Chapter Summaries

After beginning independent training, Yun Chuan struggled to sleep alone in his new room, while Bibi Dong also lay awake and nearly gave in to the Rakshasa God's influence. Yun Chuan pretended to fear the dark, and Bibi Dong brought him back into her bed.

• Yun Chuan praised the medicinal bath Chrysanthemum Douluo had prepared and reflected on his privileged upbringing in Spirit Hall.
• After moving into a room beside Bibi Dong's, Yun Chuan could not fall asleep without her embrace.
• Bibi Dong lay awake, torn between letting Yun Chuan become independent and bringing him back to her, as the Rakshasa God's power influenced her thoughts.
• A knock at the door startled Bibi Dong out of her troubled state, and she recognized the Rakshasa God's influence.
• Yun Chuan pretended to be afraid of the dark, so Bibi Dong embraced him and took him back to her bed.

Yun Chuan woke in Bibi Dong’s embrace and, after she asked if he was hungry, received the nursing comfort he remembered from infancy. He reflected on his deep maternal attachment to Bibi Dong and his uncertain feelings as he grew older.

• Yun Chuan woke in Bibi Dong’s arms and nestled against her before going back to sleep.
• Bibi Dong woke, held Yun Chuan, and asked whether he was hungry.
• Yun Chuan agreed, and Bibi Dong nursed him as she had when he was an infant.
• Yun Chuan reflected that Bibi Dong was the person he cared about most and considered his feelings for her a mix of maternal attachment and uncertain youthful affection.

Yun Chuan completed another weighted run and discovered that the rune helped him control his body and recover by absorbing the medicinal bath. He realized the rune could guide his training like a silent teacher, though he still could not enter its state of perfect control at will.

• Yun Chuan ran his weighted lap as the rune guided his posture, breathing, and circulation, helping him make progress in controlling his body.
• Yun Chuan finished the run without collapsing, but the strain left him in severe pain and unable to speak.
• Bibi Dong carried Yun Chuan to Chrysanthemum Douluo's residence and lowered him into a medicinal bath.
• Yun Chuan followed the rune's breathing rhythm and absorbed the bath's medicinal power, rapidly healing his body.
• Yun Chuan understood that the rune had enabled his quick recovery and could guide him in training.

After recovering from physical training, Yun Chuan moved into his new room in Spirit City and began cultivating with Spirit Hall’s advanced meditation method. As he entered a deeper state, the rune between his brows began to fluctuate, suggesting it might aid his Soul Power cultivation.

• Yun Chuan emerged from the medicinal bath restored and judged that his improved physical condition would soon let him absorb another soul ring.
• Yun Chuan left Chrysanthemum Douluo’s courtyard and went to the room prepared for him beside Bibi Dong’s bedchamber.
• Yun Chuan sat on the prayer mat and cultivated Soul Power using the advanced meditation method taught by the Spirit Hall Pope.
• Yun Chuan discovered that the rune between his brows had begun emitting strange fluctuations during meditation.

Yun Chuan’s brow rune opened and widened every meridian and Acupoint in his body, dramatically increasing his Soul Power cultivation speed. After confirming the improvement remained without the rune’s help, he decided to focus on strengthening his body so he could keep advancing.

• Yun Chuan trusted the rune’s fluctuations as his Soul Power spread through unfamiliar meridians and opened every Acupoint in his body.
• Yun Chuan absorbed Soul Power more than ten times faster, then stopped meditating when the rune’s fluctuations ceased and discovered impurities covering his body.
• Yun Chuan washed himself, burned his filthy clothes with a flame from the Supreme Clear Sky Hammer, and put on fresh clothes.
• Yun Chuan meditated again and confirmed that his opened meridians and Acupoints let him cultivate more than ten times faster even without the rune.
• Yun Chuan decided to prioritize physical training because his constitution now limited his growth.

Yun Chuan received a letter from Qian Renxue, who was undercover as Xue Qinghe in the Heaven Dou Empire, and read about her lonely life there. He wrote her an intensely sentimental reply and sent it off with a Spirit Hall servant.

• After a month of training, Yun Chuan had adapted to running a lap in a vest weighing several hundred jin and was given a day off.
• Yun Chuan received and eagerly read Qian Renxue's letter, which described her undercover life and asked whether he missed her.
• Yun Chuan stored Qian Renxue's letter with the others he had kept and wrote her a reply filled with declarations of longing and affection.
• Yun Chuan handed the reply to a servant and asked him to deliver it directly to Qian Renxue.
• The servant used his exceptional speed to leave with the letter.

While disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue received a love letter from Yun Chuan and read it alone in her study. She ended the chapter basking in his affectionate words, openly revealed as a girl in love.

• Qian Renxue paused her government work when an attendant delivered Yun Chuan’s reply to her letter.
• After the attendant left, Qian Renxue dropped her disguise and eagerly opened Yun Chuan’s letter.
• Qian Renxue blushed as she read Yun Chuan’s romantic words and recalled their accidental first kiss.
• Qian Renxue reread the letter, then pressed it to her chest and smiled as she savored her feelings for Yun Chuan.

Yun Chuan met Bibi Dong’s new disciple, Hu Liena, and learned that she would join him for morning training. He welcomed her as a training partner while Bibi Dong explained that Hu Liena would focus mainly on cultivating her Soul Power.

• Yun Chuan arrived at the training grounds and found Bibi Dong waiting with Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong introduced Hu Liena as her new disciple and told Yun Chuan she would train with him each morning.
• Yun Chuan greeted Hu Liena, who blushed and nervously introduced herself.
• Bibi Dong left Hu Liena in Yun Chuan’s care, and Yun Chuan put on his heavy training vest.
• Bibi Dong explained that Hu Liena did not need weight training and should prioritize cultivating her Soul Power.

At twelve, Yun Chuan arrived at Niu Family Village as Spirit Hall’s Saint Child to rescue villagers who had been drained of blood by a Bloodthirsty Bat Evil Soul Master. The villagers recognized him as their savior, but the chapter ended before he confronted the Evil Soul Master.

• Over six years, Yun Chuan expanded his physical training and developed Self-Created Soul Skills with guidance from Spirit Hall experts.
• A Bloodthirsty Bat Evil Soul Master enslaved Niu Family Village, draining villagers’ blood and threatening them with deadly methods if they sought help.
• As the Evil Soul Master’s appetite grew, a villager died from blood loss, prompting the villagers to secretly report him to Spirit Hall.
• Yun Chuan arrived at Niu Family Village under the Pope’s orders and saw its hundreds of weakened villagers waiting for help.
• The villagers recognized Yun Chuan as the Holy Son and pleaded with him to save them.

Yun Chuan used his Plant Master—Life Goddess spirit to heal several hundred villagers, while concealing its ability to restore youth and extend lifespans. Afterward, he reflected on the self-created soul skills he had developed over six years.

• Yun Chuan asked the villagers kneeling before him to rise, and they instinctively trusted him because of his charm.
• Yun Chuan introduced his publicly advertised spirit, Plant Master—Life Goddess, and began treating the villagers.
• Yun Chuan used Holy Light Illumination to calm the crowd, then sent stored vitality into their bodies to restore their health.
• Yun Chuan kept his spirit’s life-extending ability secret from everyone except the Female Pope, Qian Renxue, and Hu Liena.
• Yun Chuan ended the treatment and recalled the Life Goddess manifestation as the holy light faded.

Yun Chuan tracked a rapidly strengthened Evil Soul Master to a desolate mountain and prepared to confront him. The chapter revealed Yun Chuan's growth over six years, including his vast Plant Domain and ability to use both spirits, before he teleported to the hiding place.

• Yun Chuan learned that the Evil Soul Master had reached Soul Saint and ordered his attendant to lead him to the surrounded mountain.
• Yun Chuan summoned the Life Goddess Spirit and concealed his Twin Spirits by displaying seven black soul rings from the Supreme Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yun Chuan used his Plant Domain, now spanning a hundred miles, to search the mountain through its plants.
• Yun Chuan discovered the Evil Soul Master hiding inside a hollowed-out tree and chose to confront him in person.
• Yun Chuan teleported through his domain to a plant near the Evil Soul Master.

Yun Chuan used his Plant Domain to expose and attack a vampire-like Evil Soul Master hiding in a tree. The Soul Saint transformed into a Giant Blood Bat and tried to escape, but its powerful regeneration let it endure Yun Chuan’s barrage as it charged forward.

• Yun Chuan sensed the Evil Soul Master inside a tree, cleared away the surrounding plants, and dodged the crimson attack when the tree exploded.
• Yun Chuan revealed the enemy’s vampire-like appearance and level-seventy Soul Saint strength, then attacked him with thorn-covered vines.
• The Evil Soul Master used his Seventh Soul Skill, Vampire Bat True Body, and flew into the sky as a Giant Blood Bat.
• Yun Chuan controlled the trees across Wild Mountain to fire sharpened leaves at the Giant Blood Bat, forcing it to dodge repeated barrages.
• The Giant Blood Bat charged through the leaves, suffered numerous wounds, and rapidly healed beneath its crimson light.

Yun Chuan used his Lightning Spear to destroy the Giant Blood Bat, but suspected the Evil Soul Master had escaped. After waiting through the night, he caught the master emerging from hiding and killed him with his new lightning techniques.

• Yun Chuan formed a Lightning Spear and struck down the Giant Blood Bat, which turned to ash.
• Yun Chuan searched Wild Mountain with his domain but found no trace of the Evil Soul Master, then pretended to leave while secretly watching the area.
• The Evil Soul Master emerged from beneath a tree stump and revealed that the bat had been a clone created by his Substitute Death Avatar skill.
• Yun Chuan confronted the Evil Soul Master and attacked with Lightning Release - Lightning Body, striking him with a barrage of punches and kicks.
• Yun Chuan finished the Evil Soul Master with Lightning Bolt Thunderclap Fist, reducing him to ash.

Yun Chuan asked Bibi Dong to let him leave Spirit City and train independently, but she made his permission depend on a test against Chrysanthemum Douluo. Yun Chuan accepted the challenge, believing he might endure or force his opponent to use a powerful soul skill.

• Yun Chuan visited Bibi Dong and asked to go out and train by himself.
• Bibi Dong refused at first, then promised to let him leave if he passed a test the next day.
• Bibi Dong revealed that Yun Chuan had to face Chrysanthemum Douluo and remain undefeated for half an hour or force him to use one of his last three soul skills.
• Bibi Dong forbade Yun Chuan from using his Plant Domain and limited Chrysanthemum Douluo to his first six soul skills.
• Yun Chuan accepted the test, while Bibi Dong doubted that he could pass.

Yun Chuan tested his fire techniques against Chrysanthemum Douluo, whose superior speed and Soul Power let him evade and block the attacks. The chapter ended as Chrysanthemum Douluo sent a strange, water-laden current of petals toward Yun Chuan’s fire dragon, and the two attacks collided.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo invited Yun Chuan to attack first and warned that he could overwhelm him if he struck first.
• Yun Chuan summoned a flaming Immovable Bright King and unleashed Meteor Fire Rain, but Chrysanthemum Douluo evaded it by floating into the sky.
• Yun Chuan sent a fire dragon after Chrysanthemum Douluo, who blocked its tail with a shield made of petals.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo dismissed the shield and sent a current of petals toward the fire dragon as it breathed flames at him.

After passing Bibi Dong’s test by forcing Chrysanthemum Douluo to use his final soul skills, Yun Chuan left Spirit Hall to travel under the alias Tang Chuan. He sought a way past the bottleneck in his physical cultivation after his rune rejected a soul bone.

• Yun Chuan passed the test when Chrysanthemum Douluo used his Martial Soul Avatar to survive Yun Chuan’s lightning attack.
• Bibi Dong gave Yun Chuan a mask that changed his appearance, and Hu Liena helped him see how it looked.
• Bibi Dong told Yun Chuan to use the alias Tang Chuan while traveling, and he said goodbye to her and Hu Liena before departing.
• Yun Chuan recalled that the rune between his brows had rejected a Sixty Thousand Year Soul Bone, preventing it from fusing with him.
• Because his physical training had reached a bottleneck, Yun Chuan set out to seek experience and a chance to improve.

Yun Chuan arrived in Suotuo City to begin his training and seek out the characters from the original story. A shop bearing Spirit Hall’s emblem led him to a familiar-looking owner, whom he recognized from his old memories.

• Yun Chuan reached Suotuo City after a half-month journey and entered through its western gate.
• Women in the city stared at Yun Chuan despite his disguise, and he reflected on the trouble his charm had caused before.
• Yun Chuan spotted a shop displaying symbols he recognized as Spirit Hall’s emblem and went inside.
• Yun Chuan noticed a Soul Tool’s energy inside the dim shop and saw its shopkeeper asleep in a reclining chair.
• Yun Chuan recognized the shopkeeper and recalled the man and shop from the original story.

Yun Chuan found a crystal in Flander's shop that seemed to attract the rune between his brows, but Ning Rongrong interrupted his attempt to buy it. Flander proposed selling it to the highest bidder, and Ning Rongrong backed out, leaving Yun Chuan's purchase unresolved.

• Yun Chuan inspected Flander's shop and found that nearly all its Soul Tools were counterfeit or damaged.
• Yun Chuan noticed a murky crystal that made the rune between his brows react, then offered to buy it for one hundred Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Rongrong entered and said she would buy the crystal, prompting Yun Chuan to object that he had asked about it first.
• Flander proposed selling the crystal to whoever offered the higher price.
• Ning Rongrong decided not to buy the crystal, explaining that she had only spoken impulsively after sensing a treasure inside it.

Yun Chuan acquired a crystal after Ning Rongrong backed away from bidding, but Flander repeatedly raised its price and tried to take it by force. Yun Chuan revealed his seven Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, beat Flander without killing him, and left to find a hotel and investigate the crystal.

• Ning Rongrong introduced herself to Yun Chuan and left the bidding, allowing him to try to buy the crystal.
• Flander repeatedly raised the price, eventually demanding two thousand Gold Soul Coins after Yun Chuan offered five hundred.
• Yun Chuan took the crystal without paying, and Flander attacked him and threatened him with his Spirit Avatar.
• Yun Chuan revealed seven Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, frightening Flander into offering the crystal and other goods for free.
• Yun Chuan used Lightning Release - Lightning Body to beat Flander and wreck his shop, then left with the crystal to find a hotel.

At the Rose Hotel, Yun Chuan crushed a rare tabular quartz crystal and discovered that its gold filaments could be absorbed through the rune between his brows. The filaments transformed his lungs and granted him Geng Metal Power, leading him to consider visiting Metal City to find more unusual metals.

• Yun Chuan examined the tabular quartz crystal and crushed it, trapping the countless gold filaments released from it.
• Yun Chuan followed the rune's prompting and swallowed a gold filament, which melted into warmth and flowed into his lungs.
• Yun Chuan ate the remaining gold filaments, strengthening his body and awakening a sharp power that he guessed was Geng Metal Power.
• Yun Chuan grew golden nails and cut through the marble table, then attached Geng Metal Power to a writing brush and sliced off a piece of the table.
• Yun Chuan decided that unusual metal ores could help him grow stronger and thought of visiting Metal City, also called Gengxin City.