Chapter Summaries

Ye Wen wondered about Tang San and Yu Xiaogang before falling asleep, then watched a confrontation between the Work-Study Students and the nobles erupt at the academy. Huo Yu'er revealed a Hundred-Year Soul Ring and used her ability to turn Liu Long against Dick, but Xiao Chenyu stepped forward to challenge the Work-Study Students.

• Ye Wen cultivated until exhaustion and speculated about Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Tang Hao before falling asleep.
• Ye Wen noticed Tang San was still absent from theory class the next day and suspected Yu Xiaogang had become a burden to him.
• The noble students confronted the Work-Study Students, and a blond noble threatened Huo Yu'er and Xiao Wu.
• Liu Long's staff struck Dick instead of Wang Sheng, and Liu Long realized Huo Yu'er had made him see Dick as Wang Sheng.
• Huo Yu'er revealed her Hundred-Year Soul Ring, while Xiao Wu taunted the nobles and urged them to call Huo Yu'er Boss Sister Yu'er.
• Xiao Chenyu appeared from behind the nobles and called the Work-Study Students trash.

Xiao Chenyu challenged Huo Yu'er and Xiao Wu after insulting them, while Ye Wen watched and assessed his motives and abilities. The fight began with Huo Yu'er facing Xiao Chenyu, who activated his first Soul Skill, Wolf Soul Avatar.

• Xiao Chenyu offered to take Huo Yu'er and Xiao Wu as pets or wives, prompting Xiao Wu to mock him and demand a Soul Master-style fight.
• Xiao Chenyu introduced himself as a Level 11 Battle Soul Master with a Wolf Martial Soul, and Ye Wen suspected he was trying to learn about Huo Yu'er's abilities.
• Huo Yu'er introduced herself as a Level 10 Control System Battle Soul Master with Spirit Eyes, leading Xiao Chenyu to suspect she came from a powerful family.
• Huo Yu'er attacked, and Xiao Chenyu summoned his white Soul Ring and activated his first Soul Skill, Wolf Soul Avatar.

Huo Yu'er defeated Xiao Chenyu and warned the noble students not to bully the Work-Study Students again. Ye Wen was assigned to clean the training ground with her, leaving him resigned to more chores and wondering what she had in mind.

• Xiao Chenyu closed his eyes and charged at Huo Yu'er, but she beat him until he could no longer move.
• Xiao Chenyu surrendered and agreed that the noble students would listen to Huo Yu'er.
• Huo Yu'er warned the noble students never to bully Work-Study Students again, and they promised to obey.
• Ye Wen regretted that Huo Yu'er had not shifted the Work-Study Students' chores onto the noble students.
• A teacher assigned Ye Wen to clean Nuoding Academy's training ground with Huo Yu'er every afternoon.
• The Work-Study Students envied Ye Wen's chance to spend time with Huo Yu'er, while Ye Wen suspected she had another motive.

Ye Wen tried to distance himself from Huo Yu'er because he believed their talent and backgrounds made them unsuitable, but she protected him from students who bullied him. After he asked why she liked him, Huo Yu'er confessed and insisted she did not care about his low soul power, leaving Ye Wen to face her unwavering feelings.

• Ye Wen suspected Huo Yu'er’s affection was unusual, learned of her exceptional talent and guarded family background, and tried to cool their relationship.
• Students who liked Huo Yu'er bullied Ye Wen, but Huo Yu'er kicked their leader away and threatened anyone who targeted him.
• Ye Wen asked Huo Yu'er why she treated him so well, and she confessed that she liked him and asked for a chance.
• Ye Wen rejected the possibility of a relationship because his low soul power seemed incompatible with Huo Yu'er's future, but she took his hands and said she did not care about those differences.

Ye Wen accepted Huo Yu'er's confession, and she immediately made their relationship known at the academy. Yu Xiaogang learned about them and privately compared Ye Wen's circumstances to his own past.

• Ye Wen agreed to be Huo Yu'er's boyfriend after asking whether she would regret choosing him, and he promised not to hinder her if her feelings changed.
• Huo Yu'er pushed Xiao Wu out of her shared bed and joined Ye Wen's bed, but Ye Wen insisted they sleep under separate blankets.
• Tang San watched Ye Wen and Huo Yu'er together, judged Ye Wen for pursuing romance, and found himself wishing to experience love too.
• News of Ye Wen and Huo Yu'er's relationship spread through the academy, and Huo Yu'er silenced gossiping students with her fists.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San whether Ye Wen and Huo Yu'er were dating, then privately compared Ye Wen to himself.

Yu Xiaogang accepted Tang Hao’s request to help Tang San grow closer to Xiao Wu, but learned that she was focused on Ye Wen. He then planned to take Ye Wen as his disciple so Tang San could spend more time with Xiao Wu.

• Yu Xiaogang reflected on his lack of talent and vowed to raise Tang San into a Titled Douluo to prove his theories.
• Tang Hao visited Yu Xiaogang, approved of his teaching, and ordered him to help Tang San get closer to Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang spent the night devising a plan to let Tang San and Xiao Wu become friends, but Tang San said Xiao Wu was already following Ye Wen and competing with Huo Yu'er for his attention.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang San to bring Ye Wen to his study, explaining that he intended to take Ye Wen as his disciple to keep him away from Xiao Wu.

Tang San failed to bring Ye Wen to Yu Xiaogang, who had hoped to make him a disciple and put his own plan into motion. Yu Xiaogang dismissed Ye Wen as an ungrateful commoner and decided to try another approach, while teaching Tang San how to attract girls.

• Yu Xiaogang sent Tang San to summon Ye Wen, but Ye Wen refused because Yu Xiaogang had no authority at the academy.
• Ye Wen claimed that Huo Yu'er's family already supported him and that he was devoted to her, prompting Huo Yu'er to cling to him and tell Tang San to leave.
• Xiao Wu returned and joined Huo Yu'er and Ye Wen in a playful scuffle, leaving Tang San unable to speak before he departed.
• Tang San reported back without embellishing the encounter, but Yu Xiaogang still took Ye Wen's refusal as an insult and abandoned his plan to accept him as a disciple.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to pursue another approach and began teaching Tang San how to pick up girls alongside his theoretical lessons.

After a year at Nuoding Academy, Ye Wen reached Soul Power level ten and continued cultivating alongside Huo Yu'er and Xiao Wu. He revealed a crude Soul Power Attribute Detector, hoping to identify his martial soul's attributes and impress Huo Yu'er.

• Ye Wen reflected on his relationship with Huo Yu'er and resolved to become worthy of her.
• A year passed at Nuoding Academy, and Tang San returned home while Xiao Wu remained focused on Huo Yu'er.
• Ye Wen stayed at the academy to cultivate, and Huo Yu'er and Xiao Wu stayed with him.
• Ye Wen reached Soul Power level ten and took Huo Yu'er to an uninhabited place to show her his detector.
• Ye Wen explained that the detector could identify a Soul Master's apparent attributes, and he prepared to test his Slime Nana martial soul.

Ye Wen discovered that his Martial Soul activated all six attributes on his Soul Power Attribute Detector, leaving him uncertain which path to pursue. He and Huo Yu'er resumed cultivation with Xiao Wu, while Ye Wen searched for a suitable Soul Beast and considered how to build his Soul Ring strategy.

• Ye Wen found that his Soul Power lit up all six attributes on his detector, and he wondered whether his Martial Soul might possess even more.
• Huo Yu'er could not activate the detector, so Ye Wen explained that it lacked a Spiritual Attribute component and promised to make her a specialized version someday.
• Ye Wen gave Huo Yu'er the detector as a keepsake and warned her to keep its function secret; she agreed.
• Ye Wen, Huo Yu'er, and Xiao Wu competed diligently in cultivation, while Ye Wen continued cultivating despite being stuck at rank ten.
• Ye Wen studied Soul Beast books and weighed all-round and Ultimate cultivation styles, but his many possible attributes made choosing his Soul Rings difficult.

Ye Wen abandoned the idea of pursuing elemental Soul Rings and searched for a First Soul Ring that would complement Nana's martial soul. He found information about the Parasitic Fungus Demon and decided to ask Huo Yu'er’s elders for details, leaving to seek her out.

• Ye Wen concluded that he should choose a Soul Ring based on his martial soul's bloodline and compatibility rather than focusing on elemental attributes.
• Ye Wen rejected offensive, defensive, control, and weapon-hardening Soul Skills, deciding that strengthening Nana's innate talents or covering its weaknesses were his remaining options.
• Ye Wen discovered a record describing the Parasitic Fungus Demon, including its ability to parasitize insect Soul Beasts and the Soul Skills it could provide.
• Ye Wen noticed the book was an older edition and worried that the Parasitic Fungus Demon might have disappeared from newer textbooks.
• Ye Wen decided to ask Huo Yu'er’s elders about the Soul Beast and went to find her.

Ye Wen weighed the risks of choosing a Parasite Soul Skill, then traveled with Huo Yu'er and Xiao Wu to meet Huo Yu'er's family. At the City Lord's Mansion, Huo Rui welcomed them and appeared to approve of Ye Wen as Huo Yu'er's future partner.

• Ye Wen considered how Nana's Parasite Soul Skill might enhance him, but recognized that gaining it depended on the uncertain result of absorbing a Soul Ring.
• Huo Yu'er admitted she knew little about the Parasitic Fungus Demon and brought Ye Wen home to consult her family.
• Huo Yu'er invited Xiao Wu to join them, then quietly decided to bring her into her faction after checking that Tang Hao was absent.
• The three traveled from Nuoding City to Tianxin City, where Huo Yu'er's family lived under the protection of her grandmother, Huo Rui.
• Huo Yu'er introduced Ye Wen and Xiao Wu to Huo Rui, who warmly welcomed Ye Wen and exchanged approving looks with Huo Yu'er.

Ye Wen asked Huo Rui to help him hunt a First Soul Ring, and she agreed before learning that his only suitable choice was a rare Parasitic Fungus Demon. She lent him her Soul Beast books to study, while Tang Hao secretly watched Ye Wen and Xiao Wu at the Huo Residence.

• Ye Wen asked Huo Rui to help him hunt his First Soul Ring, and she agreed to go herself, reassuring him that family should face problems together.
• Ye Wen promised to treat Huo Yu'er well, making her blush and angering Xiao Wu.
• Ye Wen told Huo Rui he needed a Parasitic Fungus Demon, but she explained that Soul Masters had overhunted the medicinally valuable Soul Beast.
• Huo Rui gave Ye Wen her collection of Soul Beast books so he could search for another suitable Soul Beast or confirm his choice.
• Ye Wen and Xiao Wu studied and played at the Huo Residence for several days while Huo Yu'er noticed they were followed.
• Tang Hao watched from the shadows and wondered why only one Soul Saint was present, having expected someone to abduct the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Huo Yu'er watched Tang Hao but decided not to confront him, while Ye Wen and Huo Rui’s family set out for the Great Star Dou Forest to find a suitable Soul Beast for him. The search began with Huo Jing and Ye Qingyu scouting ahead, leaving Ye Wen hopeful they would find a Parasitic Demon Fungus.

• Huo Yu'er detected Tang Hao near her base and decided to keep him alive for now while preventing him from reaching Xiao Wu.
• Ye Wen finished reading Huo Rui’s Soul Beast books but found no suitable substitute for a Parasitic Demon Fungus.
• Huo Rui took Ye Wen to the Great Star Dou Forest, and Huo Yu'er, Xiao Wu, and the rest of her family joined the expedition.
• Ye Wen realized he had genuinely fallen for Huo Yu'er as the group traveled toward the forest.
• Huo Jing and Ye Qingyu entered Martial Soul Possession to scout for Soul Beasts after the group had ventured into the forest.

Ye Wen and Huo Yu'er’s family spent a week searching the Great Star Dou Forest for a Parasitic Demon Fungus without success. Their camp was interrupted by Meng Shu’s group, whose arrival revealed Huo Rui’s old connection to him, and Meng Yiran approached Ye Wen as the chapter ended.

• Ye Wen’s group searched the forest outskirts for a week but found no Soul Beasts parasitized by Parasitic Demon Fungus.
• Huo Rui comforted Ye Wen as the family settled into camp, but rustling nearby put everyone on alert.
• Huo Rui challenged the approaching humans, then recognized Meng Shu when he called out to her.
• Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran joined the group, and Huo Rui and Meng Shu reminisced about their past.
• Meng Yiran approached Ye Wen and asked him his name.

Ye Wen and Huo Yu'er dealt with Meng Yiran's teasing while Huo Rui and Meng Shu discussed their families and the Parasitic Demon Fungus. The chapter ended with Meng Shu remembering a likely host for the Soul Beast and describing where he had seen it.

• Meng Yiran peppered Ye Wen with questions, and Huo Yu'er told her to stop bothering him.
• Huo Yu'er openly said she and Ye Wen would marry when they became adults, leaving Meng Yiran stunned and prompting her to offer congratulations.
• Meng Shu considered Huo Rui a valuable potential ally for the Meng Family and exchanged praise with her.
• Huo Rui asked whether Meng Shu had seen a Parasitic Demon Fungus, explaining that her family had searched for one for a week.
• Meng Shu recalled encountering a Soul Beast parasitized by a Parasitic Demon Fungus and described its location to Huo Rui.

Ye Wen and Huo Rui's family found the Parasitic Demon Fungus Soul Beast Ye Wen needed, and he absorbed its nearly four-hundred-year Soul Ring. Afterward, Ye Wen revealed that he had gained the Soul Skill he wanted, though his martial soul had changed it in an unexpected way.

• Meng Shu parted ways with Ye Wen's group to find a Soul Ring for Meng Yiran and invited Ye Wen and the others to study at Exotic Beast Advanced Academy.
• Meng Shu and Huo Rui reached a strategic cooperation agreement, giving Ye Wen another powerful backer.
• After two more days of searching, Huo Rui's family found a Parasitic Demon Fungus parasitizing a Hundred-Year Thousand-Ton Ant, whose strength matched that of a thousand-year ant.
• Huo Rui gave Ye Wen fire oil and a flint, and Ye Wen burned the Soul Beast to death before absorbing its nearly four-hundred-year Soul Ring.
• Ye Wen finished absorbing the Soul Ring and told Huo Yu'er that he had gained the Soul Skill he wanted, though his martial soul had changed it; he prepared to demonstrate it.

Ye Wen demonstrated Nana’s Armament Soul Skill and revealed that he possessed a rare spatial attribute. Huo Rui warned the family to keep his gift secret, and Xiao Wu swore not to reveal it before the group made peace.

• Ye Wen used Nana’s transformed Martial Soul to cover himself in silver armor and explained how Armament enhanced him and let him shape his body into weapons.
• Ye Wen opened a spatial hole in his palm and threw a stone inside, confirming that he had a spatial attribute.
• Huo Rui warned her son, daughter-in-law, and Ye Wen not to reveal his spatial talent because it could endanger the Huo Family.
• The group turned their attention to Xiao Wu, and Ye Wen asked her to swear she would keep his gift secret or face the Huo Family’s response.
• Xiao Wu swore on her Martial Soul to keep silent, and the group returned to harmony.

During his holiday at Huo Residence, Ye Wen improved his combat skills under Huo Rui’s guidance, then returned to school and began planning a small pharmaceutical business for commoners. His martial soul’s ability to assess objects gave him a way to investigate plants and develop medicinal formulas.

• Ye Wen trained with Huo Rui over the holiday, learning martial arts and beginning physical conditioning.
• After returning to school, Ye Wen kept his status as a one-ring Soul Master secret from his classmates and collected Spirit Hall’s monthly stipend.
• Ye Wen decided to build a small business so he could grow stronger and support his relationships with Huo Rui and Huo Yu'er.
• Ye Wen’s investigations revealed that medicine for ordinary commoners was an untapped market, though he found no familiar Chinese medicinal herbs in Douluo Continent.
• Ye Wen used Nana’s martial soul to sense the properties and effects of stored objects, helping him examine plants for future formulas.

Ye Wen continued compiling medical knowledge and began planning affordable treatments for common illnesses among ordinary civilians. After Huo Yu'er gave him ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to support his work, he decided to pursue cold medicine as the first step in building his career.

• Ye Wen spent the semester compiling his Compendium of Materia Medica and grew closer to Huo Yu'er after introducing her to his family.
• During the break, Ye Wen took Huo Yu'er to the countryside to study common illnesses among civilians.
• Huo Yu'er gave Ye Wen her Gold Soul Coin card with ten thousand coins and insisted he accept her help.
• Ye Wen ruled out wound medicines because they already existed and served Soul Masters and armies.
• Ye Wen identified affordable medicine for colds and fevers as an unmet need among ordinary civilians.

Ye Wen returned to Holy Soul Village with Huo Yu'er, expanded his medicinal-herb business, and began treating villagers to build a reputation for his medicine. Just as he was about to give a patient medicine, Tang San arrived with Xiao Wu and challenged his knowledge of herbs.

• Ye Wen helped Holy Soul Village villagers switch from crops to medicinal herbs, and his Soul Power reached level 19 by the end of the semester.
• Ye Wen brought Huo Yu'er home to Holy Soul Village, where they greeted Old Jack and saw the village's thriving medicinal fields.
• Ye Wen inspected, bought, and processed herbs, then began treating sick people to establish trust in his medicine.
• Tang San arrived with Xiao Wu and accused Ye Wen of recklessly boiling herbs and risking a patient's life.
• Tang San snatched the medicine bowl from Ye Wen's hand to show off in front of Xiao Wu.