Chapter Summaries

Quan Yi hunted a nine-hundred-year Dark Flame Elephant and absorbed its Soul Ring as his Second Soul Ring, using his Soul Power Cultivation Method to control the dangerous energy. He succeeded after four hours and reunited with his relieved parents.

• Su Ling'er knocked the Dark Flame Elephant unconscious with her Fourth Soul Skill, and Quan Yi killed it by striking its eye with his First Soul Skill.
• Quan Yue told Quan Yi to recover before absorption, and Quan Yi meditated for half an hour while his parents stood guard.
• Quan Yi drew in the Dark Flame Elephant's Soul Ring and endured its painful surge of soul power.
• Quan Yi used Quan Li Control and his Soul Power Cultivation Method to tame the soul power and accelerate the absorption.
• After four hours, Quan Yi successfully absorbed his Second Soul Ring, and Quan Yue and Su Ling'er embraced him.

Quan Yi showed Quan Yue and Su Ling'er his Second Soul Skill, Dark Flame Power, and demonstrated how it enhanced his strength and flames. After revealing that he had created a powerful Self-Created Soul Skill, he left his parents astonished by his growth and talent.

• Quan Yi used Dark Flame Power to show Quan Yue and Su Ling'er its thirty percent boosts to strength and flame power, along with the dark flame's adhesive property.
• Quan Yi examined how absorbing the soul ring had strengthened his body and increased the density and hardness of his Blazing Sun Gauntlets.
• Quan Yi combined Propulsion Mode and Sharpness to punch through the Dark Flame Elephant's hide with a rocket-like strike.
• Quan Yi explained that the attack was a Self-Created Soul Skill he had developed using flame propulsion and Sharpness.
• Quan Yue realized Quan Yi had created a powerful Self-Created Soul Skill in only one year and felt confident in the Quan Family's future.

Quan Yi tested his new Second Soul Skill and found it enhanced Propulsion Mode enough to make flight seem possible. After the family returned home, Quan Yue and Su Ling'er decided to increase his protection because his growth had been unusually rapid, and Quan Yi woke the next morning to a family meal.

• Quan Yi confirmed that the Dark Flame Elephant's Second Soul Skill strengthened his body and flames enough to withstand two propulsion jets, bringing him closer to flight.
• Su Ling'er burned the Dark Flame Elephant's corpse and kept its fire-resistant hide, while Quan Yue had her cut it into pieces before they carried it away.
• Quan Yi returned home exhausted from absorbing the soul ring and fell asleep, while Quan Yue and Su Ling'er agreed to protect him more closely.
• Quan Yi woke refreshed the next morning, smelled his mother's roasted Soul Beast meat, and went to the kitchen for breakfast.

Quan Yi discovered that four-hundred-year Soul Beast Meat no longer benefited his strengthened body, and he chose to return to school rather than go home. On the journey, his parents learned his soul power had surpassed level 23 and decided Su Ling'er would accompany him to protect him and that he should delay registering with Spirit Hall.

• Quan Yi told Su Ling'er that four-hundred-year Soul Beast Meat no longer had a noticeable effect on him, and she said the clan was searching for higher-grade meat.
• Quan Yi chose to return to school, and Su Ling'er agreed to accompany him, citing both his safety and business in the city.
• Quan Yi estimated that his soul power had surpassed level 23, surprising Quan Yue and Su Ling'er with his rapid progress.
• Quan Yue told Quan Yi to wait another year before registering at Spirit Hall, and Quan Yi promised to keep his level private.

Quan Yi parted ways with Quan Yue and traveled with Su Ling'er to the Quan Family Boutique before returning to the academy to resume training. There, he reunited with Huo Wu and showed her his new Second Soul Skill, Dark Flame Power.

• Quan Yue advised Quan Yi to take care of his body, and father and son said an affectionate farewell as their convoy split.
• Quan Yi reached the Quan Family Boutique with Su Ling'er and decided to return to the academy to readjust his training and use the Simulated Cultivation Environment.
• Su Ling'er teased Quan Yi about Huo Wu before Quan Yi took a carriage back to the academy.
• Quan Yi cleaned up at the Dormitory, then went to the Training Ground the next morning and found Huo Wu waiting there.
• Quan Yi showed Huo Wu his Second Soul Skill, Dark Flame Power, and its intensely scorching Black Flame surprised her.

Quan Yi explained his Dark Flame Power to Huo Wu, then tested his enhanced body and adjusted his training plan before the new school year. Teacher Bai Yan ended their Combat Training and directed Quan Yi to begin training at the Soul Fight Arena.

• Quan Yi told Huo Wu that his Second Soul Skill gave his flames dark fire, thirty percent more power, and an adhesive effect, while concealing its Strength Boost.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu trained together, and Quan Yi tested his increased speed and physical strength before adjusting his routine over several days.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu attended the new student opening ceremony as seniors, and Teacher Bai Yan told the class that substitute teachers would take over while she helped students obtain soul rings.
• Teacher Bai Yan permanently ended Quan Yi and Huo Wu's Combat Training because they had outgrown it and required different sparring partners.
• Teacher Bai Yan ordered Quan Yi to train at the Soul Fight Arena to build combat experience.

Bai Yan set Quan Yi the goal of earning a Silver Soul Arena Badge before graduating and told Huo Wu to focus on cultivating her Soul Power before joining him. Quan Yi accepted the challenge but planned to strengthen himself first, intending to enter the arena once he reached level twenty-five.

• Bai Yan gave Quan Yi freedom to skip classes and set him a deadline to earn a Silver Badge before graduating from Primary Academy.
• Bai Yan told Huo Wu to prioritize her Soul Power breakthrough and then go to the Soul Arena with Quan Yi.
• Quan Yi reviewed the arena’s ranking, point, and winning-streak rules and devised a plan to accumulate points.
• Quan Yi continued attending class for months while adapting to his newly attained Soul Grandmaster realm.
• Quan Yi decided to wait until he reached level twenty-five before challenging the arena, confident that his abilities would let him build a winning streak.

Quan Yi prepared to earn a Silver Badge before advancing beyond Soul Grandmaster, and after half a year of training, he went to the Great Soul Arena for his first fight. Seeing the Warning Stele of fallen Spirit Masters made him understand the arena’s danger, and he began registration with Su Ling’er advising him to conceal his identity.

• Quan Yi reached level twenty-five after half a year of training and refined his control over his strength.
• Quan Yi left the academy with Su Ling’er to attend his first soul fight at the Great Soul Arena.
• Quan Yi saw the arena’s Warning Stele, read the names of fallen Spirit Masters, and grew more cautious about fighting.
• Quan Yi and Su Ling’er went to register for an Iron Badge, and Su Ling’er advised him to exaggerate his age and use a title instead of his name.

Quan Yi registered at the Soul Arena under the alias One-Punch Man and was assigned his first one-on-one match against Xiang Lei. The chapter ended as both Soul Grand Masters entered the stage, with Xiang Lei underestimating Quan Yi and preparing to teach him a lesson.

• Quan Yi chose the title One-Punch Man and registered using false personal details and the Martial Soul name Fire Pattern Gauntlets.
• Quan Yi paid ten Gold Soul Coins, received his Iron Badge, and tested at Soul Power Level twenty-five.
• Su Ling'er went to the audience seats while Quan Yi waited in the contestants' room and meditated.
• Quan Yi was chosen for the first soul fight against Xiang Lei, a White Elephant Martial Soul user with four consecutive wins.
• Quan Yi assessed the stage and Xiang Lei's strength, while Xiang Lei dismissed the young Tool Soul Master and resolved to go all out.

Quan Yi faced Xiang Lei in an official Soul Fight and defeated him through superior strength and combat skill. He left the arena with his first win, while Xiang Lei was unconscious.

• Quan Yi and Xiang Lei summoned their martial souls as the announcer began the match.
• Xiang Lei charged and struck at Quan Yi with his First Soul Skill, but Quan Yi blocked the elephant trunk with his arm and pulled Xiang Lei off balance.
• Xiang Lei used his Second Soul Skill, Ivory Charge, and Quan Yi grabbed his tusks and slid backward to absorb the impact.
• Quan Yi flipped Xiang Lei to the ground and knocked him unconscious with a punch to the jaw.
• The announcer declared One-Punch Man the winner with a record of one win and zero losses.

After defeating Xiang Lei in his first soul fight, Quan Yi learned that Xiang Lei was rank twenty-nine and reflected on his own exceptional strength. Su Ling'er warned him to fight more carefully, then took him to the Main Soul Arena to watch higher-level duels and suggested they place a bet.

• Quan Yi asked the host about Xiang Lei's Soul Power Level and learned that Xiang Lei was rank twenty-nine.
• Quan Yi registered his victory, collected ten Gold Soul Coins, and waited for Su Ling'er.
• Su Ling'er congratulated Quan Yi but warned him that he had fought recklessly, and Quan Yi promised to be more careful next time.
• Quan Yi reflected that his fire- and strength-focused soul rings and physical training let him rival Soul Elders or Soul Ancestors in strength.
• Su Ling'er took Quan Yi to the Main Soul Arena, booked a VIP Lounge, and asked if he wanted to bet on a match.

Su Ling'er introduced Quan Yi to battle betting as a way to train his judgment and set him a challenge with a promised reward. After studying the teams’ information for an upcoming match, Quan Yi chose to bet on the underdog Libra Team.

• Quan Yi questioned whether battle betting was gambling, and Su Ling'er explained that it could train his ability to assess Soul Masters and that the Great Soul Arena ensured fair matches.
• Su Ling'er arranged for Quan Yi to receive contestant information in the VIP Lounge and challenged him to bet ten Gold Soul Coins after each Soul Battle until he earned a Silver Badge.
• Quan Yi accepted the challenge and calculated that he would need to earn more than 580 Gold Soul Coins across his remaining opportunities.
• Quan Yi studied the booklet about the experienced Beast Team and the less successful Libra Team, whose odds stood at 2.5.
• Quan Yi decided to bet on Libra Team, confident in his assessment of the matchup.

Quan Yi explained why he had bet on the Libra Team, arguing that its captain’s hidden fourth spirit skill might counter the Beast Team. After placing his bet, Quan Yi studied the Main Soul Arena and noticed the enormous lamp above it.

• Quan Yi argued that the Libra Team captain’s unrecorded fourth spirit skill was likely a group-control ability that could weaken the Beast Team.
• Su Ling'er questioned whether Quan Yi was risking too much on an uncertain theory, but he said he would trust his judgment.
• Quan Yi handed over ten Gold Soul Coins and bet on the Libra Team, while Su Ling'er placed no bet.
• Quan Yi observed the enclosed Main Soul Arena from the private box and noticed the huge lamp in its dome.

Quan Yi discovered an ancient Illumination Soul Tool and wondered whether it could be replicated, then watched the team battle between Beast and Libra begin. As Beast pressed its attack, Libra captain Xiao Yun used several balancing skills, ending the chapter with a powerful white light engulfing everyone on the stage.

• Quan Yi examined the giant Illumination Soul Tool and considered whether modern people could reproduce it.
• Su Ling'er explained the lamp's rarity before the Soul Arena dimmed its lights and focused them on the stage.
• The host introduced Beast captain Shi Zi and Libra captain Xiao Yun, and both teams summoned their Martial Souls.
• Beast rushed Libra and sent its two Agility Attack System members around the formation to attack from behind.
• Xiao Yun used Soul Power Balance and Speed Balance on selected fighters, then unleashed his Fourth Soul Skill, Group Strength Balance, in a flash of white light.

Xiao Yun’s Libra Team used his Fourth Soul Skill to balance the Beast Team’s attributes, then overwhelmed them with coordinated attacks and support boosts. Quan Yi collected his betting winnings and left the arena with Su Ling'er, planning to return the next day.

• Xiao Yun’s Fourth Soul Skill disrupted the Beast Team, allowing the Libra Team’s Support System Soul Master to boost all her teammates and join the attack.
• The Libra Team’s Support System Soul Master held off the Beast Team’s Agility Attack System Soul Master long enough for her teammates to defeat the rest of the opposing team.
• The Beast Team’s remaining fighter surrendered, and the host declared the Libra Team the winner.
• Quan Yi told Su Ling'er that he was more curious about Xiao Yun’s Fourth Soul Ring and collected twenty-five Gold Soul Coins for his bet.
• Quan Yi and Su Ling'er left the Soul Fight Arena, and Quan Yi decided they would return the next day.

Quan Yi reconsidered whether to research Soul Tools after Su Ling'er explained why they were rare and difficult to reproduce, then visited the Ironware Research Institute to inspect its progress. He found the workshop busy with blacksmiths and arrived just after Blacksmith Yuan test-fired a newly made Iron Gun.

• Su Ling'er explained that most Soul Tools were ancient relics and that the cost, limited demand, and lack of combat use discouraged research into making them.
• Quan Yi decided to set aside Soul Tool research and focus on ironware that better suited the era’s needs.
• Quan Yi and Su Ling'er visited the expanded blacksmith shop, where dozens of blacksmiths worked in the underground Forging Room.
• Yuan Fei led Quan Yi and Su Ling'er to the Independent Research Institute to meet Blacksmith Yuan.
• Blacksmith Yuan showed them an Iron Gun and said he had just completed its first test firing.

Quan Yi and Blacksmith Yuan completed a breech-loading flintlock gun, which Quan Yi tested at the range. Its power impressed Su Ling'er and showed that the weapon could threaten even powerful soul masters.

• Blacksmith Yuan presented Iron Gun No. 2 to Quan Yi and reported that it met the design requirements.
• Su Ling'er saw that the gun had punched through a wooden target and left an iron ball embedded in a thick brick wall.
• Quan Yi praised Blacksmith Yuan's craftsmanship and explained that his mother had secretly developed the gunpowder used in the weapon.
• Quan Yi loaded the flintlock gun, aimed at the target, and fired a shot that pierced the board and struck the wall.
• Su Ling'er judged the gun's power comparable to a Second Soul Skill and realized that it could threaten an unprepared Soul Grandmaster.

Quan Yi and Blacksmith Yuan discussed the Flintlock Gun’s design and high production cost, and Quan Yi explained that the Quan Family needed thousands of cheaper, lighter guns for members without Soul Power. Blacksmith Yuan accepted the need to use Refined Iron and wood, while Su Ling'er worried about keeping the weapon secret.

• Su Ling'er recognized the need to keep the Flintlock Gun secret and decided that controlling the Yuan Family Father and Son would protect the information.
• Quan Yi test-fired the Flintlock Gun, praised its quality, and examined Blacksmith Yuan’s blueprints and collected materials.
• Blacksmith Yuan told Quan Yi that an Iron Essence gun cost several hundred Gold Soul Coins before labor, prompting Quan Yi to question the expense.
• Quan Yi explained that the Quan Family needed thousands of guns and that their low cost and manageable weight mattered more than durability.
• Blacksmith Yuan agreed that Refined Iron and wood could reduce the guns’ cost and weight, and imagined thousands of people firing together.

Quan Yi accepted the Yuan Family’s oath of loyalty and proposed an assembly-line method to manufacture Flintlock Guns cheaply and secretly. Su Ling'er then led him into the underground Forging Room, promising him a place to stay for the night.

• Quan Yi proposed prioritizing cost and reproducibility as the Quan Family developed more advanced firearms, convincing Blacksmith Yuan of his ambitions.
• Yuan Xing and Yuan Fei swore the Yuan Family’s loyalty to the Quan Family, and Quan Yi formally accepted their oath.
• Su Ling'er warned the Yuan father and son to keep the Flintlock Gun secret, and they promised not to reveal it.
• Blacksmith Yuan estimated that a Flintlock Gun could cost about one Gold Soul Coin to make with Refined Iron, but said only he and Yuan Fei could currently produce one.
• Quan Yi proposed dividing firearm production into specialized departments with standardized parts, and Blacksmith Yuan began studying how to implement the plan.
• Quan Yi asked to stay overnight, and Su Ling'er led him into the underground Forging Room, where Quan Family members worked among the blacksmiths.

Quan Yi completed an assembly line that produced fifty refined-iron Flintlock Guns a day, while improving his combat judgment through Soul Fights and betting. Two months later, he entered the No. 13 Branch Soul Arena as the undefeated One-Punch Man, one win away from promotion to Iron Soul.

• Su Ling'er showed Quan Yi a heated room in the Forging Room that could serve as a Simulated Environment and cultivation space.
• Blacksmith Yuan simplified the Flintlock Gun design, and Quan Yi divided the blacksmiths into groups to make separate components.
• Quan Yi spent the next two months studying, fighting, and betting, earning enough Gold Soul Coins to match his original capital.
• Quan Yi's assembly line reached a daily output of fifty refined-iron Flintlock Guns, with quality matching Blacksmith Yuan's work.
• At the No. 13 Branch Soul Arena, Li Yu announced One-Punch Man's match against Wang Qing and noted his fourteen consecutive wins.
• One-Punch Man stepped into the arena to roaring cheers, one victory away from promotion to Iron Soul.