, impressing Ning Fengzhi and prompting him to urge Ning Rongrong to learn from Chen Yuan. The chapter leaves Ning Rongrong watching Chen Yuan with new curiosity as Chen Xin carries the exhausted boy back for another medicinal bath.

• Chen Yuan meditated after dinner, made progress in Soul Power, and went to sleep hoping to soon reach Level 10.
• Chen Yuan trained the next morning by carefully refining his sword swings, while Chen Xin praised his discipline.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Ning Rongrong arrived to observe Chen Yuan, and Ning Fengzhi encouraged Rongrong to learn from him.
• Ning Rongrong tried to coax Chen Yuan into playing, but his earnest promise to grow stronger to protect her left her feeling guilty.
• Ning Rongrong watched Chen Yuan train with growing curiosity until he collapsed after 124 sword swings, and Chen Xin carried him away for a medicinal bath.

After a month of cultivation, Chen Yuan reached rank ten Soul Power and waited until Ning Rongrong did the same before setting out with Chen Xin to hunt their first Spirit Rings. Chen Xin brought them to the Soul Hunting Forest, where he received the Spirit Beast atlas and began searching for suitable targets.

• Chen Yuan considered the difficult paths to becoming a god and continued his daily cultivation until he reached rank ten Soul Power.
• Chen Yuan waited until Ning Rongrong also reached rank ten, while Chen Xin and Gu Rong argued over who would take her to hunt a Spirit Beast.
• Chen Xin persuaded Gu Rong to let him lead the hunt for both Ning Rongrong and his disciple, Chen Yuan.
• Chen Xin carried the children to the Soul Hunting Forest and explained that he would choose a roughly three-hundred-year Spirit Ring for Ning Rongrong and one approaching four hundred years for Chen Yuan.
• Chen Xin showed the forest officials the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Pope Decree, entered the forest with the children, and received its Spirit Beast atlas.

Chen Yuan killed a Saber-Toothed Beast and absorbed its Spirit Ring under Chen Xin’s supervision. He awakened his first Soul Skill, Sword Drawn from its Sheath, which increased the Seven Kill Sword’s attack power by 40%.

• Chen Xin led Ning Rongrong and Chen Yuan into the Soul Hunting Forest to find a suitable Spirit Beast.
• Chen Xin located a Saber-Toothed Beast over four hundred years old and subdued it with his pressure.
• Chen Yuan summoned the Seven Kill Sword and killed the unconscious Saber-Toothed Beast, producing a yellow Spirit Ring.
• Chen Yuan absorbed the Spirit Ring and endured its energy as he refined it into his body.
• Chen Yuan discovered that his First Soul Skill, Sword Drawn from its Sheath, strengthened the Seven Kill Sword’s cutting and tearing power and increased its attack power by 40%.

Chen Yuan safely absorbed the Saber-Toothed Beast’s Spirit Ring and demonstrated the power of his First Soul Skill. Chen Xin then brought Chen Yuan and Ning Rongrong to hunt a strength-attribute Spirit Beast for her first ring, leaving Rongrong with an unconscious Great Strength Gorilla to kill.

• Chen Yuan absorbed the Saber-Toothed Beast’s Spirit Ring and gained the First Soul Skill Sword Drawn from its Sheath, which increased his Seven Kill Sword’s attack power by forty percent.
• Chen Yuan demonstrated his enhanced sword strike by cleanly cutting through a large tree, impressing Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin explained the planned Spirit Ring sequence for Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and led the group to a Great Strength Gorilla tribe.
• Chen Xin’s Soul Power drove the Great Strength Gorillas away, and he chased down a beast over three hundred years old while Chen Yuan protected Ning Rongrong.
• Chen Xin returned with the unconscious Great Strength Gorilla and gave Ning Rongrong a short sword to kill it and claim its Spirit Ring.

Ning Rongrong and Chen Yuan completed their first Spirit Ring absorption, then returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Chen Xin. Ning Fengzhi tested their Soul Power and encouraged Chen Yuan to grow into a pillar of the sect.

• Ning Rongrong overcame her hesitation and killed the Great Strength Gorilla, then absorbed its Spirit Ring and gained a skill that boosted Strength by 20%.
• Chen Xin took Ning Rongrong and Chen Yuan back to the sect, where he ordered a hot meal and told Ning Fengzhi about their hunts and new skills.
• Ning Fengzhi tested Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power, and the Crystal Ball showed that she had reached level twelve.
• Chen Yuan also tested at level twelve, while he privately resolved to seek a stronger second Spirit Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Chen Yuan’s diligence and encouraged him to become another pillar of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Chen Yuan completed his sword-swing warm-up after absorbing his first Spirit Ring, then faced Chen Xin in a practical combat lesson. Chen Xin promised to teach him all his skills, and the chapter ended when Chen Yuan asked whether he knew about Whale Rubber.

• Chen Yuan completed 300 sword swings and learned from Chen Xin that the exercise was preparation for the Killing Word Technique.
• Chen Xin told Chen Yuan to summon the Seven Kill Sword and attack him with all his strength, including his First Soul Skill.
• Chen Yuan repeatedly attacked Chen Xin, who effortlessly blocked each strike and finally disarmed him with the recoil.
• Chen Xin praised Chen Yuan's courage but said he still had much to learn, then promised to teach him swordsmanship through practical combat.
• Chen Yuan vowed to persevere, then asked Chen Xin about Whale Rubber, prompting Chen Xin to question why he wanted to know.

Chen Yuan persuaded Chen Xin to obtain Whale Rubber so he could test whether it could strengthen his body. After Chen Yuan consumed a piece of Thousand-Year Whale Gel, his constitution improved, and Chen Xin agreed to let him continue using it.

• Chen Yuan explained that he wanted to use Whale Rubber to strengthen his body, and Chen Xin eventually agreed to obtain some for him.
• The next morning, Chen Xin brought Chen Yuan a piece of Thousand-Year Whale Gel and had a fist-sized portion roasted for him.
• Chen Yuan ate the Whale Rubber and endured its intense effects by meditating and focusing on the Seven Kill Sword's Killing Intent.
• After about two hours, Chen Yuan recovered and reported that he felt great, while Chen Xin confirmed that his bones, muscles, qi and blood had improved.
• Chen Xin told Chen Yuan he could continue using Whale Rubber and instructed him to warm up before sword training and lessons in the Seven Kill Sword Art.

Chen Yuan learned the Seven Kill Sword Art from Chen Xin, who praised his insight and talent. After Chen Xin reported Whale Rubber’s effects to Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi ordered the sect to buy the entire market supply for Chen Yuan, leaving nobles unable to purchase any.

• Chen Xin demonstrated the Seven Kill Sword Art and explained that its strength came from the swordsman, not merely the Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Yuan grasped that people wield swords rather than swords controlling people, impressing Chen Xin with his insight.
• Under Chen Xin’s guidance, Chen Yuan began practicing the Seven Kill Sword Art and quickly learned its movements.
• Chen Xin told Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong that Whale Rubber had noticeably strengthened Chen Yuan’s bones, muscles, and vitality.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to buy all available Whale Rubber for Chen Yuan and assess its effects.
• The sect quietly bought up the continent’s Hundred-Year, Thousand-Year, and Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Gel, angering nobles who could no longer find any.

After two and a half years of training, Chen Yuan reached level twenty Soul Power and asked to hunt a Thousand-Year Spirit Beast for his second Spirit Ring. Chen Xin took him to Sunset Forest, where they encountered Poison Douluo Dugu Bo and his granddaughter Dugu Yan.

• Chen Yuan strengthened his physique through Whale Rubber and sword training, then broke through to level twenty Soul Power at age eight.
• Chen Xin brought Chen Yuan to Ning Fengzhi, who praised Chen Yuan and compared his diligence with Ning Rongrong's cultivation.
• On their way to hunt a Spirit Beast, Chen Yuan asked to seek a Thousand-Year beast that could sharpen his Seven Kill Sword, and Chen Xin agreed despite the risk.
• Chen Xin took Chen Yuan to Sunset Forest, where he sensed a powerful Titled Douluo aura and went to investigate.
• Chen Xin and Chen Yuan met Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, introduced themselves, and exchanged respectful greetings.

Chen Yuan chose a fifteen-hundred-year Great Horned Bull for his Second Spirit Ring and endured a dangerous four-hour absorption. He gained the Berserk Soul Skill Boiling Killing Intent, which greatly increased his attributes but threatened to overwhelm his mind with killing intent.

• Chen Xin and Dugu Bo agreed to search Sunset Forest separately, while Chen Yuan and Dugu Yan exchanged a curious glance.
• Chen Yuan spotted a Great Horned Bull and insisted that Chen Xin help him absorb its fifteen-hundred-year Spirit Ring.
• Chen Xin knocked the Great Horned Bull unconscious, and Chen Yuan killed it and began absorbing its purple Spirit Ring.
• Dugu Bo sensed Chen Yuan's Thousand-Year Second Spirit Ring and warned Dugu Yan not to concern herself with him, though she remained curious.
• Chen Yuan endured four hours of painful absorption and awakened with a stronger Seven Kill Sword and the Soul Skill Boiling Killing Intent.
• Chen Yuan explained that Boiling Killing Intent doubled his combat prowess by boosting his attributes and dulling pain, but its killing intent could endanger his mental state.

Chen Yuan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after absorbing a 1,500-year Second Spirit Ring, and Ning Fengzhi recognized the potential benefits of the Sect's Whale Rubber. Ning Fengzhi then revealed his plan to support the Heaven Dou Empire's First Prince and expand the Sect's influence.

• Chen Yuan explained his plan to absorb increasingly powerful Spirit Rings, and Chen Xin agreed to support him while warning him about the risks.
• Chen Xin brought Chen Yuan back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi tested his Soul Power and found that he had reached at least Level 22.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that Whale Rubber had helped Chen Yuan survive absorbing a 1,500-year Spirit Ring and could give the Sect a way to cultivate elite disciples.
• Ning Rongrong arrived with Gu Rong, learned about Chen Yuan's Spirit Ring, and was scolded by Ning Fengzhi for cultivating casually.
• Ning Fengzhi announced that the Heaven Dou Empire's First Prince would visit in half a month to become his student, and Chen Xin and Gu Rong agreed to support his plan.

After Chen Yuan absorbed his second Spirit Ring, Chen Xin tested his improved combat ability and confirmed that he could control the Killing Intent from his new Soul Skill. Chen Xin praised his progress and introduced the family’s inherited Refining Rings secret art, though Chen Yuan was not yet strong enough to use it.

• Chen Yuan worried that Xue Qinghe’s upcoming study under Ning Fengzhi would advance the hidden plot, but decided not to warn his teacher and focused on growing stronger.
• Chen Yuan trained with a Sixteen-Catty Iron Sword, and Chen Xin challenged him to practical combat to assess the strength he had gained from his Second Spirit Ring.
• Chen Yuan activated Sword Drawn from its Sheath and Boiling Killing Intent, then attacked Chen Xin with powerful, aggressive sword techniques.
• Chen Xin stopped the fight and confirmed that Chen Yuan could break free from his Killing Intent and had combat strength comparable to a Soul Elder.
• Chen Xin praised Chen Yuan’s swordsmanship and explained that he would teach him the family’s Refining Rings secret art, which Chen Yuan could not yet use.

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Apprentice Ceremony, Ning Fengzhi accepted Xue Qinghe as his disciple, strengthening their political alliance. With Ning Fengzhi’s support, Xue Qinghe became Crown Prince, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect gained influence in the Heaven Dou Empire and rose to challenge the Clear Sky Sect’s standing.

• Xue Qinghe climbed the mountain on foot and formally asked Ning Fengzhi to accept him as a disciple.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted Xue Qinghe, then introduced him to Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Ning Rongrong, and Chen Yuan.
• Chen Yuan recognized that Xue Qinghe’s disguise concealed his true identity, though Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong did not see through it.
• Ning Fengzhi’s support boosted Xue Qinghe’s standing at court, and Xue Ye appointed him Crown Prince after the Second and Third Princes died.
• Xue Qinghe made Ning Fengzhi Crown Prince Grand Tutor, increasing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s influence and prestige.

After three years of disciplined training, Chen Yuan reached level thirty Soul Power at age eleven and prepared to obtain his Third Spirit Ring. Chen Xin took him toward the cliffs near Sunset Forest to hunt a Golden Feather Divine Eagle and gain its flight ability.

• Chen Yuan mastered training with a sixty-four-catty iron sword and broke through from level twenty-nine to level thirty Soul Power.
• Chen Xin returned to the sect, and Chen Yuan asked him to help hunt a Spirit Beast for his Third Spirit Ring.
• Chen Yuan chose to pursue a Golden Feather Divine Eagle so he could gain its Flight Ability and use Sword Flight.
• Chen Xin told Ning Fengzhi he would leave his protection duties temporarily to take Chen Yuan hunting, and Ning Fengzhi approved.
• Chen Xin carried Chen Yuan through the air toward Sunset Forest and continued northwest to a region of steep cliffs where eagle and hawk-type Spirit Beasts lived.

Chen Xin demonstrated his Sword Wings Soar ability to defeat a five-thousand-year Golden Feather Divine Eagle and brought Chen Yuan to kill it for his third Spirit Ring. As the purple ring formed, the dying eagle gathered its origin power into a hidden surprise for Chen Yuan.

• After a week of searching, Chen Yuan and Chen Xin found a Golden Feather Divine Eagle of the right age.
• Chen Xin used Sword Wings Soar to fight the eagle, sever one of its wings, and carry Chen Yuan down the cliff on the Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Xin suppressed the injured eagle and told Chen Yuan to kill it and absorb its Spirit Ring.
• Chen Yuan stabbed the eagle through the eye and destroyed its brain, killing it.
• As it died, the Golden Feather Divine Eagle gathered its origin power into the Spirit Ring, leaving Chen Yuan a hidden danger.

Chen Yuan survived absorbing the Golden Feather Divine Eagle's Spirit Ring and discovered that the process had also granted him a powerful External Soul Bone. After refining the energy, he became a level thirty-two Soul Elder, learned the full abilities of his Third Soul Skill, and named his wings the Golden Feathered Wings.

• Chen Yuan endured the Spirit Ring's chaotic energy and stabilized the absorption after two hours.
• Golden wings emerged from Chen Yuan's back, and Chen Xin recognized them as an External Soul Bone.
• Chen Yuan finished refining the Spirit Ring's energy, advanced to level thirty-two, and recovered from his injuries.
• Chen Xin explained the wings' value and suggested that Chen Yuan examine their abilities.
• Chen Yuan said the wings enhanced Sword Wings Soar, which granted prolonged flight, a 100% speed boost, and acceleration in a straight line toward the speed of sound.
• Chen Yuan named the External Soul Bone the Golden Feathered Wings.