Chapter Summaries

Du Cheng met Xiao Wu on the way to Notting Academy and awakened the Goddess Bond System, which rewarded him with an Azure Dragon spirit, Gold Soul Coins, and Eighteen Subduing Strikes. After he bought bedding for Xiao Wu and himself, his bond with her increased, leaving him closer to another lottery.

• Du Cheng arrived at Notting Academy and met Xiao Wu, who introduced herself as a work-study student and declared herself his boss lady.
• The Goddess Bond System activated when Du Cheng formed a bond with Xiao Wu, granting him a God-level Lottery and a Beginner Lottery.
• Du Cheng used the lotteries to obtain the Azure Dragon spirit, 100 Gold Soul Coins, and Eighteen Subduing Strikes, and his Soul Power surged to a bottleneck.
• Du Cheng learned that Xiao Wu lacked money for bedding and offered to buy a set for her, refusing her suggestion that they share one.
• Du Cheng took Xiao Wu to a shop to buy bedding, and his Bond Value with her increased by five.

Du Cheng and Xiao Wu arrived at Notting Academy’s Seventh Dormitory, where Tang San tried to claim their bedding and impose the dormitory’s rules. Du Cheng stepped in to fight Tang San, and Tang San launched a surprise punch at his face.

• Du Cheng bought Xiao Wu and himself expensive bedding before they entered Notting Academy.
• Xiao Wu led Du Cheng to the Seventh Dormitory, where Wang Sheng demanded that the newcomers pay respects to Tang San and surrender their bedding.
• Tang San agreed with Wang Sheng’s demand, hoping to claim the bedding and make Xiao Wu obey him.
• Du Cheng accepted Wang Sheng’s challenge in Xiao Wu’s place, and Xiao Wu agreed that losing would mean they both had to obey Tang San.
• Tang San swung a fist at Du Cheng’s face before anyone could react.

Du Cheng defeated Tang San in their dormitory match and became the Seventh Dormitory's new head, assigning Wang Sheng and the others to handle his and Xiao Wu's work. Xiao Wu asked Du Cheng to teach her his throwing technique, raising their Bond Value, while Tang San vowed to win against him someday.

• Xiao Wu condemned Tang San for attacking Du Cheng by surprise, but Du Cheng used his mastered Eighteen Subduing Strikes to repeatedly throw Tang San down.
• Tang San admitted defeat after Du Cheng asked whether he wanted to continue, though he promised to win back the match someday.
• Wang Sheng and the other work-study students accepted Du Cheng as their new Dormitory Head, and Du Cheng assigned them his and Xiao Wu's chores.
• Xiao Wu praised Du Cheng and asked him to teach her his technique; Du Cheng agreed, and the system awarded him an Intermediate Lottery opportunity after their Bond Value increased.
• Tang San silently resented Du Cheng and Xiao Wu's closeness, and Du Cheng told him to make their beds.

After Tang San yielded to Du Cheng and Xiao Wu in the dormitory, Du Cheng won a poison-related lottery reward and grew closer to Xiao Wu. The next morning, Xiao Wu was still asleep in Du Cheng’s bed, leaving him sore and uncomfortable.

• Tang San accepted Du Cheng’s demand, and Xiao Wu made him move his bedding to the other sleeping platform so she could sleep beside Du Cheng.
• Wang Sheng offered to tidy Tang San’s things, while Tang San returned to his bed and resented Du Cheng, Xiao Wu, and the other students.
• Du Cheng used the system’s Intermediate Lottery and received Ten Thousand Poisons True Understanding, which gave him extensive knowledge of poison.
• Du Cheng complimented Xiao Wu, and her Bond Value increased by five when she blushed and told him he was handsome.
• After everyone fell asleep, Xiao Wu crawled into Du Cheng’s bed; the next morning he woke sore with her asleep in his arms.

Du Cheng took Xiao Wu and the Seventh Dormitory students to eat on the canteen’s second floor, where they ran into Tang San dining with Master. Master’s polite explanation cast Du Cheng’s group as ungrateful, leaving them under the other diners’ contemptuous looks.

• Du Cheng woke Xiao Wu and invited Wang Sheng and the other Seventh Dormitory students to breakfast on the canteen’s second floor, while deciding not to wait for Tang San.
• Wang Sheng hesitated at the stairs but followed Du Cheng and the others up to the second floor.
• Wang Sheng found Tang San eating with Master and realized Tang San had gone to breakfast alone.
• Xiao Wu criticized Tang San for eating by himself, while Tang San glared at Du Cheng holding Xiao Wu’s hand.
• Master called the meal a Master-Disciple Banquet and said he had meant to invite the roommates another time, prompting other diners to look at Du Cheng’s group with contempt.

Du Cheng deflected Master’s criticism by explaining that Xiao Wu and the others had searched for Tang San, prompting Master to pay for their meal. Master then tried to recruit Xiao Wu and diminish Du Cheng, but Xiao Wu fixated on Du Cheng’s carrot Martial Soul, raising their Bond Value and leaving her blushing over their supposed fate.

• Du Cheng told Master that Xiao Wu and the others had been anxious because they could not find Tang San before dinner.
• Master offered to pay for the roommates’ meal, and Du Cheng urged Wang Sheng and the others to order freely.
• Master questioned Du Cheng about defeating Tang San and suggested that Du Cheng’s rank-four Innate Soul Power limited his potential.
• Master invited Xiao Wu to study under him alongside Tang San, but Xiao Wu became distracted when she learned Du Cheng’s Martial Soul was a carrot.
• Xiao Wu’s Bond Value with Du Cheng increased by five, and she decided that he understood her love of carrots and cared about her.

Du Cheng and Xiao Wu enjoyed an expensive meal at Master’s expense while Master promised to help Tang San obtain his First Soul Ring in two days. Tang San returned to the dormitory resentful of Du Cheng and Xiao Wu, and learned they were excused from chores to practice their technique.

• Du Cheng and Xiao Wu chose small portions of costly cafeteria food, leaving Master and Tang San irritated.
• Master offered to take Tang San to obtain his First Soul Ring in two days, hoping Tang San would defeat Du Cheng and prove his talent.
• Du Cheng brought Master an expensive Earth Tyrant Bear’s paw and thanked him for the meal before leaving with Xiao Wu.
• Tang San returned to the dormitory and heard Wang Sheng and the others praising Du Cheng’s meal.
• Wang Sheng told Tang San that Du Cheng and Xiao Wu were excused from chores because they needed to practice Ugly Ghost Eighteen Throws.

Du Cheng taught Xiao Wu the Eighteen Subduing Strikes, then sparred with her and won by tickling her. He warned her to watch for unfair tactics and avoid using her Grappling Technique on others.

• Tang San left to do his work after Wang Sheng said the others would handle Du Cheng and Xiao Wu's chores.
• Du Cheng and Xiao Wu went to the East Courtyard lawn, where Tang San and the others were cleaning, and he taught her the Eighteen Subduing Strikes.
• Xiao Wu repeatedly asked Du Cheng to correct her movements, and he realized she was using the lesson to get close to him.
• Xiao Wu challenged Du Cheng to a spar and tried to throw him with her Grappling Technique.
• Du Cheng tickled Xiao Wu until she surrendered, then told her to expect opponents to use any methods and to avoid using her Grappling Technique on others.

Du Cheng gave Xiao Wu carrots, deepened their bond, and was accused by a jealous Tang San of behaving indecently with her. The chapter ended with the nearby students reacting to Tang San’s public accusation.

• Du Cheng told Xiao Wu he did not want her getting close to other boys, and Xiao Wu concluded that he liked her and that she liked him too.
• Du Cheng gave Xiao Wu several carrots, and the system increased his Bond Value with her by 5 and awarded him an Advanced Lottery.
• Tang San secretly watched Du Cheng and Xiao Wu, misinterpreted what he overheard, and grew furious with jealousy.
• Wang Sheng found Tang San spying and accused him of trying to learn Du Cheng’s Ugly Ghost Eighteen Throws.
• Tang San claimed Du Cheng had done something improper to Xiao Wu and cited the words he had overheard, drawing gasps and admiring looks from the onlookers.

Du Cheng beat down Tang San after Tang San falsely accused him and Xiao Wu, then rejected Master’s plea for magnanimity. Master’s plan to use the incident to bring Xiao Wu and Tang San together had failed, and he was left unable to protect Tang San from the consequences.

• Du Cheng slammed Tang San to the ground and exposed the bitten carrot that disproved Tang San’s accusation against him and Xiao Wu.
• Du Cheng threatened to report Tang San to the headmaster and have him expelled from Notting Academy.
• Master intervened and asked Du Cheng to forgive Tang San because he had supposedly acted to uphold the academy’s honor.
• Du Cheng challenged Master’s idea of magnanimity and argued that Tang San’s accusation could not be dismissed as a misunderstanding.
• Master regretted waiting to intervene, while his plan to use the incident to connect Xiao Wu and Tang San fell apart.

Du Cheng pressured Master into handing over Twenty-Four Bridges, Moonlit Night as compensation for Tang San’s slander, then forgave Tang San and shared the belt with Xiao Wu. Master later advised Tang San to act more cautiously against enemies and gave him a storage bracelet.

• Du Cheng demanded two storage Soul Tools from Master to compensate him and Xiao Wu, and Master handed over Twenty-Four Bridges, Moonlit Night.
• Du Cheng released Tang San, declared the matter settled, and asked Xiao Wu to help him turn the belt into bracelets.
• Xiao Wu said she did not want Tang San expelled yet because she wanted to keep bullying him.
• Tang San apologized to Master, who told him his mistake was acting before understanding the situation and advised him to ensure a decisive blow when attacking an enemy.
• Master gave Tang San the eight-cubic-meter Moonlit Star Tower, and Tang San thanked him.

Du Cheng strengthened his bond with Xiao Wu by giving her matching bracelets, while Tang San’s attempt to invite her to obtain a Soul Ring was rejected. After Tang San left, Du Cheng used his lottery reward and received a thousand-year Soul Ring and the Fifth Brother Eight Trigrams Staff technique.

• Master gave Tang San the Moonlit Star Tower Soul Tool and warned him not to clash with Du Cheng before obtaining his First Soul Ring.
• Du Cheng showed Xiao Wu their matching bracelets, and they named them Hometown and South Wind, raising their bond value to 80.
• Tang San invited Xiao Wu to join him and Master on a trip to obtain a Soul Ring, but Xiao Wu rejected him and called his behavior disgusting.
• Du Cheng warned Tang San to stop pestering Xiao Wu, and Tang San left while vowing to deal with him after obtaining his Soul Ring.
• Du Cheng used his advanced lottery and received a Thousand-Year Soul Ring and the Fifth Brother Eight Trigrams Staff technique.

Du Cheng gained the Giant Carrot Soul Skill and teased Xiao Wu after she crawled into his bed, leading to a playful struggle that ended with her falling asleep in his arms. Tang San secretly watched them and scratched the bedboard in jealousy.

• Du Cheng equipped a Thousand-Year Soul Ring and learned the Giant Carrot Soul Skill.
• Xiao Wu climbed into Du Cheng's bed, and he teased her about it.
• Xiao Wu bit Du Cheng's shoulder and restrained him, but he found that teasing her sensitive earlobe weakened her grip.
• Xiao Wu fell asleep while still clinging to Du Cheng, and he settled her in his arms.
• Du Cheng gained five Bond Value with Xiao Wu, while Tang San watched and scratched the bedboard in jealousy.

Du Cheng and Xiao Wu decided to travel to Douluo Forest so Xiao Wu could obtain her first Soul Ring, partly in response to Tang San’s threat to challenge Du Cheng. They left Notting Academy by carriage, and Xiao Wu fell asleep against Du Cheng on the journey.

• Du Cheng teased Xiao Wu after they woke, then learned from Wang Sheng that Tang San had left with Master and planned to challenge him when he returned.
• Du Cheng proposed taking Xiao Wu to Douluo Forest for her first Soul Ring, and Wang Sheng persuaded her by warning that Tang San might retaliate against Du Cheng.
• Du Cheng treated Wang Sheng and the others to a meal, then left Notting Academy with Xiao Wu in a rented carriage bound for Douluo Forest.
• Xiao Wu fell asleep against Du Cheng during the bumpy ride, and she asked him if anything was wrong when she woke to find him staring at her.

Du Cheng reassured Xiao Wu that her secret would remain between them, and the two grew closer during their carriage ride to Douluo Forest. They arrived at the forest, where Du Cheng and Xiao Wu set off together while the coachman agreed to wait for them.

• Xiao Wu teased Du Cheng after waking, and the two collided when their carriage jolted.
• Xiao Wu asked Du Cheng how he would react if she had deceived him, and he told her that some secrets were understandable and that he would protect her.
• Du Cheng joked that he was a hundred-thousand-year-old carrot soul beast, then seriously told Xiao Wu to keep her secret between them.
• Xiao Wu's Bond Value with Du Cheng reached 70, with a Top Lottery available at 80.
• Du Cheng and Xiao Wu arrived at Douluo Forest, and Du Cheng paid the coachman to wait for their return.

Du Cheng and Xiao Wu entered Douluo Forest, where Du Cheng rescued Zhu Zhuqing from a Three-Tailed Cat. The chapter left Du Cheng striking the beast down as Zhu Zhuqing realized he was stronger than she had thought.

• Du Cheng refused to hire a fat Soul Master whose martial soul attack was a stinking fart and entered Douluo Forest with Xiao Wu using an entry permit.
• Xiao Wu offered to help Du Cheng hunt, and they revealed that they had each already obtained a First Soul Ring.
• Du Cheng and Xiao Wu encountered Zhu Zhuqing fleeing from a four-hundred-year Three-Tailed Cat, and she warned them to run.
• Zhu Zhuqing charged back toward the beast to protect Du Cheng and Xiao Wu, but Du Cheng dodged its attack while carrying her.
• Du Cheng stabbed the Three-Tailed Cat and sent it flying, surprising Zhu Zhuqing with his strength.

Du Cheng defeated a Three-Tailed Cat and helped Zhu Zhuqing obtain its Soul Ring, then gained system rewards as their bond grew. After Zhu Zhuqing changed her torn clothes, Du Cheng admired her while Xiao Wu scolded him.

• Du Cheng used his First Soul Skill and Fifth Brother Eight Trigrams Staff to knock the Three-Tailed Cat down and leave it unable to rise.
• Du Cheng urged the injured Zhu Zhuqing to claim the dying beast's Soul Ring, and she killed it before absorbing the ring while he and Xiao Wu stood guard.
• Zhu Zhuqing introduced herself and thanked Du Cheng, triggering bond rewards that gave him lottery opportunities.
• Xiao Wu told Zhu Zhuqing to change her torn clothes, and Zhu Zhuqing angrily ordered Du Cheng to turn around after noticing him staring.
• Du Cheng used the system lotteries to gain three levels of Soul Power, one thousand Gold Soul Coins, and a ten-minute Level 99 Limit Douluo Summoning Card.
• After Zhu Zhuqing changed, Du Cheng admired her appearance, and Xiao Wu told him to stop staring at her.

Du Cheng and Xiao Wu befriended Zhu Zhuqing after she obtained her first soul ring, and learned that she had run away from home while her sister might hunt her down. Xiao Wu invited Zhu Zhuqing to join them at Notting Academy, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted, leaving the three of them set to become roommates.

• Du Cheng apologized to Zhu Zhuqing, and the two agreed to use affectionate nicknames as their bond grew.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Du Cheng and Xiao Wu that she had run away from home and feared her sister would hunt her down.
• Xiao Wu comforted Zhu Zhuqing and asked Du Cheng whether he liked her; Du Cheng admitted that he did.
• Xiao Wu invited Zhu Zhuqing to join them, and Du Cheng offered her a place as their roommate at Notting Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the invitation and said she had already planned to attend Notting Academy.

Du Cheng returned to Notting Academy with Xiao Wu and the injured Zhu Zhuqing, where Tang San challenged him after announcing he had become a Soul Master. Du Cheng wagered one thousand Gold Soul Coins against Tang San’s ring, and the two headed outside to fight.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing bonded by insulting Tang San, and Du Cheng brought Zhu Zhuqing back to Notting Academy with Xiao Wu.
• At Seventh Dormitory, Tang San announced that he had obtained his First Soul Ring and challenged Du Cheng.
• Tang San demanded that Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing follow him if he won, but Du Cheng said they could decide for themselves.
• Du Cheng offered Tang San one thousand Gold Soul Coins if Tang San won, wagering that he would take Tang San’s ring if he lost.
• Tang San accepted the wager and headed outside with Du Cheng, who asked whether Master had been injured in Douluo Forest.

Du Cheng defeated Tang San with his Giant Carrot and shocked everyone by revealing a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring. After claiming Tang San’s bracelet as the wager, Du Cheng discovered that it was a Soul Tool containing iron ingots and Silver Soul Coins.

• Tang San challenged Du Cheng, then ambushed him with vines and prepared to attack with flying daggers.
• Du Cheng dodged the vines and used his Giant Carrot to strike Tang San in the abdomen.
• Tang San and the onlookers were shocked when they saw Du Cheng’s purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Wang Sheng declared that only Du Cheng could be the Seventh Dormitory’s boss.
• Du Cheng took Tang San’s bracelet and found that it was a Soul Tool containing iron ingots and Silver Soul Coins.