Vol. 1A New Forging Path

Su Ming developed his cultivation, forging, and Soul Spirits while building ties with the Body Sect and reforming the Blacksmith Association. After Tang Hao killed Miles over the Spiritual Forging technique, Gengxin City was sealed and the Blacksmith Association faced uncertainty.

  • Su Ming awakened pure Soul Power and joined the Body Sect, where he became a disciple of Mu Ye, Han Tianyi, Zhang Tianyang, and Zhen Hua.
  • Su Ming strengthened his past and future selves through cultivation, forging, and new Soul Spirits, including a Dark Gold Bear Soul Spirit.
  • Su Ming explored Spiritual Forging with Little Gold, whose evolution let it provide him with additional Soul Rings.
  • Su Ming negotiated support from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and helped establish the Forging Association under Lou Gao’s honorary presidency and Huo Lie’s leadership.
  • Su Ming advanced Spirit Forging and competed in Sky Sea City, where Light Cluster hatched and began absorbing Faith Power.
  • Su Ming bought the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife, met Huo Yuhao, and reached the Star Dou Great Forest as Electrolux entered his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Su Ming helped Huo Yuhao conceal Tian Meng’s identity, then became involved in the conflict between Du Busi and Shrek before bringing Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo to the Body Sect.
  • Su Ming helped Zhu Jiuyang achieve Soul Forging, but Tang Hao’s murder of Miles over Spiritual Forging led Zhao Tieshan to seal Gengxin City.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Three-Era Disciple

Across three eras, Su Ming developed his Soul Power, forging, and body cultivation while seeking teachers and new ways to strengthen himself. He joined the Body Sect and became a disciple of Mu Ye, Han Tianyi, Zhang Tianyang, and Zhen Hua, leaving him ready to learn from all four.

  • Su Ming awakened a pure Soul Power Martial Soul, discovered his link to his past and future selves, and resolved to seek out the Body Sect.
  • In the future, Su Ming joined the Spirit Pagoda, impressed Zhang Tianyang with his control of seven elements, and received the golden Time-Attribute Soul Spirit.
  • In the past, Su Ming trained as a blacksmith, absorbed a roughly four-hundred-year Diamond Ape Soul Ring, and developed Vajra Power before becoming Zhu Jiuyang’s disciple.
  • Su Ming advanced his forging and cultivation in the future, while his past self reached level 20 after consuming Whale Rubber and gained Zhu Jiuyang’s help to hunt a Dark Gold Bear.
  • Su Ming used an array to absorb the Dark Gold Bear as a Soul Spirit, gaining Dark Gold Power and a Berserk Second Soul Skill.
  • Zhang Tianyang brought Su Ming to meet Zhen Hua, where Su Ming forged Star Soul Iron to Thousand Forgings First Grade and was accepted as Zhen Hua’s disciple.
  • Mu Ye invited Su Ming into the Body Sect, Han Tianyi offered to guide his Spiritual Power, and Zhang Tianyang agreed to share his training with the other teachers.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2Forging a New Path

Su Ming developed Spiritual Forging with Little Gold, whose evolution opened new possibilities for Soul Spirits and Battle Armor. He secured cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and began reforming the Blacksmith Association into the Forging Association, leaving the sect ready to send disciples to Gengxin City.

  • Su Ming used Little Gold’s spirit to nurture metal, forged Sinking Silver into Claw Covers, and taught Little Gold to practice forging as they explored Spiritual Forging.
  • Su Ming learned from Mu Ye that forged metal could strengthen a Soul Spirit, then met Gu Yue and traveled to Eastsea City, where he demonstrated his forging skill to Mu Chen and Tang Wulin.
  • Su Ming hunted a Star Tree with Su Can and Du Busi, contracted its spirit, and condensed a Soul Core Prototype with Su Can’s array.
  • Little Gold evolved into a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear after absorbing Metal Element energy, and Su Ming discovered that Little Gold could provide him additional Soul Rings.
  • Su Ming negotiated with Ning Fengzhi for rare metals, support for the Blacksmith Association, and help finding Zhu Jiuyang a Soul Spirit, while withholding his transformation array until the sect met his terms.
  • Su Ming demonstrated Spiritual Forging to Lou Gao, proposed new forger ranks and a renamed Forging Association, and asked Huo Lie to lead its operations.
  • Lou Gao accepted the honorary presidency and his disciples welcomed the reforms, while Ning Fengzhi planned to send sect disciples to Gengxin City and appoint Ning Yuan to lead negotiations.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Spirit Forging Arc

Su Ming advanced Spirit Forging, gained allies in the Body Sect and Blacksmith Association, and developed Light Cluster’s power while competing in Sky Sea City. After acquiring the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife, he met Huo Yuhao and reached the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tian Meng and Electrolux entered the story.

  • Huo Lie defeated a six-thousand-year Wild Ape, and Su Ming helped Duan Jin form a contract with it before returning to Gengxin City, where Zhu Jiuyang learned Spirit Infusion and became a Master Blacksmith.
  • At the Sky Sea competition, Su Ming defeated Ye Xinglan and her teammates alone, then his Light Cluster hatched into a white, golden-marked Soul Spirit that could absorb Faith Power.
  • Su Ming Spirit Forged Origin Spirit Iron at the final assessment, drawing the attention of powerful Spiritual Powers, while Light Cluster began creating projections that let Su Ming borrow power across eras.
  • Su Ming defeated Zero Class in the team match and left for Heaven Dou City with Mu Ye, where he secured the Body Sect’s backing for Soul Spirits, Spiritual Forging, and Soul Engineer development.
  • Su Ming and Du Busi reorganized the Blacksmith Association in Gengxin City, made it a Body Sect ally, and planned to expand it and search for Rare Metal Veins.
  • At the Star Luo City auction, Su Ming bought the Spirit Devouring Carving Knife and sold nine pieces of Spiritual Metal for seven million Gold Soul Coins.
  • Su Ming met Huo Yuhao outside Star Luo City and traveled with him to the Star Dou Great Forest, where he killed a Wind Baboon and resisted Tian Meng’s mental shockwave.
  • Tian Meng began introducing himself to Huo Yuhao as Electrolux entered Su Ming’s Sea of Consciousness and began transforming the Engraving Knife.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Blacksmith Association’s Rise

Su Ming returned to the Body Sect and helped it recruit Body Martial Soul disciples while Shrek’s conflict with Du Busi was settled. He then returned to forging, where Spiritual Metal drew the attention of major factions and a murder threw the Blacksmith Association into uncertainty.

  • Electrolux helped Huo Yuhao fuse with Tian Meng, and Su Ming helped him conceal Tian Meng’s identity before Huo Yuhao revealed his new million-year Soul Ring and ice-element Martial Soul slot.
  • Su Ming fought Bei Bei and Tang Ya, then escaped attacks from Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao before Lei Zhen and Eight Arms killed them and condemned Shrek.
  • Du Busi confronted Shrek, negotiated Huo Yuhao’s future entry into the Body Sect, and accepted Mu En’s compensation before Su Ming brought Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo back to the sect.
  • Electrolux examined Mu En’s hundred-thousand-year soul bone and identified its powerful evil energy, while Du Busi agreed to investigate purifying it and told Su Ming to prepare for study at Mingde Hall.
  • Su Ming returned to his family and considered his future, while his alternate selves extended their illusory history and improved their forging skills.
  • Su Ming helped Zhu Jiuyang achieve Soul Forging, and Spiritual Metal drew the interest of Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and other factions.
  • Tang Hao killed Miles while seeking the Spiritual Forging technique, and Zhao Tieshan sealed Gengxin City as the Blacksmith Association debated the murder and suspected Star Cloud Douluo.
Chapters 76–101 Summaries Read
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