Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong accepted the Rakshasa God’s divine trial while Ye Wen continued his research and built Heavenly Path Academy’s influence. Three years later, Ye Wen finished exclusive Four-Word Battle Armor for Ah Yin and Bo Saixi, and considered helping Zhu Zhuqing if he could.

• The Rakshasa God chose Bibi Dong as her successor, and Bibi Dong accepted the divine trial after her loneliness fed her evil thoughts.
• Yang Wudi reunited with Yang Wushuang and pledged the Breaking Clan’s loyalty to Ye Wen, who assigned them to refine high-end medicines.
• Three peaceful years passed, and Ye Wen heard that Dai Mubai had awakened his Martial Soul and decided he might help Zhu Zhuqing in the future.
• Ye Wen completed the Blue Silver Sword Emperor armor for Ah Yin and Sea God’s Glory armor for Bo Saixi.

Ye Wen returned with his family to Heavenly Path Villa after three years and reunited with the elderly Old Jack, who had preserved the village and protected Ye Wen’s privacy. While Ye Wen planned to help Old Jack’s grandson awaken his Martial Soul, he also came to learn whether Tang Hao had ever returned to the village.

• Ye Wen brought Ah Yin, their children, and Bo Saixi to Heavenly Path Villa, where Heavenly Path Village had prospered through medicinal herb cultivation and Soul Master awakenings.
• Old Jack told village children about Ye Wen’s achievements, and Ye Wen corrected his claim that Titled Douluo had to bow to him.
• Ye Wen reunited with Old Jack and arranged for his family to stay at the villa.
• Old Jack rebuffed villagers who hoped to use their connection to Ye Wen to secure opportunities for their children, insisting they earn their places at Heavenly Path Academy.
• Ye Wen decided to help Old Jack’s grandson awaken his Martial Soul and sought to find out whether Tang Hao had returned to the village.

Ye Wen searched for Tang Hao without alerting the Asura God, found Tang San and observed his cultivation, then tracked him to Tang Hao’s village home. He discovered that Tang Hao’s injuries from Ring Detonation had badly damaged his vitality and wondered whether Tang Hao had noticed something unusual about Tang San.

• Ye Wen searched villages near Nuoding City for Tang Hao and found the empty cave at Ah Yin Waterfall, where no Thunderclap Hell Vine had been planted.
• Ye Wen spotted Tang San practicing his techniques and judged that his inherited skills were inadequate against powerful opponents.
• Ye Wen found Tang Hao and Tang San living in a village blacksmith shop and watched Tang Hao drink most of Tang San’s porridge before returning to sleep.
• Ye Wen sensed that Ring Detonation had severely damaged Tang Hao’s blood and vitality, hindering his cultivation.
• Ye Wen questioned why Tang Hao mistreated Tang San and considered whether Tang Hao had already noticed that something was wrong with him.

Ye Wen stole the Thunderclap Hell Vine soul bone Tang Hao had hidden and discovered the living Thunderclap Hell Vine, Ah Yu. He told Ah Yu that Tang San had returned to life but that someone else inhabited his body, leaving her stunned.

• Ye Wen found the Thunderclap Hell Vine soul bone hidden beneath Tang Hao's forging table and took it for Dao Ba.
• Ye Wen left a note pretending to be from Ah Yu, warning Tang Hao that she had been revived and would make the Clear Sky Sect pay.
• During a storm, Ye Wen sensed a Thunderclap Hell Vine drawing lightning to itself in a mountain forest and recognized it as Ah Yu.
• Ye Wen found Ah Yu on a cliff and told her that Tang San was dead, then explained that Tang San had returned to life with someone else's soul inside his body.

Ye Wen revived Ah Yu and revealed that a god had manipulated her life and that Tang San was no longer her child. Ah Yu learned the truth about her family and demanded to know which god had schemed against her.

• Ye Wen used his divine power to resurrect Ah Yu, restoring her as a level-fifty-nine Soul King.
• Ye Wen told Ah Yu that her rapid cultivation and transformation had been part of a god's scheme, prompting her to recall how abnormal her growth had been.
• Ah Yu asked to see Tang Hao and her child, and Ye Wen agreed to take her the next day.
• Before dawn, Ye Wen brought Ah Yu to Tang Hao's village, where she saw the child cooking and watched Tang San's daily cultivation.
• Ah Yu realized her child was dead and another soul inhabited his body, then angrily demanded that Ye Wen identify the god who had schemed against her.

Ye Wen showed Ah Yu how Tang Hao mistreated Tang San, deepening her disappointment in her husband. At Tang San’s Martial Soul Awakening, he revealed Innate Full Soul Power and a mutated vine Martial Soul, but Tang Hao refused to let him become a soul master.

• Ah Yu grieved over her dead child, and Ye Wen showed her Tang Hao’s current life with Tang San.
• Ah Yu watched Tang Hao scold and beat Tang San, then saw Tang San return home from his chores.
• A Spirit Hall deacon awakened Tang San’s mutated vine Martial Soul and discovered he had Innate Full Soul Power.
• The deacon invited Tang San to join Spirit Hall, but Tang San said he would ask his father first.
• The village chief offered Tang San the Work-Study Student spot, but Tang Hao refused Tang San’s request to become a soul master.

Tang Hao discovered Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and urged him to use it to protect the vine, while Ah Yu learned that her child’s soul had become part of Tang San. After agreeing to help Ye Wen restrain Tang San, Ah Yu began cultivating at Heavenly Path Villa, and Ye Wen went to Nuoding City to investigate Yu Xiaogang’s return.

• Tang Hao saw Tang San’s green vine and Clear Sky Hammer, embraced him, and told him to use the hammer to protect the vine.
• Ah Yu asked Ye Wen whether her child’s soul could be resurrected, and he explained that Tang San had absorbed it through Body Possession.
• Ye Wen revealed that he had resurrected Ah Yu so she could use her identity as Tang San’s mother to stop him from carrying out certain plans.
• Ah Yu agreed to help Ye Wen and asked him to help her become a god so she could take revenge on Tang San.
• Ye Wen brought Ah Yu to Heavenly Path Villa, where she met his three children and began cultivating under his guidance.
• Ye Wen visited Nuoding City, found that the Level 59 Yu Xiaogang was living in seclusion there, and sought information through Spirit Hall.

Ye Wen investigated Flender and Yu Xiaogang’s whereabouts, then traveled to Shrek Academy after learning Oscar was there. He revealed himself to Flender and Zhao Wuji, who recognized him as Grandmaster Ye Wen.

• Ye Wen learned that Flender had founded an unregistered Shrek Academy near Suotuo City and that Yu Xiaogang was staying in Nuoding City.
• Ye Wen visited Suotuo City’s Spirit Hall and checked two years of Soul Power awakening records, finding no record of Oscar.
• Ye Wen used his Divine Sense to locate Flender and saw Zhao Wuji and Oscar at Shrek Academy.
• Ye Wen descended on the academy, pressured Flender and Zhao Wuji, and introduced them to his identity.
• Flender recognized Ye Wen from portraits in martial soul theory texts, and he and Zhao Wuji treated him with greater respect.

Ye Wen recruited Oscar and Ma Hongjun for Heavenly Path Academy, paying Flender to release Oscar and arranging for Ma Hongjun’s family to move. After returning to Heavenly Path Villa, Ye Wen watched the children play and realized Nuoding Academy’s term was about to begin.

• Ye Wen offered Flender one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to let Oscar study at Heavenly Path Academy, and Flender accepted.
• Oscar agreed to leave with Ye Wen after recognizing his reputation and works.
• Ye Wen found Ma Hongjun in Grass Chicken Village, awakened his Martial Soul, and recruited him after his family agreed to move.
• Ye Wen used Spirit Hall connections to send Ma Hongjun’s family to Heavenly Path Academy while Oscar and Ma Hongjun stayed with him to cultivate.
• Ye Wen returned to Heavenly Path Villa, where the children played together, and noted that Nuoding Academy’s term was about to begin.

Ye Wen watched Tang San enroll at Nuoding Academy and observed how Tang San nearly attacked the gatekeeper before Yu Xiaogang intervened. Yu Xiaogang recognized Tang San’s certificate and unusual Martial Soul, but was puzzled when the Bluestone Vine seemed weak.

• Ye Wen watched Tang San train and saw no sign of the Asura God intervening.
• The Nuoding Academy gatekeeper rejected Tang San’s genuine-looking Spirit Mark certificate and insulted Tang San and the village chief.
• Tang San restrained his killing intent when Yu Xiaogang appeared and revealed his Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang confirmed the certificate was genuine, reprimanded the gatekeeper, and helped Tang San enroll.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Tang San’s Bluestone Vine as an unusual Super Martial Soul, but found its strength unimpressive.

Yu Xiaogang realized Tang San had a second Martial Soul and discovered that his hammer was the Clear Sky Hammer, revealing him as Tang Hao’s son. Tang Hao threatened Yu Xiaogang into keeping their identities secret and demanded that he train Tang San, leaving Yu Xiaogang fearful that Tang Hao might still be watching him.

• Yu Xiaogang deduced that Tang San had a second Martial Soul, and Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer after Yu Xiaogang promised not to exploit his secret.
• Yu Xiaogang learned Tang San’s father was Tang Hao and told Tang San to ask his father about the hammer’s significance.
• After Tang San left, Yu Xiaogang prepared to report him and Tang Hao to Spirit Hall, but Tang Hao appeared and stopped him with overwhelming pressure.
• Tang Hao threatened to harm Yu Yuanzhen if Yu Xiaogang exposed them and ordered Yu Xiaogang to train Tang San and find a solution to the danger of developing his second Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to obey Tang Hao, who vanished, leaving Yu Xiaogang wondering whether he was still being watched.

Ye Wen watched Tang Hao pursue Xiao Wu after detecting her Soul Beast aura, but Ah Rou intervened to protect her daughter. As Xiao Wu tried to escape, Ye Wen intercepted her and revealed that he knew she was a 100,000 Year Soft Bone Rabbit.

• Yu Xiaogang feared Tang Hao would catch him warning his family, while the Clear Sky Sect remained suppressed and Tang Yuehua supported its members by teaching aristocratic etiquette.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San enter the commoner dormitory, then sensed a female Soul Beast nearby and rushed toward her.
• Ye Wen spotted Xiao Wu approaching Nuoding Academy and recognized Ah Rou nearby, whose Spiritual Power made others overlook her.
• Ah Rou attacked Tang Hao, then told Xiao Wu to run while she held off the Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Wu fled but collided with Ye Wen, who took her away from onlookers and addressed her as a 100,000 Year Soft Bone Rabbit.

Ye Wen took Xiao Wu to the battlefield where Ah Rou fought Tang Hao, then revealed his identity as the headmaster of Heavenly Path Academy. After Tang Hao recognized him as an old enemy and attacked, Ye Wen effortlessly avoided the blow and asked to talk.

• Ye Wen picked up the crying Xiao Wu and teleported with her to Ah Rou and Tang Hao's battle.
• Tang Hao revealed that he planned to kill Ah Rou for her soul bone and later raise Xiao Wu for Xiao San.
• Ah Rou saw Xiao Wu in Ye Wen's grasp but realized she could not protect her daughter against both men.
• Tang Hao demanded Ye Wen's identity, and Ye Wen introduced himself as the headmaster of Heavenly Path Academy.
• Tang Hao recognized Ye Wen from their past, attacked him with his hammer, and found that the strike passed through a Phantom Image.
• Ye Wen remained unharmed and asked Tang Hao if they could talk properly.

Ye Wen stopped Tang Hao from attacking Ah Rou and Xiao Wu, then brought the mother and daughter into his circle. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang preparing to take Tang San for a Soul Ring and questioning his apparent limits.

• Ye Wen released Xiao Wu and asked Tang Hao to spare her and Ah Rou, revealing that Tang Hao's wife had been a Soul Beast.
• Tang Hao threatened Ye Wen over Tang San, but Ye Wen overwhelmed him with his Soul Power and forced him to back down.
• Tang Hao left with his hidden injuries worsening, while Ye Wen invited Ah Rou and Xiao Wu to come with him.
• Ah Rou and Xiao Wu joined Ye Wen's circle, and Xiao Wu's cultivation advanced rapidly under his guidance.
• Yu Xiaogang prepared teaching materials for Tang San and planned to take him to obtain a Soul Ring, puzzled by his apparent absorption limit.

Ye Wen brought his children and disciples to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain their first Soul Rings. After finding suitable Soul Beasts for Ye Tianxin and Ye Tianchen, he discovered a hidden Sub-Dragon-blooded beast in a lake for Ye Tianshui.

• Ye Wen entered the Soul Hunting Forest with his children and disciples, using his Spirit Hall Elder Token to pass the guards.
• Ye Wen found an eleven-hundred-year Thorn Bamboo and had Ye Tianxin kill it for her first Soul Ring.
• Ye Wen found a thousand-year Sword Willow and had Ye Tianchen kill it, while teaching his disciples about human and Soul Beast coexistence.
• Ye Wen searched the forest for Ye Tianshui's Soul Beast and discovered a Sub-Dragon-blooded beast hidden in a deep lake.

Ye Wen helped Ye Tianshui obtain a Soul Ring from a Golden Ao Dragon Turtle, then searched for suitable Soul Beasts for Ma Hongjun and Oscar. He found no fire-element bird for Ma Hongjun but discovered a four-hundred-year-old Empty Tree to support Oscar's cultivation.

• Ye Wen parted the lake water and revealed a Golden Ao Dragon Turtle, explaining its strength and species to the children.
• After Ye Tianshui disliked the turtle's appearance, Ye Wen persuaded her that it would make a good Soul Ring, and she killed it and absorbed its ring without difficulty.
• Ye Wen failed to find a suitable fire-element bird for Ma Hongjun, so they planned to continue the search after returning to the academy.
• Ye Wen considered Oscar's need for a cultivation-assisting Soul Skill and found a four-hundred-year-old Empty Tree suitable for him.

Ye Wen watched Oscar demonstrate his new Soul Skill, then Yu Xiaogang brought Tang San into the Soul Hunting Forest and began teaching him while hunting Soul Beasts. The chapter ended as Yu Xiaogang noticed two Snake Vine Flowers mimicking Mandala Snakes.

• Oscar created a Cultivation Acceleration Empty Sausage, and Ye Wen and the others sampled it; Ye Wen judged its cultivation boost useful for low-level Soul Masters.
• Yu Xiaogang presented his third-class Spirit Hall token and took Tang San into the Soul Hunting Forest, where he gave him a basic lesson on Soul Masters.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao and used its Furious Dragon Roar to overwhelm a pack of Nether Wolves, then explained Soul Beasts to Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang guided Tang San through the forest and prevented him from absorbing ordinary ten-year Soul Beasts as his first ring.
• Luo Sanpao growled at a distant tree, and Yu Xiaogang identified the apparent Mandala Snakes as two Snake Vine Flowers in disguise.

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San encountered a 422-year Mandala Snake, and Yu Xiaogang advised Tang San to absorb it for a combat-focused Soul Skill. Tang San began refining the Soul Ring, unaware that Yu Xiaogang had chosen it to make him suffer and secretly vent his resentment toward Tang Hao.

• A Snakevine Flower ambushed Yu Xiaogang, but Luo Sanpao took the blow and confronted a 422-year Mandala Snake.
• Luo Sanpao dodged the Mandala Snake’s attacks and blasted it apart with Light Roaring Cannon, then pinned its head down.
• Yu Xiaogang offered Tang San a choice between following the Origin Stream and absorbing the Mandala Snake for greater combat strength.
• Tang San chose the Mandala Snake, killed it with Yu Xiaogang’s dagger, and began absorbing its Soul Ring through his Bluestone Vine Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang watched, knowing the Soul Ring’s poor compatibility would make the process painful, and inwardly cursed Tang Hao.

Tang San completed absorbing the Mandala Snake Soul Ring and learned about Soul Master combat classifications before meeting Ye Wen in the Soul Hunting Forest. After sharing dinner and learning about Heavenly Path Academy, Tang San asked Ye Wen if he could attend in the future.

• Tang San completed absorbing the Mandala Snake Soul Ring, gained the Entanglement Soul Skill with poison, and demonstrated its long reach to Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang explained Soul Master combat classifications and praised Tang San's potential as a Control System Soul Master.
• Ye Wen arrived with five children, and Yu Xiaogang respectfully greeted him while Tang San studied him closely.
• Ye Wen cooked dinner for the group, then told Yu Xiaogang that three children were his and Oscar and Ma Hongjun were his Registered Disciples.
• Yu Xiaogang explained Heavenly Path Academy to Tang San, who then asked Ye Wen if he could attend it in the future.

Ye Wen refused to accept Tang San into Heavenly Path Academy and kept his parents’ identities secret, while Tang Hao watched from hiding. Ye Wen then arranged a spar between Tang San and his daughter Ye Tianshui, and the two took their positions.

• Tang San asked Ye Wen to admit him, but Ye Wen refused because he found Tang San’s parents troublesome and did not want him at Heavenly Path Academy.
• Ye Wen revealed that he had known Tang San’s parents for years but refused to tell Tang San more, while Tang Hao watched from the forest.
• Tang San noticed Ye Tianshui, and Ye Wen grew jealous when he caught Tang San looking at her.
• Ye Wen proposed a spar between Tang San and one of his children, and Ye Tianshui volunteered to test her new Soul Skill.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to accept the match, and Tang San announced his martial soul as Green Vine and his rank as level ten Soul Master.