Chapter Summaries

After completing the Divine Child’s immortality severance, Huo Yuhao woke in his childhood body and found himself back with his mother. He collapsed in her embrace, leaving his return to his former life only just beginning.

• Huo Yuhao killed the Sword Saint and honored his former teacher in the reed field.
• Huo Yuhao gave the Divine Child the Dragon Tears and Everblossom, then used the Immortal Severance Blade to end his own life.
• Huo Yuhao woke in a child’s body and realized he had returned to the past.
• Huo Yuhao saw his mother washing potatoes and struggled to hide his joy at seeing her again.
• Huo Yuhao’s mother embraced him, and he fainted from the surge of emotion.

After waking from a peaceful sleep, Huo Yuhao remembered his year as a Ninja in Ashina, where he repeatedly died and grew stronger to save Kuro, then gave up his life so Kuro could live as an ordinary person. He wondered whether that life had truly vanished, until a sky-blue Buddha Candy appeared in his hand.

• Huo Yuhao woke after sleeping through the day and found Huo Yun'er's note telling him to get meat pies.
• Huo Yuhao recalled meeting Kuro at Moon-Gazing Tower and vowing to protect his friend.
• Huo Yuhao remembered dying repeatedly, mastering combat, and rescuing Kuro from Ashina Castle and beyond.
• Huo Yuhao remembered obtaining the items needed to end the Dragon Heritage and sacrificing himself so Kuro could live as an ordinary person.
• Huo Yuhao wondered whether Ashina had all been a dream, then saw a sky-blue Buddha Candy appear in his palm.

Huo Yuhao secretly helped his mother, Huo Yun'er, when Dai Shiliu harassed her at the Dai Mansion. After driving Dai Shiliu away, Huo Yuhao resisted the urge to kill him and reflected on how his year in a brutal other world had shaped him.

• Dai Shiliu blocked Huo Yun'er's way and taunted her for using the servants' gate.
• Huo Yuhao, concealed by the Moon Concealing Buddha Candy, struck Dai Shiliu twice with stones until he fled.
• Huo Yuhao saw a Stealth Kill mark on Dai Shiliu but chose not to kill him, fearing it would bring trouble to his mother.
• As the mark vanished, Huo Yuhao remembered his violent year in another world and compared it with the struggles of the Dai Mansion.

Huo Yuhao decided to endure the First Wife’s harassment until he awakened his Martial Soul and could leave the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion with Huo Yun’er. He joined the servants’ children for the awakening ceremony, still puzzled by the First Wife’s blatant hostility.

• Huo Yuhao recognized that Dai Shiliu’s mistreatment of Huo Yun’er reflected the First Wife’s wishes, and resolved not to confront her rashly.
• Huo Yun’er returned to the Side Chamber courtyard, and Huo Yuhao promised to take her away after his Martial Soul awakening.
• Huo Yuhao and the other children went to the Quiet Room for the annual Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony, where he stood at the end of the servants’ children’s line.
• Huo Yuhao wondered why the First Wife openly targeted him and Huo Yun’er, then focused on awakening his Martial Soul and leaving the mansion with his mother.

Huo Yuhao underwent Martial Soul Awakening at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and discovered that his eyes were a Body Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power Level One. His chilling gaze frightened the people watching, including the middle-aged woman in the Secret Chamber.

• The middle-aged man awakened the children with six precious black stones, and Huo Yuhao was the last to enter the circle.
• Golden light entered Huo Yuhao, but he did not manifest the White Tiger Martial Soul, relieving the middle-aged woman watching through the One-Way Transparent Gem.
• Huo Yuhao's eyes glowed deep blue and released a Mental Wave, frightening the awakening man with his cold, blood-soaked gaze.
• The man identified Huo Yuhao's eyes as a Body Martial Soul and measured his Innate Soul Power at Level One.
• After Huo Yuhao left, the middle-aged woman trembled as she recovered from the terrifying sensation his gaze had caused.

In the God Realm, a blue-robed man worried that the Heavenly Killing Star’s unusual flickering might be connected to the Child of Destiny and his Ten-thousand-year Plan. In Star Luo City, a dwarf delivered evidence of tournament-fixing and received a sack of medicinal herbs from a shopkeeper.

• The blue-robed man watched the Heavenly Killing Star flicker and feared its changes might be linked to the Child of Destiny.
• He told the woman beside him that a mysterious New Star had appeared on Douluo Continent and that the Child of Destiny might attract dangerous attention.
• In a shop on Trit Street, a dwarf gave a middle-aged man an Image Recording Pearl showing that Viscount Jack’s wife had bribed a Star Luo Division official and become his lover to manipulate the preliminaries.
• The dwarf explained that Earl Ansel’s son captained Kassel Academy’s weak team, which had resorted to underhanded methods to qualify for the tournament.
• The middle-aged man gave the dwarf a sack of pungent dark green medicinal herbs that his team had obtained from a Plant-type Soul Beast in Star Dou Forest.

Huo Yuhao returned to a wealthy residence outside Star Luo City after acquiring pepper and reflected on his rapid cultivation progress as he prepared for Shrek City. He used a Soul Tool to scale the roof while the people watching the residence remained unaware of his abilities.

• Mole traded an Image Recording Pearl containing compromising intelligence about Lady Angela and Earl Ansel for a pouch of pepper at Muddled Treasure Pavilion.
• Huo Yuhao left the crowd and headed toward a two-courtyard residence outside Star Luo City, recalling that he had reached Rank Ten after three years despite having Rank One Innate Soul Power.
• Huo Yuhao reflected that the residence had been left to him by a merchant he had safely escorted out of Star Luo City.
• Huo Yuhao used a Soul Tool on his left arm to fire a metal claw at a Ridge Beast on the roof and pull himself onto the eaves.

Huo Yuhao recorded his plans to leave dangerous commissions behind and seek treatment for his mother's illness in Shrek City. He intended to hunt for his First Soul Ring, build a restaurant and intelligence network, and find a way to enter Shrek Academy.

• Huo Yuhao tended his spice garden and recharged his Soul Guidance Lamps before writing in his diary.
• Huo Yuhao reflected on the dangers of his past commissions and hoped to earn money peacefully in Shrek City.
• Huo Yuhao worried that his mother's Wheezing Syndrome had resisted treatment and hoped Shrek City could offer help.
• Huo Yuhao considered ways to obtain a recommendation for Shrek Academy, including joining a fallen family or the Tang Sect, but kept both as backups.
• Huo Yuhao planned to use his eye-type Martial Soul and a Level 2 Soul Guidance Device to attract Shrek's teachers, while establishing a restaurant and intelligence network in Shrek City.
• Huo Yuhao stored his diary in his Storage Soul Guidance Device and took out a Katana.

Huo Yuhao prepared to hunt Soul Beasts so he could grow stronger and take Huo Yun'er to Shrek for treatment. After accepting the provisions she had made for him, he left before dawn with his weapons and supplies.

• Huo Yuhao considered the limits of Hundred Refined Steel blades and decided he needed greater Soul Power before he could make stronger Samurai Swords.
• Huo Yuhao went to pack provisions and found Huo Yun'er, who realized he was leaving to hunt Soul Beasts again.
• Huo Yun'er gave Huo Yuhao a heavy bag of Wheat Cakes and explained how to prepare them on the road.
• Huo Yuhao rested at home for one night, then left before dawn carrying weapons, supplies, and less than a hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Huo Yuhao left nearly a thousand Gold Soul Coins in his room so Huo Yun'er could find them if he died in the Soul Beast Forest.

Huo Yuhao traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his first Soul Ring, passing the Duke's mansion and reflecting on his progress and his desire to study at Shrek Academy. His unusually powerful Spirit Eyes gave him a talent prized among true ninjas.

• Huo Yuhao chose the dangerous Star Dou Great Forest because safer Soul Beast hunting grounds were inaccessible to him.
• Huo Yuhao passed the Duke's mansion, remembered his mistreatment there, and vowed to return after curing his mother's illness.
• Huo Yuhao recalled how earning money through underground commissions had improved his family's meals and helped him grow from level-one Innate Soul Power to level ten.
• Huo Yuhao resolved to attend Shrek Academy so he could gain systematic knowledge of the soul master world.
• Huo Yuhao demonstrated that his Spirit Eyes let him see details up close and more than twice as far as an ordinary person, a valuable ability for ninjas.

Huo Yuhao traveled relentlessly toward the Star Dou Great Forest, using his memories and keen senses to survive the journey. Nearing the forest, he stopped by a stream to rest and examined the White Tiger Dagger his mother had treasured, resolving to pursue Soul Tools at Shrek Academy.

• Huo Yuhao reflected that his Spirit Eye Martial Soul might let him surpass his foster father, Ukonzaemon Usui, in cultivating Ninja Eyes.
• Huo Yuhao traveled nearly five hundred li a day, meditating and foraging as he made his way toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After consulting his map and hearing a stream, Huo Yuhao carefully checked the area and rinsed off in the water before changing clothes.
• Huo Yuhao drew the White Tiger Dagger, the Melee Soul Tool given to Huo Yun'er by the White Tiger Duke, and admired its quality.
• Huo Yuhao decided that he would seek enrollment in Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department.

Huo Yuhao prepared and grilled fish beside a stream in the forest, while his cooking aroma caught the attention of an old man and his disciple, Ao Tian. The old man insisted the scent was extraordinary, but Ao Tian kept laughing at him.

• Huo Yuhao used his Spirit Eyes to spear black carp from the stream and checked the area for approaching Soul Beasts.
• Huo Yuhao cleaned the fish, built a fire, and seasoned two of them with salt, perilla, and his Secret Sauce.
• An old man and Ao Tian walked through the forest, and the old man caught the scent of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish.
• Ao Tian repeatedly suggested his master was imagining the smell and laughed whenever the old man insisted it was real.
• The old man snapped at Ao Tian for laughing the whole time.

Huo Yuhao prepared to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, but a Wind Baboon ambushed him on the way. After killing it and seeing his first Soul Ring, he found himself surrounded by its troop.

• Long Aotian and his master followed the alluring scent of Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish, while Huo Yuhao ate, stored the remaining fish, and continued toward the forest.
• Huo Yuhao passed a warning sign and reaffirmed his resolve to become a powerful Soul Master before entering the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Huo Yuhao sensed a Wind Baboon’s ambush with his Spirit Eye and killed it with a Shuriken.
• A white Soul Ring appeared above the dead Wind Baboon, and Huo Yuhao saw more Wind Baboons watching him from the forest.
• A larger Wind Baboon cried out from a tree branch, stirring the troop as Huo Yuhao drew his Katana.

Huo Yuhao drove off a troop of Wind Baboons by using their leader’s fear against them, then buried the Wind Baboon he had killed and offered it a prayer and gifts. As he finished, an old man and a striking young man arrived, following a scent the old man had detected.

• Huo Yuhao held off the Wind Baboons and tormented the dead Wind Baboon until their leader ordered the troop to withdraw.
• Huo Yuhao buried the Wind Baboon and left fruit and grilled fish as offerings, grateful that its corpse had helped him escape danger.
• An excited old man emerged from the forest with a handsome young man, saying he had smelled the scent again.

Huo Yuhao met Du Busi and Long Aotian, who had tracked the scent of his grilled fish. He offered them the fish for free, and Du Busi eagerly devoured them.

• Du Busi sniffed around Huo Yuhao and confirmed he had found the source of the fragrant grilled fish.
• Long Aotian introduced himself and his master, Du Busi, and apologized for his master's behavior.
• Huo Yuhao judged the pair to be wealthy and likely from a powerful clan or sect.
• Huo Yuhao offered Du Busi and Long Aotian several warm grilled fish for free.
• Du Busi accepted the fish and devoured them, praising Huo Yuhao and offering to help him if he ever needed it.

Huo Yuhao shared his secret-sauce grilled fish with Long Aotian and Du Busi, while concealing where the sauce came from. Their conversation revealed a clue about Elder Xuan’s standing at Shrek Academy, and Huo Yuhao was stunned to learn Long Aotian was seeking his fifth Soul Ring.

• Du Busi and Long Aotian devoured Huo Yuhao’s grilled fish and praised its extraordinary flavor.
• Long Aotian asked Huo Yuhao why he was at the Star Dou Forest, and Huo Yuhao said he was a level-ten Soul Scholar seeking a compatible Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao claimed a big brother from Shrek City had given him the Secret Sauce, and Du Busi remarked that old man Xuan Zi was fortunate.
• Huo Yuhao inferred that the Xuan Zi Du Busi mentioned might be Elder Xuan, whose reputation suggested he was no ordinary figure at Shrek Academy.
• Long Aotian told Huo Yuhao he had come to hunt his fifth Soul Ring, leaving Huo Yuhao shocked by his apparent age and strength.

After meeting Long Aotian and Du Busi, Huo Yuhao continued searching the Star Dou Great Forest for a rare Mental Attribute Soul Beast suitable for his Spirit Eye Martial Soul. As night fell, he noticed a deep-red Ding Level Star that seemed to draw him in, but a rustling sound alerted him to something nearby.

• Huo Yuhao realized Long Aotian's talent suggested that Du Busi and the Shrek veteran Xuan Zi were likely extraordinarily powerful.
• Huo Yuhao declined Long Aotian's offer to help him hunt Soul Beasts so he could preserve their goodwill.
• Huo Yuhao continued through the Outer Zone, killed several Soul Beasts, and lamented that tiger-type beasts were easy to find while Spirit Attribute beasts were rare.
• Huo Yuhao camped for the night using warning devices and powdered ten thousand-year Soul Beast dung to deter nearby beasts.
• Huo Yuhao watched three Ding Level Stars, felt drawn to the deep-red one, and then heard rustling that put him on alert.

Huo Yuhao encountered a Starlight Unicorn in the Star Dou Forest and chased it, only to find himself inexplicably walking through the air. The unicorn showed him affection, let him climb onto its back, and carried him farther from the ground toward an unknown destination.

• Huo Yuhao discovered a black, winged Starlight Unicorn grazing in the moonlight and decided to pursue it as a potential Spirit Attribute Soul Beast.
• The Starlight Unicorn ran, and Huo Yuhao chased it through the forest with Shuriken ready to trip it.
• Huo Yuhao stopped when he realized he was suspended in midair, and the Starlight Unicorn approached without making him fall.
• The Starlight Unicorn rubbed its cheek against Huo Yuhao, knelt, and invited him onto its back.
• Huo Yuhao sheathed his katana and climbed aboard, and the Starlight Unicorn carried him farther away from the ground.

Huo Yuhao rode with the Starlight Unicorn through a dreamlike sky above the Star Dou Forest and learned they were headed to the Spirit Realm. The unicorn revealed that Huo Yuhao was not only human but also a Foreign Star, leaving his connection to the Spirit Realm unexplained.

• Huo Yuhao traveled above the Star Dou Forest on the Starlight Unicorn and questioned where it was taking him.
• The Starlight Unicorn confirmed it was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and said they were going somewhere humans and Gods could not reach.
• Huo Yuhao considered whether the unicorn wanted the Jizo in the Cradle, God Eater, or the immortality he had once severed.
• The Starlight Unicorn explained that the destination was the Spirit Realm, where ownerless souls gathered after death.
• The Starlight Unicorn told Huo Yuhao that he could enter the Spirit Realm because he was also a star, their star and a Foreign Star.

Huo Yuhao entered the Spirit Realm, where the Starlight Unicorn explained that its inhabitants needed him to resist a Foreign Star threatening the Mother of All Souls. There, he met an ancient remnant soul who recognized his Spirit Eye Martial Soul and hoped to see the Seraphim's true divine form.

• The Starlight Unicorn brought Huo Yuhao through a mist gate into the Spirit Realm, where pale phantoms and giant elk wandered.
• The Starlight Unicorn told Huo Yuhao that all souls eventually gathered there and that the Mother of All Souls consisted of everyone together.
• The Starlight Unicorn explained that the Soul Beasts wanted Huo Yuhao, their star and also a Foreign Star, to drive away another Foreign Star that sought to possess the Mother of All Souls.
• The Starlight Unicorn led Huo Yuhao to a gathering of unicorns and Spirit Attribute Soul Beasts, where an aged phantom awaited him.
• The phantom examined Huo Yuhao's blue eyes, celebrated finding a Soul Master with the Spirit Eye Martial Soul, and wondered whether he would live to see the Seraphim's true divine form.