Chapter Summaries

Zu Zong, a transmigrator living in Emperor Soul Village, learned that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was unlikely to let him become a Soul Master. Just before his awakening, a Stealing System bound itself to him and stole Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul Bloodline.

• Old Tom chased Zu Zong through the village to make him train before his Martial Soul awakening next month.
• Old Tom explained that he wanted Zu Zong to become a Soul Master so Emperor Soul Village could prove its worth to the neighboring Holy Soul Village.
• Zu Zong recalled his transmigration, his unsuccessful attempts to befriend Tang San and obtain the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and his despair over his poor prospects for cultivation.
• A Stealing System appeared, bound itself to Zu Zong, and explained that stealing opportunities were limited and could put him near a target if their Hate Value reached its maximum.
• Zu Zong used his first stealing opportunity, and the system stole Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul Bloodline.

Zu Zong stole Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and fused it, gaining a Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power. A month later, he headed with Old Tom to Holy Soul Village to awaken his Martial Soul, while secretly resolving to stay cautious until he could confront Tang Hao, whom he blamed for his parents’ deaths.

• Tang San blamed a neighboring village brat for disrupting his cultivation, while the system revealed that Zu Zong had stolen his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and earned Hatred Points.
• Zu Zong learned that Tang San’s hatred would rise sharply once he discovered his lost bloodline, and that Hatred Points could enable travel between worlds.
• Zu Zong fused the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, raising his Innate Soul Power to Level 10, then decided to train until his Martial Soul awakening.
• Zu Zong ate dinner at Old Tom’s home, where Old Tom remembered adopting him after a disaster destroyed much of Emperor Soul Village.
• A month later, Old Tom took Zu Zong toward Holy Soul Village for Martial Soul awakening and explained that Zu Zong was the only six-year-old in their village.
• Zu Zong suspected Tang Hao had caused the disaster that killed his parents, but resolved to hide his intentions until he gained enough strength.

Zu Zong and Tang San underwent Martial Soul Awakening in Holy Soul Village, where Tang San awakened Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power and Zu Zong awakened the Blue Silver Emperor at level 10. The children left the Spirit Hall, and Old Tom realized Zu Zong was missing.

• Old Jack brought Zu Zong to the Spirit Hall, where he and Old Tom traded insults before Tang San went inside.
• Su Yuntao awakened the children’s Martial Souls, and Tang San received Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power while secretly holding another Martial Soul in his left hand.
• Zu Zong awakened the Blue Silver Emperor, reached level 10 Soul Power, and received ten Theft Attempts from his system.
• Su Yuntao told Old Jack that Tang San had Innate Full Soul Power but a supposedly useless Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
• Old Jack celebrated Tang San’s awakening, while Old Tom searched for Zu Zong outside the Spirit Hall.

Zu Zong showed off his mutated Blue Silver Emperor and Innate Full Soul Power, provoking Tang San’s jealousy. Tang San tried to attack, but Old Jack and Old Tom pinned him down, while Zu Zong’s taunts drove his hatred higher.

• Old Tom finally recognized Zu Zong, who revealed his changed appearance and claimed his Blue Silver Grass had mutated into the Blue Silver Emperor with Innate Full Soul Power.
• Tang San grew jealous of Zu Zong and prepared to attack him, but Old Jack held him back as Zu Zong moved behind Su Yuntao.
• Old Jack struck Tang San with his Big White Radish Martial Soul, and he and Old Tom pinned Tang San to the ground.
• Su Yuntao scolded Tang San for trying to attack him, while Zu Zong mocked Tang San and provoked him further.
• Tang San threatened to kill Zu Zong, and the system reported that his hatred had risen to 12% as Zu Zong worried about Tang San’s future Silent Sleeve Arrow.

Zong manipulated Su Yuntao into sparing Tang San, who was denied a Martial Soul certificate and told to apologize before attending Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. After Old Jack brought Tang San home and Tang Hao slapped him for supposedly going astray, Zong returned to Emperor Soul Village to prepare for another theft.

• Zong pleaded with Su Yuntao to leave Tang San alone by appealing to his hopes of winning over Sisi, and Su Yuntao agreed to spare him.
• Tang San threatened Zong, so Su Yuntao withheld Tang San's Martial Soul certificate and told him to apologize in Nuoding City, then gave Zong his certificate.
• Tang San's killing intent toward Zong raised his Hate Value, and Zong left with Su Yuntao before Tang San could act.
• Old Jack took Tang San to Tang Hao's house and scolded Tang Hao for failing to discipline his son, so Tang Hao slapped Tang San and made him cry.
• Zong returned to Emperor Soul Village, locked himself in his hut, and prepared to steal as Tang San's hatred fell but he still wanted to beat Zong.

Zu Zong used the system’s remaining theft attempts, gaining Soul Power techniques and combat skills from Uchiha Itachi along with a Sharingan stored in his inventory. After fusing Itachi’s taijutsu and chakra control techniques, Zu Zong felt confident that he could defeat Tang San.

• Zu Zong checked his status and learned the Hatred Point costs for teleporting, then stole Gold Soul Coins from Flender, raising Flender’s hatred and adding points.
• Flender discovered his Gold Soul Coins were missing and vowed to punish the thief.
• Zu Zong stole Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Power Meditation Method, which made Yu Xiaogang feel appreciated and increased his favorability toward Zu Zong.
• The system’s next thefts gave Zu Zong household goods and clothes, prompting him to complain about the system’s random results.
• Zu Zong used his final three theft attempts to acquire Uchiha Itachi’s taijutsu, Soul Power control techniques, and Sharingan from Naruto.
• Zu Zong fused Itachi’s taijutsu and Soul Power control techniques, then resolved that he no longer feared Tang San.

Zu Zong trained with his Blue Silver Emperor and fused his stored Sharingan into a Second Spirit, learning that its Mangekyō awakening required a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. He returned to Emperor Soul Village and ate dinner with Old Tom, who served his favorite soft-shelled turtle soup.

• Zu Zong practiced taijutsu, kunai throwing, and Blue Silver Emperor sensing, then checked his panel and saw that his strength had grown and his Blue Silver Domain had begun to form.
• The system offered to fuse Zu Zong’s stored Sharingan into a Second Spirit, and Zu Zong accepted after learning the fusion would not cause blindness.
• Zu Zong awakened a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and learned that its second awakening required a Soul Ring over one hundred thousand years old, though the system could not directly steal most Soul Rings.
• Zu Zong spent the day practicing the Sharingan’s illusion techniques and returned to Emperor Soul Village in the evening.
• Old Tom welcomed Zu Zong to dinner and served him soft-shelled turtle soup.

Zu Zong enrolled at Nuoding Academy, used his Illusion Technique to bypass the gatekeeper, and became Dorm Seven's boss after defeating Wang Sheng. Tang San was deceived by the gatekeeper and left hungry in a classroom until a teacher arrived at three in the morning, while Zu Zong planned to seek a permit to enter Soul Beast Forest for his first Soul Ring.

• Zu Zong teased Tang San on the journey to Nuoding City, then used his Sharingan and Illusion Technique to get himself and Old Tom into Nuoding Academy without paying the gatekeeper.
• Old Jack took Tang San to apologize to Su Yuntao, who forgave him after Old Jack offered five Big White Radishes and Tang San kowtowed three times.
• Zu Zong enrolled as a Work-Study Student, was assigned to Dorm Seven, and defeated Wang Sheng in one move, becoming the dorm's boss.
• Zu Zong planned to ask Su Yuntao for a permit to enter Soul Beast Forest and spent the evening cultivating in Dorm Seven.
• The gatekeeper led Tang San to an empty classroom and abandoned him there; Tang San waited hungry until a teacher finally opened the door at three in the morning.

Zu Zong visited Dean Blanklin’s office and learned that Yu Xiaogang had taken Tang San as his disciple after arguing over the student’s treatment. Zu Zong arranged leave to obtain his first Soul Ring with Blanklin, while Yu Xiaogang failed to recruit him and planned to use Tang San to prove his worth.

• Zu Zong overheard Yu Xiaogang demanding punishment for the gatekeeper who had locked Tang San in a dark room overnight.
• Blanklin introduced Zu Zong to Yu Xiaogang, who became eager to take the talented boy as his second disciple.
• Zu Zong repeatedly mistook Yu Xiaogang for a dorm supervisor and asked Blanklin for leave to obtain his first Soul Ring.
• Blanklin agreed to accompany Zu Zong to the Soul Hunting Forest, and the two left Yu Xiaogang without a chance to speak.
• Yu Xiaogang resolved to train Tang San and have him compete with Zu Zong, while Blanklin let Zu Zong continue believing Yu Xiaogang was a dorm supervisor.

Zu Zong and Blanklin traveled to the Soul Hunting Forest, where Blanklin demonstrated his Green Bull Martial Soul and warned Zu Zong about the dangers posed by people as well as Soul Beasts. They passed through the guarded entrance, and Zu Zong entered the forest ready to begin his path to strength.

• Blanklin showed Zu Zong his Green Bull Martial Soul, three Soul Rings, and three Soul Skills during their carriage ride.
• Zu Zong and Blanklin reached the busy market outside the Soul Hunting Forest, where Blanklin boasted about Soul Masters’ wealth and status.
• At the forest entrance, Blanklin told Zu Zong to trust him cautiously because greed could make even a teammate dangerous.
• Blanklin presented their permit to the soldiers, who opened the gate and allowed the pair into the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Zu Zong felt the dense Soul Power inside the forest and resolved to begin his journey to strength.

Zu Zong and Blanklin searched Soul Hunting Forest for a suitable first Soul Ring, while Zu Zong explained why he wanted a highly venomous snake-type soul beast. Before dawn, Zu Zong tracked a giant python alone and discovered it was a 560-year-old Black-Scaled Poison Python.

• Zu Zong used his Blue Silver Domain to search the forest and told Blanklin he wanted a highly venomous snake-type soul beast around 400 years old for his first Soul Ring.
• Zu Zong explained that a snake's toughness, speed, and venom could make his Blue Silver Emperor more dangerous, and he invented a story about a powerful Soul Emperor named Tom.
• Zu Zong and Blanklin traveled deeper into the forest but found no suitable soul beast, so they camped for the night.
• Zu Zong sensed a venomous snake near camp before dawn and secretly left to track it, while Blanklin remained on watch.
• Zu Zong encountered a giant black-scaled python and used the system to identify it as a 560-year-old Black-Scaled Poison Python with a corrosive binding soul skill.

Zu Zong defeated a nearly six-hundred-year-old Black-Scaled Poison Python and absorbed its Soul Ring as his first Soul Ring. He emerged with Soul Power at level 14 and four new chances to steal.

• Zu Zong used Blue Silver Small-Range Entanglement and a steel-wire trap to restrain the Black-Scaled Poison Python.
• Zu Zong used Genjutsu: Sharingan to control the python long enough to drive a Kunai into its brain, then confirmed its death with another strike to its eye.
• Zu Zong summoned his Blue Silver Emperor and absorbed the Black-Scaled Poison Python's Soul Ring despite severe pain and exhaustion.
• Zu Zong noticed his body had grown and recovered, admired his appearance, and received a system reward of four chances to steal after reaching Soul Power level 14.

Zu Zong discovered that absorbing his first Soul Ring had raised his Soul Power to Level 14, then returned to Blanklin and revealed his new Soul Skill. The chapter ended with Blanklin impressed by Poison Dragon Entanglement, though he hid his shock behind a calm front.

• Zu Zong checked his personal panel and received ten Steal Attempts for unlocking the Soul Master achievement.
• Zu Zong found Blanklin searching for him and apologized for disappearing into the Soul Hunting Forest.
• Zu Zong showed Blanklin his first Soul Ring and claimed Grandpa Tom had helped him obtain it from a Black-Scaled Poison Python.
• Zu Zong demonstrated Poison Dragon Entanglement, whose armored, poisonous vines snapped a large tree.
• Blanklin concealed how shocked he was by the skill, and Zu Zong politely let him save face.

After leaving the Soul Hunting Forest, Zu Zong and Blanklin encountered Yu Xiaogang and Tang San being chased by a century-old Datura Snake. Zu Zong attacked the snake to prevent Tang San from claiming its Soul Ring, and the fight was still underway.

• Zu Zong sensed a century-old venomous snake pursuing an old man and a child, so he and Blanklin hurried to help.
• Zu Zong recognized the fugitives as Yu Xiaogang and Tang San and urged Blanklin to let him restrain the snake before Blanklin attacked.
• Yu Xiaogang prepared to sacrifice himself for Tang San, but Tang San noticed Zu Zong and Blanklin arriving and hid his Sleeve Arrow.
• Zu Zong threw two kunai at the Datura Snake, blinding one of its eyes, then used his First Soul Skill, Poison Dragon Entanglement, strengthened by his Blue Silver Domain.

Zu Zong helped Blanklin kill the Datura Snake, then provoked Tang San by claiming the snake as his own and mocking him. Yu Xiaogang forced Tang San to apologize to Zu Zong, leaving Zu Zong amused and Yu Xiaogang wondering if he had been manipulated.

• Zu Zong trapped and corroded the Datura Snake, then guided its jaws so Blanklin could kill it with his Third Soul Skill.
• Blanklin thanked Zu Zong for saving him and Yu Xiaogang, then rebuked Yu Xiaogang for bringing Tang San into danger.
• Yu Xiaogang lamented that the dead Datura Snake could not become Tang San's First Soul Ring, and Zu Zong taunted Tang San about being locked up by the gatekeeper.
• Tang San accused Zu Zong of taking his Datura Snake, but Zu Zong appealed to Blanklin and Yu Xiaogang, who ordered Tang San to apologize.
• Yu Xiaogang kicked Tang San until he repeatedly apologized to Zu Zong, raising Tang San's Hate Value and earning Zu Zong more Hatred Points.
• Zu Zong laughed and declared that he forgave Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang wondered whether Zu Zong had played him.

After helping Tang San obtain a Lazy Snake Soul Ring that crippled his Blue Silver Grass skill, Zu Zong returned to Dorm Seven and found Xiao Wu on his bed. Xiao Wu recognized Zu Zong’s Blue Silver Emperor, leaving him to wonder what she would do next.

• Zu Zong helped Tang San apologize, then found him a Lazy Snake Soul Ring that Yu Xiaogang falsely claimed was four hundred and nineteen years old.
• Tang San absorbed the ring, but his Entanglement skill inherited the Lazy Snake’s habits and became useless in daylight.
• The group returned to Nuoding City and went their separate ways, while Zu Zong headed to Dorm Seven to use his stealing attempts.
• Zu Zong found Xiao Wu lying on his bed and learned that she had a rabbit Martial Soul.
• Zu Zong summoned the Blue Silver Emperor, and Xiao Wu reacted with surprise as he realized she recognized it.

Xiao Wu ate Zu Zong’s Blue Silver Emperor and refused to give up his bed and quilt, leading to a contest over both. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu lying down beside him while Zu Zong fled the bed, startled by her closeness.

• Xiao Wu ate the Blue Silver Emperor in Zu Zong’s hand and hid under his quilt in embarrassment.
• Zu Zong told Xiao Wu that the bed and quilt were his, but she refused to believe him.
• Zu Zong tempted Xiao Wu with another Blue Silver Emperor, and she chased him until he let her eat it.
• Xiao Wu tried to pull Zu Zong off the bed, arguing that she would be cold without the quilt.
• Xiao Wu lay beside Zu Zong, so he flipped off the bed and called her out for acting like a young girl.

Zu Zong woke from a dream about a future with Xiao Wu and his other wives, then spent the day sparring with Xiao Wu and agreeing to replace her quilt in exchange for her calling him master. After he left the dormitory to use his remaining stealing opportunities, the system stole a pill from Gu He and teleported Zu Zong to his vicinity.

• Zu Zong awoke in Dorm Seven and realized his life as Master of the God Realm had only been a dream.
• Zu Zong defeated Xiao Wu in a sparring match and won the quilt and Dorm Seven boss title, but later bought her a new quilt and promised her three Blue Silver Emperor tender shoots each day.
• Xiao Wu moved her bed beside Zu Zong's and called for her mother in her sleep, so Zu Zong tucked her in and left the dormitory.
• Zu Zong used the system to steal a Rank 7 Transformation Pill from Gu He, who gained 20,000 Hatred Points and mortal hatred toward him.
• The system warned Zu Zong that he would be teleported near Gu He for an hour, then teleported him there.

Zu Zong stole Gu He's Transformation Pill and escaped his attack by teleporting to Xun'er's room. Trapped there until his teleportation ability recovered, he faced Xun'er's questions and gave her a suspicious excuse.

• Gu He discovered that his Rank 7 Transformation Pill had vanished and searched for the thief.
• Zu Zong appeared over a lake, where Gu He accused him of stealing the pill and attacked him with a fireball.
• Zu Zong used 20,000 Hatred Points to teleport away just before Gu He's attack exploded in the lake.
• Zu Zong landed in Xun'er's room and realized that Ling Ying might arrive before he could teleport again.
• Xun'er asked Zu Zong why he had entered her room, and he claimed he had come to catch a Flower Thief.

Zu Zong caught Xiao Yan sneaking into Xun'er’s bedroom and publicly humiliated him, then used his Blue Silver Emperor to ease Xun’er’s Heaven Flame-related pain. As the system sent Zu Zong back to Douluo Continent, Xun'er was left wondering who he was and why he had helped her.

• Zu Zong warned Xun'er about a supposed Flower Thief, then knocked out Xiao Yan when he crept toward her bed.
• After Xun'er recognized Xiao Yan and spared his life, Zu Zong stripped and hung him from a tree, leaving a warning on his body.
• Zu Zong returned to Xun'er’s room and found her suffering from the side effects of the Golden Emperor Burning Flame.
• Zu Zong used his Blue Silver Emperor to nourish Xun'er's meridians and ease her pain, then planted it in a flowerpot for her to keep.
• The system teleported Zu Zong back to Douluo Continent, leaving Xun'er with unanswered questions about him.