Chapter Summaries

Chen Yue used a gold-coin carrying exercise to explain physical stamina to Xue Wu, who connected it to weighted training and its effects on Soul Power. He told her to rest for two days and promised to take her somewhere for training on the third day.

• Chen Yue asked Xue Wu to estimate how many gold soul coins she could carry and how far she could run with them.
• Xue Wu recalled that Elephant Armored Academy students trained by running with metal weights in a gravity field, and said their Soul Power had increased slightly.
• Chen Yue said training with Soul Power would not build physical stamina or endurance.
• Chen Yue told pregnant Xue Wu to eat well, avoid group training for two days, and meet him for training on the third day.

Chen Yue prepared to continue misleading Xue Wu with his theories while keeping the system’s immortal arts secret. After teaching his class, he was approached by Ning Shuangshuang’s aunt, Ning Hongye, who questioned his claim that physical constitution affected the age limit of absorbable soul rings.

• Chen Yue planned to build Xue Wu’s suspicion gradually before using the system’s immortal arts to trigger her epiphany.
• Chen Yue left Xue Wu resting in his office and taught his class, whose newly awakened students accepted his theories.
• After class, Ning Hongye stopped Chen Yue and introduced herself as Ning Shuangshuang’s aunt.
• Ning Hongye asked whether physical constitution determined the age limit of soul rings a person could absorb, and Chen Yue confirmed it was one factor among several.

Chen Yue explained why soul masters should exercise without circulating Soul Power, arguing that it was safer and could improve physical fitness for future soul-ring absorption. When Ning Hongye asked for proof, he avoided summoning his martial soul in public and said he needed to find a scenic place with a waterfall.

• Ning Hongye asked Chen Yue why he had recommended exercising without circulating Soul Power.
• Chen Yue explained that Soul Power training was dangerous, inefficient, and less useful than improving physical fitness.
• Ning Hongye asked Chen Yue to show evidence of his theory, but he stopped himself from summoning his martial soul in front of the watching parents.
• Chen Yue worried that revealing his rank 49 cultivation in Skywater City could make him a target for abduction.
• Ning Hongye asked whether Chen Yue had somewhere urgent to be, and he said he needed to find a scenic place with a waterfall for training.

Ning Hongye recognized the waterfall-and-cliff location Chen Yue was seeking and led him out of Skywater City. After seeing Chen Yue’s extraordinary soul-ring configuration, she considered befriending him and possibly making him Ning Shuangshuang’s master.

• Chen Yue asked Ning Hongye to take him to a scenic place with waterfalls and cliffs.
• Ning Hongye spoke with the guards, then brought Chen Yue into an empty classroom.
• Chen Yue revealed two purple and two black soul rings, astonishing Ning Hongye.
• Ning Hongye agreed to guide Chen Yue, hoping to befriend him and perhaps have Ning Shuangshuang become his student.
• Ning Hongye led Chen Yue southwest out of Skywater City, where the ice and snow gradually thinned.

Chen Yue searched with Ning Hongye for a waterfall suitable for Xue Wu to train beneath, then returned to find her asleep in his office. Gu Qingbo arrived with food and was stunned when Xue Wu firmly called Chen Yue her teacher.

• Ning Hongye led Chen Yue to Skywater Waterfall, but its torrent was too powerful for Xue Wu to train beneath.
• Chen Yue and Ning Hongye searched all afternoon and found a smaller branch waterfall with a more manageable current.
• Ning Shuangshuang said goodbye to Chen Yue, who returned to his office and found Xue Wu asleep on the sofa.
• Gu Qingbo arrived with food, saw Xue Wu's drool on the floor, and assumed something had happened between her and Chen Yue.
• Xue Wu told Gu Qingbo not to joke about her teacher, leaving Gu Qingbo dumbfounded.

Gu Qingbo realized that Xue Wu had become Chen Yue’s student instead of being paired with him, leaving her worried about fulfilling her promise to Gu Qinghan. She searched for another way to find candidates and considered the visiting Plant Academy team, but abandoned the idea because its members seemed too old.

• Gu Qingbo learned that Xue Wu had taken Chen Yue as her master and left in a daze.
• At home, Gu Qingbo fretted that she had only one year left to find five qualified candidates and feared her other sisters might also become Chen Yue’s students.
• Gu Qingbo read that Plant Academy was visiting first and found a roster from the previous year.
• After recalling Plant Academy’s impressive team and noticing its members’ ages, Gu Qingbo dropped the idea of recruiting them.
• Gu Qingbo spotted another newspaper on the living room table and wondered what it was.

Gu Qingbo spotted Ye Lingling in a newspaper lineup and was punished by Gu Qingmo for laughing wickedly, then stayed away from Training Team practice for two days. Meanwhile, Chen Yue noticed her absence, postponed Xue Wu’s waterfall trial while she recovered, and continued getting to know Ning Hongye and Ning Shuangshuang.

• Gu Qingbo read that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would visit Heavenly Water Academy and joked that Ye Lingling was cute and she had secured two spots.
• Gu Qingmo heard Gu Qingbo laughing, went to her residence, and beat her while Gu Qingbo cried and protested.
• Gu Qingbo claimed sick leave for two days and missed Training Team practice, with no one objecting because of the Gu Family’s standing.
• Chen Yue noticed Gu Qingbo had stopped visiting him and thought about how soft her hair felt to pat.
• Chen Yue postponed Xue Wu’s waterfall trial because she was still frail, while she began taking supplements and recovering.
• Ning Hongye continued bringing Ning Shuangshuang to chat with Chen Yue, and he began to suspect something about Ning Shuangshuang’s gaze.

Chen Yue agreed to train Xue Wu beneath a waterfall and explained how she should endure its force without using Soul Power. The chapter ended as he handed her swimwear and prepared her to begin.

• Xue Wu eagerly asked Chen Yue to start training after reading his teaching materials.
• Chen Yue checked whether Xue Wu felt well, then agreed to take her to the waterfall.
• Chen Yue brought Xue Wu to the waterfall after sunset and explained that she would train beneath its pounding water.
• Chen Yue gave Xue Wu swimwear and instructed her to suppress her Soul Power while protecting her stomach.

Chen Yue began training Xue Wu beneath a waterfall, using the exercise as cover while considering whether he could enhance her Martial Soul with his lifespan-consuming Spirit Exaltation Technique. Xue Wu struggled to stand on the reef, and Chen Yue promised to stay with her as she continued training.

• Xue Wu overcame her fear and followed Chen Yue's instructions to stand firm on the reef beneath the waterfall.
• Chen Yue planned to have Xue Wu endure the waterfall's impact for three days before starting the next phase of training.
• Chen Yue recalled that using the Spirit Exaltation Technique on Bibi Dong had cost him a hundred years of maximum lifespan, even after its first-use reduction.
• Chen Yue watched Xue Wu train and hoped enhancing her would not consume much of his lifespan.
• Xue Wu slipped into Chen Yue's arms, and he reassured her that she could take her time and that he would stay with her.

Xue Wu suppressed her urge to reveal the truth to Chen Yue, while Ning Shuangshuang experienced an unexpected breakthrough after reading his textbook. Ning Hongye recognized the power manifesting in Shuangshuang’s hand as the Yin Ultimate True God just as her mother entered.

• Xue Wu worried Chen Yue would judge her and focused on enduring the waterfall’s force instead of confessing what had happened.
• Ning Shuangshuang read Chen Yue’s textbook aloud and suddenly entered a strange state of comprehension.
• Ning Hongye noticed signs of swelling Soul Power in Ning Shuangshuang and watched as she returned to her senses.
• Ning Shuangshuang opened her palm, releasing chilling energy and revealing an illusory figure that Ning Hongye identified as the Yin Ultimate True God.
• Ning Hongye’s mother burst into the palace, and Ning Hongye lowered her head and greeted her.

Ning Shuangshuang awakened the Yin Extreme True God, and her grandmother summoned Ning Hongye to the main hall. Meanwhile, Chen Yue continued training Xue Wu, who caught him staring at instructors’ legs and promptly dragged him off to practice.

• Ning Shuangshuang confirmed to her grandmother that she had awakened the Yin Extreme True God, and her grandmother told Ning Hongye to come to the main hall.
• Chen Yue continued training Xue Wu after work, and Xue Wu steadily improved.
• Chen Yue noticed that Ning Shuangshuang had been absent for half a month on a leave approved by the academy’s upper management.
• Chen Yue watched instructors pass by at the Primary Academy gate until Xue Wu appeared and teased him for staring at their legs.
• Xue Wu grabbed Chen Yue’s arm and pulled him away to train.

Chen Yue tried to identify the woman who had returned and confronted him, but she knocked him down before he could react. Xue Wu called out from the waterfall, unable to see him.

• Xue Wu changed into a new swimsuit and went to the waterfall while Chen Yue wondered where Gu Qinghan, Gu Qingbo, Ning Shuangshuang, and Ning Hongye had gone.
• A woman approached Chen Yue from behind and said she had left because he had told her she was too young, but had now returned.
• Chen Yue guessed that the visitor might be Qingluan, and she grew angry at his uncertainty.
• The woman knocked Chen Yue to the ground and turned him over, revealing her face.
• Xue Wu called out from the waterfall and asked what Chen Yue was doing because she could no longer see him.

Chen Yue was confronted by Qian Renxue, who revealed that she had disguised herself as Little Azure Luan and taken his earlier words seriously. As she demanded to know what he would do, Chen Yue recalled how he had first met the withdrawn girl at Spirit Hall.

• Chen Yue told Xue Wu that she no longer needed help standing during training, embarrassing her with memories of his hands-on support.
• Qian Renxue appeared at Heavenly Water Academy and confronted Chen Yue about his behavior in Spirit Hall's seclusion chamber.
• Qian Renxue quoted Chen Yue's words about riding wind and breaking waves, prompting him to realize she had posed as Little Azure Luan.
• Qian Renxue said she had taken everything Chen Yue told her seriously and demanded to know what he would do about it.
• Chen Yue remembered meeting the withdrawn Little Azure Luan while serving as Spirit Hall's Guard Captain and deciding to tease her.

Chen Yue was cornered by Qian Renxue, who confronted him over his old promises and refused to let him leave. She planned to miss Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s visit so she could keep him with her, while Chen Yue remained suspicious of her motives.

• Little Azure Luan was taken back by Azure Luan Douluo, though Chen Yue continued visiting their meeting place without knowing.
• Chen Yue repeatedly told Qian Renxue that he had a wife, but she insisted that he stay with her.
• Qian Renxue teased Chen Yue about the promises he had made and kissed him after he stopped resisting.
• Qian Renxue said she would claim to be ill and skip Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s visit to the intermediate academy.
• Chen Yue tried to protest that he was unwell too, but Qian Renxue threatened to keep him occupied for three days and three nights.

Qian Renxue revealed that she had found Immortal Herbs in Sunset Forest and teased Chen Yue about whether he counted as family. Chen Yue tried to secure a share, while Qian Renxue’s suspicions about his hidden knowledge and his separation from Bibi Dong gave her hope of getting closer to him.

• Chen Yue questioned Qian Renxue’s motives, and she revealed that Spirit Hall had found an Immortal Herb that might remake the body and increase strength.
• Qian Renxue said the Immortal Herb could not be given to outsiders, so Chen Yue pulled her into an embrace and insisted they were family.
• Chen Yue recalled searching for Immortal Herbs with Bibi Dong and encountering Qian Xunji, who had suspected they were eloping.
• Chen Yue realized Qian Renxue had overheard his earlier claims about Little Azure Luan and believed them after her first soul ring reached 999 years.
• Qian Renxue suspected Chen Yue had hidden knowledge after seeing Bibi Dong’s martial soul evolve and hoped she could become more useful to him.
• Qian Renxue requested a cultural exchange to lead Heaven Dou Royal Academy to Heavenly Water Academy, and Xue Ye approved the sparring visit.

Chen Yue rejected Qian Renxue’s suggestion to spend three days and three nights together, wary of provoking Qian Daoliu, and resumed his routine of teaching and training Xue Wu. His students’ improved soul rings earned him a promotion and rewards, despite his wish to stay unnoticed.

• Qian Renxue hinted that becoming family required three days and three nights, but Chen Yue told her to leave because he feared Qian Daoliu’s reaction.
• Xue Wu interrupted them, said she was hungry, and Chen Yue took her to bathe, change, and get a late-night snack in Skywater City.
• Chen Yue and Xue Wu continued their daily routine of classes and training, while Qian Renxue stopped appearing.
• Several of Chen Yue’s students gained second soul rings at the thousand-year level, and Dean Shui Bingyue promoted him and gave him a bonus, a storage bag, and a commendation banner.
• Chen Yue refused Shui Bingyue’s plan for an academy-wide commendation ceremony because he did not want to attract attention.

Chen Yue was shocked to discover that Heavenly Water Academy’s bonus was only one thousand gold soul coins, and Xue Wu explained that the academy charged little for tuition and graduation. She then mentioned that advanced academies earned income through arena matches and academy missions, which she could not explain in detail.

• Chen Yue opened his bonus after leaving the headmaster’s office and found only one thousand gold soul coins.
• Xue Wu saw Chen Yue’s disappointment and explained that one thousand gold soul coins was the academy’s maximum bonus.
• Xue Wu described how Heavenly Water Academy waived tuition for eligible students and required graduates to teach for three years or pay a small fee for their certificates.
• Xue Wu said the academy earned little beyond Soul Master Competitions, arena matches, and academy missions.
• Chen Yue asked about arena matches and academy missions, and Xue Wu admitted she did not know how to explain them.

Chen Yue gave Xue Wu three days off before her next stage of training, then headed to his new residence at Heavenly Water Academy and was knocked unconscious by Qian Renxue. Meanwhile, the academy’s leaders gathered to discuss Chen Yue’s permanent staff appointment.

• Chen Yue recalled that using the Spirit Exaltation Technique on himself would cost 10,000 years of lifespan, so he had sought out Bibi Dong instead.
• Chen Yue told Xue Wu to take three days off before beginning the next stage of training.
• Chen Yue went to his new Courtyard House at the Intermediate Academy and was knocked unconscious before he could enter.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she had waited inside the Courtyard House for Chen Yue after learning of his promotion.
• Heavenly Water Academy’s leaders gathered for a meeting about Chen Yue’s permanent staff appointment.

Shui Bingyue presented the academy leaders with reports on Chen Yue’s class and defended the students’ extraordinary soul-ring achievements against claims that they were a fluke. The leaders were left confronted with records far beyond Heavenly Water Academy’s historical standards.

• Shui Bingyue asked the academy leaders to review reports she had compiled on Chen Yue’s students.
• The leaders examined the students’ records and were shocked by their rapid progress and exceptional soul-ring configurations.
• The vice presidents of Heavenly Water Intermediate Water Academy and Heavenly Water Intermediate Ice Academy questioned whether the students’ achievements were a fluke.
• The president of Heavenly Water Advanced Sea Beast Academy countered that dozens of students had exceeded established soul-ring records, silencing the vice presidents.

Shui Bingyue announced the Heavenly Water Committee’s strict conditions for Chen Yue’s enrollment and declared that he had exceeded them. She called for any final objections before the Committee’s decision was announced.

• Shui Bingyue ended the objections and explained that she chaired the Heavenly Water Committee, which included Gu Qinghan.
• Shui Bingyue said Gu Qinghan had pledged that Chen Yue would train at least ten students to obtain second soul rings exceeding one thousand one hundred years within one semester, without any accidents.
• The academy’s higher-ups were shocked by the requirement, which had only been met once in Heavenly Water Academy’s history.
• Shui Bingyue stated that Chen Yue had exceeded Gu Qinghan’s pledge and deserved greater rewards and promotion.
• Shui Bingyue asked whether anyone still objected before the Committee’s decision was announced.