Chapter Summaries

Wang Xiao beat the guards who insulted him and demanded to see Star Luo Royal Academy’s Dean, Zhu Jie Zhong. After revealing three Soul Rings, he accepted Zhu Jie Zhong’s challenge to defeat Dai Weisi for a teaching position, and the two prepared to fight.

• Wang Xiao knocked the head guard unconscious and sent the other guards to report him to the Dean.
• Zhu Jie Zhong questioned Wang Xiao, heard the guards’ account, and asked him to reveal his Martial Soul and Soul Rings to prove his strength.
• Wang Xiao recognized Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and the other selected seed students among the people behind Zhu Jie Zhong.
• Wang Xiao revealed one White Soul Ring, then a Yellow and a Purple Soul Ring, impressing Zhu Jie Zhong enough to offer him a chance to become a teacher.
• Zhu Jie Zhong ordered Dai Weisi to fight Wang Xiao, and Wang Xiao blew Zhu Zhuyun a kiss as the crowd cleared space for the duel.

Wang Xiao fought Dai Weisi at Star Luo Royal Academy, first evading his attacks and then overpowering him with his Blood Chicken Vine skills. After Dai Weisi broke free and launched another assault, he unexpectedly struck Wang Xiao and sent him flying, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Dai Weisi used his first three White Tiger Spirit Skills against Wang Xiao, who easily dodged them without using his martial soul.
• Wang Xiao bound Dai Weisi with Blood Chicken Vine and forced him to use his third Spirit Skill to break free.
• Wang Xiao used Strangling Kill and Thorn Pierce to bind Dai Weisi and pierce through his White Tiger Body Protection Barrier, astonishing the onlookers.
• Dai Weisi used White Tiger Vajra Transformation again to break free and attacked Wang Xiao, landing several blows that sent him flying.
• The teachers and students assumed Wang Xiao had lost and said he could forget about becoming a teacher.

Wang Xiao defeated Dai Weisi with a hidden Soul Bone skill and insisted on becoming a teacher at Star Luo Royal Academy. Dean Zhu Jie Zhong challenged him to last half an incense stick against a Titled Douluo, and the chapter ended as Zhu Jie Zhong revealed his nine Soul Rings.

• Wang Xiao evaded Dai Weisi's charge and knocked him more than ten zhang away with Right Sea Overturn Power.
• The crowd realized Wang Xiao had pretended to be losing, while Zhu Zhuyun and the others hurried to check on Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Jie Zhong offered Wang Xiao a place as a student, but Wang Xiao refused and reaffirmed his intention to become a teacher.
• Zhu Jie Zhong challenged Wang Xiao to fight him for half an incense stick, promising to accept him as a teacher if he remained standing.
• Wang Xiao agreed to fight immediately, and Zhu Jie Zhong released his Soul Power and displayed nine Soul Rings.

Wang Xiao revealed that he had six Soul Rings, astonishing Zhu Jie Zhong and the Star Luo crowd with his rare black fourth ring and two red Hundred Thousand Year rings. The chapter ended with everyone stunned by his strength as Zhu Jie Zhong prepared to fight him.

• Wang Xiao told Zhu Jie Zhong and the others that he had six Soul Rings, not three.
• Zhu Jie Zhong asked Wang Xiao to release his remaining Soul Rings so everyone could see them.
• Wang Xiao revealed a black fourth Soul Ring, shocking the crowd with its unprecedented configuration.
• Wang Xiao revealed a red fifth Soul Ring, which Zhu Jie Zhong recognized as a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Wang Xiao revealed a second red Soul Ring as his sixth, leaving the crowd astonished and envious.

Wang Xiao fought Zhu Jie Zhong, a Titled Douluo, and revealed his second Martial Soul and numerous powerful skills while withstanding Zhu Jie Zhong’s attacks. The agreed half-stick of incense burned out, but neither fighter nor the watching crowd ended the battle.

• Zhu Jie Zhong released his Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul and attacked Wang Xiao with his fourth spirit skill, but Wang Xiao evaded him and countered with the Blood Chicken Vine.
• Zhu Jie Zhong used his Spirit Cat True Body and pressed his attack, while Wang Xiao used his fifth and sixth spirit skills to restrain and hinder him.
• Wang Xiao revealed his Hundred Treasures Glazed Pagoda and used its fifth spirit skill to pursue Zhu Jie Zhong, who dodged its attacks.
• Zhu Jie Zhong unleashed his ninth spirit skill, but Wang Xiao used his Invincible Golden Body to nullify the giant claws.
• The half-stick of incense burned out as Wang Xiao remained standing, and the spectators stayed silent while Zhu Jie Zhong continued fighting.

Wang Xiao used his many skills to overpower Zhu Jie Zhong, a Titled Douluo, but the fight continued as both men launched stronger attacks. The chapter left Zhu Jie Zhong holding back Wang Xiao’s descending giant pagoda while Wang Xiao recovered and prepared to press the attack.

• Wang Xiao used his Showy Clone Technique and Invincible Golden Body to withstand Zhu Jie Zhong’s Ninth Spirit Skill and counterattack at close range, sending him flying.
• Zhu Jie Zhong transformed into countless Hell Spirit Cat clones, but Wang Xiao used his Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart to find the real body and battered him with a surprise combination attack.
• Zhu Jie Zhong got back up and unleashed his Ninth Spirit Skill again, while Wang Xiao used energy stored in his Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart to summon his giant pagoda.
• Zhu Jie Zhong shattered Wang Xiao’s sixty-zhang giant pagoda and injured him, but Wang Xiao healed with his Chicken Blood Vine martial soul and summoned a twenty-zhang pagoda that Zhu Jie Zhong struggled to hold up.

Wang Xiao defeated Zhu Jie Zhong's challenge and became a teacher at Star Luo Royal Academy. After resting in his new dormitory, he woke to find Zhu Zhuyun there, asking about his origins.

• Wang Xiao used his soul skills and Golden Magnetic Hand to withstand Zhu Jie Zhong's attacks until Zhu Jie Zhong agreed he had passed the test.
• Zhu Jie Zhong hired Wang Xiao as a teacher at Star Luo Royal Academy and arranged a private dormitory for him.
• Wang Xiao completed his employment procedures, inspected the dormitory, and fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Zhu Zhuyun visited Wang Xiao while he slept and asked where he came from after he refused to engage with her.

Wang Xiao accompanied Zhu Zhuyun around Star Luo Royal Academy before following her to the back mountain, where she challenged him to a fight. He effortlessly defeated her with a palm strike and caught her before she hit the ground.

• Zhu Zhuyun invited Wang Xiao to tour Star Luo Royal Academy, and the two walked around together as students watched them.
• Zhu Zhuyun led Wang Xiao to the back mountain and revealed her three soul rings before challenging him to spar.
• Wang Xiao blocked Zhu Zhuyun's first attacks with his Invincible Golden Body Enhanced Version and dodged her later attacks with Lingbo Weibu Accelerated Version.
• Wang Xiao struck Zhu Zhuyun from behind with one palm, sending her flying and showing her how greatly he surpassed her.
• Wang Xiao caught Zhu Zhuyun in his arms before she hit the ground.

Wang Xiao completed a hidden sign-in task in the Back Mountain Grove of Star Luo Royal Academy, but his Rose Martial Soul caused him and Zhu Zhuyun to lose consciousness. He brought her to his dormitory during a storm, and the chapter ended with Zhu Zhuyun waking up hungry and unable to sit up.

• Wang Xiao received three Mechanical Hand Eternal Edition fragments for completing the hidden sign-in task at the Back Mountain Grove of Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Wang Xiao’s Rose Martial Soul entangled him and Zhu Zhuyun, and both lost consciousness as Bai Weiliang and Bai Weilian emerged from a blooming rose.
• Wang Xiao woke after nearly three hours, found Zhu Zhuyun still unconscious, and carried her through the storm to his dormitory.
• Wang Xiao changed Zhu Zhuyun into dry pajamas and tucked her into bed, then sang by the dormitory door as the rain continued.
• Zhu Zhuyun woke the next morning in Wang Xiao’s dormitory, worried about what had happened, and found herself too weak to get up.
• Wang Xiao returned from the cafeteria with breakfast for Zhu Zhuyun, whose stomach growled when he offered it.

Wang Xiao cared for Zhu Zhuyun after she woke with a high fever, then went to Dorm Nine to tell her roommates she was safe. The chapter ended with Tang Hong Ning, Dong Hui, and Yang Ming Xin visiting Zhu Zhuyun while she and Wang Xiao kept the truth about their meeting on Back Mountain Grove secret.

• Wang Xiao diagnosed Zhu Zhuyun with a fever and helped her eat breakfast while explaining that he had carried her back after she fainted in the rain.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Wang Xiao to reassure her roommates in Dorm Nine, and he went to the female students' dormitory area to find them.
• Wang Xiao told Tang Hong Ning, Dong Hui, and Yang Ming Xin that Zhu Zhuyun had fainted in the grove and was now ill from getting soaked.
• The three roommates followed Wang Xiao to his dorm, where they found Zhu Zhuyun and accepted her matching account of what had happened.
• Zhu Zhuyun concealed why she had met Wang Xiao, while Wang Xiao remained unafraid of Dai Weisi and the Star Luo Empire.

Wang Xiao carried the unwell Zhu Zhuyun back to the women's dormitory, then returned home to check on Gu Yuena and the others. He found Gu Yuena waiting for him while Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were out buying vegetables and Zhu Zhuqing was cultivating.

• Wang Xiao agreed to carry Zhu Zhuyun back to the dormitory after Yang Ming Xin and Dong Hui asked for his help.
• Dong Hui, Tang Hong Ning, and Yang Ming Xin accompanied Wang Xiao as he carried Zhu Zhuyun through the rain, drawing startled looks from students wary of Dai Weisi.
• At the dormitory, Wang Xiao checked on Zhu Zhuyun, told her to rest, and said he would visit again that night.
• Wang Xiao left the academy to buy flour, meat, and vegetables before returning home to cook for the girls.
• Gu Yuena welcomed Wang Xiao home and told him Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong had gone to buy vegetables while Zhu Zhuqing was cultivating.

Wang Xiao cooked for Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, then visited the feverish Zhu Zhuyun at Star Luo Royal Academy with more food. Zhu Zhuyun felt cared for by him, and he eventually shared the meal with her roommates.

• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong returned with groceries and found Wang Xiao cooking lunch with Gu Yuena tending the fire.
• Wang Xiao served buns and dumplings to Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, and promised to teach Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to make them.
• That evening, Wang Xiao went to Zhu Zhuyun's dormitory to treat her fever and brought her buns and steamed dumplings.
• Zhu Zhuyun ate the food and called Wang Xiao Brother Xiao Xiao, while Yang Ming Xin, Dong Hui, and Tang Hong Ning asked for some too.
• Wang Xiao first said the food was only for Zhu Zhuyun, but after she asked him to share, he brought out more buns and dumplings for her roommates.

Wang Xiao treated Zhu Zhuyun’s cold with Gua Sha and the healing power of his Chicken Blood Vine martial soul. Zhu Zhuyun recovered, and Dong Hui, Yang Ming Xin, and Tang Hong Ning asked him to treat them if they became ill.

• Dong Hui, Yang Ming Xin, and Tang Hong Ning praised Wang Xiao’s buns and dumplings as they ate.
• Wang Xiao offered to treat Zhu Zhuyun’s cold, and she agreed to let him perform Gua Sha.
• Wang Xiao used Gua Sha and his Chicken Blood Vine martial soul to ease Zhu Zhuyun’s symptoms.
• Wang Xiao completed the treatment on Zhu Zhuyun’s back and feet, and her fever and headache disappeared.
• Dong Hui, Yang Ming Xin, and Tang Hong Ning asked Wang Xiao to treat them in the future, and he promised to do so for free.

Wang Xiao took Zhu Yun, Dong Hui, Yang Ming Xin, and Tang Hong Ning to the back mountain and gave them immortal herbs suited to their martial souls to help improve their cultivation. He gave Zhu Yun a large black flower but had not yet identified it when the chapter ended.

• Wang Xiao asked the four girls about their Soul Power Levels and praised their abilities.
• Wang Xiao gave Tang Hong Ning a Blazing Fire Filling the Sky Red suited to her Sharp Thunder Jackal martial soul.
• Wang Xiao gave Yang Ming Xin a Nine-Hearted Jade Lotus suited to her Supreme Goodness is Like Water martial soul.
• Wang Xiao gave Dong Hui an Ice Chu Snow Immortal Beauty suited to her Supreme Goodness is Like Water martial soul.
• Wang Xiao gave the last remaining Zhu Yun a large black flower, and she asked him what it was.

Wang Xiao gave Zhu Zhuyun and the other girls immortal herbs, then planned to help Zhu Zhuyun obtain her fourth Soul Ring. After dinner, he was confronted by ten powerful strangers on a quiet path, and the chapter ended with their sharp-faced leader threatening him.

• Wang Xiao gave Zhu Zhuyun an Ethereal Dream Orchid, and she kissed him before going to consume it.
• Wang Xiao waited for Zhu Zhuyun, Yang Ming Xin, Tang Hong Ning, and Dong Hui to finish consuming their immortal herbs, then spent the afternoon with them.
• Wang Xiao considered helping Zhu Zhuyun absorb a nine-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring and planned to cultivate until he reached Level Seventy.
• Dong Hui, Zhu Zhuyun, Yang Ming Xin, and Tang Hong Ning joined Wang Xiao for dinner at the academy cafeteria, drawing attention from the other diners.
• Wang Xiao left the academy and encountered ten people on a quiet path; their sharp-faced leader challenged him and threatened to kill him.

Wang Xiao faced ten hired Soul Masters who intended to kill him, then revealed his strength and began overwhelming them. He killed the two support fighters and left the remaining eight trapped in a barrage of weapons and spirit skills.

• The sharp-faced assassin admitted that the group had been hired to kill Wang Xiao, and the men dismissed his apparent level twelve Soul Power.
• The ten assassins revealed their ranks and surrounded Wang Xiao, while he suspected Dai Weisi or his allies had arranged the attack.
• Wang Xiao evaded their opening assault and struck down the two support Soul Masters before finishing them off.
• Wang Xiao used his Golden Magnetic Hand to send kitchen knives and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins against the other eight assassins.
• Wang Xiao unleashed his Chicken Blood Vine spirit skills, entangling the remaining attackers and cutting several Soul Ancestors apart.

Wang Xiao fought the last surviving member of the ten-man group, a Level Seventy-Six Soul Saint with a Rolling Star martial soul. After his Martial Soul Avatar began cracking under Wang Xiao’s hammer attacks, the battle remained unresolved.

• The sharp-faced Soul Saint attacked Wang Xiao with thousands of spheres, but Wang Xiao blocked them with Climbing Tiger’s Shield and kicked him over a hundred meters away.
• The Soul Saint used another rain of spheres, but Wang Xiao’s Invincible Golden Body reflected them before he pounded the Soul Saint with his fists.
• Wang Xiao urged the frightened Soul Saint to flee, but he refused and activated his Flowing Rolling Star Martial Soul True Body, becoming a giant sphere that pursued Wang Xiao.
• Wang Xiao summoned his Thunder God Hammer and struck the giant sphere with Thousand Hammers Refinement, then used Thunderous Force until cracks appeared across the Soul Saint’s Martial Soul Avatar.

Wang Xiao killed a sharp-faced Soul Master with Death-Chasing Thunder, then learned that Zhu Zhuyun had reached Level Forty after taking the immortal herb. He considered where she could absorb her fourth Soul Ring and asked about nearby mountains, leaving Zhu Zhuyun ready to guide him to Wolf Poison Forest.

• Wang Xiao’s six Thunder God Hammers overwhelmed the sharp-faced Soul Master’s Martial Soul Avatar, killing him, and Wang Xiao left while singing a funeral song.
• Five days later, Zhu Zhuyun burst into Wang Xiao’s dorm room and announced that she had broken through to Level Forty after taking You Meng Bai Zi Lan.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Wang Xiao she planned to hunt for her fourth Soul Ring in Star Dou Great Forest and asked him to accompany her.
• Wang Xiao considered letting Zhu Zhuyun absorb the nine-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring but worried she might not withstand it.
• Wang Xiao asked about nearby mountains, and Zhu Zhuyun offered to lead him to Wolf Poison Forest, thirty-six li away.

Wang Xiao and Zhu Zhuyun traveled to Wolf Poison Forest, where Wang Xiao caught and punished two men tailing them. After they rested deeper in the forest, he asked Zhu Zhuyun whether she would dare absorb a nine-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider.

• Wang Xiao and Zhu Zhuyun ate breakfast, hired a carriage, and set off for Wolf Poison Forest.
• Wang Xiao noticed a carriage following them and told Zhu Zhuyun to let him handle the pursuers.
• At the forest entrance, Wang Xiao and Zhu Zhuyun left the carriage and entered the forest, while their pursuers followed Zhu Zhuyun.
• Wang Xiao appeared behind the two spies, knocked them unconscious, and tied them to a tree with Zhu Zhuyun's help.
• After walking deeper into the forest, Wang Xiao asked Zhu Zhuyun whether she would dare absorb a nine-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider.

Wang Xiao presented Zhu Zhuyun with a nine-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring, then gave her Beryl Jade Plain Saliva to help her absorb it. Zhu Zhuyun prepared to take the herb as the Soul Ring’s half-hour deadline approached.

• Zhu Zhuyun said a nine-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring would exceed her limits, and Wang Xiao asked whether she would dare absorb one he had obtained.
• Wang Xiao brought out a Man Faced Demon Spider from his Purple Gold Nine-Patterned Ring and offered it to Zhu Zhuyun.
• Wang Xiao gave Zhu Zhuyun a dagger, and she killed the spider, producing a nine-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuyun hesitated over absorbing the Soul Ring, so Wang Xiao gave her Beryl Jade Plain Saliva, which complemented the Ethereal Dream Orchid she had previously eaten.
• Wang Xiao urged Zhu Zhuyun to eat the herb before the Soul Ring dissipated within half an hour.