Vol. 1The Nine-Headed Serpent

Chen Feng pursued ways to repair his Spirit while developing theories of Spirit Masters and gathering allies around him. After reaching level thirty and forming the Nine-Headed Serpent with his friends, he entered the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tang San discovered a Man Faced Demon Spider.

  • Chen Feng guided Tang San and Xiao Wu in developing their Martial Souls, while Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass began to awaken and Chen Feng gained the Heavy Sword skill.
  • Dai Mubai and Chen Yun departed to circulate Chen Feng’s thesis, while Chen Feng’s group continued searching for Moonlight Stone and a Moon-Drawing Fox.
  • Chen Feng published a thesis on Spirit evolution that drew powerful factions to him, and Chen Xin accepted him as his disciple after learning why he had attracted attention.
  • Dugu Bo asked Chen Feng for help controlling his poison, and Chen Feng recommended Water-Attribute herbs for Dugu Bo to test.
  • Chen Feng learned about his ancestor’s soul-devouring Demonic Sword and chose Shrek Academy as the base for his plans with Tang San and Xiao Wu.
  • Chen Feng developed the Spirit Power Frequency Hypothesis, then collapsed from exhaustion and asked Ning Fengzhi to prepare a crystal for an experiment.
  • Chen Feng submitted a Spirit Master classification thesis and persuaded Ning Fengzhi to recruit the Four Clans, while he explored Self-Condensed Spirit Rings with Tang San and Xiao Wu.
  • Chen Feng reached level thirty and formed the Nine-Headed Serpent with his friends before Zhao Wuji led them into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tang San found a Man Faced Demon Spider.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Sand Gold Expedition

Chen Feng guided Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing in developing their Martial Souls while pursuing Soul Beasts in Sand Gold Valley. Tang San awakened signs of his Blue Silver Grass's true nature, Chen Feng gained a Heavy Sword skill, and the group continued searching for a Moon-Drawing Fox.

  • Chen Feng befriended Tang San and helped him recognize his twin Martial Souls, then advised him to develop his Blue Silver Grass before attaching rings to the Clear Sky Hammer.
  • Chen Feng guided Xiao Wu toward a moon-attribute evolution for her Soft Bone Rabbit and proposed a life-attribute path for Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.
  • Chen Feng examined Grandmaster's Luo Sanpao and suggested feeding it blood from suitable dragon-type Soul Beasts rather than killing them unnecessarily.
  • Chen Feng, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Grandmaster, and Su Yuntao traveled to Sand Gold City, where they met Dai Mubai, Chen Yun, and Zhu Zhuqing.
  • Tang San absorbed an Umbrella Crown Sunflower ring and gained a skill that gathered energy and shared life, while his Blue Silver Grass began to awaken.
  • Chen Feng advised Zhu Zhuqing to develop her Netherworld Attribute and helped Dai Mubai choose a wind-based path that could aid his White Tiger's evolution.
  • Chen Feng absorbed a Heavy Mud Horse ring and gained the Heavy Sword skill, then helped Dai Mubai identify the Kamaitachi as a suitable Soul Beast.
  • Dai Mubai and Chen Yun departed after agreeing to help circulate Chen Feng's thesis, and Chen Feng's group continued searching for Moonlight Stone while taking turns keeping watch.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2Thesis Draws the Powers

Chen Feng published theories on Spirit evolution to find a way to repair his Spirit, drawing the attention of powerful factions and revealing his connection to Sword Douluo. He then offered Dugu Bo a path to control his family’s poison, and Dugu Bo set out to test it while Chen Feng awaited the results.

  • Xiao Wu gained her first Spirit Ring from an injured Moon-Drawing Fox, and Chen Feng and Tang San returned with her to Nuoding City, where all three displayed their unusual talents.
  • Chen Feng trained with Tang San and Xiao Wu under Grandmaster, while Grandmaster began teaching him about Soul Beasts and Soul Power cultivation.
  • Chen Feng wrote and published a thesis on Spirit evolution and acquiring Soul Rings, prompting Grandmaster to investigate his jade pendant and multiple factions to seek him out.
  • Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin identified Chen Feng’s pendant as a family token, and Chen Xin accepted Chen Feng as his disciple after Chen Feng explained that he had deliberately attracted attention to find help repairing his Spirit.
  • Tang Hao agreed to guard Chen Feng and the others as rival powers gathered at Nuoding Academy, while Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi managed the visitors and helped conceal Chen Feng’s identity.
  • Dugu Bo asked Chen Feng to solve his poison problem, and Chen Feng explained that toxins had entered his bones and bloodline and might be controlled by strengthening his Martial Soul.
  • Chen Feng recommended Water-Attribute herbs as a way to ease Dugu Bo’s poison without destroying his poison techniques, and Dugu Bo agreed to test herbs, send Chen Feng blood samples, and return when Dugu Yan reached her fourth Spirit Ring.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Spirit Power Frequency Hypothesis

Chen Feng uncovered his connection to the Seven Kill Sword Clan’s dark past, strengthened ties with his friends and mentors, and began reshaping Ning Rongrong’s outlook. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he developed a theory of Soul Power and spirit rings, but his work left him dangerously exhausted.

  • Sister Xiao Wu took three Storage Soul Tools and a blood-red gem from Da Ming, then fell into a vision before a silver-white giant wolf sent her back with her memories erased.
  • Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi told Chen Feng that his ancestor Chen Yang had wielded a Demonic Sword that devoured souls, and Chen Feng later found a letter warning that an entirely black Sword Spirit must never kill.
  • Chen Feng chose Shrek Academy as the base for his plans, reunited with Tang San and Xiao Wu, and promised Tang Hao that he would help Tang San pursue resurrection.
  • Chen Feng confronted Ning Rongrong over her selfishness, helped her apologize to her father and guardians, and then used the sect Library to develop new ideas about Spirit Master roles.
  • Chen Feng formed the Spirit Power Frequency Hypothesis, proposing that spirit rings shifted Soul Power frequency and that Soul Beasts could blend their power with a human’s.
  • After Chen Feng collapsed from exhaustion, Chen Xin took his Spirit Condensing Jade pendant for safety, while Chen Feng asked Ning Fengzhi to prepare a crystal for an experiment.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Nine-Headed Serpent

Chen Feng advanced his Spirit Master theories, helped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recruit the Speed and Defense Clans, and joined his friends at Shrek Academy. After forming the Nine-Headed Serpent and reaching level thirty, he set out with the group for the Star Dou Great Forest, where Tang San discovered a Man Faced Demon Spider.

  • Chen Feng submitted his Spirit Master classification thesis and persuaded Ning Fengzhi to recruit the Four Clans with Tang Hao’s approval, while he explored Self-Condensed Spirit Rings with Xiao Wu and Tang San.
  • Chen Feng and Tang San helped Xiao Wu test aura imitation and Martial Soul Fusion, but their fusion attempts failed as Chen Feng investigated Spirit Power and spirit rings.
  • Chen Feng obtained his second soul ring from a Gold Blade Mantis and confirmed through a double-slit experiment that Spirit Power behaved like a wave.
  • Over three years, the Foundation Building Method and Chen Feng’s classifications spread, and Ning Fengzhi brought the Speed Clan and Defense Clan into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s divisions.
  • Chen Feng reunited with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Bai Chenxiang at Shrek Academy, where the group passed Zhao Wuji’s assessment by working together.
  • Chen Feng and Tang San discussed the Four Clans and the Clear Sky Sect, while the girls formed an alliance to keep the two friends apart.
  • Chen Feng reached level thirty while developing the Tai Chi Skill, and the nine students agreed to call their group the Nine-Headed Serpent before setting out for the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Zhao Wuji led the students into the forest, where Tang San sensed a Man Faced Demon Spider and asked Zhao Wuji to capture it so he could collect its venom.
Chapters 76–101 Summaries Read
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