Chapter Summaries

Zhongli entered Spirit Hall Academy during a Free Battle event and easily repelled attacks from a Gale Wolf boy and a girl’s powerful fireball with his shield. The boy was stunned by Zhongli’s defense, while the exhausted girl prepared to flee before he found her.

• Zhongli found the academy empty and continued inside, unaware that Spirit Hall Academy was holding a Free Battle.
• A boy with a Gale Wolf Spirit attacked Zhongli twice, but Zhongli’s shield blocked both strikes without damage.
• The boy explained that the academy’s Free Battle tested students’ combat and teamwork, then ran toward another teaching building.
• A hidden girl launched a massive fireball at Zhongli, but he emerged from the flames unharmed.
• The girl realized her attack had failed and planned to escape while Zhongli only knew her general direction.

Zhongli effortlessly withstood a young Soul Master's attacks, then approached him with Vortex Vanquisher after agreeing to strike back. As the young man fled into the greenery, a bear-like One Ring Soul Master launched an indiscriminate attack from the roof.

• Ling Er saw Zhongli smile, panicked, and ran away after tripping on the ground.
• The young man used his first and second Soul Skills against Zhongli's shield, but his repeated attacks failed and injured his claws.
• Zhongli summoned Vortex Vanquisher and advanced on the exhausted young man, who retreated into the academy's greenery.
• Zhongli considered how to explain his bracelet's energy and the Mora he planned to create.
• A bear-like fat boy leaped from the rooftop and used Mount Tai Press near the greenery, prompting the young man to watch for the incoming attack.

Zhongli defeated the Gale Wolf youth’s desperate attack but was interrupted when Red Tiger knocked the youth unconscious to claim a point. Zhongli refused Red Tiger’s offer to part ways and fought him, drawing the attention of other students.

• The chubby boy’s attack failed to break Zhongli’s shield, and Zhongli advanced on the terrified Gale Wolf youth until the youth fled.
• Red Tiger struck the Gale Wolf youth unconscious and claimed another point, while Zhongli realized Mo Yuqing was watching from a school building with two teachers.
• Red Tiger introduced himself and proposed that he and Zhongli go their separate ways, but Zhongli refused and attacked him with the Vortex Vanquisher.
• Red Tiger used Fierce Tiger Heart to boost his abilities, but Zhongli’s blow sent him crashing into a school building.
• Red Tiger used Fierce Tiger Roar to strengthen himself for another attack, and his roar drew other students toward the fight.

Zhongli discovered that defeating opponents awarded their points and manipulated the Free Battle students into gathering around him. After knocking out Red Tiger and another student, he baited the crowd into attacking, leaving a great battle about to begin.

• Zhongli kept Red Tiger fighting until the gathered students were close, then dismissed Vortex Vanquisher and knocked him unconscious with a punch and kick.
• A voice informed Zhongli that he had gained eleven points for defeating Red Tiger.
• Zhongli deliberately shattered his shield and pretended to flee, luring students into pursuing him.
• A youth attacked Zhongli with a Meteor Hammer, but Zhongli summoned Vortex Vanquisher and knocked him unconscious, gaining twelve points.
• Zhongli taunted the gathered students and drew their hostility, bringing the battle to the brink of erupting.

Zhongli used stealth, staged injuries, and clever ambushes to gain points during the academy battle while other students copied his tactics. The fight continued as he prepared to strike another would-be ambusher.

• Zhongli evaded the students’ opening attacks, lured them into the greenery, and knocked them out while leaving Gold Soul Coins beside some of them.
• Zhongli staged increasingly severe-looking injuries and pretended to be unconscious after reaching eighteen points.
• Several students imitated the apparent fallen fighters and hid nearby to ambush passersby.
• A beast Martial Soul Master attacked a defeated student, lost a point, and was then knocked unconscious by the Red Brick Soul Master.
• As the Red Brick Soul Master walked past Zhongli, Zhongli smiled and prepared to ambush him.

Zhongli exploited his shield and staged a recovery to ambush Soul Masters, while Hua Banhao used Qiao Lezi to disable an Ice Element girl. Zhongli defeated a group of attackers and blocked a youth’s surprise strike, but the youth launched a fiery overhead attack.

• The Brick Martial Soul user ambushed Soul Masters until Brother Number Two strangled him, then Zhongli knocked Brother Number Two unconscious and claimed thirty-six points.
• Zhongli emerged from the bushes with his shield restored as a team of Soul Masters attacked him and an Ice Element girl launched ice spikes from behind a building.
• Hua Banhao ambushed the Ice Element girl with Qiao Lezi and repeatedly struck her, leaving her unable to fight back.
• Zhongli’s shield absorbed the team’s attacks, allowing him to defeat several attackers and bring his score to forty-seven points.
• A youth rushed Zhongli with a Scarlet Long Blade, but Zhongli deflected the strike with Vortex Vanquisher, prompting the youth to unleash a flaming overhead chop.

Zhongli finished the Free Battle competition with 74 points after defeating numerous students, including Hai Tengwei, who knocked himself unconscious to deny Zhongli the points. Mo Yuqing comforted him afterward, and the two shared a quiet moment as she resolved to train her Geo Element Control.

• Zhongli blocked Hai Tengwei's flaming attack with his Jade Shield and countered with Vortex Vanquisher, sending him flying.
• Hai Tengwei introduced himself, then knocked himself unconscious against a wall so Zhongli would not earn points for defeating him.
• Zhongli ended the competition with 74 points and pretended to collapse from exhaustion as Mo Yuqing caught him and helped him to a bench.
• Mo Yuqing said she had been barred from competing because her attack power was too strong, and Zhongli encouraged her to master her Geo Element Control.
• Mo Yuqing lent Zhongli a clean school uniform, and they sat together beneath a tree as she told him she did not want to see him hurt.

Zhongli reassured Mo Yuqing that he would obtain a second Spirit Ring and arranged to give her his spare school uniform. After dinner, he sensed Mora Keystones gathering toward him and wondered whether Douluo Continent’s land was made from Mountain Dragon King remains.

• Zhongli comforted Mo Yuqing, promised her a spare school uniform, and said his Maid would help him obtain a second Spirit Ring that night.
• Zhongli returned home with Aserine and asked her to prepare his spare uniform for Mo Yuqing and repair his battle-damaged clothes.
• Aserine vowed to protect Zhongli’s clothes from soul beasts while helping him hunt for a Spirit Ring after dinner.
• Zhongli cultivated while Aserine cooked and sensed Mora Keystones beneath the house gathering Geo Elemental Power.
• After dinner, Zhongli felt Mora Keystones converging toward him and theorized that they were remnants of Mountain Dragon Kings whose bodies formed Douluo Continent’s land.

Zhongli and Aserine set out at night for the Soul Beast Forest so Aserine can obtain a Soul Ring, though she doubts Zhongli’s strength and misunderstands his talk of testing it through battle. The chapter leaves them heading into the forest, with Aserine agreeing to let Zhongli prove himself.

• Zhongli considered whether his growing control over Geo Elemental Power could awaken new life from the land formed by the Mountain Dragon King.
• Aserine prepared for battle and accompanied Zhongli toward the Soul Beast Forest to hunt a Soul Ring.
• Aserine doubted Zhongli’s confidence and resolved to correct his mistaken view of his strength through a fight.
• Zhongli proposed that they each fight a battle in the forest, and Aserine agreed while warning him to protect his body.
• Zhongli strode toward the forest declaring that he would fight through a Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation and become a Martial God.

Zhongli and Aserine encountered a Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear in the Soul Beast Forest, and Aserine’s immense growth and unusual strength became clear. Zhongli showed her that the bear was a thousand-year Soul Beast, then wounded it as the fight intensified.

• Zhongli sensed danger in the forest, and Aserine revealed two black Soul Rings and summoned her altered Wide Blade Sword Martial Soul.
• Aserine shielded Zhongli with Geo Elemental Power, and Zhongli added another shield before the bear attacked them.
• Aserine identified the charging Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear as a mutated hundred-year beast, but Zhongli explained that their strength made ordinary assumptions unreliable.
• Zhongli struck the thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear with Vortex Vanquisher, opening a deep wound across its chest and provoking a fiercer assault.

Zhongli killed a thousand-year Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear and absorbed its Soul Ring, which turned black as it reached him. He then told Aserine to aim for a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as they continued their hunt, while he discovered his new Second Soul Skill, God of War Body.

• Zhongli battered the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear through its attacks and killed it with a spear thrust to the skull.
• Aserine marveled at Zhongli defeating a thousand-year beast without using a Soul Ring and worried that its Soul Ring exceeded the usual limit for his second one.
• Zhongli absorbed the purple Soul Ring, which turned black, leaving Aserine bewildered by what she had witnessed.
• Zhongli told Aserine to pursue a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and she accepted despite her doubts.
• Zhongli sensed that God of War Body increased all his attributes by twenty percent and could be maintained in battle with little energy.

Zhongli reached level thirty but could not find a suitable Soul Beast for Aserine’s next Spirit Ring in the forest near Kela City. He reasoned that Spirit Rings combined will and energy, then created a Golden Soul Ring himself and had Aserine absorb it.

• Zhongli realized he had reached level thirty, while the forest near Kela City offered no Soul Beasts strong enough to meet Aserine’s needs.
• Aserine offered to use a Thousand Year Spirit Ring, but Zhongli considered how Spirit Rings could be formed from will and energy.
• Zhongli decided his will and Geo Elemental Power could create a Spirit Ring for Aserine.
• Zhongli drove away nearby Soul Beasts, gathered Geo Elemental Power, and shaped it with his will into a Golden Soul Ring.
• Aserine struggled to absorb the powerful ring and wondered where it had come from, since she had not killed a Soul Beast.

Zhongli watched Aserine absorb a Golden Soul Ring and learned that her Martial Soul and abilities had grown stronger. Aserine reached level thirty-five and described her first two Soul Skills, while Zhongli considered the implications of her unusual, master-bound power.

• Zhongli stopped strengthening the Golden Soul Ring when Aserine reached her limit, and she endured the pain until she finished absorbing it.
• Zhongli realized he could not create a Spirit Ring for himself because his Geo Elemental Power was already being used to strengthen his body.
• Aserine reported that her Soul Power had reached level thirty-four and showed Zhongli her transformed Black Gold Greatsword; he renamed the Martial Soul Guhua.
• Aserine's God's Eye responded to her strong will, and the remaining Spirit Ring energy raised her Soul Power to level thirty-five.
• Aserine explained that her first Soul Skill, Bedrock Divine Power, now greatly boosted her strength, defense, attack, and resistance to abnormal conditions.
• Aserine described her second Soul Skill, Extreme Speed Rescue, which let her rush to Zhongli, shield them both, and boost their attributes; Zhongli concluded that her will had made the Spirit Ring exclusive to him.

Zhongli watched Aserine defeat a White Armor Earth Dragon on their way home, then found her staying up late to mend his clothes. He convinced her to care for herself, leaving him free to resume his all-night Mora-making.

• Zhongli told Aserine to clear the enemies from their path, and she agreed.
• Aserine used Bedrock Divine Power to knock a White Armor Earth Dragon nearly unconscious, then continued home with Zhongli.
• After resting, Zhongli discovered Aserine quietly mending torn clothes in the living room and hurting her finger in the dim light.
• Zhongli told Aserine that caring for his feelings meant she must also care for her own health.
• Aserine hugged Zhongli from behind, apologized, and promised to rest instead of staying up to work.
• Zhongli returned to his bedroom, relieved that he could continue making Mora through the night.

At the Spirit Hall Academy awards ceremony, Zhongli watched students receive their prizes alongside Mo Yuqing and reflected on how Spirit Hall was testing God's Eyes. The ceremony left Hai Tengwei glaring at Zhongli after seeing him with Mo Yuqing.

• Zhongli discussed his slow Mora condensation progress with Aserine before attending the awards ceremony with Mo Yuqing.
• Mo Yuqing refused Zhongli's offer to collect his reward, saying it was his honor and prize.
• Ji Linxue awarded Luo Xueming and Hua Banhao Soul Hunting Tokens, and Mo Yuqing explained how Hua Banhao had defeated Luo Xueming.
• Zhongli sensed the God's Eye aura around Golden Crocodile Douluo and realized Spirit Hall was using the competition to search for people with wishes powerful enough to light one.
• Ji Linxue awarded Hai Tengwei a Hundred-Year Blood Lingzhi, and Hai Tengwei glared at Zhongli after seeing him hold Mo Yuqing around the waist.

Zhongli won a Spirit Bone at the academy’s Free Battle awards but felt it was too weak to use, and Mo Yuqing comforted him when she noticed his injuries and exhaustion. A year later, he had strengthened his talents and learned to gather Mora faster, while he and Aserine competed to cultivate without neglecting rest.

• Ji Linxue announced Zhongli as first place, and he accepted a Left Leg Bone from Golden Crocodile Douluo despite deciding not to fuse with it.
• Spirit Hall Academy dismissed classes for a week, and Mo Yuqing noticed Zhongli was exhausted and let him rest against her shoulder.
• One year later, Zhongli reached Soul Power Level 50, maxed several talents, and used his mastery of the earth’s breath to gather a mountain of Mora.
• Aserine urged Zhongli to rest, and the two described how they had agreed to limit their cultivation after exhausting themselves through secret training.
• Zhongli pursued Mora resonance to gather Mora while asleep, while Aserine sought ways to cultivate in her dreams.

Zhongli recovered his strength with spiritual spring tea while Aserine cultivated, reaching Soul Power level seventy-four. When mercenaries hired by the Liu Xue Merchant Guild approached the Zhongli Family home, Aserine confronted them and began cutting down those who fled.

• Zhongli drank tea brewed with spiritual spring water and recovered most of his strength as Aserine continued cultivating beside him.
• Aserine sensed people outside the wall, and Zhongli identified them as enemies hired by the Liu Xue Merchant Guild.
• Aserine revealed her seven powerful Spirit Rings and Guhua, causing the mercenaries outside to panic and flee.
• Aserine threw Guhua and killed one mercenary, then used her Third Soul Skill to strike down another with an enlarged greatsword.
• Aserine transformed Guhua into a divine spear and pierced a fleeing avian Soul Master from a hundred meters away, then continued after the remaining mercenaries.

Aserine revealed overwhelming Spirit Ring power while defeating the intruder spying on Zhongli, who decided to begin traveling under the name Kong with Aserine as Nono. Zhongli then visited Mo Yuqing’s secret underground space and felt reluctant to tell her he would be leaving.

• Aserine swiftly completed her mission, and Ghost Douluo watched her display two hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings and five golden ones before leaving to report to BiBi Dong.
• Zhongli told Aserine to ignore Ghost Douluo and announced they would ask their teacher for extended leave and travel, using the names Kong and Nono.
• Zhongli went to Mo Yuqing’s training area outside Kela City and followed her into her hidden underground space.
• Mo Yuqing proudly described her plans to expand the space into a private Underground Palace, and Zhongli worried that telling her he was leaving would make her sad.

Zhongli told Mo Yuqing he had to leave for an unknown length of time and gave her treasured gifts before they shared an emotional farewell. As Zhongli departed, Mo Yuqing confessed her feelings and her hope that they would one day build a home together.

• Zhongli told Mo Yuqing he had to leave, and she worried about his safety and asked whether he would return.
• Zhongli gave Mo Yuqing a Mora cup and his year-worn Mora Bracelet, which could strengthen her and generate Golden Soul Rings.
• Zhongli embraced Mo Yuqing as they spent a quiet moment together, while he concealed the exhaustion caused by storing his will in the bracelet.
• Mo Yuqing said she had reached level nineteen, vowed to keep working hard, and confessed that she loved Zhongli and wanted to build a home with him.

Zhongli carried Mo Yuqing out of her little world toward Kela City, where she tried to turn the tables by offering to carry him instead. Later, Zhongli secretly visited Golden Crocodile Douluo to ask him to watch over Mo Yuqing while Zhongli took a long leave from school.

• Mo Yuqing made a stone staircase so Zhongli could leave while carrying her in a princess carry.
• As they walked toward Kela City, Mo Yuqing asked Zhongli to put her down, then nervously offered to carry him for the rest of the way.
• Zhongli visited Golden Crocodile Douluo in the middle of the night and explained that he was leaving for a while.
• Zhongli asked Golden Crocodile Douluo to look after Mo Yuqing and not be surprised by her strange changes, but the old man teased him instead.