Chapter Summaries

Ten-year-old Xue Xiao Ran trained with Tang San to improve his combat skills, determined to become as powerful as his father, Xue Lei Han. After Xiao Wu fed him, Tang San reflected on Xiao Ran’s unusual martial-soul gifts and approved of his growing bond with Tang Wu Tong.

• Tang Wu Tong caught Xue Xiao Ran during hide-and-seek and asked to skip practice, but he hurried off to train so he could become strong enough to protect what mattered to him.
• Xue Xiao Ran reached Tang San’s house, where Tang San praised his progress in the Tang Sect techniques and identified real combat experience as his weakness.
• Xue Xiao Ran attacked Tang San with hidden weapons, and Tang San effortlessly caught them while testing his technique and endurance.
• Xiao Wu brought the exhausted Xue Xiao Ran inside for food and complained that Tang San and the others trained him too hard.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that Xue Xiao Ran had been born with Twin Martial Souls and received another top-tier martial soul from Angel God Qian Renxue, then approvingly called him worthy of becoming his son-in-law.

Xue Xiao Ran trained in the God Realm while longing to visit the Douluo Continent, and Tang San agreed to send him there with Tang Wutong in five days. Tang San revealed that he expected Xiao Ran to help revive the declining Tang Sect and protect his daughter; Xue Leihan arrived as their conversation ended.

• Xue Xiao Ran recalled his parents, his three Martial Souls, and his desire to see the Douluo Continent after growing up in the God Realm.
• Tang San lifted the pressure he had placed on Xue Xiao Ran and explained that he had recognized him as the rising star tied to the Tang Sect's future.
• Xue Xiao Ran confirmed his promise to join the Tang Sect, and Tang San said he could not save the sect himself as a God Realm enforcer.
• Tang San agreed to send Xue Xiao Ran and Tang Wutong to the lower realm, explaining that Wutong's memories would be sealed and that Xiao Ran must protect her.
• Xue Xiao Ran accepted the responsibility and learned that the journey would begin in five days, then Xue Leihan appeared and greeted his son.

Xue Xiao Ran and Tang Wu Tong prepared to descend to Douluo Continent for training, receiving warnings and farewells from their family and the gods. Xue Xiao Ran entered the Wind Eye bound for the Clear Sky Sect, beginning his journey alone with Tang Wu Tong.

• Tang San and Xue Lei Han discussed which of their children would descend to the lower realms, and Tang San agreed to arrange a seal for Tang Wu Tong.
• Xue Lei Han warned Xue Xiao Ran to conceal his Three Lives Martial Soul and advised him to repay others’ sincerity with sincerity.
• Five days later, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Xue Lei Han, and the Life Goddess gathered to send Xue Xiao Ran and Tang Wu Tong to Douluo Continent.
• Dugu Yan urged Xue Xiao Ran to kill anyone who mistreated him, while Xue Xiao Ran thanked his family and the gods for their care and teachings.
• Xue Xiao Ran entered the Wind Eye with Tang Wu Tong strapped to his back and set off for the Clear Sky Sect.

Xue Xiao Ran woke at Clear Sky Sect and reunited with Wang Dong'er, whose memories remained sealed and who still recognized him as her fiancé. After revealing his twin martial souls, he left with Cang Xue for the Carefree Sword Sect, while Niu Tian and Titan agreed to care for Wang Dong'er.

• Xue Xiao Ran woke at Clear Sky Sect and met Titan, who recalled having fought his father, before Niu Tian arrived with Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Dong'er recognized Xue Xiao Ran as her fiancé, then fell asleep again as the memory seal's aftereffects persisted.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Niu Tian and Titan he planned to obtain his First Soul Ring and revealed his twin martial souls, Extreme Ice and Extreme Poison.
• Titan offered to help Xue Xiao Ran find a Soul Beast, but Cang Xue arrived and said he would take him to the Carefree Sword Sect.
• Xue Xiao Ran asked Niu Tian and Titan to care for Wang Dong'er, then departed with Cang Xue.

Xue Xiao Ran traveled with Cang Xue, Xiao Xue, and Dong Yuan to the Carefree Sword Sect, learning how the continent had changed since his parents’ time. At the sect, Sun Yingxue welcomed him with great excitement after realizing who Xue Xiao Ran’s family was, while Xue Xiao Ran prepared to seek soul rings in the Extreme North.

• Xue Xiao Ran met Xiao Xue and Dong Yuan, then asked Cang Xue about the Carefree Sword Sect and the empires on Douluo Continent.
• Cang Xue explained the continent’s changed political landscape and led Xue Xiao Ran’s group on a half-month journey to the Carefree Sword Sect.
• Xue Xiao Ran entered the sect and saw Sun Xiaolu being scolded by Elder Xue after another failed attempt to create a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Cang Xue took Xue Xiao Ran to his prepared residence and said he would bring him to the Extreme North in a few days to hunt for soul rings.
• Sun Yingxue met Xue Xiao Ran, recognized the significance of his appearance and surname, and excitedly welcomed him to the Carefree Sword Sect.

Xue Xiao Ran received the Carefree Sword Sect’s Holy Son token and revealed that his twin martial souls were Extreme Ice and Extreme Poison. After resting and studying the newspapers, he set out with Cang Xue to hunt for his first soul ring in the Extreme North.

• Sun Yingxue gave Xue Xiao Ran the Carefree Sword Sect’s Sword Token, naming him its Holy Son, and told him to call him Uncle Sun.
• Xue Xiao Ran revealed his twin martial souls, Extreme Ice and Extreme Poison, and Cang Xue promised to take him to the Extreme North to hunt for soul rings after a few days of rest.
• Xue Xiao Ran practiced the Mysterious Heaven Skill while exhausted, hoping to build his strength.
• Sun Xiaolu visited Xue Xiao Ran, discussed Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Academy with him, and left when Cang Xue said the Sect Master wanted her.
• Cang Xue told Xue Xiao Ran it was time to depart, and Xue Xiao Ran set off with him, anticipating his first soul ring.

Xue Xiao Ran and Cang Xue entered the Extreme North to find the Ice Sky Snow Emperor, only to learn she had disappeared. Cang Xue persuaded the Ice Empress to join Xue Xiao Ran, and the three set off together.

• Xue Xiao Ran followed Cang Xue into the Extreme North, where they searched for the Ice Sky Snow Emperor as promised ten thousand years earlier.
• An Ice Jade Scorpion told Cang Xue that the Ice Sky Snow Emperor had disappeared after attempting her Humanoid Transformation.
• Cang Xue asked the Ice Empress to sacrifice herself for Xue Xiao Ran and revealed that the young man had the Extreme Ice martial soul.
• Xue Xiao Ran showed little interest in the offer and started to leave with Cang Xue.
• The Ice Empress called after them and agreed to join Xue Xiao Ran, then threatened to fight Cang Xue if he left without her.
• Cang Xue led Xue Xiao Ran and the Ice Empress onward, pleased that she had accepted.

Xue Xiao Ran endured Ice Empress's sacrifice and gained her as his First Soul Ring, while Cang Xue sealed most of her power. After waking three days later, Xue Xiao Ran spoke with Ice Empress in his mind and learned from Cang Xue that she was in his Sea of Consciousness.

• Xue Xiao Ran refused to beg Ice Empress to become his Soul Ring, and Ice Empress chose to fulfill each other by sacrificing herself to him.
• Ice Empress's immense cold engulfed Xue Xiao Ran, and Cang Xue sealed her cultivation so Xue Xiao Ran could endure the fusion.
• Three days later, Xue Xiao Ran emerged from the ice with a Blood-red Soul Ring and heard Ice Empress speaking in his mind.
• Ice Empress described a snowy place with a distant sea where she could not see The Other Shore, and Xue Xiao Ran said he would ask Uncle Cang Xue about it.
• Cang Xue identified Ice Empress's location as Xue Xiao Ran's Sea of Consciousness and presented him with Ice Empress's Torso Spine Bone.

Xue Xiao Ran learned about the Sea of Consciousness and agreed to study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, then prepared to absorb a Soul Ring for his Extreme Poison martial soul. The chapter ended with him beginning to absorb a hundred-year Soul Ring while Cang Xue guarded him.

• Cang Xue explained how the Sea of Consciousness worked and suggested that Xue Xiao Ran study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Xue Xiao Ran absorbed Ice Empress's Soul Bone and Soul Ring, gaining better control over his Extreme Ice.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Cang Xue he wanted to keep his Twin Martial Souls secret at the academy and asked for a Soul Ring for his Extreme Poison martial soul.
• Cang Xue brought back a hundred-year giant python, and Xue Xiao Ran killed it to obtain its yellow Soul Ring.
• Xue Xiao Ran began absorbing the Soul Ring as Cang Xue guarded the forest.

Xue Xiao Ran developed Cold Poison with the help of his new Soul Ring, then traveled to the Clear Sky Sect to meet Wang Dong'er, who had awakened without her memories. Their reunion left him moved by how much her personality still resembled Tang Wu Tong's.

• Xue Xiao Ran discovered that his First Soul Ring let him create Cold Poison and that his Soul Power had risen to Level Sixteen.
• After Cang Xue reminded him of Niu Tian's invitation, Xue Xiao Ran decided to visit the Clear Sky Sect and arrived there half a month later.
• Niu Tian explained that Wang Dong'er had lost her memories and now believed she was betrothed to Xue Xiao Ran, whom she had known since childhood.
• Xue Xiao Ran watched Wang Dong'er laughing with Titan and reflected that her personality remained like Tang Wu Tong's despite her lost memories.
• Wang Dong'er recognized Xue Xiao Ran as someone close to her, took his hand, and pulled him into the courtyard.

Xue Xiao Ran defeated Wang Dong'er in a sparring match by paralyzing her with colorless, odorless poison, then revealed he planned to attend Sun Moon Royal Academy. Niu Tian proposed that Xue Xiao Ran escort Wang Dong'er to Shrek Academy, giving them time together before they parted ways.

• Wang Dong'er challenged Xue Xiao Ran to a match after showing him her Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul.
• Wang Dong'er attacked with Winged Guillotine and a Clear Sky Hammer, but Xue Xiao Ran paralyzed her and won without using a soul skill.
• Xue Xiao Ran explained that he had used Paralysis Poison, and then carried the sore Wang Dong'er back to the main hall.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Niu Tian that he planned to attend Sun Moon Royal Academy to develop his Sea of Consciousness, while Wang Dong'er insisted she wanted to go with him to Shrek Academy.
• Niu Tian suggested that Xue Xiao Ran escort Wang Dong'er to Shrek Academy, and Wang Dong'er denied that she could not bear to part with him.

Xue Xiao Ran escorted Wang Dong to Shrek Academy, where she registered under a male disguise, while he confirmed that he would study at Sun Moon Royal Academy. After Wang Dong passed the registration assessment, Shrek dean Yan Shaozhe learned Xue Xiao Ran’s destination and watched the two enter the academy.

• Cang Xue agreed to follow Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong at a distance as they traveled toward Shrek Academy.
• Wang Dong arrived disguised as a boy and entered Shrek City with Xue Xiao Ran, while Cang Xue remained outside to avoid recognition.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Wang Dong that he would attend Sun Moon Royal Academy, and she registered at Shrek Academy as Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong released her martial soul and two soul rings during registration, impressing the teachers and students and earning an assessment certificate.
• Yan Shaozhe introduced himself to Xue Xiao Ran and learned that he planned to study at Sun Moon Royal Academy.
• Wang Dong returned from her assessment, and Xue Xiao Ran followed her into Shrek Academy as Yan Shaozhe watched them leave.

Xue Xiao Ran accompanied Wang Dong through her enrollment at Shrek Academy, where they saw a statue honoring his father, Xue Lei Han. After Wang Dong struggled with their impending separation, they promised to meet again in a few years before Xue Xiao Ran left.

• Xue Xiao Ran and Wang Dong entered Shrek Academy and viewed its statues, including one of Xue Xiao Ran's father, Xue Lei Han, whom an upperclassman praised as a great talent and leader.
• Xue Xiao Ran helped Wang Dong register and settle into her dormitory, where they encountered an old supervisor whose keen eyes noticed Xue Xiao Ran's suspicions.
• Wang Dong snapped at her new blue-haired roommate, then ran out in distress, and Xue Xiao Ran found her watching the sunset.
• Xue Xiao Ran comforted Wang Dong and explained that she had let her emotions dictate how she treated her roommate.
• Wang Dong embraced Xue Xiao Ran, and they made a pinky promise to meet again in a few years before he departed.

After seeing Wang Dong'er into Shrek Academy, Xue Xiao Ran left Shrek City and traveled to Sun Moon Royal Academy to pursue both Soul Master and Soul Engineer studies. He impressed the admissions teacher with his Extreme Poison martial soul and high Soul Power, then learned that the final assessment required combat against a senior student.

• Xue Xiao Ran left Shrek City with Cang Xue after completing his task of seeing Wang Dong'er off at Shrek Academy.
• Cang Xue escorted Xue Xiao Ran to Sun Moon Royal Academy, where Xue Xiao Ran entered alone to register.
• Xue Xiao Ran told the admissions teacher that he was eleven years old, had an Extreme Poison martial soul, and possessed level twenty-five Soul Power.
• Xue Xiao Ran released his martial soul and yellow and purple soul rings, impressing the teacher and making nearby students feel faint and nauseated.
• Xue Xiao Ran reached the final assessment area and learned that new students had to fight senior students to demonstrate their abilities.

Xue Xiao Ran defeated the stronger Nana in a freshman assessment by secretly poisoning her, then helped her to the Infirmary. The chapter left them walking there together after he received his Student ID.

• Xue Xiao Ran entered the Soul Fighting Arena and was matched with Nana, a Rank 31 senior with a Ghost Martial Soul.
• Xue Xiao Ran revealed his Rank 25 Extreme Poison Martial Soul and a thousand-year second soul ring, surprising the teachers and students.
• Nana let Xue Xiao Ran attack first, but he used the wind from his punches to carry poison into her and evaded her Ghost's mental attack.
• Xue Xiao Ran counted down and paralyzed Nana, winning the match; the old man praised his strategy and discussed Nana's mistakes.
• Xue Xiao Ran received his Student ID and helped the still-affected Nana walk toward the Infirmary.

Xue Xiao Ran impressed Sun Moon Royal Academy with his entrance assessment, prompting Dean Jing Hong Chen to place him in Class A and seek to win over his sect. After meeting his new roommate Nangong Ling, Xue Xiao Ran went to dinner and reflected on the new poison granted by his second millennium soul ring.

• Xue Xiao Ran explained to Nana that his punch had carried poison into her mouth and nose, and Nana thanked him before teasing him about his smile.
• The assessment ended with most new students defeated by their seniors, while Xue Xiao Ran stood out by defeating an upperclassman alone.
• Old Zhou voiced suspicion about Xue Xiao Ran, but Dean Jing Hong Chen revealed he came from the Carefree Sword Sect and ordered Old Zhou to place him in Class A and support his reasonable requests.
• Xue Xiao Ran met his brown-haired roommate, Nangong Ling, and went with him to the Canteen for dinner.
• Xue Xiao Ran recalled that his second millennium soul ring had granted him Hundred Flowers Poison, which made victims dizzy and weak as they saw a vision of blooming flowers.

Xue Xiao Ran used his poisons before heading to Sun Moon Royal Academy’s elite Class A, where he met Xiao Hong Chen and Meng Hong Chen. Their teacher, Gu Tian Yuan, announced that students would be ranked and the lowest-performing students demoted or expelled, giving Xue Xiao Ran a new competition to face.

• Xue Xiao Ran tested the offensive forms of Cold Poison and Hundred Flowers Poison, then ate a noble meal and went to Class A.
• Xiao Hong Chen and Meng Hong Chen entered the empty classroom and met Xue Xiao Ran; Xiao Hong Chen challenged him about his victory in the previous day’s soul fight.
• Xue Xiao Ran introduced himself and assessed Xiao Hong Chen’s excessive use of medicinal ingredients, while Meng Hong Chen apologized for her brother’s rudeness.
• Gu Tian Yuan arrived and announced that the bottom ten students in each class would be demoted, with the bottom ten in Class E expelled.
• Xue Xiao Ran welcomed the competition with an aggressive smile.

Xue Xiao Ran asked to study Soul Tools alongside his Soul Master courses, and Gu Tian Yuan arranged for him to audit a class at Mingdetang. He began his first lesson with Xuan Ziwen, who planned to test whether he could continue studying there.

• Gu Tian Yuan announced that Class A students would compete for ten places, with rankings based on exams, classroom performance, field inspections, and Soul Battle points.
• Xiao Hong Chen told Meng Hong Chen to avoid talking with their classmates, while the other students watched the pair warily.
• Xue Xiao Ran asked Gu Tian Yuan to let him study Soul Tools, and Gu warned that poor Soul Master grades would still get him expelled from Class A.
• Gu Tian Yuan brought Xue Xiao Ran to Mingdetang and asked Xuan Ziwen to give him an auditing seat in a Soul Tool course.
• Xuan Ziwen introduced himself, explained that observation and a calm mind were essential to crafting Soul Tools, and said he would quiz Xue Xiao Ran after class.

Xue Xiao Ran attended Xuan Ziwen’s Soul Tool class and challenged Wang Shaojie to a wager over whether he could answer every question correctly and become Xuan Ziwen’s student. The chapter ended as Xuan Ziwen began class, intrigued by Xue Xiao Ran’s confidence.

• Xuan Ziwen brought Xue Xiao Ran to sit in on his Soul Tool class, where Xue Xiao Ran sat beside Nana.
• Wang Shaojie mocked Xue Xiao Ran for trying to pursue both Spirit Master and Soul Engineer cultivation, and Zimu intervened when their confrontation escalated.
• Xue Xiao Ran offered a Level 5 Soul Tool as his stake and wagered that he would answer every question Xuan Ziwen asked correctly and remain as his student.
• Wang Shaojie accepted the wager with a valuable necklace, while Nana warned Xue Xiao Ran not to offend him because of his royal status.
• Xuan Ziwen returned with the class equipment and silently acknowledged Xue Xiao Ran’s confidence.

Xue Xiao Ran impressed Xuan Ziwen and the students by answering every question correctly, earning permission to attend class and forcing Wang Shaojie to pay his wager. Nana helped him get a research uniform, and he left the research institute dressed as a student of Mingdetang.

• Xuan Ziwen taught the class about Soul Tools and assigned homework before dismissing the students.
• Xuan Ziwen quizzed Xue Xiao Ran, who answered every question correctly using his Perfect Memory.
• Xuan Ziwen allowed Xue Xiao Ran to attend class the next day and asked Nana to prepare research robes for him.
• Wang Shaojie admitted defeat, left the necklace on the desk, and departed resentfully.
• Nana took Xue Xiao Ran to the research institute, where he received a new white research uniform.