Chapter Summaries

Hashirama defeated Soul Locking Douluo and agreed to take Hong Lian and Red Lotus to Void Night Village, where they could live safely. As they entered the village, Ulquiorra sensed Hashirama’s arrival.

• Hashirama confirmed Soul Locking Douluo was dead after defeating him and reassured Hong Lian and Red Lotus.
• Hashirama recommended that Hong Lian and Red Lotus settle in a safe home for soul beasts, and they agreed to travel with him to Void Night Village.
• Hashirama preserved Soul Locking Douluo’s corpse in a scroll so he could ask Ning Fengzhi about the man’s background.
• Hashirama guided Hong Lian and Red Lotus to Void Night Village, where its oppressive aura frightened the two soul beasts.
• Hashirama eased their fear with his Chakra and led them into the village, where Ulquiorra sensed his arrival.

Hashirama brought the soul beasts Hong Lian and Red Lotus to Void Night Village and arranged for them to live there under Ulquiorra’s protection. Before leaving, he warned Ulquiorra not to underestimate the opponents he planned to face at Boundary Gorge and agreed to help with a future city for humans and soul beasts.

• Ulquiorra welcomed Hashirama, Hong Lian, and Red Lotus into Void Night Village after sensing their arrival.
• Hashirama told Ulquiorra how he rescued Hong Lian and Red Lotus from a Titled Douluo who had forced Hong Lian to destroy a village and planned to attack Suotuo City.
• Ulquiorra agreed to shelter Hong Lian and Red Lotus, and Hashirama explained that their names were Hong Lian and Red Lotus.
• Hashirama asked whether Ulquiorra had gone to Boundary Gorge, then warned him not to underestimate his enemies.
• Ulquiorra asked Hashirama to help when he and Kizaru began building a city where humans and soul beasts could live together, and Hashirama agreed.
• Hashirama said goodbye to Hong Lian and Red Lotus, who promised to cultivate diligently, and returned to his work.

Hashirama returned to the rebuilt village, collected his wages, and agreed to partner with Boss Zhang in a construction business called Senju Properties. He headed back to Shrek Academy after nearly two days away, where Li Yusong greeted him with a suspiciously familiar line.

• Hashirama inspected the finished renovations with Boss Zhang, then traveled with him back to Suotuo City.
• Boss Zhang paid Hashirama twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins and discussed their future partnership, including Hashirama's seventy percent share.
• Hashirama suggested the name Senju Properties, and Boss Zhang made him the company's largest shareholder and had him sign a contract.
• Hashirama returned to Shrek Academy, expecting Flender to scold him for being away, and planned to placate him with money.
• At the academy gate, Li Yusong grinned and said he had thought of something happy, prompting Hashirama to wonder if he was in the wrong script.

Hashirama returned to Shrek Academy and faced Flender over his unscheduled absence, then surprised him by donating the money he had earned to the academy. He left for the dormitory only to realize he had given away all his money.

• Li Yusong urged Hashirama to meet Flender after Hashirama returned from his business trip.
• Flender confronted Hashirama about skipping classes and demanded to know whether his business deal had failed.
• Hashirama revealed a bank card holding about twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins and gave it to Flender for Shrek Academy.
• Hashirama told Flender he had earned the money through construction and left the office.
• Hashirama realized he had given Flender all his money, then confused Zhao Wuji by saying he had missed Flender's lecture.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Hashirama learned that Qin Ming had reached level 30 and agreed to take him to obtain a Soul Ring. He planned to search the Star Dou Great Forest for a fire-type Soul Beast suited to Qin Ming's Blazing Azure Wolf martial soul.

• Zhao Wuji learned from Flender that Hashirama had brought back twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins for Shrek Academy.
• Flender told Zhao Wuji that Qin Ming had reached level 30 and assigned Hashirama to take him to obtain a Soul Ring.
• Zhao Wuji informed Hashirama of the plan, and Hashirama agreed to lead Qin Ming.
• Hashirama visited Qin Ming and told him to meet at Shrek Academy's gates at eight the next morning.
• Hashirama began planning for the trip, focusing on fire-type Soul Beasts likely to live deeper in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Hashirama took Qin Ming to the Star Dou Great Forest so he could obtain his third Soul Ring, testing the young Soul Master's knowledge along the way. He warned Qin Ming about Ulquiorra and Void Night Village, and they continued their journey understanding that ordinary soul hunting was permitted but protected beasts must be left alone.

• Hashirama set out from Shrek Academy with Qin Ming, who was excited to visit the Star Dou Great Forest for his first soul hunt.
• Hashirama questioned Qin Ming about the forest, and Qin Ming correctly named its four regions but knew little about recent changes.
• Hashirama told Qin Ming that Ulquiorra had established Void Night Village to shelter soul beasts and had defeated the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and Spirit Hall after its invasion.
• Qin Ming worried that their hunt might anger Ulquiorra, and Hashirama explained that normal soul hunting was acceptable as long as they did not slaughter beasts wantonly or target those protected within Void Night Village's territory.

Hashirama tested Qin Ming’s Soul Power running on their journey to the Star Dou Great Forest and taught him about the danger lingering near Void Night Village. They entered the forest and headed toward the High Temperature Blazing Wood Forest to seek a Blazing Flame Bird for Qin Ming’s third Soul Skill.

• Hashirama had Qin Ming maintain Soul Power running all the way to the Star Dou Great Forest, praising his progress and noting his improved control and reserves.
• Hashirama showed Qin Ming the direction of Void Night Village and removed his protection so Qin Ming could feel the pressure left by Ulquiorra, warning him to recognize it in the future.
• Hashirama led Qin Ming into the Star Dou Great Forest toward the High Temperature Blazing Wood Forest, where they planned to find a Soul Beast for Qin Ming’s third Soul Skill.
• Hashirama proposed a Blazing Flame Bird because its speed and flame-enhancing ability could strengthen Qin Ming’s own abilities.

Hashirama took Qin Ming into the High Temperature Blazing Wood Forest to search for a Soul Beast suitable for Qin Ming’s third Soul Ring. They discovered a Blazing Flame Bird gathering led by the powerful Spirit Fire Profound Phoenix, who spotted them and invited them to watch.

• Hashirama guided Qin Ming through the dangerous forest, teaching him to conceal his Soul Power and explaining his plan for Qin Ming to attempt a Soul Ring from a roughly 2,000-year-old Soul Beast.
• Hashirama and Qin Ming followed the cries of Blazing Flame Birds and found their gathering, which Hashirama explained was a matchmaking event held every half year.
• A Spirit Fire Profound Phoenix descended onto a golden tree and transformed into a woman, while Hashirama recognized that she was likely more than one hundred thousand years old.
• Hashirama and Qin Ming decided to leave rather than disturb the gathering, but the Spirit Fire Profound Phoenix revealed that she had discovered them.
• The Spirit Fire Profound Phoenix calmed the startled Blazing Flame Birds, transformed branches into seats, and invited Hashirama and Qin Ming to sit beside her.

Hashirama and Qin Ming watched Blazing Flame Birds court each other and spoke with Huang Luoyu about Soul Beasts and Void Night Village. Their conversation was interrupted by a hostile man in purple-black clothing, whose Ghost Fire Birds caught Hashirama’s interest as a possible Soul Ring for Qin Ming.

• Hashirama and Qin Ming accepted Huang Luoyu’s invitation to sit with her and watch the Blazing Flame Birds’ courtship gathering.
• Hashirama explained that he had brought Qin Ming into the forest to find a fire-aligned Soul Ring after Qin Ming reached Rank 30 at age thirteen.
• Hashirama recorded the birds’ behavior in his illustrated guide and showed Huang Luoyu an entry about the Crimson Tyrant Dragons living in Void Night Village.
• Hashirama told Huang Luoyu about Void Night Village and Ulquiorra’s actions, impressing her with Ulquiorra’s power.
• A hostile man surrounded by Ghost Fire Birds appeared and ordered Hashirama to leave, while Hashirama recognized the birds as potential Soul Ring candidates for Qin Ming.

Feng Youming attacked Huang Luoyu and Hashirama after she rejected him, but Hashirama rescued her and healed her wounds. The chapter ended with Hashirama preparing to fight Feng Youming.

• Feng Youming accused Hashirama and Qin Ming of insulting him and threatened to stop them from leaving.
• Huang Luoyu stood up to Feng Youming and warned him not to harm her friends.
• Feng Youming charged at Huang Luoyu, then redirected his attack toward Hashirama, and Huang Luoyu shielded him.
• Feng Youming tore Huang Luoyu's arm and sent her toward a sharp boulder, but Hashirama caught her before she hit it.
• Hashirama healed Huang Luoyu's arm with life energy, then faced Feng Youming with Chakra and Soul Power gathering around his fist.

Hashirama overwhelmed Feng Youming, demonstrating Chakra control to Qin Ming and protecting him and Huang Luoyu from the furious beast. Feng Youming tried to flee after failing to defeat Hashirama, but Hashirama struck him down and trapped him with the Wood Dragon Technique.

• Feng Youming attacked Hashirama with Ghost Fire Phoenix Feathers, but Hashirama met his punch and matched his strength.
• Feng Youming transformed and fired a Netherflame Ray, but Hashirama coated two steel blades with Chakra and cut through the attack.
• Hashirama scattered Feng Youming's barrage of Netherflame Rays as Qin Ming watched his technique and Huang Luoyu witnessed his strength.
• Feng Youming lunged toward Huang Luoyu and Qin Ming, but Hashirama forced him back with a thrown Chakra steel blade.
• Feng Youming fled behind a screen of netherflames, but Hashirama struck him from behind and caught him with the Wood Dragon Technique, which began draining his Soul Power.

Hashirama killed Feng Youming, obtained an External Soul Bone, and helped Qin Ming secure a Soul Ring. As Qin Ming began absorbing it, Hashirama shared food and tea with Huang Luoyu, who gave him a Crimson Feather as thanks.

• Hashirama killed Feng Youming, dispersed his five-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, and stored the External Soul Bone that appeared.
• Huang Luoyu summoned Blazing Flame Birds, which herded several Ghost Fire Birds back so Hashirama could choose one for Qin Ming.
• Hashirama knocked down a two-thousand-year Ghost Fire Bird and let Qin Ming deliver the finishing blow and obtain its Soul Ring.
• Qin Ming began absorbing the Soul Ring while Hashirama and Huang Luoyu waited nearby and shared food and tea.
• Huang Luoyu gave Hashirama a Crimson Feather that could strengthen and purify the flames of fire-attribute soul masters.

Hashirama helped Qin Ming absorb a Soul Ring beyond his limits while discussing Huang Luoyu’s impending tribulation. Huang Luoyu decided to seek Ulquiorra’s help at Void Night Village, and Qin Ming successfully completed his absorption.

• Hashirama sent Soul Power into Qin Ming to help him overcome the hardest part of absorbing the Soul Ring.
• Huang Luoyu asked about Hashirama and Qin Ming’s origins, and Hashirama told her they were from Shrek Academy.
• Huang Luoyu explained that she feared her third heavenly tribulation and was considering transforming into a human.
• Hashirama offered to protect Huang Luoyu if she transformed or to introduce her to Ulquiorra, whose method could eliminate heavenly tribulations.
• Huang Luoyu chose to find Ulquiorra and learned he would be busy for several days before Hashirama described Void Night Village’s location.
• Qin Ming finished absorbing the Soul Ring and thanked Hashirama for his help.

Qin Ming gained the Ghost Flame Mad Wolf soul skill, and Hashirama invited him to compete in the upcoming All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition. Qin Ming agreed to six months of hellish training, which began with a full-speed run toward Shrek Academy.

• Qin Ming demonstrated that Ghost Flame Mad Wolf turned his flames into ghostfire, gave his attacks a tearing effect, increased his speed, and let him fly briefly.
• Huang Luoyu explained the contrasting abilities of Ghost Fire Birds and Blazing Flame Birds before Hashirama and Qin Ming left the High Temperature Blazing Wood Forest.
• Hashirama asked Qin Ming to compete in the Individual Competition and promised to prepare a special training plan for him.
• Qin Ming accepted the training and told Hashirama he wanted to become a Soul Master as powerful as him.
• Hashirama began Qin Ming's training by running ahead toward Shrek Academy, while Qin Ming followed at full speed.

Hashirama pushed Qin Ming through an exhausting run from the Star Dou Great Forest to Shrek Academy, teaching him to draw out Soul Power after it was depleted. Qin Ming’s Soul Power capacity doubled, while Hashirama returned to report to Flender after revealing that Qin Ming had obtained a two-thousand-year Ghost Fire Bird Soul Ring.

• Hashirama made Qin Ming sprint until his Soul Power was exhausted, then taught him to draw more from within his body; Qin Ming managed to catch up and repeated the process twice more.
• Hashirama gave Qin Ming a pill at Shrek Academy, and Qin Ming discovered that his recovered Soul Power exceeded his previous total, doubling his capacity.
• Hashirama explained that repeatedly breaking through the body’s limits could increase its Soul Power capacity, though each breakthrough would become harder.
• Hashirama told Li Yusong that Qin Ming had obtained a two-thousand-year Ghost Fire Bird Soul Ring, alarming Li Yusong.
• Hashirama went to Flender’s office, where Flender asked about the day’s unusually quick Soul Ring hunt.

Hashirama convinced Flender to let Qin Ming enter the Individual Competition of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament and planned intense training for Shrek Academy’s students. After learning that Flender and the other teachers wanted him to attend Ulquiorra’s coming battle, Hashirama punched Flender and left to warn the students about their training.

• Hashirama told Flender that Qin Ming had obtained a two-thousand-year third Soul Ring, and Flender scolded him for exceeding the accepted limit.
• Hashirama persuaded Flender to let Qin Ming represent Shrek Academy in the Individual Competition and promised to train the students over the next half year.
• Hashirama and Flender discussed Ulquiorra’s declaration to fight human Soul Masters at Boundary Canyon, and Hashirama refused to go watch.
• Flender revealed that he and the other teachers wanted Hashirama to attend the battle, so Hashirama punched him and left.
• Hashirama told the four other students about the coming hellish training, and they resolved not to let Qin Ming surpass them.

Hashirama began a month of intensive training for Qin Ming and four other students, teaching them to conserve Soul Power through precise control. After Qin Ming succeeded at walking on water, the others repeatedly fell and were left puzzling over what they had misunderstood.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji left Shrek Academy to watch the battle at Boundary Canyon while Hashirama stayed behind to train Qin Ming and the students.
• Hashirama asked the students what mattered most in battle and explained that efficient Soul Power control could greatly increase how many Soul Skills they could use.
• Hashirama demonstrated walking on water by gathering Soul Power beneath his feet, and Qin Ming successfully copied him.
• The other four students tried walking on water but each fell into the river within seconds.
• Hashirama asked the students to identify what had felt wrong, and they began considering the nature of water after one student noted that it flowed.

Hashirama trained Qin Ming and three other students in water-walking and tree-walking, teaching them to control their Soul Power while keeping their bodies relaxed. By sunset, Qin Ming had climbed to the top of a twenty-meter tree and safely walked back down, while the others made strong progress on the water.

• One student discovered that water-walking required his Soul Power to move with the current, and Hashirama praised his insight.
• Hashirama took Qin Ming to practice tree-walking while the other three students continued training on the river.
• Qin Ming repeatedly fell as he learned to control his Soul Power, while the others gradually managed to stand on the water for longer.
• At lunchtime, Hashirama brought the students food and explained that relaxed bodies let Soul Power flow more freely.
• After lunch, Qin Ming climbed nearly five meters on his first attempt, and the other students improved their water-walking to nearly a minute.
• By sunset, Qin Ming reached the top of the twenty-meter tree, walked safely back down, and excitedly told Hashirama he had done it.

Hashirama praised Qin Ming and the other students after their grueling first day of training and sent them to rest before the month of tougher practice ahead. In the Elder Hall, Qian Daoliu pressed Kizaru and Golden Crocodile to represent Spirit Hall at the coming battle near Boundary Canyon, and Kizaru agreed after negotiating better pay and expense reimbursement.

• Hashirama praised Qin Ming and the other students for enduring their first day of intense training, while Li Yusong questioned how harsh the exercises had been.
• Hashirama told Li Yusong the students would regret failing to work hard, then returned to his dormitory as the academy gates closed for the night.
• Golden Crocodile reported his progress toward Level 99 and his improved sparring with Qian Daoliu after emerging from seclusion.
• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile and Kizaru that Spirit Hall needed to show its stance at the coming battle in Boundary Canyon to protect its reputation.
• Kizaru initially refused to go, but accepted the assignment after Qian Daoliu offered to double his salary and reimburse half his future expenses.

Jade Swan Bi Ji learned that Ulquiorra was heading toward war with the humans and set out with Xiao Jin to stop him. Meanwhile, Di Tian confronted Ulquiorra in the Star Dou Great Forest, but Ulquiorra ignored him and continued on his way.

• Bi Ji told Xiao Jin about Void Night Village and Ulquiorra's victory against the human empire.
• Bi Ji decided to seek out Ulquiorra before he could start another battle, and Xiao Jin admitted Di Tian had sent her to delay Bi Ji.
• Xiao Jin offered to lead Bi Ji along Ulquiorra's route, and the two set out to catch up with him.
• Ulquiorra traveled through the Star Dou Great Forest toward Boundary Canyon, intending to arrive after the humans had grown anxious.
• Di Tian appeared before Ulquiorra, introduced himself as the Black Dragon King and master of the forest, and Ulquiorra brushed past him without engaging.