Chapter Summaries

Zhou Qing used Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s Spiritual Sharing to connect the tiny threads between his Martial Soul and the Moo Spring Ox Soul Ring, completing its secondary refinement. The refined Soul Ring became a Soul Disk, and Zhou Qing demonstrated that he could unleash the Moo Spring Ox’s full power with far less soul power.

• Zhou Qing asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to observe the threads linking his Martial Soul and Soul Ring while he tried to connect them through precise soul-power control.
• With Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s help, Zhou Qing spent three hours linking the threads across all nine pipelines between the Soul Ring and Martial Soul.
• After the refinement, Zhou Qing used Martial Soul Possession and felt a trace of vitality dispel his exhaustion.
• Zhou Qing tested his First Soul Skill, Yongchun, and saw the Soul Ring’s ox-horn patterns glow around an illusory Moo Spring Ox.
• Zhou Qing unleashed a blood-red Moo Spring Ox that tore through the woods for nearly fifty meters, matching the full-strength attack of a Moo Spring Ox with around five hundred years of cultivation while using only about one-third of his soul power.

Zhou Qing confirmed that his spirit ring could grow with his martial soul and discussed the risks and future refinement of the rings with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. After advising Romantina on cultivation, he encountered Yu Xiaogang at Nuoding Academy, where Yu mistook them for intruders.

• Zhou Qing learned that his spirit ring’s Qi and Blood trait could make its soul-beast aura resemble a transformed hundred-thousand-year soul beast when he used a soul skill.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Zhou Qing that a Titled Douluo was nearby, and Zhou Qing identified him as Tang San’s father.
• Zhou Qing asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to refine Tang San and Xiao Wu’s rings later, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said Romantina’s refinement would have to wait until her Second Spirit Ring.
• Zhou Qing advised Romantina to use Spiritual Detection to study her body and martial soul during cultivation, and she promised to return the next day.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at the academy and accused Zhou Qing and Romantina of being unauthorized visitors.

Zhou Qing confronted Yu Xiaogang after he scolded Zhou Qing and Romantina, rejecting Yu Xiaogang's attempt to claim authority over him. He accused Yu Xiaogang of seeking talented students only to satisfy his vanity, leaving their relationship openly hostile.

• Romantina explained that she had graduated from Nuoding Academy and was only visiting, while Yu Xiaogang reprimanded her for causing a commotion.
• Yu Xiaogang scolded Zhou Qing for showing off his Soul Tool instead of cultivating, and Zhou Qing challenged his right to lecture him.
• Yu Xiaogang defended himself by comparing Zhou Qing's practicality to Flender's, but Zhou Qing interrupted him and began calling him Grandmaster instead of Teacher.
• Zhou Qing said he, Tang San, and Xiao Wu had Innate Full Soul Power and could become Titled Douluo without Yu Xiaogang's guidance.
• Zhou Qing accused Yu Xiaogang of choosing talented students to satisfy his vanity and told him to prove himself by training a commoner child with low Innate Soul Power.

After Zhou Qing clashed with Yu Xiaogang at Nuoding Academy, the dean warned Yu Xiaogang not to pressure the children into becoming his disciples. Yu Xiaogang decided to leave, and the dean realized their friendship had ended.

• The Nuoding Academy Dean arrived, learned that Zhou Qing had caused the damage, and asked him to pay two Gold Soul Coins.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that Romantina was the deputy city lord's daughter and accused Zhou Qing of currying favor with the powerful.
• Romantina carried Zhou Qing away, joking that he could serve as training equipment for horseback-riding practice.
• The Nuoding Academy Dean privately warned Yu Xiaogang not to force Zhou Qing to become his disciple and reflected on Yu Xiaogang's years of freeloading without helping the academy.
• Yu Xiaogang announced that he would leave to seek refuge with an old friend, and the Nuoding Academy Dean recognized that their friendship was severed.

Yu Xiaogang left Nuoding Academy to seek refuge with Flender, while Zhou Qing showed Tang San his successfully refined Spirit Ring. Zhou Qing explained how Secondary Refinement worked and described its effects, including stronger, more efficient Soul Skills and a Spirit Ring that could grow with him.

• Yu Xiaogang packed his belongings and left Nuoding Academy, deciding to seek refuge with Flender.
• Tang San told Zhou Qing that Yu Xiaogang had left, and Zhou Qing was relieved to see him go.
• Tang San explained that Yu Xiaogang had recognized his Twin Martial Souls and invited him to Shrek Academy, but Tang San had refused to follow him.
• Zhou Qing took Tang San to the Back Mountain and showed him the Spirit Ring he had refined using Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s abilities.
• Zhou Qing explained that Secondary Refinement let him observe and connect intricate Spirit Ring pathways, and that his Spirit Ring preserved the Moo Spring Ox’s patterns.
• Zhou Qing described how a refined Spirit Ring could activate and pause Soul Skills freely, unleash the Soul Beast’s strongest attack, grow with its owner, and consume less Soul Power.

Zhou Qing explained the benefits and visibility of Secondary Soul Ring Refinement to Tang San, then persuaded him to publish the theory while keeping its core method secret. Tang San agreed that revealing the theory would not let other Soul Masters reproduce their results.

• Tang San asked whether refined Soul Ring markings could be other colors, and Zhou Qing predicted his would be blue and silver like his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San worried that the visible markings would expose their refined rings, and Zhou Qing said they could often rely on other combat methods instead of Soul Skills.
• Zhou Qing argued that they would eventually need to use their Soul Skills openly and would benefit from entering the Soul Master Tournament and its rewards.
• Tang San objected that publishing the theory could strengthen their enemies, but Zhou Qing explained that most Soul Masters could not perform the refinement without their unique abilities.
• Tang San accepted Zhou Qing's reasoning that the theory could be public while the core technology remained in their hands.

Zhou Qing showed Xiao Wu his Secondary Soul Ring Refinement and explained how she could attempt it herself. He concluded that Xiao Wu’s first six Soul Rings came from her former cultivation as a Soft Bone Rabbit and could only be derived from that species.

• Zhou Qing told Tang San that the theory would wait to be published and would need cautious wording, likely through Romantina.
• Xiao Wu returned with new clothes, then saw the refined Soul Rings and Soul Disk in the grove and sensed the Moo Spring Ox aura within them.
• Xiao Wu eagerly asked whether she could refine her own Soul Rings, and Zhou Qing explained the process and asked where her first Soul Ring came from.
• Xiao Wu said her first Soul Ring came from a Soft Bone Rabbit and declared she would choose only Soft Bone Rabbit skills in the future.
• Tang San questioned that restriction, while Zhou Qing reasoned that Xiao Wu’s first six Soul Rings came from her former Soft Bone Rabbit cultivation and could not originate from other species.

Xiao Wu explained the Soft Bone Rabbit’s abilities and the origins of its Invincible Golden Body skill, while Zhou Qing theorized about how it triggered Bloodline Power. The chapter left him considering how Xiao Wu might reproduce that effect with her human body, Martial Soul, and Soul Skills.

• Xiao Wu insisted that her first six soul rings had to come from Soft Bone Rabbits because her mother had told her so.
• Zhou Qing questioned whether Soft Bone Rabbits could provide varied Soul Skills, and Xiao Wu claimed her family knew all the abilities they could awaken.
• Xiao Wu explained that Soft Bone Rabbits had soft bones as a latent talent and could awaken the Power of Space after reaching the ten-thousand-year level.
• Xiao Wu said that infusing the Power of Space into soft bones triggered the Invincible Golden Body, which could nullify attacks from Soul Skills below Level 100 for three seconds, with its duration increasing as Soul Power grew.
• Zhou Qing theorized that the Power of Space activated latent Bloodline Power and concluded that Xiao Wu would likely need her Martial Soul and Soul Skills to produce a similar effect in her human body.

Zhou Qing discussed Xiao Wu’s Soft Bone Rabbit abilities and questioned how the Soul Master system classifications reflected combat roles and warfare. He proposed six tournament-oriented roles, but Tang San still wondered what several of them meant.

• Xiao Wu explained that her mother believed their encounter might have awakened the Soft Bone Rabbit’s deeper bloodline, and she corrected Zhou Qing’s mistaken name for Eight-Stage Drop.
• Zhou Qing assessed Xiao Wu’s abilities and concluded that she did not fit neatly into the Assault or Agility-Attack systems, while Xiao Wu rejected developing toward speed.
• Zhou Qing argued that the six established Soul Master systems were shaped by the needs of war, including the army’s need for combatants, scouts, defenders, commanders, support, and supplies.
• Zhou Qing proposed six broader tournament roles: tank, mage, archer, support, assassin, and warrior.
• Tang San considered Zhou Qing’s new categories but remained uncertain about the meanings of mage, archer, and assassin.

Zhou Qing explained the six Soul Master classes and helped Sister Xiao Wu consider her development and Second Spirit Ring Soul Skill. After rejecting Charm, he suggested Rabbit Kicks Eagle as an alternative, leaving her choice unresolved.

• Zhou Qing described tanks, Mages, archers, support, assassins, and Warriors, explaining that Soul Skills determined a Soul Master's role more than their Martial Soul did.
• Zhou Qing classified Sister Xiao Wu as an assassin suited to Advantageous Battles, but she said she preferred fighting head-on and asked what her Second Spirit Ring Soul Skill should be.
• Tang San identified himself as support with Blue Silver Grass and described how his other abilities could let him fill different roles.
• Sister Xiao Wu proposed Charm as her Second Soul Skill so she could create openings for close-range attacks.
• Zhou Qing rejected Charm as unnecessary for Sister Xiao Wu and suggested Rabbit Kicks Eagle instead.

Zhou Qing outlined a spine-based path for Sister Xiao Wu's future Soft Bone Rabbit skills, linking her Waist String and Chest Bow to the Three Passes and recommending Meditation for battle awareness. That night, Tang San quietly asked whether Soul Ring skills could be chosen, worried that Sister Xiao Wu's plan to use only Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Rings might give her duplicate abilities.

• Zhou Qing explained how Rabbit Kicks Eagle could develop into Chest Bow and work together with Sister Xiao Wu's Waist String.
• Zhou Qing proposed using the Weilu Pass, Jiaji Pass, and Yuzhen Pass to strengthen Sister Xiao Wu's attacks, Soul Power circulation, and Spiritual Energy.
• Sister Xiao Wu questioned Zhou Qing's plans for her later Soul Skills, and he recommended Eight Stage Drop while rejecting Soft Bone Lock.
• Zhou Qing, Sister Xiao Wu, and Tang San joked as they walked to Dormitory Seven.
• After everyone else fell asleep, Tang San asked Zhou Qing whether Soul Ring skills could be chosen and worried Sister Xiao Wu might gain duplicate skills from Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Rings.

Zhou Qing and Tang San discussed how Martial Souls might avoid duplicate spirit-ring skills and why Xiao Wu could choose Chest Bow. During Xiao Wu’s Secondary Soul Ring Refinement, she gained a level and her Soft Bone Rabbit bloodline returned to her body, transforming her into a strange human-rabbit lifeform.

• Zhou Qing cited Li Xing’s three Lone Wolf spirit rings as evidence that Martial Souls could filter out duplicate skills, and Tang San wondered whether Xiao Wu’s second skill would be Chest Bow.
• Zhou Qing suggested Xiao Wu’s family might have a Secret Art for choosing soul skills, and Tang San accepted the explanation.
• Tang San completed his Secondary Soul Ring Refinement, strengthening his spirit ring and its enhancement of Mysterious Jade Hand.
• Xiao Wu reconnected the remaining channels between her spirit ring and Martial Soul, gained a level, and began turning red as the change spread from her spine through her bones.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm realized that the refinement had returned Soft Bone Rabbit bloodline information to Xiao Wu’s body, making her a human form fused with a Soft Bone Rabbit.

After Xiao Wu completed Secondary Soul Ring Refinement, she grew taller and discovered that her body and martial soul had fused, giving her Soft Bone Rabbit traits even without Martial Soul Possession. She tested her new strength against Zhou Qing and left him beaten and dazed on the ground.

• Xiao Wu stood up taller after the refinement, and she and Zhou Qing traded teasing remarks while Tang San scolded Zhou Qing for staring at her.
• Xiao Wu realized some of her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura had merged into her body and martial soul, potentially making her identity harder to detect.
• Zhou Qing agreed to test Xiao Wu's strength, with Tang San acting as referee.
• Xiao Wu attacked without Martial Soul Possession and startled Zhou Qing with her speed, then used the body techniques Zhou Qing had analyzed to kick him flying.
• Xiao Wu caught Zhou Qing's ankle with her braid, yanked him back, and slammed him to the ground, leaving his eyes blank.

After Xiao Wu defeated Zhou Qing in a spar, the group joked about romance while Zhou Qing realized he needed to improve his combat skills. As Xiao Wu joined Romantina’s adventurer gathering, Tang San forged a sword for Zhou Qing, saying that meeting him had been his true good fortune.

• Romantina teased Zhou Qing and Xiao Wu about having an affair, while Xiao Wu insisted Zhou Qing was only one of her admirers and Tang San rejected being called her future husband.
• Romantina, Xiao Wu, and Tang San carried the injured Zhou Qing to Dormitory Seven, where he rested and considered training his combat techniques.
• Zhou Qing reflected on how Soul Fighting could help him develop combat experience, while noting that Tang San had already taught him several techniques.
• Xiao Wu followed Romantina to meet the adventurers assigned to guard the Soul Bone Auction, while Tang San went to the Blacksmith Shop to forge a sword blank.
• Tang San told the blacksmith that he planned to give the sword to Zhou Qing to restore his confidence and said meeting Zhou Qing had been his true good fortune.

Nuoding City held an auction for Romanyac’s hundred-year Head Soul Bone, drawing hundreds of Soul Masters and driving the bidding to one million Gold Soul Coins. Dales stopped bidding, leaving Romanyac poised to bring down the hammer.

• Soul Masters from Nuoding City and nearby cities gathered around the auction stage as Romanyac introduced the Head Soul Bone and opened bidding at two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Bidders drove the price up, while Tang San and Zhou Qing discussed the Soul Bone’s value and the likely proceeds for Romanyac.
• Dales raised the price to nine hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, leaving only him and the disguised subordinate bidding for City Lord Xiao.
• After Dales urged the auctioneers to settle the sale, City Lord Xiao secretly signaled his subordinate to keep raising the price.
• Zhou Qing remarked that City Lord Xiao was being greedy, and the subordinate raised the bid to one million Gold Soul Coins; Dales did not respond as Romanyac held the hammer.

After Dales stopped bidding, the soul bone was auctioned for one million Gold Soul Coins, leaving Nuoding City at risk of turmoil. Romantina was ordered to leave, but Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu chose to stay as Spirit Hall and the city prepared patrols.

• Romanyac sold the soul bone for one million Gold Soul Coins after no one raised Dales's bid, and he worried that Dales would spread rumors to stir up Nuoding City.
• At the guild, Romantina told Zhou Qing that her father planned to send her away and asked him to come with her; Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu each decided to stay.
• Romantina clung to Zhou Qing, prompting the Adventurers to gossip about them, and Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu hurried out of the guild.
• Su Yuntao told Alice that Spirit Hall would recruit temporary Soul Masters to patrol with the city's soldiers, while City Lord Xiao prevented Ma Xiunuo from reporting the soul bone to the Sub-hall.
• Alice wrote the patrol recruitment mission, and Su Yuntao posted it before leaving the guild.

Romantina refused to leave Nuoding City, claiming her fate was tied to Zhou Qing and falsely telling Romanyac that she was carrying his child. The next morning, Romanyac met Zhou Qing, discovered his remarkable Soul Power, and asked why he still intended to stay in the dangerous city.

• Romantina told Romanyac she would not leave Nuoding City because she wanted to help preserve order and stay with her friends.
• Romantina claimed she was carrying Zhou Qing's child, leaving Romanyac stunned.
• Romantina brought Zhou Qing to meet Romanyac, then explained that their Heart and Brain Martial Souls gave them a special resonance.
• Romanyac learned Zhou Qing had reached Soul Power Level fifteen after gaining a roughly five-hundred-year Moo Spring Ox Spirit Ring.
• Romantina refused to reveal Zhou Qing's Soul Skill, and Romanyac asked why Zhou Qing was unwilling to leave Nuoding City.

Zhou Qing suggested that Romantina become a teacher at Nuoding Academy instead of leaving the city, giving her protection and a suitable role. Romanyac agreed to arrange the position, and Zhou Qing left for the academy with Romantina following him.

• Zhou Qing explained Romanyac’s concern about the Soul Bone and proposed making Romantina a teacher at Nuoding Academy so she could remain in the city under the academy’s protection.
• Romanyac questioned Romantina’s suitability, and she punched him after he criticized her intelligence and training habits.
• Romanyac accepted Romantina’s choice and said he would speak with Nuoding Academy’s headmaster about hiring her to teach wilderness survival.
• After leaving Roman Manor, Zhou Qing headed toward Nuoding Academy while Romantina teased him and imagined that he was playing hard to get.

Dales spread rumors about a soul bone in Nuoding City to stir up unrest and attract the attention of Star Luo’s upper ranks. After learning that Dai Mubai and the Star Luo Royal Academy team were coming to investigate, Dales planned to use the prince’s escape plans to win favor with Dai Weisi, while a deadly attack on Xiao Manor intensified the city’s turmoil.

• Dales ordered his subordinates to spread and exaggerate rumors about Nuoding City’s soul bone, hoping to create chaos and gain wealth and status.
• Dales learned that Dai Mubai, Dai Weisi, and members of the Star Luo Royal Academy team would arrive in three days to investigate the rumored soul bone.
• A subordinate reported that Dai Mubai might be using the academy’s exchange visit to scout a route into the Heaven Dou Empire, and Dales decided he could aid him while informing Dai Weisi.
• Dales left Nuoding City, intent on fueling the unrest and abandoning Sisi despite his attraction to her.
• Three masked soul masters attacked Xiao Manor, killing three servants, four guards, and Sisi; City Lord Xiao killed the attackers after losing an arm.
• The authorities suppressed the attack’s details, imposed martial law, and tightened patrols and inspections in Nuoding City.

After news of the Xiao Manor deaths spread, Zhou Qing explained how the soul bone had made Nuoding City vulnerable to stronger Soul Masters, while Romantina considered how to gain strength and fame. Tang San joined them in the Library to discuss the Soul Guidance Crystal, whose thousands of formations remained mostly untested.

• Romantina told Zhou Qing that something had happened at Xiao Manor, and Zhou Qing considered how the soul bone rumors could draw powerful Soul Masters to Nuoding City.
• Zhou Qing advised Romantina to protect herself, cultivate, and seek opportunities, while she resolved to pursue strength and fame through Martial Soul research.
• Romantina teased Zhou Qing about his earlier suspicion of her, and Tang San entered the Library and joked with them.
• Tang San told Zhou Qing he had a new idea about the Soul Guidance Crystal’s core array, and Zhou Qing brought out the crystal and his three thousand formation drawings.
• Zhou Qing explained that he and Tang San had tested only eleven formations because suitable materials were scarce and Tang San’s Spiritual Power limited how often he could test them.