Vol. 1Building a Scholar’s Academy

Su Wen advanced his cultivation and research, built alliances, and laid plans for an Academy while gaining powerful Soul Skills. The volume ended with him facing Huo Wushuang in a Blazing Fire Academy challenge restricted to Fire Attribute abilities.

  • Su Wen developed his Book Martial Soul and gained an External Soul Bone after absorbing a thousand-year Second Soul Ring.
  • Su Wen presented his Soul Ring theory to Salas and Bibi Dong, who approved his admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Su Wen joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Qin Ming’s Royal Battle Team, where he proved his elemental control and endurance.
  • Su Wen gained royal and Spirit Hall research support, partnered with Ning Rongrong, and began a Great Soul Arena match against the Cat Duo.
  • Su Wen gained the Giant Stone Array and helped Dugu Bo find a way to control the Dugu family’s poison.
  • Su Wen evolved his Martial Soul at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, reached Level 40, and prepared to hunt a Mirror Image Beast.
  • Su Wen absorbed a ten-thousand-year Mirror Image Beast Soul Ring, helped Old Jerry evolve his Martial Soul, and founded an Academy with Dugu Bo’s support.
  • Su Wen and Ning Rongrong defeated Blazing Fire Team, then Su Wen accepted Huo Tianyang’s challenge and faced Huo Wushuang first.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Thousand-Year Ring

Su Wen developed his Book Martial Soul, joined Spirit Hall, and absorbed a thousand-year Second Soul Ring that gave him an External Soul Bone. After presenting his theory of higher-level Soul Ring absorption to Salas and Bibi Dong, he gained permission to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy and began seeking Xiao Zhan’s guidance.

  • Su Wen awakened a Book Martial Soul with level-five Innate Soul Power, then trained at Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy and developed his own cultivation methods.
  • Su Wen defeated Xiao Chenyu with his paper weapons and Original Soul Power, then joined Spirit Hall to obtain a suitable First Soul Ring.
  • Su Wen chose a Star Fruit Tree Soul Ring and used his Original Soul Power to withstand its transformation, gaining a self-strengthening Soul Skill.
  • Su Wen graduated early, helped Old Jerry obtain a Vitality Rat Soul Ring, and later went alone to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek a mental-attribute Second Soul Ring.
  • Su Wen stole Lucid Wine to strengthen his spiritual power, then killed a weakened Three-Eyed Illusion Spirit Fox and endured its thousand-year Soul Ring.
  • Su Wen opened his Sea of Consciousness, discovered an External Soul Bone resembling the fox’s third eye, and gained the Illusion Spirit Eye.
  • Su Wen reached Heaven Dou City, explained his higher-level Soul Ring absorption theory to Salas, and asked to attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Bibi Dong approved Su Wen’s academy admission and ordered his theory kept secret, while Xiao Zhan agreed to help enroll him and asked about his Soul Skills.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2Scholar at Heaven Dou

Su Wen joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, honed his elemental control, and proved himself to Qin Ming’s Royal Battle Team. His arena success attracted powerful factions, while he secured royal and Spirit Hall research opportunities and began partnering with Ning Rongrong.

  • Su Wen concealed his Spirit Hall ties under a fabricated identity, won the Three Great Education Committees’ approval, and began training with Xiao Zhan.
  • Su Wen developed his fire and wind control, discovered that studying in the library enhanced his cultivation, and joined Qin Ming’s Royal Battle Team as a substitute.
  • Su Wen fought the team to a draw with his elemental attacks and endurance, then earned Qin Ming’s welcome and continued training with his new teammates.
  • Su Wen defeated an opponent at the Great Soul Arena using Flame Fist, drawing the attention of Xue Ye, Qian Renxue, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Ning Fengzhi.
  • Su Wen discussed soul-power cultivation and the Soul Core Method with Xiao Zhan, then met Qian Renxue, who offered royal research support and transferred him to the academy’s Research Institute.
  • Salas secured Su Wen access to Spirit Hall research, while Yu Tianheng and Liu Erlong’s clan tried to recruit him and Su Wen turned down the offer.
  • Ning Fengzhi questioned Su Wen about his Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Sea of Consciousness, then asked him to partner with Ning Rongrong in two-on-two battles.
  • Su Wen challenged Ning Rongrong to defeat two Soul Grandmasters to learn his Thousand-Year second-ring method, and they began a Great Soul Arena match against the Cat Duo.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Stone Monster and Immortal Herbs

Su Wen advanced his cultivation, gained the Giant Stone Array, and helped Dugu Bo find a way to control the Dugu family’s poison. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Su Wen transformed his Martial Soul, reached Level 40, and prepared to hunt a Mirror Image Beast for his Fourth Soul Ring.

  • Su Wen won his arena match, strengthened Ning Rongrong through his engraved pages, and helped her develop combat abilities before she obtained a nine-hundred-year Second Soul Ring.
  • Su Wen investigated Source Soul Power, developed a faster cultivation method, learned Heart Separation Control and the Soul Ring Fusion Method, and broke through to rank thirty.
  • Su Wen hunted a five-thousand-year Stone Monster in Sunset Forest and absorbed its Soul Ring, gaining the Giant Stone Array and Earth Element control.
  • Su Wen explained how the Dugu family could use Soul Power circulation and Soul Fusion to keep their toxins within their Martial Souls, earning Dugu Bo’s trust.
  • At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Su Wen used the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot to temper his body and evolve his Martial Soul.
  • Su Wen cultivated at the well, absorbed the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, and reached Level 40 while Dugu Bo gave him a Wishful Treasure Pouch.
  • Su Wen chose to pursue a Copy-type Soul Skill and planned to hunt a Mirror Image Beast in the Icy Sealed Forest for his Fourth Soul Ring, with Dugu Bo offering to help.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Academy Takes Shape

Su Wen gained a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, helped Old Jerry evolve his Martial Soul, and began laying the groundwork for his Academy while pursuing new Soul Skills. After defeating the Blazing Fire Battle Team, he visited Blazing Fire Academy, where he faced a line of students under strict Fire Attribute restrictions.

  • Su Wen consumed Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, hunted down a Mirror Image Beast with Dugu Bo, and absorbed its ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
  • Su Wen returned to New Moon Village, gave Old Jerry the Land Dragon Golden Melon, and watched his Martial Soul evolve with a Dragon Qi-granting skill.
  • Su Wen found the Blue Silver Emperor in a hidden valley, copied it, and took its Right Leg Bone before helping Old Jerry obtain new Soul Rings.
  • Su Wen founded the Academy with Dugu Bo’s support and presented the Soul Ascension Method to Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, who agreed to support his plans.
  • Dugu Bo sought a ten-thousand-year dragon Soul Bone as a betrothal gift for Dugu Yan, and Yu Yuanzhen approved giving her the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s top-quality bone.
  • Su Wen and Ning Rongrong defeated Blazing Fire Team in the Great Soul Arena, where Su Wen copied several opponents’ Martial Souls and Soul Skills.
  • Su Wen accepted an exchange visit to Blazing Fire Academy, where Huo Tianyang challenged him to fight sixteen students one by one using only Fire Attribute abilities under a Soul Power limit.
  • Huo Wushuang stepped forward as Su Wen’s first opponent at Blazing Fire Academy.
Chapters 76–101 Summaries Read
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