Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Zhu Ziyang read about Soul Rings before his Martial Soul awakening the next day, then practiced a mysterious breathing technique tied to memories of his previous life. He remained awake, reflecting on his unusual qi and the world awaiting his awakening.

• Zhu Ziyang's mother told him to sleep early before his Martial Soul awakening and turned off his strange lamp.
• After his mother left, Zhu Ziyang sat in meditation and practiced the Lesser Light Breathing Technique before lying down again.
• Zhu Ziyang recalled his previous-life memories and reviewed what he knew about the Heaven Dou Empire, Martial Souls, and Soul Masters.
• Zhu Ziyang remembered that practicing the Lesser Light Breathing Technique since age three had opened his Danzhong, Niwan Palace, and Huangting and produced a mysterious strand of qi.
• Zhu Ziyang recalled how the qi circulated through his meridians during the breathing technique and settled safely back in his Danzhong.

Zhu Ziyang used his soul-bound Dimensional Library to read rare books and build extensive knowledge while preparing to awaken his Martial Soul. He left with his childhood friend Jiang Nannan for their Martial Soul awakenings, both excited for the occasion.

• Zhu Ziyang read a forbidden book from the Dimensional Library, which contained written knowledge from across Douluo Continent's history.
• Zhu Ziyang reflected that his knowledge could support him even if he could not become a Soul Master.
• Jiang Nannan arrived and told Zhu Ziyang that Uncle Changhe had prepared the carriage for their trip.
• Zhu Ziyang put away his book, took Jiang Nannan's hand, and led her outside to set off for their Martial Soul awakenings.
• The chapter recounted how Jiang Nannan's father died fighting a Soul Beast, leaving her and her frail mother struggling and making her more dependent on Zhu Ziyang.

Zhu Ziyang accompanied his family and the other village children to Anyang City for their Martial Soul awakenings. As Hong Zhen began the ceremony, Zhu Ziyang sensed his Martial Soul emerging and extended his right hand.

• Zhu Ziyang joined his parents, Jiang Nannan, and seven other children in a carriage bound for Anyang City.
• Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying brought the children to the City Lord's Mansion, where City Lord Hong Zhen prepared to awaken their Martial Souls.
• Zhu Ziyang reflected on the loss of Spirit Hall's free awakenings and the nobles' monopoly over the practice.
• Hong Zhen placed Zhu Ziyang inside a formation of six Awakening Stones and instructed him to calm himself and extend his right hand.
• Zhu Ziyang used the Lesser Light Breathing Technique, sensed his Martial Soul stirring within him, and reached out his right hand.

Zhu Ziyang awakened the mutated Radiant Scythe Martial Soul and discovered that he had Innate Full Soul Power. His parents celebrated his exceptional talent, while he postponed hunting for his first Soul Ring until he could prepare and choose a Soul Beast.

• Zhu Ziyang summoned the Radiant Scythe, a light-attribute mutation of the Zhu family's Dimlight Scythe Martial Soul.
• Hong Zhen tested Zhu Ziyang's Soul Power and confirmed that he had Innate Full Soul Power, the first case in Anyang City.
• Zhu Ziyang's parents celebrated his talent as Jiang Nannan entered the Hexagram Array for her own awakening.
• Liang Ying suggested that Zhu Changhe take Zhu Ziyang to hunt his first Soul Ring that afternoon.
• Zhu Ziyang and Zhu Changhe persuaded Liang Ying to wait until they had prepared and Zhu Ziyang had chosen what kind of Soul Beast he wanted.

Jiang Nannan awakened a Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul with Innate Level Eight Soul Power, impressing the Zhu family and bringing joy to her mother, Bai Xinyi. After the other children finished awakening, Zhu Ziyang resolved to enter Shrek Academy, while the families prepared for the children with Soul Power to attend Anyang Academy.

• Jiang Nannan tested at Innate Level Eight Soul Power, and Zhu Changhe revealed that she was Jiang Ning's daughter.
• Jiang Nannan celebrated her awakening with Zhu Ziyang and Liang Ying, who encouraged her to share the news with her mother.
• The remaining seven children awakened; Zhu Xiaoling had Level Three Soul Power, Jiang Cheng had Level One, and the other five could not cultivate.
• Zhu Changhe and Hong Zhen said goodbye, and Zhu Ziyang decided he would get into Shrek Academy.
• Jiang Nannan reunited with Bai Xinyi, who tearfully celebrated that her daughter had awakened the same Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul as Jiang Ning.
• Zhu Changhe urged the parents of Zhu Xiaoling and Jiang Cheng to pay for their children to attend Anyang Academy.

Zhu Ziyang revealed his Frost Tyrant Dragon as a second Martial Soul, astonishing his parents and confirming that he possessed Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power. Zhu Changhe recognized both of Zhu Ziyang's Martial Souls as powerful mutations, and the family examined the difference between Zhu Ziyang's Radiant Scythe and Zhu Changhe's Dimlight Scythe.

• Zhu Ziyang told Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying that he had another Martial Soul, then manifested his Frost Tyrant Dragon.
• Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying realized Zhu Ziyang had Twin Martial Souls and celebrated his talent.
• Liang Ying mistook Zhu Ziyang's second Martial Soul for a Snow Dragon Lizard, but Zhu Changhe pointed out the differences and Zhu Ziyang identified it as a Frost Tyrant Dragon.
• Zhu Changhe concluded that the Frost Tyrant Dragon was a positive mutation of Liang Ying's Snow Dragon Lizard Martial Soul.
• Zhu Ziyang revealed that his first Martial Soul had mutated from a Dimlight Scythe into a Radiant Scythe.
• Zhu Changhe summoned his Dimlight Scythe and compared it with Zhu Ziyang's brighter Radiant Scythe.

Zhu Ziyang chose to cultivate his Radiant Scythe first and began Soul Power training, discovering that the Lesser Light Breathing Technique had prepared his body exceptionally well. After he completed nine circulations in his first session, he taught Jiang Nannan the technique to see whether it could improve her aptitude.

• Zhu Ziyang chose the Radiant Scythe as his first Martial Soul to cultivate, and Zhu Changhe and Liang Ying warned him to keep his Twin Martial Souls secret.
• Zhu Ziyang tried to use the Lesser Light Breathing Technique, but the qi in his danzhong acupoint did not move.
• Zhu Ziyang began Soul Power cultivation and completed his first circulation easily, crediting the Lesser Light Breathing Technique for clearing and strengthening his meridians.
• Zhu Ziyang completed nine Soul Power circulations overnight and woke pleased with his progress.
• Jiang Nannan told Zhu Ziyang she had completed six circulations, and he encouraged her to keep training.
• Zhu Ziyang taught Jiang Nannan the Lesser Light Breathing Technique so he could test whether it improved her aptitude.

Zhu Ziyang and his father traveled to Heavenly Radiance Canyon so he could hunt his first Soul Ring, while Zhu Ziyang reflected on choosing Light Attribute Soul Beasts to evolve his Martial Soul. At camp, he discovered that his Radiant Scythe also contained a faint Death Attribute and wondered whether it would cause trouble.

• Zhu Ziyang told Zhu Changhe that he planned to prioritize Light Attribute Soul Beasts such as the Blazing Light Mantis for his first Soul Ring.
• Zhu Ziyang explained to himself that matching Soul Rings to a Martial Soul's bloodline and evolution path could strengthen it, unlike the common practice of choosing them mainly for Soul Skills.
• Zhu Ziyang and Zhu Changhe reached Heavenly Radiance Canyon after three days of travel and camped outside it for the night.
• Zhu Ziyang took over the watch from Zhu Changhe and considered his plans to evolve the Radiant Scythe through Light Attribute Soul Rings.
• Zhu Ziyang summoned his Radiant Scythe and noticed that a faint Death Attribute coexisted with its Light Attribute.

Zhu Ziyang chose a White Bone Scythe Demon as his first Soul Ring, hoping its Death Attribute would transform his Radiant Scythe Martial Soul. After killing it outside Heavenly Radiance Canyon, he began absorbing its Soul Ring while Zhu Changhe stood guard.

• Zhu Changhe led Zhu Ziyang into Heavenly Radiance Canyon to find a suitable Soul Beast for Zhu Ziyang's first Soul Ring.
• The pair saw groups of Scythe Bone Demons fleeing and turned back, suspecting a powerful Soul Beast was nearby.
• Zhu Ziyang spotted a White Bone Scythe Demon approaching and insisted that Zhu Changhe capture it, concealing its true identity from his father.
• Zhu Changhe struck the White Bone Scythe Demon with his second Soul Skill and carried it out of the canyon.
• Zhu Ziyang explained that he wanted the demon's Death Attribute to strengthen his Radiant Scythe, then killed it and began absorbing its yellow Soul Ring.

Zhu Ziyang absorbed a Death-Attribute Soul Ring, awakened the Radiant Scythe’s combined Light and Death Attributes, and gained his first Soul Skill. He and Zhu Changhe returned to Beihe Village, where Liang Ying eagerly demanded to hear what happened.

• Zhu Ziyang absorbed the White Bone Scythe Demon’s Soul Ring and saw the Death Attribute merge into his Radiant Scythe.
• Zhu Ziyang tested his first Soul Skill, Blade of Death, and discovered its Blade Qi could drain a living target’s Life Force when he chose.
• Zhu Ziyang told Zhu Changhe that his Martial Soul possessed both Light and Death Attributes, and Zhu Changhe recalled an ancestor with the same traits.
• Zhu Changhe and Zhu Ziyang traveled home to Beihe Village, arriving on the evening of their sixth day away.
• Liang Ying hugged Zhu Ziyang and asked about his Soul Ring and Soul Skill, but he went to bathe and left Zhu Changhe to explain.

Zhu Ziyang decided to focus on cultivating his Light Attribute and discovered that the Lesser Light Breathing Technique carried the inheritance of the Great Light Mantra. After practicing the mantra through the night, he found it strengthened his Soul Power, Spiritual Power, physique, and affinity with the Light Element.

• Zhu Ziyang weighed the dangers and scarcity of Death Attribute Soul Beasts against the convenience of nearby Light Attribute Soul Beasts, then chose Light as his main path and Death as a secondary one.
• As Zhu Ziyang practiced the Lesser Light Breathing Technique, its dormant qi entered his Niwan Palace and burst into golden particles, causing him to pass out.
• Zhu Ziyang woke with the inheritance of the Great Light Mantra, which included a cultivation chant and an acupoint circulation diagram.
• Zhu Ziyang practiced the Great Light Mantra and discovered that it infused his Soul Power with Light Element before the power entered his blood and circulated through his body.
• After cultivating all night, Zhu Ziyang found his Spiritual Power, physique, and Radiant Scythe's Light Attribute had grown stronger.

After cultivating the Great Light Mantra, Zhu Ziyang felt refreshed and resolved to focus on the Light Attribute. He reunited with Jiang Nannan, discussed her training, and returned home considering whether he could combine the mantra with Meditation Methods.

• Zhu Ziyang recognized that the Great Light Mantra could improve his Spiritual Power and physique, and decided to specialize in the Light Attribute while supplementing it with the Death Attribute.
• Zhu Ziyang visited Jiang Nannan and learned from Bai Xinyi that Nannan had been running every morning while he was away.
• Jiang Nannan reunited with Zhu Ziyang, who showed her his yellow Soul Ring and told her he had reached rank eleven.
• Zhu Ziyang learned that Jiang Nannan practiced the Lesser Light Breathing Technique, but suspected her faster cultivation and improved stamina were not caused by it.
• Zhu Ziyang asked Jiang Nannan to tell him if she sensed a new kind of qi, then returned home and considered combining the Great Light Mantra with Meditation Methods.

After his past-life memories awakened, Zhu Ziyang investigated ancient history and uncovered a disturbing account of Tang San threatening a mother with her child. Half a month later, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan enrolled at Anyang Academy, where his mother secretly arranged for them to share a dormitory and urged him to pursue her.

• Zhu Ziyang read his newly clarified past-life memories and found that his disgust toward Tang San came from fragments of The Unrivaled Tang Sect.
• Zhu Ziyang recalled a scene in which Tang San threatened the Empress War God with the life of her young son, the Sun Moon Empire's emperor, and began researching ancient texts to learn whether it was true.
• Zhu Changhe brought Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and two other village children to register at Anyang Academy, and Liang Ying paid Zhu Ziyang's and Jiang Nannan's tuition.
• Liang Ying privately told Zhu Ziyang she had arranged for him and Jiang Nannan to share a dormitory and urged him to make her his before graduation.
• Zhu Ziyang protested that they were only six and fled into the dormitory building, while Jiang Nannan followed him.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan settled into their dormitory at Anyang Academy, where Jiang embarrassed a first-year boy who tried to show off to her. After classes began, Zhu Ziyang skipped most lessons, leaving him with an aloof reputation.

• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan moved into their shared dormitory and arranged their belongings, agreeing to sleep in separate beds.
• Zhu Ziyang took Jiang Nannan to the cafeteria, where Zhang Jiang and his lackeys approached them.
• Jiang Nannan mocked Zhang Jiang's level-six Soul Power by revealing that she was a level-nine Soul Scholar, then left with Zhu Ziyang.
• Zhu Ziyang noted that Jiang Nannan had risen from level eight to level nine in nearly a month and expected her to reach level ten soon.
• After attending one lesson on the second day of school, Zhu Ziyang skipped most classes because he considered the basic coursework unnecessary.

Zhu Ziyang practiced controlling his Radiant Scythe and planned to develop self-created Soul Skills while helping Jiang Nannan choose a First Soul Ring after she reached level ten. He began considering her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and criticized Soul Masters who blindly copied famous predecessors’ Soul Ring configurations.

• Zhu Ziyang trained to use his Martial Soul without displaying Soul Rings and studied the battle scythe’s combat techniques.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan settled into a routine of classes and cultivation until Jiang Nannan reached level ten.
• Zhu Ziyang offered to help Jiang Nannan choose a Soul Beast for her First Soul Ring, and she happily accepted.
• Zhu Ziyang considered Jiang Nannan’s Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and condemned later Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Masters for imitating Xiao Wu’s Soul Skills.
• Zhu Ziyang also criticized Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters for copying Tang San’s unusual Soul Ring choices, which he believed had helped destroy the Tang Sect.

Zhu Ziyang explained his plan to guide Jiang Nannan's Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul toward evolving into a Jade Rabbit, beginning with a Moon Shadow Rabbit Soul Ring. After Jiang Nannan reached Rank 10, Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Zhu Changhe set off for the Northern Mountain Range to hunt one.

• Zhu Ziyang told Jiang Nannan that he planned to awaken her Martial Soul's Moon Bloodline with a Moon Shadow Rabbit Soul Ring and eventually help it evolve into a Jade Rabbit.
• Jiang Nannan trusted Zhu Ziyang's plan, and they agreed to leave for the Northern Mountain Range the next day.
• Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan got permission from their teacher to leave the academy to hunt a Soul Ring.
• On the way to Beihe Village, Zhu Ziyang told Zhu Changhe and Hong Zhen that Jiang Nannan had reached Rank 10 and needed a Soul Ring.
• Hong Zhen joked about Jiang Nannan being Zhu Ziyang's future daughter-in-law, then left as Zhu Changhe agreed to accompany them.
• Zhu Ziyang chose a Moon Shadow Rabbit despite Zhu Changhe's surprise, and the three headed toward the Northern Mountain Range.

Zhu Ziyang helped Jiang Nannan obtain a Moon Shadow Rabbit Soul Ring, awakening her Moon Bloodline, then revealed a new meditation method he had developed. The chapter ended with Jiang Nannan confirming that the Zhu Clan Meditation Method doubled her Soul Power circulation speed.

• Zhu Ziyang and Zhu Changhe crippled a three-hundred-year Moon Shadow Rabbit so Jiang Nannan could absorb its Soul Ring.
• Jiang Nannan gained the Moon Shadow Body Soul Skill, which doubled her speed and jumping ability and increased her flexibility, with stronger effects under the moon.
• Zhu Changhe took Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan back to Beihe Village, where Jiang Nannan shared her success with Bai Xinyi.
• After returning to Anyang Academy, Zhu Ziyang developed the Zhu Clan Meditation Method and taught it to Jiang Nannan.
• Jiang Nannan tested the method and found that it doubled her Soul Power circulation speed, while Zhu Ziyang told her to keep it secret.

Eight-year-old Zhu Ziyang left Anyang Academy to hunt alone for a Thousand-Year Light Attribute Soul Ring, confident that his body could withstand one. At Heavenly Radiance Grand Canyon, he found the Blazing Light Mantis he sought guarding a Bright Yellow Fruit, and the chapter ended as he faced the beast.

• Zhu Ziyang reassured Jiang Nannan that he would return safely, then left the academy to hunt for a Soul Ring alone.
• Zhu Ziyang decided to seek a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, relying on the strength granted by the Great Brightness Art and avoiding Zhu Changhe’s likely objections.
• Zhu Ziyang traveled to Heavenly Radiance Grand Canyon and searched for a Thousand-Year Blazing Light Mantis, which had Light and Metal Attributes.
• Zhu Ziyang followed a fragrant scent into a thicket, where a Thousand-Year Blazing Light Mantis attacked him.
• Zhu Ziyang recognized the Bright Yellow Fruit behind the mantis and realized the beast had won it after other Blazing Light Mantises died fighting over it.

Zhu Ziyang killed a Blazing Light Mantis, absorbed its thousand-year Soul Ring, and gained the Light Blessing skill before returning to Anyang City. He reunited with Jiang Nannan, but learned that his parents still had not returned.

• Zhu Ziyang killed the wounded Blazing Light Mantis and harvested its forelimbs, then took its purple Soul Ring into a concealed cave to absorb it.
• Zhu Ziyang gained the second Soul Skill Light Blessing, reached Soul Power Level 21, and increased his Light Element affinity.
• Zhu Ziyang returned to Anyang City after seven days and reunited with a tearful Jiang Nannan at the academy Dormitory.
• Zhu Ziyang showed Jiang Nannan his purple Soul Ring and promised to help her find a Thousand-Year Soul Ring when she reached level 20.
• Jiang Nannan told Zhu Ziyang that his parents had still not returned, leaving him worried.

After Zhu Changhe returned as a Soul Elder, Zhu Ziyang advanced to Rank 23 and accompanied his father to Dragon City to sell Blazing Light Mantis forelimbs. The sale earned the Zhu Family 5,500 Gold Soul Coins, and Zhu Ziyang received 200 coins before they returned to Anyang City.

• Zhu Changhe returned to Anyang City as a Rank 32 Soul Elder and became Anyang Academy's vice principal, then proudly showed off his new soul ring at dinner.
• Zhu Ziyang revealed his second soul ring, shocking Zhu Changhe, and later reached Rank 23 after eating the Bright Yellow Fruit.
• Zhu Ziyang followed Zhu Changhe to Dragon City, where they visited Earth Dragon Sect's stall and met Liang Yu, Zhu Ziyang's maternal uncle.
• Zhu Changhe sold Liang Yu ten Thousand-Year Blazing Light Mantis forelimbs for 5,500 Gold Soul Coins.
• Zhu Changhe kept 300 Gold Soul Coins, handed 5,000 to Liang Ying, and gave Zhu Ziyang 200 hush-money coins before they returned to Anyang City.