Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Jiang Zhen joined Xi Nan Village’s children for their Martial Soul awakening, hoping to discover what he would become. After the others awakened ordinary Martial Souls, Jiang Zhen manifested a clear Small Water Orb, leaving its potential unknown.

• Jiang Zhen recalled his arrival in Xi Nan Village, the quiet System that had supported him, and his anticipation of awakening on the same day as Tang San.
• Village Chief Liu led Jiang Zhen and the other children to Xi Nan Village’s Spirit Hall, where Su Yuntao began the awakening ceremony.
• The children awakened ordinary plants and tools, and none had Soul Power until a sturdy boy revealed an Iron Sword with Innate Level One Soul Power.
• Jiang Zhen entered the Magic Array and manifested a crystal-clear Small Water Orb in his palm.

Jiang Zhen awakened a Small Water Orb that proved to be an Ultimate Water Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power, astonishing Su Yuntao and Village Chief Liu. After declining Su Yuntao’s offer to join Spirit Hall, Jiang Zhen checked his system and received his novice rewards.

• Su Yuntao dismissed Jiang Zhen’s Small Water Orb as a waste spirit and tried to leave without testing his spirit power.
• Jiang Zhen insisted on using the crystal ball, which blazed with blue light and revealed his Innate Full Soul Power.
• Su Yuntao eagerly invited Jiang Zhen to join Spirit Hall, but Jiang Zhen refused and received his Martial Soul Proof.
• Village Chief Liu and the children celebrated Jiang Zhen while he checked his system panel and discovered his Ultimate Water Attribute.
• Jiang Zhen opened his system mail and received a cultivation art, a soul beast compendium, 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, and ten Beginner Spirit Power Pills.

Jiang Zhen infiltrated the Soul Hunting Forest using Virtual Flow and found a roughly 1,500-year-old Azure Water Spirit Snake suited to his Water Attribute Martial Soul. He struck the snake’s weakness and disrupted its Soul Power, but the battle was still underway.

• Jiang Zhen left Xi Nan Village early, and Village Chief Liu gave him a long blade for protection.
• Jiang Zhen tested Virtual Flow in a stream and learned he could use it to move through water while concealing himself.
• Jiang Zhen slipped through a gap beneath the Soul Hunting Forest’s fence and searched the forest for a Water Attribute Spirit Beast.
• Jiang Zhen found an Azure Water Spirit Snake and fought it, using Virtual Flow to get behind it and strike the golden marking on its head with a compressed water bullet.
• The water bullet disrupted the Azure Water Spirit Snake’s Soul Power, leaving it unable to gather strength as it continued fighting with its body.

Jiang Zhen killed the Thousand-Year Azure Water Spirit Snake and absorbed its Spirit Ring in a hidden cave, becoming a One-Ring Spirit Master. After discovering his strengthened Water abilities, he prepared to leave the Soul Hunting Forest for Nuoding City.

• Jiang Zhen drove his long saber into the Azure Water Spirit Snake’s neck and used a Small Water Orb to kill it.
• Jiang Zhen rested, retrieved his saber, and watched a pale-purple Spirit Ring emerge from the snake’s corpse.
• Jiang Zhen carried the Spirit Ring to a concealed cave and began absorbing it after taking a Beginner Spirit Power Pill.
• Jiang Zhen endured the Spirit Ring’s violent energy and absorbed it into his Martial Soul.
• Jiang Zhen tested his enhanced control of Water Element, shaping his Spirit Skill into a water screen, Water Arrows, and a Water Shield.
• Jiang Zhen declared himself a One-Ring Spirit Master, packed his belongings, and set out for Nuoding City.

Jiang Zhen enrolled at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy and used 200 Gold Soul Coins to secure a private dormitory. From there, he watched Tang San become Yu Xiaogang’s disciple and planned to quietly pursue his own cultivation before seeking the Blue Silver Emperor’s cave.

• Jiang Zhen arrived at the academy and watched Tang San trip the gatekeeper while defending Old Jack.
• Jiang Zhen left before Tang San acknowledged Yu Xiaogang as his master and went to complete his enrollment.
• Jiang Zhen gave the director 200 Gold Soul Coins and received a single dormitory, room 301 in the East Building.
• Jiang Zhen checked his system supplies and watched Yu Xiaogang lead Tang San toward the Teaching Building.
• Jiang Zhen resolved to cultivate quietly, observe Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, and later search for the Blue Silver Emperor’s cave and its Spirit Bone.

Jiang Zhen received body-tempering pills and a storage ring, then developed many practical forms of his Water Element Martial Soul. He planned to pursue the Blue Silver Emperor and travel to Vast Sea City, while Tang San arrived at the academy with Grandmaster.

• Jiang Zhen claimed the system’s Intermediate Body Tempering Pills and 100-cubic-meter Storage Ring, tested the ring, and stored his belongings inside.
• Jiang Zhen took a pill and strengthened his body and Soul Power by cultivating the Profound Water Clear Mind Art.
• Jiang Zhen practiced shaping water into weapons, defenses, tools, and a Water Eye that let him observe distant places.
• Jiang Zhen planned to seek the Blue Silver Emperor near Holy Spirit Village, then head to Vast Sea City to pursue stronger Water Attribute Soul Beasts.
• Jiang Zhen saw Tang San enter the Teaching Building with Grandmaster and chose to stay out of their way and keep cultivating.

Jiang Zhen bought supplies, found Zhao Hu living as a work-study student, and used money to secure him a better dormitory and exemption from chores. After Zhao Hu moved, Jiang Zhen returned to Dorm 301 and resumed cultivation.

• Jiang Zhen bought soap, towels, and a Cotton Meditation Cushion in Nuoding City.
• Jiang Zhen found Zhao Hu in Dorm 7 and gave him ten Gold Soul Coins to buy food and clothes.
• Jiang Zhen asked the director to move Zhao Hu to a four-person room and exempt him from work-study duties, then paid fifty Gold Soul Coins to secure the arrangement.
• The director assigned Zhao Hu to Room 102 and exempted him from chores, and Zhao Hu thanked Jiang Zhen before heading to his new dormitory.
• Jiang Zhen returned to Dorm 301, set out his Cotton Meditation Cushion, took an Intermediate Body Tempering Pill, and cultivated the Profound Water Clear Mind Art.

Jiang Zhen found Zhao Hu being bullied by three noble students and used his Water Binding Technique to subdue them. After declaring Zhao Hu under his protection, he gave him a Body Tempering Pill and advice on cultivation, leaving Zhao Hu determined to grow stronger.

• Jiang Zhen visited Dormitory 102 and found three noble students attacking Zhao Hu and scattering his books.
• Jiang Zhen bound the three nobles with his Water Binding Technique and warned them not to trouble Zhao Hu again.
• Jiang Zhen made the nobles pick up Zhao Hu’s books and clean his cushion before they left.
• Jiang Zhen gave Zhao Hu a Body Tempering Pill and advised him to train harder with his Iron Sword Martial Soul.
• Zhao Hu thanked Jiang Zhen and vowed to cultivate properly and stop letting others bully him.

Jiang Zhen graduated from Nuoding Academy and secretly followed Tang San and Xiao Wu to Holy Spirit Village, where he found and transplanted the Blue Silver Emperor. Back at the academy, Grandmaster received an unexpected visitor whose identity was not revealed.

• Jiang Zhen showed the principal proof that he had obtained a Spirit Ring and received his graduation certificate.
• Jiang Zhen waited until Tang San and Xiao Wu left for Holy Spirit Village, then followed them by a separate route.
• Jiang Zhen found the Blue Silver Emperor in a hidden chamber behind a waterfall and carefully transplanted it into a flowerpot.
• A tall, gray-robed man entered Grandmaster's room and greeted him.

Jiang Zhen found and took Ah Yin’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone from the hidden stone chamber, then left with the Blue Silver Emperor’s true body and headed toward Vast Sea City. Meanwhile, Tang San asked Xiao Wu to become his younger sister, and she challenged him about what he would do if powerful people tried to kill her.

• Jiang Zhen sensed a hidden mechanism in the stone wall and opened a concealed compartment containing a heavy lead box.
• Jiang Zhen opened the box, recognized Ah Yin’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and stored it without attempting to absorb it.
• Jiang Zhen restored the chamber to hide his actions, took the Blue Silver Emperor’s true body, and left by a different route.
• Jiang Zhen spotted a sign toward Vast Sea City and continued toward the city for its Water Attribute Soul Beasts and safe environment.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu to be his younger sister, and Xiao Wu asked what he would do if stronger people tried to kill her.

After reaching Vast Sea City, Jiang Zhen bought a courtyard and discovered a hidden basement containing a sea chart and account of Sea God Island. He resolved to visit the island when he was strong enough and prepared to absorb his precious Spirit Bone.

• Jiang Zhen arrived in Vast Sea City, ate a feast, and bought new clothes and supplies.
• Jiang Zhen paid Agent Wu 3,000 Gold Soul Coins for a quiet courtyard near water and planted the Blue Silver Emperor beside its spring.
• While cleaning the house, Jiang Zhen found a concealed stairway leading to a basement with books and beast-hide parchments.
• Jiang Zhen read Lin Han’s account of escaping Sea God Island and studied his chart of a route to the island and nearby supply islets.
• Jiang Zhen stored the parchment in his Storage Ring and decided to absorb his Spirit Bone in the secluded courtyard.

After absorbing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, Jiang Zhen’s body and control over Ultimate Water improved, and he went to the Deep Sea Trench to seek his second Spirit Ring. He defeated a twelve-hundred-year Ink Scale Eel with ease, then turned toward the trench’s deeper waters in search of a stronger Soul Beast.

• Jiang Zhen absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, which strengthened his physique, nourished his meridians, and gave him healing and flight skills.
• Jiang Zhen spoke affectionately with the Blue Silver Emperor in his rear courtyard and received a flow of life energy from its vines.
• Jiang Zhen traveled across the sea to the shallow beach by the Deep Sea Trench using Ultimate Water control and his Spirit Bone’s flight ability.
• Jiang Zhen found an Ink Scale Eel of roughly twelve hundred years and used a Water Shield and controlled currents to trap it.
• Jiang Zhen killed the Ink Scale Eel with a sharpened Water Blade, then headed toward the deeper trench to search for stronger Soul Beasts.

Jiang Zhen developed a Water Repelling Barrier that let him explore the Deep Sea Trench and search its reefs for a powerful Sea Soul Beast. He found a 9,400-year-old Pale Cyan Jellyfish and approached it, preparing to attack.

• Jiang Zhen condensed his Water Element Soul Power into a membrane that kept seawater out and eased his movement underwater.
• Jiang Zhen swam into the Deep Sea Trench and used a ten-zhang Detection Net to map reefs and locate hidden creatures.
• Jiang Zhen encountered a thousand-year-old grouper and dispersed the ink of a 4,000-year-old Ink Tentacle Octopus, which fled into a reef gap.
• Jiang Zhen sensed unusually dense Water Element Energy near a massive reef and followed a faint, gentle fluctuation.
• Jiang Zhen discovered a Pale Cyan Jellyfish estimated to be 9,400 years old and cautiously swam toward it, readying his Soul Power.

Jiang Zhen fought the 9,400-year-old Azure Glow Jellyfish, whose current control and paralyzing tentacles challenged his water-based abilities. He unleashed Water Dragon Break and smashed through the jellyfish’s defenses, but the chapter ended before its fate was confirmed.

• Jiang Zhen tested the Azure Glow Jellyfish with water arrows, but its control of the currents deflected them.
• The Azure Glow Jellyfish attacked with paralyzing tentacles, and Jiang Zhen endured their blows behind his Water Condensation Shield.
• Jiang Zhen activated Moisten All Directions and disrupted the jellyfish’s currents, then blocked its silver blades with a water shield.
• The jellyfish slowed Jiang Zhen with a penetrating energy and wrapped its tentacles around him, but he used the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone’s healing and Flight Spirit Skills to break free.
• Jiang Zhen gathered water element and launched Water Dragon Break, which shattered the jellyfish’s defense and struck its bell.

Jiang Zhen absorbed the Azure Glow Jellyfish’s Spirit Ring, broke through to Rank 27, and gained the Azure Glow Source skill. As he neared the surface, he encountered a lone juvenile Evil Spirit Orca and realized it had a serious wound.

• Jiang Zhen recovered his Soul Power, then absorbed the Azure Glow Jellyfish’s 9,400-year Spirit Ring despite its violent energy.
• Jiang Zhen broke through to Rank 27 and gained Azure Glow Source, which enhanced his attributes and Soul Power recovery while reducing Spirit Skill costs.
• Jiang Zhen left the deep-sea trench and swam toward the surface, but sensed a disturbance in the Water Element and concealed himself by a coral reef.
• A lone juvenile Evil Spirit Orca detected Jiang Zhen and charged; his Water Condensation Blades barely scratched it, and its attack forced him back.
• Jiang Zhen spotted a wound exposing bone beneath the juvenile Evil Spirit Orca’s left side fin and suspected it had been separated from its clan.

Jiang Zhen fought and killed a wounded little Evil Spirit Orca in the sea, then recovered on a nearby island. After storing the Whale Rubber he found in the beast’s skull, he set out toward Vast Sea City.

• Jiang Zhen activated his first and second Spirit Skills and evaded the little Evil Spirit Orca’s Water Arrow attacks.
• Jiang Zhen used Profound Water Dragon Soar to strike the beast’s wound and tear its body in half.
• Jiang Zhen searched the corpse, found deep-yellow Whale Rubber, and stored it with the corpse in his Storage Ring.
• Jiang Zhen reached a nearby island, rested, and recovered most of his Soul Power and physical strength.
• Jiang Zhen decided to return to Vast Sea City.

After returning to Vast Sea City, Jiang Zhen rested and checked his system mail, discovering pills and a large sum of Soul Coins among his rewards. Refreshed the next day, he practiced and tended to Ah Yin while considering the Form Transformation Pills.

• Jiang Zhen returned to his courtyard, watered the Blue Silver Emperor, and went to sleep from exhaustion.
• Jiang Zhen woke at noon, opened his System Panel, and found an unread system message.
• Jiang Zhen read that he had received Soul Nurturing Pills, Form Transformation Pills, and a Gold Soul Coin Card with a balance of 100,000.
• Jiang Zhen retrieved the rewards, stored them in his Storage Ring, and planned to use the Soul Nurturing Pills to raise his Spiritual Power.
• Jiang Zhen practiced in the courtyard, then watered and stroked Ah Yin, whose leaves responded affectionately.
• Jiang Zhen thought again about the Form Transformation Pills while tending to Ah Yin.

Jiang Zhen gave Ah Yin a Form Transformation Pill dissolved in water, and she transformed into a little girl. She left the chapter calling Jiang Zhen “brother Ah Zhen” and clinging to him.

• Jiang Zhen wondered whether the Form Transformation Pill could make Ah Yin transform before reaching a Hundred-Thousand-Year cultivation and decided to try it.
• Jiang Zhen poured the powdered pill’s medicinal liquid onto Ah Yin’s roots, and she grew into a glowing gold-and-blue cocoon.
• After two and a half hours, Ah Yin emerged as a little girl and ran to Jiang Zhen, calling him “Daddy.”
• Jiang Zhen corrected Ah Yin and taught her to call him “brother Ah Zhen.”
• Jiang Zhen dressed Ah Yin in oversized clothes and promised to have clothes made for her in town.

Jiang Zhen cared for the newly human Ah Yin by cooking for her and helping her wash and sleep. After she fell asleep, he took a Soul Nurturing Pill and cultivated to strengthen his Spiritual Power for eventually absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

• Jiang Zhen used meat from the Evil Spirit Orca to prepare fried slices and soup for hungry Little Ah Yin.
• Little Ah Yin enjoyed the meal, and Jiang Zhen helped her wash up with warm water.
• Little Ah Yin asked Jiang Zhen not to leave her alone, so he lay beside her until she fell asleep.
• Jiang Zhen quietly got up, swallowed a Soul Nurturing Pill, and cultivated his Spiritual Power and Soul Power.

Jiang Zhen took Little Ah Yin to Vast Sea City to have new clothes made and show her around. After ordering several outfits, he spent the waiting time sharing snacks and a street performance with her.

• Jiang Zhen cooked minced Evil Spirit Orca meat porridge for Little Ah Yin and helped her get ready for the day.
• Jiang Zhen told Little Ah Yin he would take her to Vast Sea City for new clothes, and she eagerly agreed.
• Jiang Zhen brought Little Ah Yin to Boss Wang's Tailor Shop, where she chose pale-blue, light-cyan, and off-white fabrics for three outfits.
• Jiang Zhen took Little Ah Yin around the city while the clothes were being made, buying her a sugar painting and candied hawthorns.
• Jiang Zhen watched a play with Little Ah Yin, who cheered for the little soul master protecting a village.