Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang explained the risks of Tang San using his second Martial Soul, and Xiao Han discussed Martial Soul inheritance before they went to register at the academy. After teachers mocked the students’ Martial Souls and Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Han struck two of them and led Tang San, Er Gouzi, and the others to Dorm Seven.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San not to use his second Martial Soul casually, and Tang San said Xiao Han had given him the same warning about its Soul Rings and his background.
• Xiao Han explained Mutated Martial Souls to Tang San, impressing Yu Xiaogang with his knowledge.
• Yu Xiaogang brought Xiao Han, Tang San, Er Gouzi, and the other students to the registration office and left them to enroll.
• Director Liu and another teacher mocked the students’ Martial Souls and Yu Xiaogang, so Xiao Han struck the rude teacher and then sent Director Liu crashing into a desk.
• The remaining teacher let the group leave, and Xiao Han led Tang San, Er Gouzi, and the others toward Dorm Seven.

Tang San defeated Wang Sheng in a fight at Dorm Seven but hesitated to become its boss, then met the new work-study student Xiao Wu. He claimed Xiao Han was the strongest and pushed him to face Xiao Wu, leaving Xiao Han to introduce himself as Dorm Seven’s boss.

• Tang San caught Wang Sheng’s sneak attack and defeated him, prompting Wang Sheng to declare him Dorm Seven’s boss.
• Tang San refused to take the title, while Wang Sheng explained the dorm’s rule that the strongest student became boss.
• Xiao Wu arrived and asked about Dorm Seven, then agreed to fight for the right to become its boss.
• Tang San pointed Xiao Wu toward his master, Xiao Han, and pushed him forward to fight in his place.
• Xiao Han introduced himself to Xiao Wu and told her to call him Brother instead of Boss.

Xiao Han and Xiao Wu fought to decide who would lead Dorm Seven, but Xiao Han dodged her attacks and stopped her Waist Bow. After Xiao Wu accepted his victory and agreed to call him Xiao Han-gege, Xiao Han named her Xiao Wu-jie and placed her second in command.

• Xiao Wu challenged Xiao Han for the position of boss, but he easily dodged her attacks.
• Xiao Wu used her First Soul Skill, Waist Bow, but could not throw Xiao Han, who countered and caught her before she hit a wooden post.
• Xiao Wu thanked Xiao Han for stopping her and asked how he had gained such speed and strength; she accidentally revealed the name Er Ming.
• Xiao Wu accepted Xiao Han as the winner and agreed to call him Xiao Han-gege.
• Xiao Han declared Xiao Wu second in status in Dorm Seven, and Wang Sheng led Tang San and the others in greeting her as Xiao Wu-jie.

Xiao Han’s new dormmates learned that he claimed to be an Innate Soul Emperor, while Xiao Wu and Tang San revealed their own Innate Full Soul Power. The chapter ended as a teacher arrived with bedding, prompting Xiao Han to consider pushing the beds together to get closer to Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Han told Xiao Wu and the other students that he had Innate Full Soul Power, and Tang San revealed that Xiao Han supposedly had level-sixty Innate Full Soul Power.
• Xiao Han confirmed the claim and told Tang San not to mention his Innate Soul Emperor status casually, then named his Martial Soul as Footless Caterpillar.
• Xiao Wu said her Martial Soul was Soft Bone Rabbit and that she had Innate Full Soul Power, while Tang San said his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass and that he did too.
• Er Gouzi and six other children introduced their Martial Souls and low soul power levels to Wang Sheng and the other Work-Study Students.
• A young teacher entered Dorm Seven with workers carrying bedding, and Xiao Han considered using the arrival to push the beds together and get closer to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Han and the other first-year Work-Study Students received their bedding and were assigned to tend the academy’s south garden. After Xiao Han agreed to share a room arrangement with Xiao Wu, he treated the group to the second-floor cafeteria, where they faced more mockery from wealthy students.

• Teacher Mo gave Xiao Han, Tang San, Er Gouzi, Xiao Wang, Xiao Zhe, Xiao Rong, Xiao Yao, Cui Hua, and Gou Dan their bedding and assigned them to work in the south garden for ten Copper Soul Coins a day.
• Xiao Wu asked Xiao Han to put their beds together, and Xiao Han agreed; Xiao Wu marked a boundary between them and warned him not to cross it.
• At the cafeteria, three students mocked Wang Sheng and the Work-Study Students, and Tang San stopped Xiao Wu from confronting them.
• Xiao Han offered to pay for everyone to eat on the second floor, and Xiao Wu and the Work-Study Students eagerly followed him upstairs.
• A student who had mocked Wang Sheng saw the group arrive on the second floor and made another remark that embarrassed Wang Sheng.

Xiao Han intervened when Wang Zhe humiliated Wang Sheng and the Work-Study Students in the academy cafeteria. After Wang Sheng and the others forced Wang Zhe and his underlings to lick up the food they had dumped, Wang Zhe left seeking help from his cousin Rong Yao.

• Wang Sheng told Xiao Han that Wang Zhe had mocked him ever since catching him secretly eating leftover food while he cleaned the cafeteria.
• Wang Zhe dumped greens on the floor, ordered Wang Sheng to lick them up, and insulted Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Han pinned Wang Zhe to the ground and ordered Wang Sheng to slap him until he agreed to lick up the food.
• Wang Sheng overcame his fear and slapped Wang Zhe repeatedly, while Xiao Han's followers backed him.
• Wang Zhe and his two underlings licked the food clean, and Xiao Han let them go.
• Wang Zhe vowed revenge and went to find his cousin Rong Yao.

Xiao Han accepted Wang Sheng and the other Work-Study Students as followers and founded the Tang Sect, with Xiao Wu named its Great Elder. After receiving system rewards, he gave the students money and promised Tang San a cultivation method stronger than the Mystic Heaven Skill before preparing to leave for a while.

• After Xiao Han said the students had to keep wearing their Gravity Equipment, Wang Sheng and the other ten senior Work-Study Students knelt and asked to follow him.
• Xiao Han accepted Wang Sheng and the others, warned them that strength required determination, and told them to rise and eat.
• At Tang San's suggestion, Xiao Han founded the Tang Sect, became its Sect Master, and received 100,000 Experience Points, 1,000 Energy Points, and a Silver-grade treasure chest from the system.
• Xiao Han named Xiao Wu Great Elder, and the group began calling her Xiao Wu-jie at her request.
• Xiao Han exchanged System Points for Gold Soul Coins and gave the students 1,000 each, reminding them to keep doing their Work-Study duties.
• Xiao Han told Tang San he would teach him an Ultimate Skill one hundred times stronger than the Mystic Heaven Skill, and Tang San thanked his master.

Xiao Han confronted Rong Yao after Wang Zhe brought his cousin to demand punishment, and crushed Rong Yao’s hand when he attacked. As Dota tried to take everyone to the Dean’s Office and Rong Yao threatened revenge, Xiao Han kicked him down and pinned him beneath his foot.

• Xiao Han ordered Wang Sheng and the others to wear forty-kilogram Gravity Equipment and warned them not to cause trouble but to retaliate if provoked.
• Wang Zhe returned with Rong Yao, who demanded that Xiao Han’s group kneel and break their legs; Xiao Han instead threatened them with death if they attacked.
• Rong Yao summoned his Flame Tiger and charged Xiao Han with his Flame Fist, but Xiao Han caught the punch and crushed Rong Yao’s hand.
• Dota intervened and ordered Xiao Han and the others to come to the Dean’s Office, while Rong Yao threatened to torture Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han kicked Rong Yao down and pinned him beneath his foot.

Xiao Han killed Rong Yao in front of his parents, Hero and League, after crippling Dota. As Hero and League prepared to fight, Xiao Han summoned a terrifying azure flame, leaving the cafeteria stunned.

• Xiao Han crushed Dota's hand and threatened him until Dota backed down.
• Xiao Han kicked Rong Yao to death, and his system awarded him experience and the Flame Fist skill book.
• Hero arrived and unleashed his Flame Tiger Martial Soul, while League also appeared and summoned her four-colored flower cat Martial Soul.
• Xiao Han summoned an azure flame that rapidly raised the cafeteria's temperature, astonishing Hero, League, and the onlookers.

Xiao Han killed Hero and League after surviving their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then killed Wang Zhe and led the Tang Sect disciples away from Notting Academy. The Dean chose not to punish him and predicted that Xiao Han would one day shape the fate of the Heaven Dou Empire and the continent.

• Hero and League merged their martial souls into the Four Flame Flower Tiger and charged Xiao Han with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Han blocked their attack, burned them to ashes with azure flame, and gained the Invincible Charge skill book.
• Xiao Han used Absorption Palm to pull Wang Zhe close and killed him with azure flame.
• Xiao Han declared that Tang Sect disciples followed only Tang Sect rules, then led them toward the Fallen Red Hotel despite the Vice Dean's objections.
• The Dean stopped the Vice Dean from pursuing Xiao Han and said the academy should value the honor of having such a talented student.

Xiao Han showed Yu Xiaogang how Tang San’s hidden weapons could become the Tang Sect’s specialty and promised to teach him about Exploding Tags when the opportunity arose. Yu Xiaogang then told Xiao Han he had found someone to help him hunt a ten-thousand-year soul beast and would introduce him to their Eldest Brother the next day.

• Wang Sheng praised the food and waitresses at Fallen Red Hotel until Tang San reminded him he had repeated himself nine times.
• Yu Xiaogang met Xiao Han at Notting Academy, learned that Xiao Han had founded the Tang Sect, and advised him that the sect needed a distinctive specialty.
• Tang San used a Silent Sleeve Arrow to pin two flies to a tree, showing Yu Xiaogang the Tang Sect’s hidden weapons.
• Xiao Han described Exploding Tags as a way to store soul power in hidden weapons, and Tang San eagerly asked to learn how to make them.
• Yu Xiaogang told Xiao Han he had found someone to help him hunt a ten-thousand-year soul beast and said he would take him to meet their Eldest Brother the next day.

Xiao Han and Tang San traveled with Yu Xiaogang, who asked them how they planned to develop their Martial Souls. Xiao Han insisted on pursuing all-round development and demonstrated extensive knowledge of soul rings, leaving Yu Xiaogang shaken and questioning his own scholarship.

• Xiao Han and Tang San set out with Yu Xiaogang, while Xiao Han's conflict at Notting Academy was considered settled and he had taught Er Gouzi, Wang Sheng, and the others the Four Elements Awakening Lion Art.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Xiao Han which direction he wanted to develop his Martial Soul, and Xiao Han declared that he wanted to pursue every direction.
• Yu Xiaogang warned that all-round development could cause Soul Ring conflicts, but Xiao Han argued that a sufficiently strong body could overcome those limits.
• Tang San explained that Xiao Han had taught him about Blue Silver Grass's potential as a Control Type and poison-based Martial Soul, and Yu Xiaogang was surprised by Xiao Han's expertise.
• Tang San recounted Xiao Han's detailed knowledge of Soul Ring colors, age limits, abilities, Intelligent Soul Rings, and Soul Spirits, leaving Yu Xiaogang speechless.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted he wanted peace and quiet after realizing Xiao Han's knowledge surpassed his own research.

Xiao Han arrived at Shrek Academy with Yu Xiaogang and Tang San and insisted that his first soul ring should be at least ten thousand years old. Flander agreed to let Zhao Wuji test Xiao Han’s strength, and the chapter ended as Zhao Wuji revealed his seven soul rings.

• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy with Xiao Han and Tang San, still discouraged by Xiao Han’s knowledge of martial souls and soul rings.
• Flander greeted Yu Xiaogang and met Xiao Han, who recognized him as the Flying Horn of the Golden Iron Triangle and called him Big Brother Flander.
• Tang San asked who the third brother was, but Yu Xiaogang’s cough stopped Flander from answering.
• Flander warned Xiao Han that a first soul ring older than ten thousand years could kill him, but Xiao Han refused to change his plan.
• Flander offered to let Xiao Han prove his strength by making Zhao Wuji take one step back, and Xiao Han urged Zhao Wuji to use his seventh soul skill.
• Zhao Wuji summoned his Vajra Gorilla Bear martial soul and revealed seven soul rings as Tang San watched in surprise.

Xiao Han demonstrated overwhelming physical strength by injuring Zhao Wuji with one punch, then agreed to attend Shrek Academy after graduating from Notting Academy. As the group entered the Star Dou Great Forest to seek soul rings, Xiao Han reflected on how events involving A Yin and Bibi Dong had unfolded despite his earlier warnings.

• Zhao Wuji activated his Seventh Soul Skill, but Xiao Han struck him hard enough to injure him even while claiming to use only seventy percent of his strength.
• Xiao Han gave Zhao Wuji red medicine, and Flander invited Xiao Han to attend Shrek Academy after graduating from Notting Academy; Xiao Han accepted, and Tang San said he would follow his master.
• Flander introduced the group’s Soul Masters and their roles as they set out toward the Star Dou Great Forest to find suitable soul rings for Xiao Han and Tang San.
• Xiao Han wondered why A Yin had sacrificed herself and why Bibi Dong had become Pope despite his warnings, and resolved to ask Bibi Dong about it in person someday.

Xiao Han promised Yu Xiaogang that he could help him break through level thirty with a rare immortal herb, then exchanged storage tools with him and gifted rings to the other teachers. When a Mandala Snake appeared, Xiao Han attacked it brutally so Tang San could obtain its spirit ring.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that Flander should beat the spirit beasts for Tang San and Yu Xiaogang’s spirit rings until they despaired of living.
• Xiao Han told Yu Xiaogang that an immortal herb could help him break through level thirty and promised to find one within six years.
• Yu Xiaogang gave Xiao Han the Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night, and Xiao Han gave Yu Xiaogang a larger Storage Ring in return.
• Xiao Han gave Storage Rings to Flander, Zhao Wuji, and the other teachers.
• Tang San spotted a Mandala Snake, and Xiao Han seized it and repeatedly slammed it into the ground.

Tang San absorbed a nearly five-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake soul ring despite Yu Xiaogang’s warnings, proving Xiao Han’s confidence right and greatly strengthening his Blue Silver Grass. As Yu Xiaogang withdrew to be alone, the surrounding plants began to stir, signaling that Xiao Han’s first soul ring had appeared.

• Xiao Han urged Tang San to absorb the Mandala Snake’s soul ring, while Yu Xiaogang warned that its age exceeded the first-ring limit and could kill him.
• Tang San removed his heavy training vest, but Yu Xiaogang remained concerned about the strain on his internal organs.
• Tang San trusted Xiao Han, killed the Mandala Snake, and absorbed its yellow soul ring without difficulty or pain.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass gained purple markings and five branches, and he demonstrated vines that could bind targets a hundred meters away, snap a large tree, and inflict paralysis.
• Yu Xiaogang asked to be left alone, and the surrounding grass and trees began to rustle as Xiao Han sensed his first soul ring appearing.

Flander and the others encountered three ninety-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant Emperors in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Xiao Han stepped forward to fight them. He unleashed Flame Eight Extremes Collapse against the ant emperor in front of him.

• Yu Xiaogang identified the three enormous Thousand Jun Ants as likely ninety-thousand-year soul beasts, while Xiao Han recognized them as Thousand Jun Ant Emperors.
• Flander warned the group that the three beasts could match a Titled Douluo and tried to keep Xiao Han and the others safe.
• The Thousand Jun Ant Emperors, driven from the Lake of Life by the Azure Sky Bull Python, turned their attention to the soul masters as potential nourishment.
• Xiao Han refused to retreat, activated his Qi Aura, and charged at one of the ant emperors.
• Xiao Han struck with Flame Eight Extremes Collapse, unleashing eight bursts of hidden force and a wave of heat toward the beast.

Xiao Han defeated three ninety-thousand-year Thousand Jun Ant Emperors with his immense strength and Flame Eight Extremes Collapse, using his Purple Cloud Wings to pursue them when they fled. He captured all three and revealed that he intended to use their spirit rings to evolve his Footless Caterpillar martial soul.

• Xiao Han hurled one Thousand Jun Ant Emperor away, then lifted two others and smashed them together without moving them from their peak fighting condition.
• Xiao Han used Flame Eight Extremes Collapse to crack an injured Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's shell, and Flander and Yu Xiaogang were astonished when Xiao Han revealed his Purple Cloud Wings.
• The Thousand Jun Ant Emperors tried to flee, but Xiao Han chased them with his Purple Cloud Wings and repeatedly struck them until one was barely alive.
• Xiao Han asked Flander and Zhao Wuji to stop the other fleeing Thousand Jun Ant Emperors, then used a blue potion and caught one himself.
• Zhao Wuji brought back another Thousand Jun Ant Emperor, and Xiao Han told Flander he wanted the spirit rings of all three to evolve his Footless Caterpillar martial soul.

Xiao Han killed the three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors and absorbed their soul rings despite Flander’s warnings. He survived the dangerous process, and the chapter ended with him revealing a single red soul ring that stunned everyone.

• Xiao Han killed the three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors and gained experience, energy, a skill book, and treasure chests.
• Xiao Han told Flander and the others that he had originally planned to obtain a hundred-thousand-year first soul ring, then began absorbing the three soul rings.
• Flander tried to stop Xiao Han when he showed signs of pain, but Yu Xiaogang warned that interrupting him could make him Enter Demonhood.
• Xiao Han’s body glowed red as everyone feared he would explode, but the light drew inward and he opened his eyes, confirming that he had succeeded.
• Xiao Han summoned a single red soul ring, leaving Flander, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, and the others bewildered.

Xiao Han revealed that three same-attribute soul rings fused during absorption into a thirty thousand year Soul Ring, causing his Martial Soul to evolve. Yu Xiaogang and Flander concluded that it had never truly been a Footless Caterpillar, and Xiao Han named its new form the Rock Snake.

• Yu Xiaogang recognized Xiao Han's red soul ring with three golden stripes as a thirty thousand year Soul Ring.
• Xiao Han explained that his three soul rings fused while he absorbed them using the Four Elements Awakening Lion Art.
• Xiao Han revealed that his Footless Caterpillar Martial Soul had transformed into a thirty-meter-long, rock-scaled snake.
• Yu Xiaogang concluded that Xiao Han's Martial Soul had never been a Footless Caterpillar, though he could not identify its true nature.
• Xiao Han named the evolved Martial Soul the Rock Snake.