Chapter Summaries

At the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony in Spirit City, Gu Han awakened the unusual Luo Sanpao martial soul, activated the Heavenly Transformation System, and learned he had only one-quarter level of Innate Soul Power. Bibi Dong recognized the martial soul and ordered Gu Han brought to her, while Gu Han remained confident he could evolve it.

• Gu Han waited for his awakening and reflected on being rescued as a baby from an Evil Soul Master nest and raised in the Martial Soul City Orphanage.
• As the awakening array's energy entered Gu Han, the Heavenly Transformation System activated in his mind.
• Gu Han summoned Luo Sanpao, startling the Red-Robed Archpriest and prompting Bibi Dong to order Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan to bring him to her.
• Gu Han tested at one-quarter level of Innate Soul Power, and the other orphans mocked his weak result.
• Gu Han ignored the insults and resolved to evolve Luo Sanpao, confident he knew how from his previous life.

After awakening a low-powered Luo Sanpao Martial Soul, Gu Han was summoned by Bibi Dong, who was moved by its resemblance to Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul. He proposed that feeding it suitable ingredients might let it evolve, leaving Bibi Dong with a possible method to investigate.

• After Gu Han’s soul power nearly ran out and Luo Sanpao vanished, the dean introduced him to Yue Guan and said Bibi Dong wanted to see him.
• Gu Han worried that Bibi Dong might exploit his future research into evolving Luo Sanpao for Yu Xiaogang, but pretended to be excited and followed Yue Guan.
• At the pavilion, Bibi Dong held Gu Han on her lap, asked to see Luo Sanpao, and tearfully called it “Xiaogang” as she stroked it.
• Bibi Dong asked Gu Han what he planned to do despite his Innate Soul Power Level of only 0.25.
• Gu Han suggested feeding Luo Sanpao suitable things to help it grow and possibly become the first Martial Soul to evolve through eating.

Gu Han used his reasoning about Luo Sanpao’s evolution to persuade Bibi Dong to take him as her disciple and provide him with resources. After moving into his new courtyard, he learned that his Heavenly Transformation System could optimize, deduce, and upgrade things, and received three Heavenly Opportunities.

• Bibi Dong offered to take Gu Han as her disciple and help verify his hypothesis about evolving Luo Sanpao, and Gu Han accepted.
• Bibi Dong gave Gu Han a courtyard in Spirit City and a Storage Soul Tool ring, then sent him to pack his things.
• Gu Han returned to the Orphanage and told the dean and the other orphans that Bibi Dong had accepted him as her disciple.
• Gu Han left the Orphanage and settled into the furnished courtyard Bibi Dong had provided.
• Gu Han asked about his system and learned its three functions and that his Novice Gift Pack contained three Heavenly Opportunities.

Gu Han used a Heavenly Point to remedy his body's flaws, greatly improving his cultivation talent and appearance, while postponing the evolution of Luo Sanpao's martial soul. News of Bibi Dong taking him as her disciple stirred Spirit City, and the chapter left Gu Han realizing that he would now have to provide his own meals.

• Gu Han ruled out evolving Luo Sanpao for fear that Bibi Dong would imprison him and demand the method, then spent one Heavenly Point to optimize his body.
• The system removed Gu Han's many bloodline and physique flaws, giving him a Perfect Body and making him exceptionally handsome.
• Spirit City residents reacted with jealousy and disbelief to news that Bibi Dong had accepted Gu Han, whose Innate Soul Power was level 0.25, as her disciple.
• Hu Liena was baffled that Bibi Dong had taken a male disciple with such poor talent, while Qian Daoliu told Jiang Mo to suppress discussion of the past so Xue'er would not learn the truth.
• After waking in his new courtyard, Gu Han realized that, unlike at the Orphanage, he would have to prepare his own breakfast.

Hu Liena mistook Gu Han for a cute younger boy and treated him to breakfast, not realizing he was the supposedly useless new disciple of Pope Bibi Dong. When they reached his home, Gu Han revealed his identity, and Hu Liena realized that “Han Xiaogu” was Gu Han.

• Gu Han bought two buns and soy milk, carefully spending his limited money on breakfast.
• Hu Liena spotted Gu Han, decided he would make an adorable younger brother, and offered to treat him to a proper meal.
• Gu Han gave Hu Liena the false name Han Xiaogu, then enjoyed a variety of foods she bought for him.
• Hu Liena told Gu Han she was going to visit the supposedly useless Gu Han, whose home was in Green Shade District.
• At No. 8, Gu Han admitted the courtyard was his home, and Hu Liena realized Han Xiaogu was Gu Han.

Gu Han comforted Hu Liena after she learned he was an orphan, then welcomed Bibi Dong into his home. After naming his martial soul Sacred Dragon and receiving research materials from Bibi Dong, he stopped her from feeding it a white radish.

• Hu Liena recognized Gu Han as her junior brother and apologized for insulting him, then promised to stand by him.
• Bibi Dong visited Gu Han, asked whether he had settled into his home, and examined his Luo Sanpao martial soul.
• Gu Han named the martial soul Sacred Dragon and said he hoped it would evolve into a Golden Sacred Dragon surpassing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
• Bibi Dong gave Gu Han documents about his martial soul's origins and prepared to feed it a white radish.
• Gu Han grabbed Bibi Dong's hand and urgently stopped her from feeding the Sacred Dragon the radish.

Gu Han explained that the Sacred Dragon should avoid ordinary food and proposed resources to help it evolve into a Golden Sacred Dragon. He then asked Bibi Dong for permission to access higher floors of the Central Library so he could study Martial Souls.

• Gu Han stopped Bibi Dong from feeding the Sacred Dragon a white radish, explaining that it could not excrete ordinary food and might accumulate impurities.
• Bibi Dong gave Gu Han research materials and promised to prepare resources after he identified what his Martial Soul needed to evolve.
• Hu Liena asked Gu Han why Bibi Dong had taken him as her disciple, and he said she had believed in him.
• After studying the materials, Gu Han proposed feeding the Sacred Dragon flesh and blood from Light Attribute Dragon Soul Beasts and various spirit herbs.
• Bibi Dong agreed to prepare the resources, and Gu Han asked her for a pass token to study above the third floor of the Central Library.

Gu Han studied Martial Soul theory in Spirit Hall’s Central Library while Hu Liena accompanied him, then met her brother Xie Yue and Yan. Bibi Dong summoned Gu Han and brought him a thousand-year Light Attribute Sacred Light Earth Dragon, leaving him poised to obtain a Soul Ring.

• Bibi Dong gave Gu Han a Pope’s Token and told Hu Liena to show him the restricted Archives after he finished at the Central Library.
• Hu Liena took Gu Han to the Central Library’s third floor, where he scanned books on Martial Soul theory into the Heavenly Transformation System.
• Xie Yue and Yan found Hu Liena feeding Gu Han at a restaurant, and she introduced Gu Han as Bibi Dong’s new disciple and her junior brother.
• Gu Han joined Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan for breakfast, but Bibi Dong soon summoned him back to the courtyard.
• Bibi Dong arrived with a Black-robed Bishop, who dropped a thousand-year Light Attribute Sacred Light Earth Dragon onto the ground at her signal.

Gu Han fed Sacred Light Earth Dragon flesh and Spirit Medicines to the Sacred Dragon, discovering that it absorbed the dragon bloodline power and Soul Power while he could make it expel the impurities. After two or three months of feeding it, the Sacred Dragon began visibly evolving, confirming Bibi Dong’s hopes that the method could also help Yu Xiaogang’s Luo Sanpao.

• Bibi Dong gave Gu Han a Sacred Light Earth Dragon and asked whether its flesh could help the Sacred Dragon evolve.
• Gu Han had the Black-robed Bishop cut off flesh, which the Sacred Dragon ate and digested, increasing Gu Han’s Soul Power.
• Gu Han made the Sacred Dragon spit out the remaining impurities after it absorbed the flesh’s useful energy, surprising Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong gave Gu Han a Void Spirit Ring stocked with Spirit Medicines and promised to provide more resources.
• Over two or three months, Bibi Dong arranged for Light Attribute Dragon Soul Beasts and Spirit Medicines to be brought to Gu Han for the Sacred Dragon.
• The Sacred Dragon grew fine golden scales, sharper teeth, a more dragon-like head, and golden eyes, exciting Bibi Dong with signs that its evolution was working.

Gu Han’s successful evolution of Luo Sanpao impressed Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei, while the Sacred Dragon grew stronger and raised his soul power. He created the Sacred Dragon Art and Sacred Dragon Body Forging Method, then reached Level 10 and became ready to hunt for a Soul Ring.

• Bibi Dong reflected on Yu Xiaogang’s failure to evolve Luo Sanpao and increased her support for Gu Han, bringing Yue Guan and Gui Mei to witness his Sacred Dragon martial soul.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei were shocked to see that Gu Han had evolved Luo Sanpao and came to respect his talent.
• Over two or three months, the Sacred Dragon absorbed Light Attribute Dragon Soul Beast flesh and Spirit Medicine, strengthened its Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline, and returned soul power to Gu Han.
• Gu Han used his remaining two Heavenly Points to deduce a soul power cultivation technique and a body-forging method, naming them the Sacred Dragon Art and Sacred Dragon Body Forging Method.
• Gu Han cultivated both methods and reached Level 10, making him ready to hunt for a Soul Ring.

After reaching level 10, Gu Han searched Spirit City's Soul Hunting Forest for a Light Attribute dragon soul beast with pure bloodlines and chose a four-hundred-year Sacred Light Golden Dragon as his first soul-ring target. With Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei's help, he killed it and began absorbing its soul ring through Sacred Dragon.

• Gu Han told Bibi Dong he had reached level 10, and she took him with Yue Guan and Gui Mei to Spirit City's Soul Hunting Forest.
• Gu Han summoned Sacred Dragon and explained that he wanted a Light Attribute soul beast with the purest dragon bloodline he could safely absorb.
• Gu Han selected three potential targets, and Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei searched the forest until they found a four-hundred-year Sacred Light Golden Dragon resting on a cliff.
• Bibi Dong sealed the sky while Yue Guan and Gui Mei attacked the Sacred Light Golden Dragon, severely wounding it despite its strength comparable to a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Gu Han used a sword Bibi Dong gave him to kill the wounded dragon, then began absorbing its yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring as it settled around Sacred Dragon.

Gu Han absorbed a four-hundred-year-old Sacred Light Golden Dragon soul ring, became a Soul Master, and discovered that his Sacred Dragon’s first skill was a powerful golden energy blast. Bibi Dong was unsettled by how Gu Han had outdone Yu Xiaogang, and Hu Liena greeted him when he returned to Spirit City.

• Gu Han successfully absorbed the Sacred Light Golden Dragon’s soul ring, and his Sacred Dragon gained golden scales, small wings, and a Hundred-Year Soul Ring.
• Gu Han activated the Sacred Dragon’s first soul skill and blasted a small tree apart with a golden energy ball.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei praised the skill’s strength, while Bibi Dong wondered why Gu Han’s skill was normal when Yu Xiaogang’s Luo Sanpao had farting skills.
• Gu Han became a Soul Master, regretted that he had not obtained a soul bone, and returned to Spirit City with the others.
• Hu Liena ran to welcome Gu Han and asked which Soul Beast he had killed and what his first soul skill was.

Gu Han asked Hu Liena which academy he should attend, and she advised him to enroll at Spirit City Junior Soul Master Academy to learn foundational knowledge. At registration, the teachers and students reacted with envy and skepticism to the Pope’s low-talent disciple.

• Gu Han told Hu Liena that his first Soul Skill, Sacred Light Roar Bomb, came from a Sacred Light Golden Dragon and was especially effective against dark or evil Soul Beasts.
• Hu Liena advised Gu Han to attend Spirit City Junior Soul Master Academy, where he could learn common knowledge before studying soul master techniques later.
• On opening day, Hu Liena accompanied Gu Han to the junior academy and introduced him to Director Ling and the other teachers.
• The teachers and newly enrolled students recognized Gu Han as Pope Bibi Dong’s disciple and silently resented his privileged position despite his poor Innate Soul Power.

Gu Han revealed his evolved Sacred Dragon Martial Soul and Level 11 Soul Master strength during registration at Spirit City Junior Soul Master Academy. Director Ling assigned him to Class A-1, where Gu Han was to meet his classmates and homeroom teacher.

• Director Ling asked Gu Han to summon his Martial Soul and test his soul power as Hu Liena encouraged him.
• Gu Han revealed his evolved Sacred Dragon Martial Soul, stunning Director Ling, the teachers, and the new students.
• Hu Liena explained that Gu Han had discovered a method to evolve his Martial Soul through his own talent and effort, though some students insisted he had received treasures from Pope Bibi Dong.
• Gu Han summoned a yellow Soul Ring, revealing that he was already a Level 11 Soul Master and could not use the soul-power testing crystal ball.
• Director Ling registered Gu Han and assigned him to Class A-1, then gave him his uniform and invited him to visit the class before school began.

Gu Han arrived at Spirit City Junior Soul Master Academy and was confronted by Xiong Chuan, who accused him of deceiving Bibi Dong. Gu Han defeated him in a fight, but Xiong Chuan threatened to bring his older brother Xiong Ba, leaving Gu Han prepared to face whatever came next.

• Hu Liena registered Gu Han at the academy, showed him to Class A(1), Year One, and left to register at the intermediate academy.
• Wang Hao introduced himself to Gu Han and asked to be friends, while two other boys watched Gu Han with curiosity.
• Xiong Chuan confronted Gu Han and accused him of misleading Bibi Dong to gain her favor and become a Soul Scholar.
• When Xiong Chuan tried to grab and punch him, Gu Han blocked the attack and hit Xiong Chuan, then beat him again when he charged back.
• Xiong Chuan threatened to fetch his older brother Xiong Ba, and Gu Han resolved to handle future challengers according to his strength.

After Gu Han defeated Xiong Chuan, Xiong Chuan’s older brother Xiong Ba confronted him in Class 1-A, but Gu Han refused to accept blame or leave the classroom. Yue Kong spoke up for Gu Han, and the arrival of the class’s homeroom teacher, Mendic Chris, stopped Xiong Ba’s advance.

• Gu Han calmly explained to Wang Hao that low Innate Soul Power did not prevent him from becoming a Soul Master, while deciding to face whatever trouble came next.
• Xiong Ba arrived with Xiong Chuan and accused Gu Han of deceiving Bibi Dong and bullying his brother, then demanded an apology or a fight.
• Gu Han insisted that Xiong Chuan had attacked first and refused to leave the classroom to fight Xiong Ba.
• Xiong Ba entered Class 1-A to attack Gu Han, but Yue Kong challenged him for bullying a junior and reminded him of Yue Ling’s strength.
• Mendic Chris arrived and questioned why Xiong Ba had come to the first-year classroom, startling Xiong Ba.

Gu Han faced Xiong Ba’s challenge at Spirit City Junior Soul Master Academy, where Teacher Chris intervened and proposed giving him several years to prove himself. Gu Han instead declared that one year would be enough, leaving a duel with Xiong Ba set for the future.

• Yue Kong and a cold-tempered boy told Gu Han about Teacher Chris’s dangerous career, strength, and reputation, and explained that Yue Kong trusted him because Yue Guan thought highly of Gu Han.
• Xiong Ba claimed to Chris that he had only come to defend his little brother, but Chris recognized that his story was riddled with falsehoods.
• Chris criticized Xiong Ba for using his age and greater cultivation to bully Gu Han and said they should fight again after Gu Han had time to grow.
• Gu Han rejected Chris’s suggestion to wait three to five years and vowed to fight Xiong Ba in one year to prove he deserved to be Bibi Dong’s disciple.

Gu Han agreed to fight Xiong Ba in one year, confident that his cultivation and Sacred Dragon would make him strong enough to win despite the academy’s doubts. After half a year of studying and training, he noticed a beautiful golden-haired girl reading in the Pope’s Palace Archives.

• Gu Han told Teacher Chris he did not blame him for arranging the one-year agreement and vowed to become strong enough to defeat Xiong Ba.
• Teacher Chris praised Gu Han’s confidence and promised to protect him from upper-year students, while students across the academy ridiculed his chances.
• Hu Liena urged Gu Han to ask Bibi Dong to cancel the agreement, but he insisted he could defeat Xiong Ba and she agreed to trust him.
• Over the next six months, Gu Han finished the academy’s coursework, studied in the Pope’s Palace Archives, and trained with Sacred Dragon.
• Gu Han saw a beautiful golden-haired girl quietly reading by a bookshelf in the Archives.

Gu Han met Qian Renxue in the Pope's Palace Archives, where they spoke about his reputation and how he had become Bibi Dong's disciple. Qian Renxue became fascinated by his Sacred Dragon, and Gu Han summoned it for her to see.

• Gu Han recognized Qian Renxue and wondered whether he could influence her future plans.
• Qian Renxue approached Gu Han, introduced herself as Sister Xue'er, and defended him against the label of good-for-nothing.
• Gu Han told Qian Renxue how his Martial Soul's unusual traits helped him evolve it and earn Bibi Dong's acceptance as her disciple.
• Qian Renxue praised Gu Han's ingenuity and asked to see his Sacred Dragon.
• Gu Han summoned the Sacred Dragon before Qian Renxue.

Gu Han used a book about governing a country to teach Qian Renxue how feudal nobles could weaken an emperor and divide an empire. After Qian Renxue asked how a country could be governed differently, Gu Han said he had a solution and proposed creating a non-noble class to balance the nobles.

• Qian Renxue picked up and stroked Gu Han’s newly summoned Sacred Dragon, and Gu Han felt the sensations through their soul-master bond.
• Gu Han asked Qian Renxue what she had been reading, and she showed him a book about governing a country.
• Gu Han explained how enfeoffed nobles could grow powerful, form alliances, and weaken imperial control, leaving Qian Renxue shocked by the parallels with the Heaven Dou and Star Luo empires.
• Qian Renxue asked how a country could be governed instead, and Gu Han proposed creating a non-noble class to take on the nobles’ responsibilities and check their power.