Chapter Summaries

Wang Xiao, a transmigrator living poorly in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, spent the day playing with his cousin Ning Rongrong before his long-awaited sign-in system awakened. He received a Thunder God Hammer martial soul and wondered whether it could surpass Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer.

• Ning Rongrong woke Wang Xiao and persuaded him to take her to the back mountain to pick plums.
• Wang Xiao climbed an ancient plum tree while Ning Rongrong praised him from below.
• The Sign-in Auxiliary System awakened and announced a Thunder God Hammer martial soul as Wang Xiao’s reward for signing in at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• A lightning-crackling black hammer fell into Wang Xiao’s mouth and merged with him.
• Wang Xiao celebrated gaining a powerful martial soul and questioned whether it was stronger than Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer.

Wang Xiao left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and settled in Holy Spirit Village to complete the system’s sign-in task and meet Tang San. He found Tang San practicing blacksmithing, while Ning Rongrong discovered his farewell letter and cried over his departure.

• Wang Xiao chose to travel to Holy Spirit Village for the sign-in reward and shared Red Plums with Ning Rongrong.
• Wang Xiao left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on horseback before dawn and left Ning Rongrong a farewell letter.
• Wang Xiao rented a room from Uncle Pang and arranged to be introduced in the village as his relative.
• Ning Rongrong found Wang Xiao’s letter and burst into tears after realizing he had left.
• Wang Xiao followed the sound of hammering to Tang Hao’s courtyard and saw Tang San practicing with a hammer.

Wang Xiao gained and fused the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart after signing in at Holy Spirit Village, then used its energy to train and lose weight. He returned to Tang San’s home determined to keep pace with him and establish himself as the story’s protagonist.

• Wang Xiao visited Tang San and introduced himself as the distant cousin of Pang Ergou before leaving the courtyard.
• The Loli Voice System rewarded Wang Xiao with a Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, which fused with his original heart and gave him exceptional stamina.
• Wang Xiao trained for a month, lost weight, and devised a rigorous regimen that included running, swimming, strength exercises, and learning blacksmithing.
• Wang Xiao returned to Tang San’s home a month later, and Tang San initially failed to recognize the now-slim Wang Xiao.
• Wang Xiao reminded Tang San of their earlier meeting and told him to learn from his older brother, while privately remaining set on replacing Tang San as the protagonist.

Wang Xiao kept his identity as a transmigrator secret from Tang San and claimed Tang San’s usual hilltop spot. After learning that the village’s Martial Soul Hall would be his next check-in location, Wang Xiao demonstrated his extraordinary stamina to Tang San, who realized he had met a rival.

• Wang Xiao ordered a blacksmithing hammer and anvil from Tang Hao, with Tang San taking the order while his father was away.
• Tang San found Wang Xiao sitting at his usual cultivation spot atop the hill and climbed up to question him.
• The Loli Voice System named the Holy Spirit Village Martial Soul Hall as Wang Xiao’s next check-in location and promised a mysterious reward.
• Wang Xiao ran down the hill and climbed back up repeatedly without tiring, astonishing Tang San.
• Tang San used his Purple Demon Eye to examine Wang Xiao and recognized him as an opponent his own age.

Tang San challenged Wang Xiao to a fight, but Wang Xiao quickly beat him and collected the heavy hammer Tang Hao had forged. Wang Xiao began training as a blacksmith to grow stronger, and three days later he again outpaced Tang San climbing the hill.

• Tang San challenged Wang Xiao to a fair fight, and Wang Xiao warned him not to complain to Tang Hao if he lost.
• Wang Xiao knocked Tang San down with a surprise punch, then dodged Tang San’s counterattack and struck him with Monkey Steals the Peach.
• Wang Xiao asked Tang San about the ninety-nine-jin hammer, and Tang San took him to collect the hammer Tang Hao had forged.
• Wang Xiao set up a forge in Pang Ergou’s backyard and hammered iron through the night to build his endurance and strength.
• Three days later, Wang Xiao used internal force to pass Tang San on the hill and reached the summit first, while Tang San struggled with his stalled cultivation.

Wang Xiao joined Holy Spirit Village’s Martial Soul awakening group and arrived with Tang San and the other children to meet Su Yuntao. The chapter ended as Su Yuntao opened the Spirit Hall doors, before the children’s awakenings began.

• Wang Xiao and Tang San discussed the upcoming Martial Soul awakening, and Tang San wondered what Martial Soul each of them would receive.
• Wang Xiao returned to Pang Ergou’s backyard and continued practicing forging with his heavy hammer, using the strength and control provided by his Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart.
• Five months later, Wang Xiao persuaded Village Chief Old Jack to let him join Holy Spirit Village’s awakening group, bringing the total number of children to nine.
• Wang Xiao greeted Tang San at the Spirit Hall and put an arm around his shoulders as the children waited for Su Yuntao.
• Su Yuntao complained that the children in the previous six villages had awakened useless Martial Souls or had no Soul Power, then opened the Spirit Hall doors for the tests.

Wang Xiao watched Su Yuntao awaken the village children’s martial souls and received a Chicken Blood Vine martial soul from his sign-in system. The chapter ended with the tiny crimson plant entering Wang Xiao’s body and settling in his dantian.

• Su Yuntao released his Lone Wolf martial soul and two Soul Rings, frightening the children while Wang Xiao stayed calm.
• The first boy awakened a sickle Tool Spirit, but Su Yuntao’s Crystal Ball showed that he had no Soul Power.
• Wang Xiao’s system announced that he had signed in at Holy Spirit Village Martial Soul Hall and rewarded him with a Chicken Blood Vine martial soul.
• Wang Xiao reached out as the tiny crimson vine floated into the room, and it entered his body and hovered in his dantian.

Wang Xiao hid his Thunder God Hammer while awakening the Blood Chicken Vine, and the final Soul Power test revealed that his power overwhelmed Tang San’s Innate Full Soul Power. The Crystal Ball exploded, leaving everyone in the Spirit Hall stunned.

• A girl awakened Blue Silver Grass without Soul Power, and Tang San followed with the same martial soul while secretly hiding his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San’s test revealed Innate Full Soul Power, though Su Yuntao dismissed his prospects because he had Blue Silver Grass.
• Wang Xiao awakened Blood Chicken Vine and concealed his Thunder God Hammer before placing his hand on the Crystal Ball.
• Wang Xiao’s Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart sent surging energy into the Crystal Ball, making it shine brighter than Tang San’s test.
• The Crystal Ball exploded with a deafening bang, startling Su Yuntao and everyone else present.

Wang Xiao’s first Soul Power test destroyed the Crystal Ball, but a second test confirmed that he and Tang San both had Innate Full Soul Power. After Su Yuntao dismissed their martial souls as trash, Wang Xiao kept his four martial souls secret, and Tang San asked Old Jack whether Blue Silver Grass could still be cultivated.

• Wang Xiao’s first test caused the Crystal Ball to explode, leaving Su Yuntao and the others unsure whether it was faulty or overwhelmed by his power.
• Su Yuntao gave Wang Xiao a replacement Crystal Ball, and the second test confirmed his Innate Full Soul Power.
• Su Yuntao called Wang Xiao’s Chicken Blood Vine and Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass trash spirits, while Wang Xiao privately resolved to conceal his four martial souls.
• Su Yuntao ended the awakening, sent the children away, and left after speaking with Old Jack.
• Tang San asked Old Jack whether Blue Silver Grass could become a true Soul Master, and Old Jack explained that Soul Power made cultivation possible despite the spirit’s limitations.

Wang Xiao discovered that his two hidden martial souls were a Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel and a Twelve-Winged Holy Angel, then tested the healing and capturing abilities of his Chicken Blood Vine. Meanwhile, Tang Hao reacted painfully to Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, and Tang San revealed that he had awakened another martial soul as well.

• Wang Xiao released his four martial souls and identified the black and white figures with twelve wings as the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel and Twelve-Winged Holy Angel.
• Wang Xiao used the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart’s energy to grow the Chicken Blood Vine, which climbed a dead tree and later revived it.
• Wang Xiao used the Chicken Blood Vine to catch a Red-scaled Crucian Carp, then roasted and ate it.
• Old Jack failed to persuade Tang Hao to send Tang San to Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy and left after urging Tang Hao to reconsider.
• Tang San showed Tang Hao his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, prompting Tang Hao to recall Ah Yin and withdraw to his room.
• Tang San called after Tang Hao and revealed that he had awakened another martial soul too.

Wang Xiao received a check-in mission in Taoshan Village and set out to reach it within three days. Before leaving Holy Spirit Village, he retaliated against Tang San’s hidden-weapon attack, learned Tang San could attend Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy, and rode toward Taoshan Village the next morning.

• The Loli Voice System assigned Wang Xiao a check-in mission in Taoshan Village, thirty li from Holy Spirit Village, with a three-day deadline.
• Wang Xiao caught Tang San’s three pebbles and then pelted him with several waves of pebbles in retaliation for the attack.
• Wang Xiao asked Tang San about school, and Tang San said he would not go if his father refused permission.
• Tang Hao told Tang San he could attend Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy with Wang Xiao in three months.
• Old Jack told Wang Xiao to prepare to register as a work-study student, and Wang Xiao agreed while remaining unsure whether he would go.
• Wang Xiao rode out of Holy Spirit Village toward Taoshan Village the next morning.

Wang Xiao signed in at Taoshan Village and learned the Mizong Fist Accelerated Version before challenging Xiao Wu. Their spar began with Wang Xiao dodging her close-range attacks, and Xiao Wu kept pressing him with her skills.

• Wang Xiao reached Taoshan Village and received the Mizong Fist Accelerated Version as his sign-in reward.
• Wang Xiao learned the fist in one minute and was told to find someone to spar with before leaving the task area.
• Xiao Wu arrived, and Wang Xiao surprised her with a palm strike to provoke a fight.
• Xiao Wu attacked with kicks and her scorpion braid, but Wang Xiao dodged and kept his distance.
• Wang Xiao mocked Xiao Wu's close-range skills, making her furious enough to unleash her full set of techniques while he continued evading.

Wang Xiao outmaneuvered Xiao Wu in their fight, foiling her Charm and repeated tricks until she lost the will to continue. He offered to take her home and treat her, but Xiao Wu rejected his offer and headed toward Taoshan Village.

• Xiao Wu grew frustrated with Wang Xiao for evading her attacks, and they traded insults about their strength and names.
• Xiao Wu used Charm to draw Wang Xiao close, then tried to sweep his feet, but he struck her repeatedly and sent her flying.
• Xiao Wu pretended to cry and lured Wang Xiao closer before attempting to trap him with her legs and launch a combo.
• Wang Xiao countered Xiao Wu's attack with a flurry of blows, leaving her sprawled on the ground and unwilling to fight.
• Wang Xiao picked Xiao Wu up and offered to take her home for treatment, but she broke free and headed toward Taoshan Village.

Wang Xiao visited Xiao Wu’s home, where she cooked him an elaborate meal made entirely of carrots. He admitted he disliked carrots and asked whether she had flour so he could make noodles instead.

• Xiao Wu invited Wang Xiao to her home and chatted with a villager who greeted her as a familiar resident of Taoshan Village.
• Wang Xiao learned through his thoughts that Xiao Wu had transformed from a rabbit and was living among humans to refine her cultivation.
• Xiao Wu cooked while Wang Xiao napped, then woke him to share the meal.
• Xiao Wu proudly presented a table of carrot dishes, but Wang Xiao confessed that he did not like carrots.
• Wang Xiao asked Xiao Wu whether she had flour so he could make himself noodles.

Wang Xiao left Taoshan Village for Nuoding City to complete the system’s sign-in task, leaving Xiao Wu heartbroken. The next morning, he confronted the academy gatekeeper while waiting for Yu Xiaogang and paid him off after beating him.

• Wang Xiao cooked noodles at Xiao Wu’s home, shared a meal with her, and left for Nuoding City despite her pleas to stay.
• Xiao Wu chased Wang Xiao to the village entrance, cried, and promised to find him again.
• Wang Xiao reached Nuoding City, stayed at an inn, and searched for shops to rent for his planned businesses.
• The next morning, Wang Xiao waited outside Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy for Yu Xiaogang, but the gatekeeper mistook him for a beggar and tried to drive him away.
• Wang Xiao beat the gatekeeper, then gave him a Gold Soul Coin as compensation, earning the gatekeeper’s gratitude.

Wang Xiao persuaded Yu Xiaogang to let him enter Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy and received the Lingbo Weibu Accelerated Version from the sign-in system. As Yu Xiaogang questioned how Wang Xiao could have Innate Full Soul Power with a Blood Chicken Vine spirit, Wang Xiao was left facing suspicion about a possible second spirit.

• Wang Xiao showed Old Fifth Gatekeeper his Innate Full Soul Power certificate and convinced him to ask Yu Xiaogang for permission to enter the academy during the break.
• Yu Xiaogang heard that a commoner student with Innate Full Soul Power had arrived and went to meet Wang Xiao.
• Wang Xiao asked Yu Xiaogang to let him move into the work-study student dormitory, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to take him there.
• Wang Xiao successfully signed in at Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy and received the Lingbo Weibu Accelerated Version.
• Yu Xiaogang pointed out that Wang Xiao's Blood Chicken Vine should not have Innate Full Soul Power and suggested he might be hiding another spirit.

Wang Xiao revealed two of his four martial souls to Xiao Gang, then learned the accelerated Lingbo Weibu and began building businesses in Nuoding City. A month later, the system assigned him a task to obtain a soul ring in Soul Hunting Forest within ten days.

• Wang Xiao showed Xiao Gang his Chicken Blood Vine and Thunder God Hammer martial souls while concealing his other two, and told him his mother was Ning Fengzhi's older sister.
• Xiao Gang brought Wang Xiao to Dorm Seven and went to search for records about twin martial souls.
• Wang Xiao learned Lingbo Weibu Accelerated Version in the academy grove and celebrated how fast it made him.
• Wang Xiao spent the following days researching the world and renting locations in Nuoding City to start logistics, courier, and food delivery businesses.
• A month later, the system ordered Wang Xiao to reach Soul Hunting Forest and obtain a soul ring within ten days, and he eagerly welcomed the chance.

Wang Xiao borrowed Xiao Gang’s Spirit Hall token and Soul Tool so he could enter Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his First Soul Ring without revealing his abilities. He reached the market outside the forest using his accelerated Lingbo Weibu technique, ready to begin his hunt.

• Wang Xiao asked Xiao Gang to lend him a token for entering Soul Hunting Forest, and Xiao Gang agreed but offered to accompany him.
• Wang Xiao claimed he had friends to go with so Xiao Gang would stay behind, then accepted Xiao Gang’s token and Soul Tool.
• Xiao Gang explained how to use the Soul Tool and lectured Wang Xiao about hunting Soul Beasts and absorbing Soul Rings before Wang Xiao hurried off.
• Wang Xiao chose to travel with his accelerated Lingbo Weibu technique instead of riding a horse.
• Wang Xiao arrived at the market outside Soul Hunting Forest after covering the journey in about an hour.

Wang Xiao reached the Soul Hunting Forest market, bought food for his trip, and was approached by a girl seeking to team up. He rejected her offer and continued toward the forest alone.

• Wang Xiao arrived at the market and bought twenty Big Sausages from the Big Sausage Boss, storing most of them in the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.
• A girl in a short red skirt tried to recruit Wang Xiao into her team, but he pushed her aside and refused.
• The girl followed Wang Xiao and admitted she had no permit, asking to hitch a ride into the Soul Hunting Forest.
• The girl claimed her level-ten Soul Power and Nine-Leaf Red Lotus Healing-type Martial Soul would make her a valuable teammate.
• Wang Xiao complained that the girl had covered him in spit while talking and refused to team up with her.

Wang Xiao refused to team up with the girl in the short red dress unless she paid him, then went looking for a dagger to use against Soul Beasts. After haggling with the stall owner Old Ma, he encountered the girl again.

• Wang Xiao decided the girl in the short red dress was wealthy and demanded ninety-nine Gold Soul Coins to take her along.
• The girl pretended she would kill herself, but Wang Xiao agreed only to collect her body if she gave him her Silver Spirit Coin first.
• Wang Xiao left to find a blade for hunting Soul Beasts and chose a dagger at Old Ma’s stall.
• Old Ma boasted about the dagger and claimed he had run his stall for over thirty years, while Wang Xiao teased him about his age.
• The girl in the short red dress appeared beside Wang Xiao again and asked what he was buying.