Chapter Summaries

During his Martial Soul awakening, Ling Qianyue’s Iron Sword transformed into the Shattered Star Sword, and the Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram awakened within him. After reaching Soul Power Rank 10, he discovered how to cultivate Star Power through visualization and used it to split a stone; he also realized he might be connected to the Star Crown Sect.

• Ling Qianyue awakened an Iron Sword Martial Soul and tested at Innate Soul Power Rank 6, while a fading Star Crown phantom merged into the sword.
• Su Hantao offered Ling Qianyue a work-study place at a Martial Soul Academy, and Old Jason agreed that the village would send him to study.
• That night, Ling Qianyue cultivated with the Meditation Method, and the Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram imprinted its stars into his acupoints, raising his Soul Power to Rank 10.
• Ling Qianyue’s Martial Soul transformed into the Shattered Star Sword, granting him Zhanxing, Star Quench, and Star Concealment.
• By visualizing the Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram beneath the night sky, Ling Qianyue activated the Mingmen Acupoint and split a massive stone with his sword.
• Ling Qianyue named his new practice the Visualization Method and suspected that his original Star Crown Martial Soul linked him to the Star Crown Sect.

Ling Qianyue enrolled at Star Luo Junior Soul Master Academy, where he began cultivating Star Power and confronted Dai Gonggong after the boy tried to claim his shady spot. He planned to leave Star Luo for Heaven Dou to seek immortal herbs, while a mysterious girl sat nearby.

• Old Jason gave Ling Qianyue ten Gold Soul Coins and his martial soul certificate, then reminded him he could return home if life as a Soul Master became difficult.
• A month later, Ling Qianyue enrolled in Class One at Star Luo Junior Soul Master Academy and moved into Dormitory Nine.
• Ling Qianyue visualized the Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram, sensed his body being tempered by Star Power, and wondered whether visualization could create Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Dai Gonggong demanded Ling Qianyue give up his shady spot, but Ling Qianyue knocked him down and threatened him with Shattered Star.
• Dai Gonggong apologized, asked Ling Qianyue to teach him, and agreed to meet him at the training ground after class for lessons in exchange for tuition.
• Ling Qianyue decided he needed to reach Heaven Dou before Tang San could obtain the immortal herbs, then noticed a girl sitting quietly by the tree.

Ling Qianyue befriended Zhu Zhuqing at the academy and learned about the family pressure and threats that had shaped her. Zhu Zhuqing asked him to accompany her outside the academy to see someone, leaving their destination unclear.

• Ling Qianyue chatted with Zhu Zhuqing, accepted her candied fruit, and teased her when she began to ask for help.
• Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing joined Class One, where she introduced herself and took the seat behind him.
• Over the following month, Ling Qianyue learned that Zhu Zhuyun had threatened Zhu Zhuqing after the family began redirecting resources and the royal family paired Zhu Zhuqing with Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Ling Qianyue whether they were friends, then pulled him along to visit someone outside the academy.
• Ling Qianyue questioned why Zhu Zhuqing did not want to go alone, but she insisted she only wanted company, and he agreed to go with her.

Ling Qianyue accompanied Zhu Zhuqing to spy on Dai Mubai and found him indulging in the tavern with several women, leaving Zhu Zhuqing disappointed. After Ling Qianyue urged her to pursue strength for herself rather than rely on Dai Mubai, she resolved to grow stronger on her own, and he began channeling star power into her Mingmen Acupoint.

• Zhu Zhuqing led Ling Qianyue to a debris pile so they could look into a tavern and see how Dai Mubai was doing.
• They saw Dai Mubai lounging among several women and enjoying their attention, and Zhu Zhuqing felt disappointed by his indolence.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ling Qianyue she hoped Dai Mubai would pull himself together, and he warned her not to base her efforts or hopes on him.
• Zhu Zhuqing resolved to stop thinking about Dai Mubai and grow stronger for herself.
• Ling Qianyue pressed a finger to Zhu Zhuqing's Mingmen Acupoint and began channeling star power into it.

Ling Qianyue reshaped Zhu Zhuqing’s acupoints, enhancing her body and Hell Spirit Cat martial soul, then gave her an acupoint diagram and the Seven Stars Chart to study. As Zhu Zhuqing supported him on the way back, she showed her trust and tenderness toward him.

• Ling Qianyue used his star power to reshape Zhu Zhuqing’s Mingmen Acupoint, strengthening her meridians and subtly transforming her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul.
• Ling Qianyue pretended to be exhausted, and Zhu Zhuqing anxiously offered to help before massaging his shoulders.
• Ling Qianyue asked what Zhu Zhuqing would do if his ability were unstable and dangerous, and she said she trusted him regardless of the consequences.
• Ling Qianyue gave Zhu Zhuqing a diagram of 365 principal acupoints and told her which seven to nourish with Soul Power for further reshaping.
• Ling Qianyue gave Zhu Zhuqing a Seven Stars Chart to memorize and visualize, explaining that it came from his martial soul rather than the visible sky.
• Zhu Zhuqing supported Ling Qianyue as they walked beneath the setting sun, and she softly said she knew he was not truly weak.

Ling Qianyue cultivated stellar energy and learned from Dai Gonggong that the secretive Star Crown Sect held considerable influence in the Star Luo Empire. He wondered whether his Martial Soul’s astrological abilities came from the Star Crown Martial Soul.

• Ling Qianyue transformed Soul Power into stellar energy and used it to strengthen the Jizhong Acupoint, while pondering the powers of the three Supreme Stars.
• Dai Gonggong told Ling Qianyue that his rumor about Zhu Zhuqing taking Ling to see Dai Mubai had spread quickly, and Ling confirmed the story had been part of his plan.
• Ling Qianyue agreed to include Dai Gonggong in their end-of-term team battle and settled on an even split of the reward.
• Dai Gonggong reported that the Star Crown Sect had thirty-seven Star Crown Martial Soul users, controlled much of the Star Luo Empire’s meteoric iron trade, and secretly held economic influence.
• Ling Qianyue wondered whether his Martial Soul’s astrological abilities came from the Star Crown Martial Soul and whether the sect could foresee danger.

Ling Qianyue tested whether his star power could help Zhu Zhuqing cultivate and discovered that their powers resonated, strengthening them both. Zhu Zhuqing sensed the Yaoguang Star, and Ling Qianyue named their practice the Dual Star Cultivation Method.

• Ling Qianyue told Dai Gonggong to wait for his signal before using the Ponzi Scheme, then sent him away to practice their sparring technique after school.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ling Qianyue that visualizing the Seven Stars Chart alone had produced no change in her Mingmen Acupoint.
• Ling Qianyue brought Zhu Zhuqing to their quiet meeting spot and guided his star power into her Mingmen Acupoint while she visualized the chart.
• Zhu Zhuqing sensed the Yaoguang Star as their powers intertwined, and her Soul Power became star power with a slight boost to her cultivation and attacks.
• Ling Qianyue noticed that Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power also increased his own strength, then named their successful practice the Dual Star Cultivation Method.

Zhu Zhuqing worried that the Dual Star Cultivation Method might require awkward contact, while Ling Qianyue and his classmates faced three upperclassmen in the final combat exam. Ling and Zhu gained the upper hand, but Dai Gonggong was still grappling with Boil Turtle when the chapter ended.

• Zhu Zhuqing blushed as she imagined cultivating with Ling Qianyue through the method’s unusual acupoints, then reassured herself that it required focused hearts.
• Three months later, Zhu Zhuqing reached Soul Power Level 9, Ling Qianyue concealed his Level 10 cultivation, and their team entered the semester’s final combat exam.
• The instructors matched Ling Qianyue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Gonggong against Boil Turtle, Zheng Kai, and Feng Huolun.
• Ling Qianyue blocked Zheng Kai’s attack and severed two of his empowered claws, while Zhu Zhuqing wounded Feng Huolun with her Netherworld Claw.
• Ling Qianyue struck Zheng Kai’s tanzhong acupoint, disrupting his flames and leaving him disoriented, as Dai Gonggong continued struggling against Boil Turtle.

Ling Qianyue’s team won the competition, and he received a Storage Soul Tool and Gold Soul Coins from the dean, who also agreed to help him obtain a Soul Ring after the holiday. Zhu Zhuqing asked to spend the holiday cultivating with Ling Qianyue at his home, while he suspected Zhu Zhuyun had been watching them.

• Feng Huolun surrendered to Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Gonggong and Boil Turtle brawled until instructors separated them and took them to the infirmary.
• The dean declared Ling Qianyue’s team the winners, examined his Shattered Star Sword, and awarded him a Storage Soul Tool and 3,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Ling Qianyue asked the dean for a private dormitory and help obtaining a Soul Ring after the holiday, and the dean agreed.
• Ling Qianyue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Gonggong split the Gold Soul Coins before Dai Gonggong left them alone.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to go home with Ling Qianyue for the holiday, and he agreed after she said her family would not care where she went.
• Ling Qianyue wondered whether Zhu Zhuyun had tacitly approved Zhu Zhuqing’s decision or was testing him from the shadows.

Ling Qianyue brought Zhu Zhuqing to his home, where they cooked and shared a peaceful meal before she settled in for a month. After Zhu Zhuqing secretly explored his room, Old Jason arrived and mistook her for Ling Qianyue’s future wife.

• Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing reached his home, cooked together, and ate a meal as she felt increasingly at ease with him.
• Ling Qianyue showed Zhu Zhuqing her room and left for the back mountain with a bundle.
• Zhu Zhuqing secretly entered Ling Qianyue’s room, lay on his bed, then hurried to put everything back when she heard Old Jason arrive.
• Zhu Zhuqing introduced herself to Old Jason as Ling Qianyue’s friend who would stay during the holiday.
• Old Jason assumed Zhu Zhuqing was Ling Qianyue’s future wife and happily asked her how Ling Qianyue was doing at the academy.

Ling Qianyue used a taunt to draw Zhu Zhuyun out after sensing that someone was following him. Zhu Zhuyun revealed she had been testing him, then attacked him, and he readied his sword to fight back.

• Ling Qianyue divined a hidden, nonfatal danger with the Shattered Star Sword and lured his unseen follower toward a mountain spring.
• Zhu Zhuyun emerged from the forest, and Ling Qianyue recognized her as Zhu Zhuqing's older sister.
• Ling Qianyue accused Zhu Zhuyun of being secretly concerned for Zhu Zhuqing, and she explained through her thoughts why she had allowed the two to grow close and brought them together over the holiday.
• Zhu Zhuyun summoned her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul and challenged Ling Qianyue to take a beating.
• Ling Qianyue drew the Shattered Star Sword and prepared to defend himself as Zhu Zhuyun used her first soul skill, Hell Stab.

Ling Qianyue fought Zhu Zhuyun, who tested his strength and then gave him money to look after Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuyun revealed that she had planned to make Zhu Zhuqing hate her and escape the Star Luo Empire, and ordered Ling Qianyue to keep her plan secret.

• Zhu Zhuyun attacked Ling Qianyue, but he used the Shattered Star Sword’s star-point enhancement to defend himself and wound her.
• Zhu Zhuyun questioned Ling Qianyue about his sudden increase in strength, then punched him and gave him 100,000 Gold Soul Coins to care for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ling Qianyue asked Zhu Zhuyun about the Star Luo Imperial Family’s rules, and she told him to protect Zhu Zhuqing and take her away before the family’s deadline.
• Zhu Zhuyun admitted she had long intended to make Zhu Zhuqing hate her so that Zhu Zhuqing would grow stronger and have a reason to flee the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhu Zhuyun explained that Zhu Zhuqing had chosen to trust Ling Qianyue and ordered him not to reveal her plan to Zhu Zhuqing.

Ling Qianyue returned home after his confrontation with Zhu Zhuyun and spent time with Zhu Zhuqing and Old Jason. After visiting Old Jason that evening, he reviewed his battle and realized his seven-star abilities still held untapped potential.

• Zhu Zhuyun gave Ling Qianyue a Zhu token and said she would let him know when he could leave.
• Ling Qianyue returned to find Old Jason talking with Zhu Zhuqing, then invited him to stay for dinner, but Old Jason left the two of them alone.
• Ling Qianyue brought roasted rabbit and wine to Old Jason, who encouraged him to seize his chance with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Old Jason added Blue Silver Grass to the rabbit meat and enjoyed the spicy, cool flavor.
• Ling Qianyue reviewed his battle with Zhu Zhuyun and considered the power, Soul Power cost, and unexplored potential of his seven activated stars.

Zhu Zhuqing completed the Dual Star Cultivation Method’s seven acupoints, strengthening her bloodline and evolving her Hell Spirit Cat toward a Starlight Tail Flame. She promised to follow Ling Qianyue wherever he went, and after he fell asleep, she slipped into his room and stole a kiss.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Ling Qianyue completed the reconstruction of her Dazhui Acupoint, causing her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul to evolve and her bloodline to grow stronger.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ling Qianyue she would leave the Star Luo Empire with him, then embraced him and asked him not to leave her behind.
• Ling Qianyue agreed, and Zhu Zhuqing fled to her room in embarrassment after he made an awkward remark about her weight.
• Ling Qianyue studied the Azure Dragon constellation in his Great Heavenly Star Array Diagram as more of its stars and acupoints awakened.
• Zhu Zhuqing sneaked into Ling Qianyue’s room while he slept, kissed him, tucked in his blanket, and left.

After returning to Star Luo City, Ling Qianyue bought Whale Rubber and explained to Zhu Zhuqing that it could help young Soul Masters raise their Soul Ring age limits. He prepared to obtain his First Soul Ring in two days and left Zhu Zhuyun poised to confront him about the purchase.

• Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Star Luo City after leaving Old Jason 100 Gold Soul Coins.
• Ling Qianyue bought the shop’s best two-thousand-year Whale Rubber for 1,800 Gold Soul Coins, while Zhu Zhuyun secretly ordered the shopkeeper to conceal the sale.
• Ling Qianyue arranged with the academy dean to hunt Soul Beasts for his First Soul Ring in two days and moved into a single dormitory.
• Ling Qianyue told Zhu Zhuqing that consuming Whale Rubber young could strengthen a Soul Master and raise the age limit of their early Soul Rings.
• Ling Qianyue anticipated that Zhu Zhuyun would come demanding an explanation and planned to ask her to help prepare the Whale Rubber.

Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing used Whale Rubber to prepare for their first soul rings, then Ling Qianyue traveled with Dean Su to hunt a Starlight Deer. He began absorbing a six-hundred-year soul ring with surprising ease, leaving Dean Su astonished.

• Zhu Zhuyun questioned Ling Qianyue about the Whale Rubber, accepted his forged ancient text as an explanation, and later gave him and Zhu Zhuqing dissolved Whale Rubber.
• Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuyun agreed that Zhu Zhuqing would aim for a six-hundred-year First Soul Ring, and Ling Qianyue chose the same limit for himself.
• After Zhu Zhuqing drank her Whale Rubber, she approached Ling Qianyue in distress, and he helped her suppress her mind and regulate her Soul Power.
• More than half a month later, Ling Qianyue and Dean Su found Starlight Deer in the Star Luo Mountain Range, and Ling Qianyue defeated a two-hundred-year deer without killing it.
• Dean Su killed a six-hundred-year Starlight Deer, and Ling Qianyue drew in its yellow soul ring while activating Star Concealment.
• Ling Qianyue began absorbing the soul ring with no visible strain, astonishing Dean Su.

Ling Qianyue absorbed his first Soul Ring and revealed the Big Dipper Star Drawing Array, a powerful skill that enhanced allies and let him attack with seven streams of sword qi. After he and Dean Su encountered a wealthy group searching for Starlight Deer, they received 500 Gold Soul Coins for directions, while Dean Su sensed a Soul Sage among them.

• Ling Qianyue absorbed the Soul Ring, reached Soul Power Level 14, and disguised his level as 11.
• Ling Qianyue demonstrated the Big Dipper Star Drawing Array, enhancing Dean Su and showing its seven attributes and destructive sword qi.
• Dean Su praised Ling Qianyue’s Soul Skill and urged him to grow stronger and compete in the Soul Master Elite Tournament for Zhu Zhuqing’s sake.
• Ling Qianyue and Dean Su roasted the Starlight Deer they had hunted, then noticed a group approaching through the forest.
• A young man from the group asked about Starlight Deer, and Dean Su gave him directions in exchange for 500 Gold Soul Coins.
• Dean Su sensed that one of the departing group members was at least a Soul Sage.

Ling Qianyue learned that Dai Mubai had fled Star Luo and received information about Xu Xinglan and the hidden Star Crown Sect. Zhu Zhuqing vented her anger at her family’s restrictions, then shared a tender, playful morning with Ling Qianyue as Dai Mubai continued fleeing.

• Zhu Zhuyun told Ling Qianyue that Dai Mubai had escaped Star Luo and gave him a letter about Xu Xinglan’s ties to the Star Crown Sect.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ling Qianyue that the elders had lectured her over Dai Mubai’s escape and complained about her family and arranged engagement.
• Zhu Zhuqing fell asleep in Ling Qianyue’s arms, and he carried her to bed.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke beside Ling Qianyue, tried to kiss him, and was caught when he opened his eyes.
• Ling Qianyue teased Zhu Zhuqing about her previous nighttime ambushes, and they got up together to wash.
• Dai Mubai continued fleeing on the road.

Two and a half years later, Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Qian Renxue sensed a powerful Martial Soul resonance from Ling Qianyue’s Shattered Star Sword. Ling Qianyue concealed its aura, but Qian Renxue resolved to find the source.

• Ling Qianyue and Zhu Zhuqing entered Heaven Dou City and discussed its prosperity compared with Star Luo City and Spirit City.
• Ling Qianyue bought Zhu Zhuqing a purple butterfly hairpin, and the two left the shop hand in hand.
• A royal carriage carrying Xue Qinghe passed through the street, and Ling Qianyue recognized the prince as Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Qian Renxue sensed a Martial Soul resonance from Ling Qianyue’s Shattered Star Sword and ordered her carriage to slow down.
• Ling Qianyue activated Star Concealment, making the resonance vanish, while Qian Renxue decided to track down the hidden Martial Soul.

Ling Qianyue sensed a powerful resonance between Qian Renxue and the stars he was cultivating, then severed it before she could identify him. Qian Renxue ordered a secret search for the mysterious soul master and, weary of her duties in Heaven Dou, brooded over her strained relationship with Bibi Dong.

• Qian Renxue departed in her carriage, while Ling Qianyue realized her Martial Soul Resonance had awakened the stars of his Ziwei Imperial Palace.
• Qian Renxue returned to her estate, revealed her true appearance in a secret chamber, and asked the Porcupine Douluo whether he had detected anything unusual.
• Qian Renxue told the Porcupine Douluo that she had felt a resonance and ordered him to record everyone on the street and discreetly identify the soul master behind it.
• After the Porcupine Douluo left to carry out her orders, Qian Renxue struggled to focus on her documents and recalled Bibi Dong's cold reaction to her mission.
• Qian Renxue slammed her fist on the table, vowed to see her mission through, and returned to reading the documents.