Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang faced One-Eyed and four other Soul Grand Masters after they came to collect a debt, and he prepared to test Luosanan: Fire against them. The chapter ended as Yu Xiaogang lit a flame while Luosanan charged its attack and Tang San watched from a distance.

• Tang San warned Yu Xiaogang that One-Eyed and his group had come looking for trouble.
• One-Eyed and the others released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, and the onlookers fled the street.
• Yu Xiaogang released Luosanan and told Tang San to retreat, so Tang San backed away from the fight.
• One-Eyed led his group in a charge, while Yu Xiaogang said he would test his newest theory with Luosanan.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Luosanan to charge its attack, then opened a tinderbox and lit a flame.

Yu Xiaogang accidentally burned Luosanan while trying to show off, causing its fiery soul skill to defeat One-Eyed and the others and leaving Yu Xiaogang in pain. Meanwhile, Zhu Rong took Xiao Wu to watch women shopping, and Xiao Wu angrily realized his plans had nothing to do with her.

• Yu Xiaogang put his firestarter against Luosanan, accidentally burning the spot where it released its soul skill as One-Eyed and the others laughed.
• Luosanan unleashed a crimson, foul-smelling blast that struck One-Eyed and the others, then returned to Yu Xiaogang and caused him searing pain.
• Director Su tried to flee after seeing the attack, but someone grabbed his shoulder and demanded to know where he was going.
• Zhu Rong agreed to let Xiao Wu accompany him, then brought her to a busy women's clothing shop and sat across the street to admire the shoppers.
• Xiao Wu grew angry when Zhu Rong ignored her in favor of the women, and she accused him of breaking his promise not to make a fuss.

After returning to Holy Soul Village for vacation, Zhu Rong met a transformed Tang Hao on the mountaintop. Tang Hao gave him Ah Yin’s Soul Bone and another sealed object, leaving Zhu Rong wary of Tang Hao’s unexplained hostility.

• Zhu Rong returned to Holy Soul Village after reaching Soul Power Level 20 and planned to hunt for a suitable soul ring during vacation.
• Tang Hao summoned Zhu Rong to the mountaintop, where Zhu Rong was shocked by Tang Hao’s dramatically changed appearance.
• Tang Hao said he would fulfill his promise to give Zhu Rong a Soul Bone early and produced an ancient box.
• Zhu Rong sensed a brief killing intent from Tang Hao but could not understand why Tang Hao seemed hostile while giving him Ah Yin’s Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao warned Zhu Rong not to reveal the Soul Bone and gave him another object that he said could only be opened at Title Douluo level.

Tang Hao left Zhu Rong with a box and a gray bead, warning him to guard the items and be careful as he grew stronger. After Tang Hao vanished, Zhu Rong returned to Holy Soul Village, where Xiao Wu had tracked him down and asked to go home with him.

• Tang Hao gave Zhu Rong a box and a gray bead, warned him to keep them safe, and said he was leaving without accompanying him to obtain a spirit ring.
• Tang Hao cautioned Zhu Rong about dangers in the spirit beast forest and Xiao Wu, hesitated over what to say about Tang San, then vanished.
• Tang Hao argued with a mysterious voice about Zhu Rong, Tang San, and a divine inheritance, and regretted forgetting to warn Zhu Rong against adding spirit rings to his second martial soul.
• Zhu Rong returned to Holy Soul Village and found Xiao Wu waiting at the entrance after tracking him down.
• Zhu Rong reluctantly agreed to take Xiao Wu home, told her not to say anything stupid, and walked ahead as she hurried after him.

Zhu Rong returned to Holy Soul Village with Xiao Wu, reunited with Old Jack, and revealed that he had reached Soul Power Level twenty. Xiao Wu was troubled by the prospect of hunting soul beasts, leaving Zhu Rong to say that the world was at fault.

• Tang San saw Xiao Wu leave with Zhu Rong and felt inexplicably heartbroken before continuing to his family's hut.
• Zhu Rong brought Xiao Wu home, where Old Jack and Xiao Hong and Xiao Lu welcomed them.
• Xiao Wu introduced herself as Zhu Rong's classmate, and Old Jack happily invited her inside.
• Zhu Rong thanked Xiao Hong and Xiao Lu with twenty Gold Soul Coins and renewed their agreement to care for Old Jack.
• Over dinner, Zhu Rong told Old Jack about his academy life and announced that he had reached Soul Power Level twenty.
• Xiao Wu asked whether humans and soul beasts could coexist without hunting, and Zhu Rong replied that the world was at fault.

Xiao Wu was left in tears after Old Jack warned her that humans and soul beasts could not coexist peacefully. Tang San returned home to find Tang Hao gone, then went hunting before Zhu Rong’s visit ended in a painful accident.

• Zhu Rong thought Xiao Wu was naïve, while Old Jack told her humans and soul beasts were bound to have different hearts.
• Xiao Wu lowered her head and thanked Old Jack through tears.
• Tang San found his home empty and dusty, cleaned it, and imagined Tang Hao had left to find him more Soul Bones.
• Tang San hunted more than a dozen rabbits and began preparing to cook when Zhu Rong kicked at his iron door and challenged him.
• Tang San opened the door just as Zhu Rong’s kick struck him in the crotch, and Tang San collapsed after accusing him of playing dirty.

Zhu Rong headed to the Soul Hunting Forest to hunt for a soul ring, with Xiao Wu insisting on accompanying him despite his suspicions about her. They were interrupted by a group of men who appeared to be targeting them for their looks and backgrounds.

• Xiao Wu asked Zhu Rong why he had not beaten Tang San, and Zhu Rong continued toward the Soul Hunting Forest without answering her directly.
• Zhu Rong recalled Qilin's warning that Tang Hao carried divinity and kept both the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and the unexplained gray bead for later.
• Xiao Wu caught up with Zhu Rong and asked where his supposed master was, and Zhu Rong admitted that he had no master.
• Zhu Rong told Xiao Wu they were going to the Soul Hunting Forest, prompting her to question why he would hunt there.
• A group of approaching men noticed Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu and discussed sending Zhu Rong to an auction house.

Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu encountered a Capture Team that planned to sell them at an auction house. Zhu Rong stayed behind to fight while Xiao Wu ran, and the captain ordered his men to capture her alive.

• Zhu Rong recognized the group as a Capture Team, whose members targeted him and Xiao Wu for capture.
• The Capture Team’s killing intent frightened Xiao Wu, but Zhu Rong remained calm and warned the men against targeting him.
• Xiao Wu urged Zhu Rong to run, unintentionally making the captain believe Zhu Rong had been bluffing.
• Zhu Rong told Xiao Wu to flee and declared that he would deal with the Capture Team; Xiao Wu ran back the way they had come.
• The captain ordered Wang Tiedan and several men to catch Xiao Wu and bring her back alive.

Zhu Rong fully awakened his Judgment Heavenly God Kail Martial Soul and overwhelmed the Capture Team with its divine pressure. Xue Tong recognized its resemblance to Spirit Hall’s Six-winged Angel, but he and the vice-captain chose to attack anyway as Zhu Rong discovered his Martial Soul’s power to sense sin and stir guilty memories.

• Zhu Rong transformed through Martial Soul Possession, unfurled six wings, and summoned two Blades of Sanction.
• The divine pressure made weaker Capture Team members collapse and relive their guilt, while the vice-captain tried to rally them.
• Xue Tong revealed that Zhu Rong’s Martial Soul resembled Spirit Hall’s Six-winged Angel, and the vice-captain urged an attack before Spirit Hall’s experts arrived.
• Xue Tong used Snow Eagle Possession, and the vice-captain used Vulture Possession, each revealing two yellow soul rings and one purple ring.
• Zhu Rong sensed that his Martial Soul could detect Sin Value and cause sinners facing him to hallucinate their guilty memories.

Zhu Rong used the Blade of Sanction to kill Capture Team vice-captain and captain Xue Tong, whose sins he judged to be immense. The surviving Soul Grand Masters fled in eight directions as Zhu Rong turned his attention to them.

• Xue Tong and the vice-captain flew at Zhu Rong, while the rest of the Capture Team watched from the ground.
• Zhu Rong saw the vice-captain’s immense Sin Value and burned out his eyes with silent golden flames, causing him to fall to his death.
• Zhu Rong revealed that the vice-captain had killed 987 people while capturing “goods.”
• Xue Tong tried to keep his distance, but Zhu Rong struck both his eyes with golden flames and killed him.
• Zhu Rong threatened the remaining Capture Team members, who split up and fled in eight directions.

After Zhu Rong defeated the Capture Team, he and Xiao Wu camped for the night, where she questioned his strength and worried about avenging her mother. By morning, Zhu Rong prepared a lavish breakfast for himself and left Xiao Wu with two sweet potatoes.

• Zhu Rong reflected on the rewards and strength he gained after killing all twenty-five members of the Capture Team.
• Xiao Wu asked Zhu Rong how he cultivated, and he brushed her off by telling her to cultivate diligently.
• Zhu Rong teased Xiao Wu about her cultivation, then told her to keep watch while he slept.
• Xiao Wu thought about Zhu Rong protecting her and resolved to avenge her mother with his help.
• At dawn, Zhu Rong roasted eggs and Kun legs for himself and gave Xiao Wu the two sweet potatoes.

Zhu Rong challenged Xiao Wu’s belief that humans and soul beasts could live in harmony by letting her confront the consequences of a wolf attack. They continued deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest, where Zhu Rong picked a Slime as a possible soul-ring target.

• Xiao Wu scolded a pack of Nether Wolves, but Zhu Rong’s remarks about predators needing food made her question her views on harmony between humans and soul beasts.
• The Nether Wolves silently attacked Xiao Wu, and she used Martial Soul Possession to kill one with a kick, forcing the rest of the pack to flee.
• Zhu Rong reproached Xiao Wu for killing the wolf and argued that survival of the fittest governed nature, leaving her without an answer.
• Zhu Rong walked deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest, and Xiao Wu hurried after him.
• When Xiao Wu asked what soul beast he wanted for a soul ring, Zhu Rong pointed at a Slime.

Zhu Rong killed a thousand-year Slime and absorbed its soul ring despite Xiao Wu’s objections, then used the Hero Replicator to raise his martial soul’s star level. The soul ring caused no trouble, but the ascension left him in agony as the system blamed his insufficient physical strength.

• Xiao Wu warned Zhu Rong that a Slime’s soul ring would provide little benefit, but he ignored her and killed the thousand-year Slime.
• Zhu Rong began absorbing the Slime’s soul ring, while Xiao Wu watched over him and worried whether his body could withstand it.
• Zhu Rong used the Hero Replicator to replicate his Judgment Heavenly God Kail martial soul, fuse the copies, and begin Martial Soul Star Ascension.
• Zhu Rong felt his body swelling with pain and asked the system what was happening.
• The system said his physical strength was insufficient for the ascended martial soul, then assured him its calculations showed he could adapt despite the pain.

Five years after graduating from Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Zhu Rong left Holy Soul Village with Xiao Wu and debated where to go next. They encountered Ning Rongrong being confronted by two masked men, and Zhu Rong recognized that the apparent threat was staged.

• Zhu Rong returned to Holy Soul Village after graduating, but Old Jack drove him away to seek his future.
• Xiao Wu joined Zhu Rong on the road and suggested they attend an intermediate academy together, but Zhu Rong objected because his Soul Power Level had reached forty-five.
• Xiao Wu asked Zhu Rong to accompany her, then blushed and called him a pervert after noticing where he had looked.
• Zhu Rong told Xiao Wu that two masked men threatening a girl in a blue dress were only acting.
• The girl revealed herself as Ning Rongrong, a runaway from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while the masked men secretly followed orders to scare and protect her.

Ning Rongrong tried to draw Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu into a staged rescue, but Zhu Rong recognized the act and walked past her with Xiao Wu. Stung by being ignored, Ning Rongrong used her speed-boosting soul skill to chase after them.

• Ning Rongrong called out to Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu, pretending that two men in black were harassing her.
• Zhu Rong told Xiao Wu to ignore Ning Rongrong because the two masked men were only putting on an act, and they continued down the road.
• The two Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect members prepared to intimidate Zhu Rong, but he and Xiao Wu walked right past them without stopping.
• Ning Rongrong fumed that Zhu Rong had ignored her, while one masked member remarked that she and Xiao Wu each had their strengths.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and used her second soul skill to boost her speed by thirty percent, then dashed after Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu.

Ning Rongrong chased after Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu to confront them, but they encountered Zhu Zhuqing being pursued by Zhu Zhuyun’s subordinates. Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu left the confrontation, though Zhu Zhuqing called out to them as they went.

• "Boss" praised Zhu Rong for not rushing to Ning Rongrong’s aid, then followed with his underling to protect her from the shadows.
• Ning Rongrong caught up to Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu and tried to chase them, but they walked faster and left her behind.
• Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu stopped when they found Zhu Zhuqing facing people sent to bring her back to Star Luo City.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused to return, accusing her sister of wanting her dead so she could become Crown Princess and Empress.
• Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu dismissed the confrontation as another melodrama and walked away, but Zhu Zhuqing called out to them.

Ning Rongrong caught up with Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu after chasing them for a long time, while Xiao Wu mistook her persistence for romantic interest in Zhu Rong. The misunderstanding left Ning Rongrong speechless as the Zhu Family group watched.

• Ning Rongrong continued chasing Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu until they stopped to hear what she wanted.
• Zhu Rong recognized Ning Rongrong as a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and told Xiao Wu to stop tugging at his clothes.
• The Zhu Family group noticed Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and realized she belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xiao Wu demanded to know why Ning Rongrong had followed them and warned her that Zhu Rong would never like her.
• Ning Rongrong stared at Zhu Rong in disbelief after Xiao Wu accused her of trying to steal him.

Ning Rongrong decided to pursue Zhu Rong as revenge, but he left with Xiao Wu and she was left wondering if he was incapable. They encountered Zhu Zhuqing surrounded by Zhu Family pursuers, and Ning Rongrong stepped in to defend her.

• Ning Rongrong smiled as she imagined dating Zhu Rong and then breaking up with him to make Xiao Wu miserable.
• Zhu Rong left with Xiao Wu, while Ning Rongrong vowed that he would eventually be hers.
• Ning Rongrong noticed Zhu Zhuqing surrounded by armed Zhu Family members, who said her fiancé Dai Mubai had abandoned her and pointed her toward Suotuo City.
• Ning Rongrong stepped forward and challenged the Zhu Family members for bullying Zhu Zhuqing, while they questioned the courage of an auxiliary-type Soul Grandmaster.

Ning Rongrong helped Zhu Zhuqing escape her family’s pursuers, then learned that Zhu Zhuqing was heading to Suotuo City to find Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy. In Suotuo City, Tang San bragged about his strength to Dai Mubai while sitting with his girlfriend Ru Meng, then spotted two familiar figures passing by.

• Ning Rongrong stepped in, and Zhu Zhuqing’s pursuers withdrew, giving Zhu Zhuqing a chance to escape.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Ning Rongrong but stayed quiet about why her family wanted to kill her.
• Ning Rongrong learned that Zhu Zhuqing was going to Suotuo City to find Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy and revealed that she planned to visit the academy too.
• Dai Mubai questioned Tang San about Zhu Rong’s strength, and Tang San claimed he had held back whenever they fought.
• Ru Meng praised Tang San, and Dai Mubai teased her about defending her boyfriend.
• Tang San noticed two familiar figures passing near the restaurant.

Tang San spotted Zhu Rong in Suotuo City and led Dai Mubai and Ru Meng to confront him, while Zhu Rong recognized Tang San and noticed a woman beside him carrying an unusually high level of sin. Dai Mubai shoved the twin sisters aside and prepared to face Zhu Rong.

• Tang San saw Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu outside the restaurant and persuaded Ru Meng and Dai Mubai to follow him and seek revenge.
• Zhu Rong and Xiao Wu reached the Rose Hotel, but Zhu Rong refused to stay there because it was a couples' hotel.
• Tang San called out Zhu Rong's name, and Zhu Rong recognized him as well as Dai Mubai and the woman holding Tang San's hand.
• Zhu Rong used his Sacred Eye to sense that the woman with Tang San had a level of sin equivalent to a Red Spirit Ring.
• Dai Mubai stepped forward to defend Tang San, challenged Zhu Rong, and shoved the twin sisters aside.