Chapter Summaries

Xu Changqing reassured Xiao Wu that he knew her identity as a soul beast and would protect her, while letting her decide whether to stay. He then used a year’s worth of System rewards to strengthen his physique and raise his First Soul Ring’s age, discovering that doing so also increased his Soul Power.

• Xu Changqing told Xiao Wu he knew her identity, promised to protect her, and said he would respect her choice to stay or leave.
• Xu Changqing reviewed his accumulated System rewards and swallowed Physique Elementary Enhancement Fluid, which strengthened his physique and expelled impurities.
• Xu Changqing fused ten portions of elementary fluid into intermediate fluid and swallowed it, further increasing his physical capabilities.
• Xu Changqing used Soul Ring Age Enhancement Orbs to raise his Five Dragon Lyre’s First Soul Ring from 402 years to 910 years while keeping its color unchanged.
• Xu Changqing discovered that increasing his First Soul Ring’s age released Soul Power into his body and nearly raised him from level 17 to level 18.

Xu Changqing synthesized and absorbed a 100,000-year Head-Type Soul Bone, raising his Soul Power to level 20 and triggering the Normal Difficulty Servant System. Xiao Wu decided to stay with him, but a Supreme God King Cultivation System bound itself to her.

• Xu Changqing chose to synthesize a Head-Type Soul Bone, hoping its mental-power boost would help him recover forgotten details about Douluo Continent.
• Xu Changqing absorbed the soul bone, strengthening his mental power and gradually raising his Soul Power to level 20.
• The System offered Xu Changqing a choice of Servant System difficulty, and he selected Normal Difficulty.
• Xiao Wu recalled her happy year with Xu Changqing and decided she would not leave him.
• The Supreme God King Cultivation System bound itself to Xiao Wu and began assigning her weekly missions.

Xiao Wu discovered that her new System offered tasks tied to Xu Changqing, but its secrecy penalty shocked them both when she tried to tell him about it. After Xiao Wu decided to stay with Xu Changqing, he rushed to the Martial Soul Branch Hall when he heard the Soul Master team had encountered trouble, including Si Si Jie.

• Xiao Wu completed the System’s water-drinking task, verified its reward by increasing her first Soul Ring’s age, and learned that Xu Changqing was a Child of Destiny.
• Xiao Wu tried to tell Xu Changqing about the System, but an electric shock struck them both and prevented her from revealing it.
• Xiao Wu understood that the System punished her for trying to disclose it, then told Xu Changqing she had decided to stay because she trusted him.
• Xu Changqing and Xiao Wu found Su Yuntao at the gate, where a soldier reported trouble involving the Soul Master team sent to clear the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Xu Changqing told Xiao Wu to stay behind and flew toward the Martial Soul Branch Hall on his Golden Divine Dragon, while Xiao Wu returned to study the System.

Xu Changqing rushed into the Soul Hunting Forest to find Si Si Jie and discovered that a powerful Ghost Willow had captured her and other soul masters. He began planning an ambush against the over-two-thousand-year-old soul beast while Si Si Jie was still alive.

• Xu Changqing flew toward the depths of the Soul Hunting Forest, spending nearly all his Soul Power to reach the area where Si Si Jie and the others had disappeared.
• Xu Changqing noticed the forest had fallen unnaturally silent and realized he had entered the territory of a powerful soul beast.
• A Ghost Willow's branches caught the Golden Dragon and dragged it downward, so Xu Changqing leaped away and concealed himself among the trees.
• Xu Changqing identified the Ghost Willow as a creature more than two thousand years old and considered it a possible source of the trouble and a candidate for his Second Soul Skill.
• Xu Changqing used his mental strength to scout the Ghost Willow and found Si Si Jie and other soul masters bound inside its branches, still alive.

Xu Changqing used two Golden Dragons to distract the Ghost Willow, rescued Si Si Jie, and returned to attack the tree for his second Soul Ring. The chapter ended as he unleashed Annihilation Divine Light at the Ghost Willow.

• Xu Changqing recovered his Soul Power, then summoned a Golden Dragon to draw the Ghost Willow's attention while he approached.
• Xu Changqing sent a second Golden Dragon against the Ghost Willow's trunk, and the two dragons kept the tree occupied.
• Xu Changqing cut Si Si Jie free from the Ghost Willow's branches, carried her out of danger, and gave her Physique Elementary Enhancement Fluid.
• Xu Changqing returned to battle and ordered both Golden Dragons to fire Heavenly Walk Rupture at the Ghost Willow.
• Xu Changqing activated Mental Amplification through his 100,000 Year Head Soul Bone and fired Annihilation Divine Light at the Ghost Willow.

Xu Changqing killed the Ghost Willow, absorbed its 2,500-year Soul Ring, and gained the Wood Dragon · Entangling Body skill. He returned to Notting City, where Xiao Wu welcomed him and the system notified him that its second host had completed a Purple Level Task.

• Xu Changqing struck the Ghost Willow with Annihilation Divine Light, killed it, and summoned its purple Soul Ring.
• Xu Changqing left the unconscious Si Si Jie beside the Ghost Willow, absorbed the Soul Ring, and flew away to complete the absorption safely.
• Xu Changqing reached level 23 and awakened his Second Soul Skill, Wood Dragon · Entangling Body.
• Xu Changqing returned to the battlefield and found that Su Yuntao and the others had rescued Si Si Jie and the other unconscious soul masters.
• Xu Changqing returned to Si Si Jie's home, where Xiao Wu guessed he had killed the Ghost Willow and gave him a shoulder massage.
• The system notified Xu Changqing that its second host had completed a Purple Level Task.

After Xiao Wu completed a System task by confessing her feelings to Xu Changqing, they continued their lives together. Two and a half years later, Xu Changqing reached Rank 30 and was suddenly recognized by a crowd in Notting City as the boy in a missing-person notice.

• Si Si Jie recovered after regulating her breathing, discovered her constitution had improved, and cooked a feast for everyone.
• Xiao Wu climbed into Xu Changqing's bed and eventually confessed that she liked him, completing her System task before hiding under the covers.
• Two and a half years later, Xu Changqing considered where to obtain a third soul ring after breaking through to Rank 30.
• Xu Changqing returned to Notting City and found a crowd gathered around a high-reward missing-person notice at the Martial Soul Branch Hall.
• A middle-aged man pointed at Xu Changqing and claimed he was the boy in the portrait, drawing the crowd's attention to him.

After discovering that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had posted a huge bounty for him, Xu Changqing decided to leave Notting City and investigate while seeking a Soul Beast. He slipped away toward the Star Dou Great Forest, while a sect disciple watched and prepared to report his departure.

• Xu Changqing used his Golden Dragon to scatter a crowd trying to capture him, then found a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect notice offering rewards for information about him and for delivering him to the sect.
• A hidden Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple recorded Xu Changqing's actions and sent a report by bird.
• Xu Changqing showed the notice to Si Si Jie and Su Yuntao, then revealed he had reached level 30 and possessed a Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring.
• Si Si Jie and Su Yuntao objected to Xu Changqing traveling alone to the Star Dou Great Forest, but he secretly left for Notting Academy and told Xiao Wu to stay there.
• Xu Changqing rode his Wood Dragon away under cover of night, and the watching sect disciple recognized him and decided to report his departure.

Xu Changqing entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find a water-attributed Soul Beast for his third Soul Ring, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect tracked his movements and debated how to bring Ning Rongrong to him. He reached a river and waited on the shore for a suitable Soul Beast to appear.

• Ning Fengzhi received reports that Xu Changqing was heading for the Star Dou Great Forest, and Ning Rongrong demanded to be taken after him despite repeatedly twisting her ankle.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo argued over who should escort Ning Rongrong, while Ning Fengzhi watched in exasperation.
• Xu Changqing spotted Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect followers in Suotuo City but continued toward the forest to pursue his goal.
• Xu Changqing reasoned that his enhanced physique might let him withstand a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and searched for a water-attributed Soul Beast.
• Xu Changqing found a broad river with many Soul Beasts nearby, then waited on a rock rather than risk searching in the water.

Xu Changqing used his Green Dragon as bait to lure ten-thousand-year Dragon Loaches out of the river, then captured one with his Wood Dragons. He left the crowded riverbank carrying the Dragon Loach to find a safer place to kill it and absorb its Soul Ring.

• Xu Changqing observed the riverbank soul beasts and decided to hunt a ten-thousand-year Dragon Loach.
• Xu Changqing sent his Green Dragon into the land soul beast herd and had it pretend to drink at the riverbank.
• Two ten-thousand-year Dragon Loaches and a group of thousand-year Dragon Loaches attacked the Green Dragon and tried to drag it into the water.
• Xu Changqing bound one Dragon Loach with willow branches and had five Golden Dragons carry it into the air.
• Xu Changqing followed the captured Dragon Loach on a Wood Dragon to find a safer place to absorb its Soul Ring.

Xu Changqing used his summoned dragons to overpower the Dragon Loach on land, while Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong watched in astonishment. The Dragon Loach remained trapped under the dragons’ coordinated assault as Ning Rongrong was deeply impressed by Xu Changqing.

• The five Golden Dragons blasted the Dragon Loach into a crater, but it survived and retaliated with water arrows and rocks.
• Xu Changqing sheltered behind the Wood Dragon, whose body healed rapidly, as the Dragon Loach fled down the mountain.
• Xu Changqing summoned thirty-two Golden and Wood Dragons to surround the Dragon Loach.
• The Wood Dragons bound the Dragon Loach while Golden Dragons struck it with Heavenly Walk Ruptures in a coordinated attack.
• Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong watched from a tree; Sword Douluo wondered what kind of Soul Master Xu Changqing was, while Ning Rongrong admired him.

Xu Changqing absorbed an eleven-thousand-year Water Dragon Soul Ring, reached rank 32, and gained a healing-and-buffing Soul Skill. He emerged to find Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong waiting nearby, and greeted Sword Douluo.

• Xu Changqing drew the Dragon Loach's ten-thousand-year Soul Ring to himself and began absorbing it.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong arrived while Xu Changqing absorbed the Soul Ring, and Ning Rongrong said she hoped to obtain Soul Rings like his.
• Xu Changqing overheard them, recognized their identities, and considered how he might escape if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect meant him harm.
• After two hours, Xu Changqing completed the absorption, broke through to rank 32, and awakened his third Soul Skill, Water Dragon · Heavenly Bloom Shower.
• Xu Changqing examined the new Water Dragon's healing and group-buff abilities, then stood and greeted Senior Sword Douluo.

Xu Changqing questioned Sword Douluo about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s bounty and denied any connection to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Ning Rongrong admitted she had asked Sword Douluo to find him and pulled him aside to share a secret, leaving Sword Douluo wondering what she was hiding.

• Sword Douluo questioned Xu Changqing about his confidence and whether he belonged to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xu Changqing denied any connection to the clan and asked why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had placed a bounty on him.
• Sword Douluo could not explain the bounty and looked to Ning Rongrong to answer.
• Ning Rongrong introduced herself, grabbed Xu Changqing’s hand, and said she had asked Sword Douluo to bring her to him.
• Ning Rongrong pulled Xu Changqing away to tell him a secret that Sword Douluo was not allowed to hear.

Ning Rongrong tried to reveal a secret to Xu Changqing, but an electric punishment stopped her and shocked him too. Remembering that Xiao Wu had suffered the same thing, Xu Changqing suspected that both girls had bound Sub-systems connected to him.

• Ning Rongrong dragged Xu Changqing away from the others and warned him to behave because she was the future heir of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong tried to tell Xu Changqing that she had a System, but an electric punishment struck her before she could finish.
• Xu Changqing touched Ning Rongrong and was shocked as well, leaving both of them twitching until the current stopped three minutes later.
• Xu Changqing recalled that Xiao Wu had once been electrocuted while trying to tell him a secret.
• Xu Changqing reasoned that a System had punished both girls to stop them from revealing important information and suspected that Ning Rongrong had a Sub-system like Xiao Wu.

Xu Changqing suspected that Tang San had received the Nightmare-level Sub-system and realized Ning Rongrong’s mission was likely connected to him. Ning Rongrong insisted on staying with him, and Xu Changqing hoped her presence would draw a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Titled Douluo to protect Xiao Wu from Tang Hao.

• Xu Changqing suspected Tang San was the recipient of the first Nightmare-level Sub-system after recalling his bizarre behavior, and resolved to keep his role secret from Tang San and Tang Hao.
• Ning Rongrong grabbed Xu Changqing and refused to let him leave, while he guessed that her System mission involved him.
• Ning Rongrong proposed that Xu Changqing return with her or let her follow him and use his food and belongings.
• Xu Changqing agreed to let Ning Rongrong do as she wished but told her to inform her family, since he feared their Titled Douluo might misunderstand.
• Xu Changqing hoped that Ning Rongrong’s presence would bring a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Titled Douluo near Xiao Wu and complicate any threat from Tang Hao.

Xu Changqing returned to Notting City with Ning Rongrong and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, then escaped to Notting Academy. Ning Rongrong enrolled at the academy and joined Seventh Dorm, where she clashed with Xiao Wu over the bed she shared with Xu Changqing.

• Xu Changqing endured questions from Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin during their journey back to Notting City.
• Chen Xin advised Ning Rongrong to enroll at Notting Academy so she could stay near Xu Changqing.
• Xu Changqing returned to Seventh Dorm and fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Ning Rongrong arrived as a transfer student and introduced herself to Xiao Wu and the other students.
• Ning Rongrong pointed to Xu Changqing and Xiao Wu's shared bed, but Xiao Wu refused to let her sleep there.
• Ning Rongrong learned that Xiao Wu slept with Xu Changqing and grew jealous.

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu competed for Xu Changqing’s attention in the Seventh Dorm, but Xu Changqing stopped their quarrel by spanking Ning Rongrong. When distant blasts shook Notting Academy, Xu Changqing flew up with Xiao Wu to see what was happening.

• Ning Rongrong challenged Xiao Wu over sleeping beside Xu Changqing and declared she planned to marry him.
• Ning Rongrong teased Xiao Wu until Xiao Wu lunged at her, and Xu Changqing stopped the fight by warning that two Titled Douluo stood behind Ning Rongrong.
• Xu Changqing spanked Ning Rongrong for causing trouble, and she threatened to bring Sword Grandpa to deal with him.
• Powerful blasts shook Notting Academy, so Xu Changqing summoned a Water Dragon and flew up with Xiao Wu to view the distant battle.
• Tang San spotted Xu Changqing’s Soul Rings and was astonished to see one yellow, one purple, and one black.

Xu Changqing watched Sword Douluo and Tang Hao fight from a safe distance while Ning Rongrong urged him to go closer. After he criticized her temper and tried to comfort her, Ning Rongrong broke down in tears on the dragon's head.

• Ning Rongrong recognized Sword Douluo fighting a hammer-wielding opponent, and Xu Changqing realized the opponent was Tang Hao.
• Ning Rongrong asked Xu Changqing to go cheer Sword Grandpa on, but he refused because the battle was too dangerous and Xiao Wu was frightened.
• Ning Rongrong complained that Xu Changqing had bullied her and threatened to ask Sword Grandpa to teach him a lesson.
• Xu Changqing told Ning Rongrong that her spoiled temper would make it difficult to form sincere friendships, leaving her feeling hurt and questioning herself.
• Xu Changqing tried to comfort Ning Rongrong by mentioning masochists, but when she asked if he was one, he denied it and she burst into tears.

Sword Douluo confronted Xu Changqing about making Ning Rongrong cry, then decided to leave her in his care. After learning Xu Changqing knew Xiao Wu’s identity, Sword Douluo misread his closeness to her as a plan to claim her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and began plotting to support Rongrong’s pursuit of him.

• Sword Douluo summoned Xu Changqing away from Xiao Wu and accused him of bullying Ning Rongrong.
• Xu Changqing defended his direct approach to correcting Ning Rongrong’s spoiled temperament and criticized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s indulgent upbringing.
• Sword Douluo left Ning Rongrong in Xu Changqing’s care and warned him not to bully her.
• Sword Douluo asked whether Xu Changqing knew Xiao Wu’s identity, and Xu Changqing confirmed that he did.
• Sword Douluo wrongly concluded that Xu Changqing was cultivating Xiao Wu to claim her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and soul bone.
• Sword Douluo decided to encourage Ning Rongrong to win Xu Changqing over, hoping to teach her, win his wager with Tang Hao, and bring Xu Changqing into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Sword Douluo left Ning Rongrong in Xu Changqing's care, and two and a half years later Yu Xiaogang learned that Xu Changqing had become a Soul Elder years earlier. Tang San agreed to enter the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament and suggested Xu Changqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong as teammates, leaving Yu Xiaogang regretting that he had trusted Tang San’s account of Xu Changqing’s martial soul.

• Sword Douluo asked Xu Changqing to look after Ning Rongrong and told him to call him Sword Grandpa before flying away.
• Xu Changqing reassured Xiao Wu that there should be no problem, then teased Ning Rongrong by claiming Sword Grandpa had sold her to him.
• Two and a half years later, Yu Xiaogang learned that Tang San had reached Soul Power level 37 and praised his progress.
• Yu Xiaogang recommended that Tang San join an academy and compete in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, and Tang San confidently agreed to seek the championship.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Tang San would need strong teammates, so Tang San suggested Xu Changqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong.
• After hearing that Xu Changqing had been a Soul Elder two and a half years earlier, Yu Xiaogang regretted believing Tang San’s earlier claim that Xu Changqing’s martial soul was flawed.